Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment grants patio variance
Resolution 14-2026Z grants rear and side yard setback relief for a concrete patio on the property identified as Block 14262, Lot 6.13.
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All seven votes recorded by the Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment favored adopting the patio variance resolution.
A concrete patio needed setback relief on two sides of one lot. The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment adopted Resolution 14-2026Z for Block 14262, Lot 6.13, granting a bulk variance for the patio’s rear and side yard setbacks. The approval concerns this concrete patio and these two yard requirements, rather than a change to setback rules for other properties.
An attorney presented the resolution before a motion to adopt it was made and seconded. Seven yes votes were recorded on the roll call, including the chair’s. The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment adopted the resolution, giving the property the requested bulk variance approval. The vote addressed the written resolution for this lot; the supplied account does not give measurements for either setback or describe other proposed work.
The decision settles the variance request before the Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment: relief for the patio in relation to the rear and side yard requirements. It does not establish a construction schedule. Residents following the property can identify the approved action by Resolution 14-2026Z and Block 14262, Lot 6.13. Those identifiers tie the vote to a particular parcel and improvement, not to every patio subject to the same yard rules.
Resolution: Mark and Susie (Block 18043, Lot 4; 79 Southwood Drive) — design waiver for driveway expansion
The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment adopted Resolution 20-2026Z for Block 18043, Lot 4. It grants design waiver relief for an expansion of the driveway at that property. This approval concerns a driveway expansion, rather than the patio setbacks addressed in the separate resolution adopted at the same meeting.
An attorney presented the driveway resolution, and a motion to adopt it was made and seconded. The roll call recorded seven yes votes, including the chair’s. The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment adopted the resolution, granting the requested design waiver for this particular lot. No opposing vote was recorded.
The action gives the driveway expansion the design waiver relief described in the application. The supplied account does not specify the dimensions of the existing driveway or the proposed expansion, and it gives no construction date. What the vote establishes is the Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment’s approval of Resolution 20-2026Z for Block 18043, Lot 4.
Zoning panel explains use variance voting threshold
The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment advised applicants that a use variance needs five yes votes from seven voting members. The chair said applicants could waive a stenographer and rely on the meeting recording if an appeal required a record; an applicant short of five votes could request a continuance.
Applicants seeking a use variance need five votes and may have a chance to return with additional professionals.
Zoning panel approves water utility office
The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a D(1) use variance and preliminary and final major site plan for a 1,440-square-foot water utility office. The plan includes seven parking spaces on a 44.06-acre property; no one spoke during public comment.
The approval allows a new office for water utility operations, with parking moved behind the proposed building.
Zoning panel approves second-floor home addition
The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved D(4) variance relief for a home renovation and second-floor addition on Crabtree Road. The applicants proposed two additional bedrooms and one bathroom for their blended family and said they intended to remove a shed and ancillary concrete.
The approval lets the applicants pursue more living space while addressing accessory structures on the property.
Zoning panel approves Sunset Avenue home expansion
The Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved variances for additions and driveway changes at 362 Sunset Avenue. The plans include a kitchen and dining addition, a covered porch, a second-floor addition and side-by-side parking; one speaker supported the project during public comment.
The driveway change is intended to let two cars park side by side instead of one behind the other.
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