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Elk Township planning board grants completeness to Jai & Jas Real Estate application for 1092 Elk Road
Summary
The Elk Township Combined Planning & Zoning Board voted 10-0 on Feb. 19, 2025 to grant completeness for Jai & Jas Real Estate LLC’s Preliminary Major Site Plan (SP-24-01) for 1092 Elk Rd, after the board’s engineer flagged submission items and recommended several waivers for a completeness-only review.
The Elk Township Combined Planning & Zoning Board voted 10-0 on Feb. 19 to grant completeness for Jai & Jas Real Estate LLC’s Preliminary Major Site Plan (SP-24-01) for Block 44 Lot 6, 1092 Elk Road in the C2 Highway Commercial zoning district.
Board Engineer Steve Bach referred the board to the planner and engineer’s letter dated Feb. 12, 2025 that listed checklist items and recommended waivers for a completeness-only review. The letter noted a Phase I Environmental Assessment conforming to current ASTM standards (#30) had been provided and therefore satisfied that submittal requirement. The letter recommended waivers for several other checklist items solely for the purposes of determining completeness, including affordable-housing compliance documentation per §70-4 (#33), location of existing wells and septic systems where required (#41), and the plan showing the location/species of existing trees in accordance with township ordinances (#49). It also noted no objection to the requested waiver for structures of historic significance within 200 feet and requested information on sign size/type/location (#53 and #77) and future pedestrian/vehicular connections where applicable (#78).
Following the planner/engineer review, Mr. Lucas moved to grant completeness; Mr. Hughes seconded. A roll-call vote recorded 10 ayes, 0 nays and 0 abstentions (10-0-0), carrying the motion. The minutes record Mr. Swanson (alt. 2) as absent.
The board handled routine business before and after that vote: it approved the minutes of Jan. 15, 2025 (Mr. Lucas moved; Mr. Wolf seconded), with Mrs. Nicholson recorded as abstaining on that approval. The board also opened and closed the general public portion with no speakers recorded, and later entered an executive session for attorney–client privileged discussion; the minutes note no public details from that session. The meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
Next steps for the applicant are not recorded in the minutes; the completeness vote indicates the board found the application sufficient to proceed to substantive review steps, subject to any outstanding waivers or missing details being provided later.
