Zoning Board of Adjustment — August 5, 2026
The Board approved five residential applications, among them a relocated driveway at 6 Castle Way, a screened porch with a synthetic turf field at 17 Wayne Terrace and a detached "golf barn" at 191 South Finley Avenue, and extended the start deadline for 5 Brookside Avenue. All votes were unanimous among eligible members. Two members of the public spoke.
- Development
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
Attendance
Present: Baumann, D’Andrea, Kraus, Pochtar and Trapp (arrived 7:45 PM). Absent: Herrera, Ladyzinski, Lindeman and Silver (Ladyzinski, Lindeman and Silver excused).
Applications
- ZB26-006 Allen, 6 Castle Way: moving the driveway from Riverside Drive to Castle Way, 12 ft wide. Approved under the c(2) criteria, 4-0 (Aye Baumann, D’Andrea, Kraus, Pochtar; Trapp ineligible).
- ZB24-018A CSN NJRE, LLC, 5 Brookside Avenue: Pochtar recused. A one-year extension to begin work, after foundation damage required structural remediation; Condition #11 amended to March 5, 2027. 4-0 (Aye Baumann, D’Andrea, Kraus, Trapp; Pochtar ineligible).
- ZB26-003 Rothbard, 17 Wayne Terrace: a screened porch over an existing patio and keeping a reduced synthetic turf field. A Township Engineering email said Engineering would not classify the turf as impervious and the Board decides on stormwater; the Planner said this was the first private turf field before the Board and, if removed, it may be replaced only with grass or in kind. Approved, 5-0 (Aye Baumann, D’Andrea, Kraus, Pochtar, Trapp).
- ZB26-015 Cox, 33 Pheasant Run Drive: floor area and existing excess coverage, for a second-floor addition over the garage with the ridge height unchanged. Approved, 5-0.
- ZB26-017 Clayton, 191 South Finley Avenue: lot coverage for a one-story detached accessory building (“golf barn”) with an unlit ornamental cupola and a resized drywell. Approved, 5-0.
- ZB26-016 Gallo, 20 Voorhees Drive: a front porch, a second-floor addition over the garage and keeping an existing shed. Approved, 5-0.
Resolutions memorialized
ZB26-007 Brunner, ZB26-008 Magliaro and ZB26-010 Khator and Gupta, each 3-0 (Aye Baumann, D’Andrea, Pochtar; Kraus ineligible).
Minutes and other business
The July 8 minutes were adopted.
Public participation
Two people spoke. Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive commented on prior renovations at 6 Castle Way and asked about the existing stone wall at 191 South Finley Avenue. Bradley Hunter of South Finley Avenue commented on the Clayton cupola and landscaping. No one spoke on the CSN NJRE, Rothbard, Cox or Gallo applications.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page; listed under “08-15-2026”, but the agenda is headed August 5, 2026)
- Notice of decision (township notice)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Board’s minutes.