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Allendale land-use board adopts three resolutions on church, home additions and variance conditions
Summary
At its regular meeting the Allendale Land Use Board unanimously adopted three draft resolutions — for Calvary Lutheran Church, a front‑porch and second‑floor addition at 95 Midwood Ave., and a variance for 65 New Street — and recorded conditions tied to environmental and permit requirements.
The Allendale Land Use Board on the evening it met adopted three draft resolutions memorializing approvals and conditions for separate land‑use applications.
The board approved a modification to a prior approval for Calvary Lutheran Church (application LUB2024‑18, Resolution 2025‑10) that clarifies the applicant’s obligation to satisfy any Department of Environmental Protection requirements before the release of bonding. The board’s attorney and staff revised the resolution language at the applicant’s request and the applicant’s attorney accepted the changes.
The board also adopted a resolution approving proposed improvements at 95 Midwood Avenue for Daniel and Claire Clark (application 2024‑16, Resolution 2025‑11). The approval grants bulk and floor‑area relief cited to the local zoning code and incorporates conditions reflected in the municipal planner’s report.
Finally, the board adopted a resolution memorializing approval of a second‑story addition and related setbacks for Lewis Clemens (application 2024‑13, Resolution 2025‑12). Board discussion noted the Clemens application had been the subject of several public hearings and multiple plan revisions; the adopted draft includes a set of specific conditions and the board recorded a unanimous roll‑call vote among members present.
Votes at a glance
- Calvary Lutheran Church (LUB2024‑18 / Res. 2025‑10): adopted; roll‑call recorded yes votes from Vice Chairwoman Bergen, Board member Petrino, Councilman Yakarino, Board member Dallow, Chairman Crico and Board member Butler (members absent were noted in the record).
- Daniel and Claire Clark (2024‑16 / Res. 2025‑11): adopted; roll‑call recorded unanimous yes votes among members present.
- Lewis Clemens (2024‑13 / Res. 2025‑12): adopted; board memorialized multiple conditions that reflect prior hearings and plan revisions and recorded a unanimous yes vote among members present.
What happens next
Staff will finalize signed copies of the adopted resolutions and file them in the municipal record; where conditions require outside approvals (for example, DEP matters tied to Calvary Lutheran Church), the resolutions tie the timing of bond release and other permit milestones to confirmation that those approvals are satisfied.
The board opened a separate public hearing later in the meeting that was carried to a subsequent session; that item and any continued matters will appear on the board’s next posted agenda.
