Board finds Niblocks Fresh Meats site application incomplete; solicitor, planner cite missing items

The Quinton Township Planning Board on May 12 voted to deem Niblocks Fresh Meats application #2026-03 incomplete after township professionals identified multiple deficiencies.

Lawrence DiVietro of Land Dimensions told the board the submission lacked a completed minor site-plan checklist, provided only a hand-drawn sketch without dimensions and included no parking specifications. He also noted the proposed use is not permitted in the propertys zoning district and recommended the board find the application incomplete. Planning board solicitor William Horner identified additional omissions, including the absence of a formal minor site plan, no list of variance requests and no confirmation of total land disturbance. Following a motion by William Remster and a second from Todd Boker, a roll-call vote approved resolution #2026-17 to deem the application incomplete.

The board discussed whether a recently passed township food-truck ordinance affects the application. Horner said he had not been made aware that the ordinance was referred to the planning board, and he characterized it as likely a licensing measure rather than a land-use ordinance. Chair Larry Winkels suggested the applicant pursue a license through the township clerk and assemble required inspection approvals while the application is completed. Board member John Allen asked whether the board could advise the applicant directly; Horner said the applicants attorney would advise the client on how to proceed.

During the public comment period, resident Beth Fox said she was surprised that so much was missing from the application and asked how the township could assist small businesses in preparing submissions. Fox also asked whether the applicant could remove portions of its application in light of the new food-truck rule; Horner again said the applicants attorney would be responsible for advising the client. The board closed public comment and moved on to other agenda items.

The boards determination that the application is incomplete does not constitute approval or denial of the underlying proposal; it means the board requires a fuller submission (site plans with dimensions, parking specifications, and an explicit list of requested variances and disturbance calculations) before it may reach a land-use determination. The board did not set a new hearing date during the meeting.