Board of Adjustment — January 6, 2026
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.
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Meeting recording
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What happened
The Board of Adjustment’s minutes of this reorganization and regular meeting, approved with corrections at its March 3, 2026 meeting, are on the Township’s Documents-On-Demand portal, linked from its Agendas/Minutes page, in the Board of Adjustment minutes folder. Chairman Andersen called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Present were Chairman Andersen, Vice Chair Walch, Michael Pappas, Sean Sullivan, Larry Fox, Richard Albanese, Art Quade and Kenneth Iselin; Michael Cuttitta and Vicki Cook were absent. Also present were Township Engineer Doug Ball and Board Attorney Christopher Sobieski, who administered the oaths of office. The minutes record that no members of the public were present.
Officers and professionals
Unless noted, each vote below was 7–0 (Aye: Chairman Andersen, Vice Chair Walch, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Albanese, Mr. Quade; not eligible: Mr. Iselin; absent: Mr. Cuttitta, Ms. Cook). All terms run to December 31, 2026.
- Chairman: Mr. Andersen, on motion of Ms. Walch, seconded by Mr. Sullivan.
- Vice Chair: Ms. Walch, on motion of Mr. Fox, seconded by Mr. Sullivan.
- Secretary: Mr. Fox, on motion of Chairman Andersen, seconded by Mr. Albanese.
- Attorney (Resolution BOA 2026-001): Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher, represented by Steve Warner; motion of Mr. Pappas, seconded by Vice Chair Walch.
- Planner (BOA 2026-002): Kyle + McManus Associates, represented by Kendra Lelie; motion of Vice Chair Walch, seconded by Mr. Sullivan.
- Conflict attorney: Resolution BOA 2026-003 is recorded as void.
- Conflict planner (BOA 2026-004): Harbor Consultants, Inc., represented by Victor Vinegra; motion of Mr. Pappas, seconded by Vice Chair Walch.
- Other professionals (BOA 2026-005): Mott MacDonald for sanitary sewer evaluations, Ostergaard Acoustics as sound engineer and McDonough & Rea Associates as traffic engineer; motion of Mr. Albanese, seconded by Vice Chair Walch, superseding the original motion so the resolution would reflect the procedure when a professional exceeds the authorized amount.
- Engineer (BOA 2026-006): Douglas Ball; motion of Mr. Sullivan, seconded by Vice Chair Walch.
Meeting dates, rules and notices
Members discussed moving the meeting time to 7:00 p.m.; because not all members were present, the question was carried to the next meeting. The Board adopted its 2026 meeting dates (BOA 2026-007, motion of Mr. Pappas, seconded by Vice Chair Walch) and 2026 rules (BOA 2026-008, motion of Mr. Fox, seconded by Mr. Albanese). Mr. Sobieski explained the new requirements for posting public notices on the Township website and said the Township will also send notices to one official newspaper for the first six months of the year. The Board then named The Courier News and The Star-Ledger as its official newspapers, with public notice on the Township website (BOA 2026-009, motion of Mr. Albanese, seconded by Vice Chair Walch). Each vote was 7–0.
Sempre Property Group resolution
After the reorganization portion adjourned, the Board adopted Resolution No. BOA 2025-019, Sempre Property Group, LLC, Block 68.06, Lot 1, Imclone Drive, Case No. 2025-002AUV PFSP — the written resolution for the self-storage facility the Board approved on December 2, 2025 — on motion of Mr. Fox, seconded by Ms. Walch. Recorded vote: 6–0 (Aye: Vice Chair Walch, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Albanese, Mr. Quade, Mr. Iselin; not eligible: Chairman Andersen, Mr. Pappas; absent: Mr. Cuttitta, Ms. Cook).
Other business
There were no applications. The minutes of the December 2, 2025 regular meeting were approved with corrections, 6–0 with the same roll call, on motion of Vice Chair Walch, seconded by Mr. Albanese. Of two claims listed at $1,985.00, the first was moved to the Planning Board’s claims, and the Board approved claims totaling $1,805.00, 7–0, on motion of Vice Chair Walch, seconded by Mr. Pappas. In the professionals’ portion, Mr. Warner thanked the Board for his appointment. The meeting adjourned at 8:13 p.m.
See land-use board applications.
Records
- Minutes and agenda: Agendas/Minutes page of the Township’s website, which links its Documents-On-Demand portal (Board of Adjustment folder)
- Meeting video on the Township’s Granicus archive