Old Bridge Township Approves Amended Subdivision Plan with Five-Year Vesting

Overview: In a recent Old Bridge Township Planning Board meeting, the board granted an amended preliminary major subdivision approval for Wood Haven Village Estates 2, which included a five-year extension to the original vesting period. This decision emerged as the meeting’s most significant outcome, after debates over the proposed reduction of single-family lots and the management of impervious coverage. The application, represented by Ron Shimanowitz, sought to modify and extend the vesting of the initial approval from 120 to 117 lots while addressing the township’s planning and engineering review comments.

Old Bridge Township Planning Board Approves Redevelopment Study and Streamlines Application Process

Overview: In a recent meeting, the Old Bridge Township Planning Board approved a resolution to include Cheesequake Farm in a redevelopment study and discussed streamlining the development application process. The board also handled an application for a second-story addition by Oldbridge Entertainment LLC.

Old Bridge Township Planning Board Appoints New Chairperson and Addresses Site Plans

Overview: The Old Bridge Township Planning Board, in its recent meeting, appointed Barbara Cannon as the new chairperson and unanimously adopted the 2024 planning board rules and regulations. The board addressed several issues, including the approval of the waiver for Kenny Kennedy International Urban Renewal LLC’s major preliminary and final site plan, the arrangement of a special virtual meeting to discuss the stop work order on a restaurant construction project, and the addition of an executive session to deliberate on settlement negotiations in ongoing litigation against the board.

Planning Board Approves Site Plan for Coptic Orthodox Church Amid Traffic and Parking Concerns

Overview: The Old Bridge Township Planning Board has approved the major preliminary and final site plan for St. Mary and Archangel Raphael Coptic Orthodox Church, following a discussion on traffic and parking implications. The unanimous decision was made under several conditions, including a limitation on the number of worshippers, the conducting of a traffic count after three months, and obtaining a letter of no interest from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection. The approval is temporary, with a proposed extension to 24 months, as the church awaits completion of their new location.