Zoning Board

Artist’s rendering of the proposed Hamilton Street apartment building. The Hamilton Street Business District re-imagining continued on April 1, with the approval by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of a three-story, nine-unit apartment building. But unlike other apartment buildings approved in the District, this one will not feature retail space on the first floor. Instead, and in recognition of reality …

Owners of South Middlebush Road properties abutting the site of a proposed Hindu temple won some concessions from the developer, but that doesn’t mean they endorse the project, the Zoning Board of Adjustment was told on March 18. Changes to the site plan for the proposed Dada Bhagwan Vignan Institute were presented at the fourth hearing on the application, which …

Pillar of Fire International won Zoning Board approval December 3 of a plan to enlarge its church parking lot. The church, located in Zarephath off Weston Canal Road, sought to add 224 new spaces to the rear of the church building. With the approval, the church will now have 475 parking spaces, still far less than the 1,305 spaces called …

An artist’s rendering of the 21,000-square-foot temple proposed for a parcel on South Middlebush Road. In a virtual meeting cut short because of recurring technical difficulties, the Zoning Board of Adjustment on October 1 began hearing testimony about a proposed 21,000-square-foot temple on South Middlebush Road. The board generally takes testimony past 10 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. start time. …

Prolonged squabbling over whether notices announcing a hearing on a proposed temple on South Middlebush Road forced the Zoning Board of Adjustment to postpone hearing the application until October. The Board has a standing rule that no new testimony will be heard after 10 p.m. The Board heard two applications prior to the temple’s, which didn’t begin until after 9 …

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Trimandir temple, targeted for a 16-acre tract on South Middlebush Road. An application for a 21,000-square-foot temple on South Middlebush Road, adjacent to Snyder’s Farm, is set to be heard at the September 17 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. The temple has been in the works for at least the past five years. A …

Artist’s rendering of a proposed office-warehouse on Veronica Avenue. The Miami, Fla.-based developer who wants to build two warehouses on open land along Veronica Avenue will have to wait two weeks to see if his project is approved. That’s because there were only six Zoning Board of Adjustment members eligible to vote on the application at the July 2 meeting. …

An artist’s rendering of the proposed “Shirdi in America” temple planned for a 25-acre tract on South Middlebush Road. A hearing on an application to build a nearly 29,000-square-foot Hindu temple on South Middlebush Road is set to be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment on March 5. The project, called “Shirdi in America,” is targeted for a 25-acre …

Architect Dan Simon points out features of the proposed townhouse development to Zoning Board members. A 50-unit townhouse development targeted for a Cedar Grove Lane tract received final site plan approval February 20 from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The project, known as Promenade at Somerset, received a use variance from the board last year. The project is slated for …

Robert Vallario, right, QuickChek’s site selector, testifies during the July 11 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing. An application for a QuickCheck convenience store with an eight-bay gas station won approval July 11 from the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The store is targeted for a 3-acre plot in a larger development bordered by Easton Avenue, Worlds Fair Drive and the Route …