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Zoning Board grants one‑year extension for homeowner; two hearings carried to later dates
Summary
At its June 18 meeting the West Orange Zoning Board approved a one‑year extension for a homeowner’s prior variance, deferred a Northfield Realty matter to Sept. 17, and carried a multifaceted mixed‑use application (512–516 Pleasant Valley Way) to July 16 for further planning testimony.
The West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 18 adopted prior meeting minutes, granted a one‑year extension to a homeowner’s previously approved variances and moved two larger applications to later dates for continued hearings.
Minutes: The board adopted the minutes for its May 28 and June 4, 2026 meetings by unanimous voice vote after the chair moved adoption and a member seconded.
Extension granted: The board approved a one‑year extension of approvals for applicant Eric Williams (application ZV23‑01 for property on Marywood Drive). Chair Philip D. Neuer read the nine conditions attached to the original approval and asked the applicant to confirm ongoing compliance. "Mr. Williams, you've been granted your extension, and we wish you well," Chair Neuer said after a unanimous roll‑call approval; the extension runs through Jan. 20, 2027, subject to the previously recorded conditions.
Deferred matters: Attorney Jim Spanarkel asked that ZB24‑16 (Northfield Realty LLC, 81 Northfield Avenue) be carried because seven voting members were not present; the board agreed to carry that application to Sept. 17, 2026 and the applicant extended the statutory review period one day to Sept. 18, 2026. For the larger application by 127 Mitchell Street LLC (512–516 Pleasant Valley Way), the board heard technical testimony from engineer, landscape and architectural experts but did not reach planning testimony or deliberation. The applicant agreed to carry the hearing; Chair Neuer scheduled that application for July 16, 2026 with no further notice required.
What’s next: The board will take up the 127 Mitchell application on July 16 and the Northfield Realty matter on Sept. 17. Eric Williams was instructed to contact board staff about escrow or plan‑printing requirements noted in the conditions.
