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Bridgewater board approves lot-line adjustment allowing neighbors to join yards
Summary
The Bridgewater Planning Board approved a lot-line adjustment conveying a 0.873-acre wooded “tail” from Lot 70 to Lot 78 so owners Mark Mueller and his son will share contiguous yards; the board found both parcels remain conforming in R-50 zoning and approved the application without variances, subject to standard deed and survey corrections.
Mark Mueller, a longtime Bridgewater resident, told the Planning Board he and his wife, Deborah Harrison, want to adjust the boundary between two neighboring parcels so his son’s property at 1001 Vossler Avenue (Lot 78) will contain an 0.873-acre “tail” now part of adjacent Lot 70. "All we're looking to do is extend the property line... so that we can convey this tailpiece," Mueller said during testimony.
The board heard that both lots currently exceed the R-50 minimum lot area and will remain conforming after the conveyance: the new Lot 78 would total about 4.687 acres (204,181 sq. ft.) and the new Lot 70 about 1.408 acres (61,305 sq. ft.). Mueller said there will be no tree removal, no new grading or construction and no plans to consolidate titles; he added the purpose is simply to provide legal access between the two family yards. "We're not planning any new disturbances, grading, construction," he said.
Board professionals confirmed the applicant’s engineering figures and asked for a corrected survey after the Reynolds Group plan misidentified a Township-owned parcel (listed as Lot 69 in the survey but correctly Lot 79). The applicant agreed to fix that typo and to submit the deed for review before filing. Board planner and engineer review commented that easements will not be affected and that the resulting lots continue to meet R-50 setbacks and impervious-cover limits.
After brief questions from members about slope and neighborhood notice, board members moved and seconded approval. The motion to approve the minor subdivision/lot-line adjustment passed on roll call with all members voting in the affirmative. Conditions recorded on the motion include submission of the corrected survey and deed and standard administrative conditions required for final memorialization.
The board closed the public portion for the application after hearing no public questions or objections. Chairman Besio thanked the applicants and wished them well.
