Planning board approves Doka Cabinet mixed-use site plan with LSRP condition

The Edison Planning Board on July 13 approved a site plan for Doka Cabinet LLC to build a two‑story mixed‑use building at Schuyler Drive featuring a kitchen showroom, business office tied to the showroom and a three‑bedroom apartment above. Attorney Richard Skolnick represented the applicant and called professional witnesses who described the design and technical compliance.

Civil engineer Michael Roth told the board the site is a roughly 0.25‑acre vacant lot and that the proposed building footprint is about 3,038 square feet (total gross floor area reported at roughly 5,343 square feet). Roth said the submission shows 12 parking spaces (including one handicap space and one garage space) versus 11 required, setback dimensions that meet redevelopment‑plan standards, and impervious coverage at 74.4% (below the 80% maximum). He said the project proposes a drywell to mitigate a modest impervious increase and that county and NJDOT coordination is underway.

Architect Frederick Schmidt described the building elevations, materials (stone veneer, stucco and Hardie board), a parapet to screen rooftop HVAC and separate residential and showroom access. Project manager Victor Li said the location will operate primarily as a showroom with no on‑site fabrication and only occasional small‑van deliveries.

Board members pressed the applicant on an earlier inconsistency in reported building-area numbers. Roth said a May 28 response reconciled those figures. On stormwater management, the board asked for certification from an LSRP (licensed site remediation professional) or equivalent engineer that infiltration is appropriate; Roth and counsel agreed that if infiltration is not appropriate they will revise the stormwater approach consistent with the BMP manual.

Vice Chair Reeder moved to approve the application with conditions that the upstairs office be used exclusively for the downstairs cabinet business; that the applicant obtain an LSRP (or equivalent engineer) letter confirming the infiltration system is appropriate (or provide an alternate plan if not); and that the applicant comply with all review letters from board professionals and return to the board for any substantive plan changes. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call.

The board recorded no public commenters on the application. The approval is conditioned on the technical submissions noted above and compliance with professionals’ comments; the applicant said it will submit the requested certifications and coordinate with township reviewers.