Land-use board applications

The agenda listed two site-plan applications on Route 22: a Chipotle Mexican Grill with a drive-through pick-up lane replacing a vacant bank at 204 Raritan Valley College Drive, and a 68,956-square-foot manufacturing, storage and office building on undeveloped land at 3083 Route 22 East. It also listed the Board's master plan consistency review of floodplain Ordinance No. 2026-1519. The minutes of this meeting were not yet posted as of October 31, 2026.

The agenda listed one application: Chinmaya Ramdoot's request for a use variance to expand the religious school at 1941 Holland Brook Road West with two building additions, a second driveway and a larger parking lot. It also listed approval of the September 22 minutes. The minutes of this meeting were not yet posted as of October 31, 2026.

The agenda listed Briad Development LLC's application to convert the 131-room hotel at 968 Route 202 South into 88 rental apartments, a front-yard fence application at 79 Lamington Road, and three memorializing resolutions, including BOA 2026-015 for The Training Center at 3087 Route 22 East. A Township public notice states the Board adopted BOA 2026-015 at this meeting. The minutes were not yet posted as of October 31, 2026.

At a special meeting the Board approved The Training Center's application to open a vocational training school in about 26,000 square feet of an existing building at 3087 Route 22 East, with two use variances, preliminary and final site-plan approval and design waivers, 7–0. No members of the public attended. One claim was approved.

The Board approved a front-yard setback variance for a home addition at 40 Harlan School Road, 7–0. It heard the operators of a proposed 40-patient residential detoxification and substance-use treatment facility at 953 Route 202 North (Branchburg Medicorum LLC) and took questions from seven members of the public; the hearing was carried to December 1, 2026 without further notice. The September 1 minutes and two claims were approved.

The Board heard Commerce Park Investors XII LLC's application to convert the former industrial building at 22 Readington Road into an all-recreational sports facility, which needs a D(1) use variance in the I-1 zone. Testimony centered on parking, phasing and site safety. The Board voted unanimously to carry the application to December 1, 2026 for a comprehensive parking plan and revised site plan; it also approved its July 7 minutes 7–0 and 13 claims totaling $9,005.50, 8–0.

The Board adopted Resolution No. PB 2026-014, an extension of time for Branchburg 202, LLC's preliminary and final site plan approval at Old York Road and Route 202 North, 9–0. It also approved its June 9 minutes 6–0 and two claims totaling $345.00, 9–0. There were no applications and no members of the public present.

The Board adopted Resolution No. BOA 2026-011, an extension of time for Symrise, Inc. at 170 Industrial Parkway, 8–0. The Chinmaya Mission Tri-State Center application for 1941 Holland Brook Road was carried to October 21 at the applicant's request. After a hearing with neighbors' questions on runoff, lighting and noise, Dr. Morsy Alsamadisi's variance application for 15 Kenbury Road was carried to October 6 so he could revise his plans.

A short meeting with no applications. The Board adopted Resolution No. PB 2026-013 for GDB International, Inc. at 68 County Line Road (an amended preliminary and final site plan case), 5–0, approved its May 12 minutes 5–0 and paid two claims totaling $825.00, 6–0. No members of the public were present.

The Board approved, 7–0, GDB International, Inc.'s second amended site plan for 68 County Line Road, splitting its approved manufacturing-building expansion into two phases, with temporary parking variances for phase one and a bond if phase two is not built by January 28, 2029. No members of the public attended.

The Board heard Mitras Realty's (formerly Genesis Capital) site plan and subdivision application for a nine-unit, 100% affordable apartment building at 1100–1104 Route 28, part of the Township's affordable-housing plans; the case was carried to July 15, 2026 without a vote. The Board adopted a resolution memorializing the withdrawal without prejudice of a case at 976 Old York Road, 7–0.

The Board of Adjustment heard Daniel and Noelani Diemicke's request for height and floor-area variances for a two-story detached garage at 976 Old York Road. After the Township Engineer suggested attaching the garage to the house with a breezeway, which would remove the need for variances, the applicants agreed to redesign, and the Board unanimously carried the application to April 15, 2026.

The Planning Board reviewed the Township's three Fourth Round affordable-housing ordinances for consistency with the Master Plan and adopted Resolutions PB 2026-010, -011 and -012 on Ordinances 2026-1507 (the AH-8 zone), 2026-1508 (the amended Evans Way plan) and 2026-1509 (affordable-housing and development fees), each 7–0. It also memorialized a supplemental resolution for AAVLBR Property, LLC on Industrial Parkway, 4–0.

At its 2026 reorganization, the Board chose Mr. Andersen as Chairman, Ms. Walch as Vice Chair and Mr. Fox as Secretary, and appointed its attorney (Steve Warner of Savo, Schalk), planner (Kyle + McManus), conflict planner, engineer and other professionals, each 7–0. In the regular meeting it adopted Resolution BOA 2025-019 memorializing the December 2 approval of Sempre Property Group's self-storage facility, 6–0. No applications were heard and no members of the public attended.

A short meeting with no applications. The Board adopted Resolution No. PB 2025-024 for Starr Industries, LLC (Block 17, Lot 1, County Line Road, Case No. 2024-001P PFSP), 3–0, with two members not eligible and four absent, and approved 11 claims totaling $4,449.50, 5–0.

The Board approved, with conditions, Sempre Property Group's application for a four-story, climate-controlled self-storage building on 6.2 acres at Route 202 North and Imclone Drive (Block 68.06, Lot 1), granting a use variance in the I-2 zone plus bulk variances and design waivers. Recorded vote: 7–0, with two members not eligible and two absent. No members of the public attended.