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Hearing on mixed-use flooring business at 1123 Englishtown Road continued for engineer testimony
Summary
The Zoning Board continued the application for 1123 Englishtown Road (Juan Figueroa) after professionals requested engineering testimony on parking, buffering, noise and positive criteria; the matter was carried to Sept. 3 to allow the applicant's engineer to appear and coordinate with board staff.
The Old Bridge Zoning Board continued public hearings on July 16 for an application seeking to legitimize mixed residential/commercial use at 1123 Englishtown Road after board professionals identified outstanding technical questions.
Owner Juan Figueroa testified that he has stored three company vans and limited tools at the property for about two decades, that employees typically carpool to the site in one vehicle in the morning and deploy to residential job sites, and that no on‑site vehicle maintenance or washing is performed. Attorney Lewis Granada said the business has operated from the address for years and that the owner is willing to add landscaping and bumpers to reduce visibility of parked vehicles.
Board planner and engineering staff noted open items in review memos: the board needs a full engineer's analysis of parking counts and vehicle dimensions, circulation patterns and queuing, noise and dust mitigation, the sufficiency of proposed landscaping and buffers, and positive‑criteria testimony required for a use variance in a split/EDO1–residential context. The board and applicant agreed that the engineer should appear; the board carried the matter to Sept. 3 to allow a technical meeting and a resubmission addressing the outstanding comments.
No public objectors spoke at the July 16 public portion. The applicant and his counsel said they will coordinate a technical meeting with the board's planner and engineer before the next hearing.
