Sayreville Zoning Board OKs fences, additions and backyard sheds; memorializes permits for July 22

The Sayreville Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 24 unanimously approved several routine residential variance applications, clearing the way for property owners to apply for construction permits after the board memorializes the decisions on July 22.

Applications approved included a request to replace an existing 4‑foot vinyl fence with a 6‑foot vinyl fence at 175 Oak Street; a one‑story rear and side addition at 48 Buttonwood Drive that increases building coverage from 18.1% to about 26.7% and reconstructs an in‑existing carport that currently encroaches the sideyard; a 288‑square‑foot slab shed on Elm Terrace that pushes building coverage and impervious coverage slightly above ordinance limits; and a 12‑by‑16 (about 192‑square‑foot) shed at 27 Adam Boulevard.

At 48 Buttonwood Drive, homeowner and applicant Thomas Doris described the project as an aging‑in‑place expansion to add an enlarged bedroom, kitchen and dining area. The board asked and confirmed the addition would remain a one‑story, single‑family use. "The owner is installing a rear and side addition to accommodate an expanded bedroom," Doris said in testimony.

Michelle Stabil, who sought permission for a larger backyard shed on Elm Terrace, told the board she needs storage because the house has no attic, basement or garage. "It's just a shed to store the stuff for your house," she said during testimony.

In each case the board opened public comment and heard no opposition before taking a motion, second and roll‑call vote to approve. Board members instructed applicants that, after the July 22 memorialization of the resolutions, they may obtain building permits from the construction office and proceed with work.

The approvals were routine and limited to bulk and coverage relief; no applications promised expanded uses or changes to occupancy. The board recorded the approvals by unanimous roll call and closed the public portions for each item.