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Toll settlement lets Route 33 billboards remain up to two years as board approves Phase II
Summary
The Manalapan Planning Board approved an amended Phase II subdivision for Toll NJ I, LLC and adopted a settlement allowing existing Route 33 billboards to remain for up to a two-year 'sunset period', subject to a demolition bond and notification and permit conditions.
The Manalapan Planning Board approved an amended Final Major Subdivision (Phase II) for Toll NJ I, LLC on June 12, 2025, and incorporated a settlement with the developer that delays removal of existing billboards along Route 33 for up to two years.
Board attorney Richard Brigliadoro told the board the settlement permits the billboards to remain on the property for a "sunset period" of a maximum of two years from the agreement's effective date. "Within 30 days prior to the expiration of the sunset period, Toll will notify the Township with its intention to demolish the billboards and apply for any of the required permits to complete the removal of the billboards," Brigliadoro said on the record.
Attorney John Sarto, representing the applicant, confirmed there are no changes to the previously presented site plans and that the settlement terms, including posting a demolition bond and coordination with the billboard owner, Outfront Media, would be incorporated into the amended resolution.
Under the settlement the billboard owner, Outfront Media, has executed an agreement committing to removal within the two-year period. The agreement also gives the Township the right to demolish the billboards should they remain after the sunset period, and requires Toll to post a reasonable demolition bond addressing its obligations under the settlement.
Brigliadoro told the board that he had informed the court earlier in the day that a fully executed settlement had been reached and that the applicant would appear before the board that evening; he said the presiding judge thanked the board and the applicant for resolving the matter cooperatively.
Chief Hogan moved to approve the amended Phase II subdivision and Barry Fisher seconded. The motion passed with recorded yes votes from Fisher, Castronovo, Jacobson, Kwaak, McNaboe, Hogan, and Nelson; three board members were listed as not eligible to vote on this item.
The board recorded that Toll may perfect Phase II and obtain certificates of occupancy during the two-year sunset period provided the developer complies with the settlement terms and applicable permitting requirements. Toll is also required to dismiss the prerogative writ pending in court within seven days of the agreement's effective date, per the settlement terms.
The action concludes the board's Whispering Woods hearing on the matter and incorporates the settlement provisions into the amended resolution to which the board voted.
