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Wiggers subdivision carried to Feb. 12 after board presses for stormwater plan
Summary
The board carried the Wiggers subdivision application to the Feb. 12 meeting and asked the applicant to return with specific stormwater remediation options addressing documented flooding affecting nearby Perry Street residents.
The planning board carried a proposed minor subdivision for the property at 70 Orangeburg Road to the February 12 meeting, directing the applicant to return with stormwater and grading solutions after the borough engineer and board members raised significant flooding concerns.
Dean Stamos (speaker 7), counsel for applicants Gary and Shannon Wiggers, introduced a plan to subdivide a roughly 50,415-square-foot parcel into two lots. Engineer Mark Martins (speaker 11) described proposed lot areas (27,280 and 23,134.5 square feet) and noted existing nonconforming conditions, including a detached garage that exceeds the ordinance’s 400-square-foot baseline.
Board members and the borough engineer focused on long-standing drainage and runoff issues in the neighborhood — particularly runoff that has flooded homes on Perry Street and that may originate in the Orangeburg Road right of way. The borough reviewer (speaker 2) and engineering reviewer (speaker 3) said the applicant should investigate a range of remedies, from redirecting driveway runoff to constructing seepage beds or tying into an existing easement pipe if available. The board indicated this engineering work will influence whether the board can grant variances without substantial negative impact.
Because the drainage questions require additional civil-engineering analysis and possible design revisions, the board carried the matter to the Feb. 12 meeting without further notice so the applicant can provide a revised plan addressing stormwater and any grading impacts.
