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Planner tells Franklin zoning board variances for 135 Davidson lack adequate proof; hearing carried to June 18
Summary
An expert planner told Franklin Township's Zoning Board that three linked applications at 135 Davidson Avenue 'including a proposed 258,150-square-foot warehouse'did not present substantial credible evidence to justify variances, citing an apparent lapsed cemetery approval, integration of adjoining lots, and master-plan conflicts; the board carried the hearing to June 18 and extended the decision deadline to June 30.
An expert planner told the Franklin Township Zoning Board on May 7 that three linked applications at 135 Davidson Avenue 'two church-related matters and a planned 258,150-square-foot warehouse'had not met the legal and factual tests required for use variances.
"In my opinion, there has not been substantial credible evidence that would justify the relief sought," planner Peter Steck testified after the board qualified him as an expert. Steck said the record showed jurisdictional and notice defects, as well as substantive problems with the proposed warehouse and the applicants' land-use proofs.
Steck told the board the site plan depicts a cemetery whose prior approvals have lapsed and therefore is a nonconforming use that would require a fresh variance application. He also said Lot 2.01, the property across the stream,…
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