Zoning Board of Adjustment — June 11, 2026
Special meeting. The Board approved the Vesuvio pool application at 22 Sentry Court, including a "d" variance for pool size, 6-0, after a hearing that began in February, and approved a pool and patio at 5 Dawn Drive, 6-0. Five members of the public spoke, four of them on the Vesuvio pool, mainly about stormwater.
- Development
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
Attendance
Present: Baumann, Kraus, Ladyzinski, Lindeman, Silver and Trapp. Absent (excused): D’Andrea, Herrera and Pochtar. Every application vote below was 6-0 (Aye Baumann, Kraus, Ladyzinski, Lindeman, Silver, Trapp).
Applications
- ZB25-011 Vesuvio, 22 Sentry Court (Block 11004 Lot 11): bulk variances and a “d” variance for pool size. Testimony came from attorney John J. Sullivan, Jr., pool contractor Christopher Paul (some patio changed to decks to cut coverage), Jaslynn Vesuvio (a rectangular pool is needed for an automatic safety cover), engineer Richard A. Nusser (drywells, inlets and swales; soil permeability testing required), Michael Vesuvio (a second driveway crosses the adjacent property by easement) and planner Christopher A. Brown. The Planner asked that the applicants’ engineer obtain the Township’s plans of the existing drywell system. Approved under the c(1) criteria for pool location and c(2) for all “c” variances.
- ZB26-004 Haley, 5 Dawn Drive (Block 4002 Lot 3): a lot-coverage variance to replace a pool and patio, with the same total coverage approved in 2021; five trees near a deteriorated wall to be removed and replaced with six, plus screening trees. Approved under the c(2) criteria.
- ZB26-006 Allen, 6 Castle Way: no one appeared; notice was found sufficient and the hearing was carried to July 8.
Resolutions memorialized
- ZB25-039 Kraemer, 3-0 (Aye Kraus, Silver, Trapp; Baumann, Ladyzinski and Lindeman ineligible).
- ZB26-002 Bardon and ZB25-037 Scholwinski, each 4-0 (Aye Baumann, Kraus, Silver, Trapp; Ladyzinski and Lindeman ineligible).
Minutes and other business
The May 6 minutes were adopted. The meeting adjourned at 11:20 PM.
Public participation
Five people spoke. On the Haley application, Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive commented on the previous approval. On the Vesuvio pool, four people: Alfonso Auriemma of Washington Valley Road, Bridgewater, who questioned the contractor, engineer and planner and, under oath, submitted photographs (Exhibits O-1 to O-3) on stormwater drainage toward his property, steep slopes and conservation land; Todd Edelstein, who questioned the contractor; Jane Auriemma of Washington Valley Road, Bridgewater, who questioned Mr. Vesuvio; and Waltraud Bolan of Washington Valley Road, Bridgewater, who asked questions and commented after the planner testified.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Notice of decision (township notice)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Board’s minutes.