Zoning Board




                                                                  BOROUGH OF FAIR LAWN

                                                         Agenda for Re-Organization Meeting of the

                                                                     Zoning Board of Adjustment

                                                                January 27, 2025 (IN PERSON)

1.    Call meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2.    Declaration by Board Secretary the meeting is in accordance with Open Public Meeting Law.

3.    Re-Appointment of Board Members

4.    Roll Call.

5.    Declare a Quorum

6.    Flag Salute

Order of Business:

1.    Nomination of Chairman 

2.    Nomination of Vice Chairman 

3.    Nomination of Secretary 

4.    Re-Appointment of Court Stenographer

Appointment of Professionals

1.    Review of RFQ’s -- Board Attorney 

 2.    Review of RFQ’s – Board Engineer 

3.    Review of RFQ’s -- Board Traffic Engineer

 4.    Review of RFQ’s – Board Planner 

Resolutions Memorialized:

1.     Application#24-022, Maury & Tara Goldsmith,

             13-60 Lyle Terrace, Block 1614, Lot 6, Zone R-1-2- 

             Proposed Addition – Denied.

2.    Application # 24-030, Mr. & Mrs. Griffiths

             11-01 Malcolm Terrace, Block 2526, Lot 11, Zone R-1-2 

             Proposed addition. - Approved.  

3.    Application #24-031, Alekhya Sridhara & Auro Sai Vijay Sista. 

             0-23 A Saddle River Road, Block 1101, Lot 12, Zone R-1-3 

             Proposed addition. – Approved.   

4.    Application #24-033, Anil Nagfaraj & Sushma Purushotham

             86 Garwood Road, Block 2187, Lot 17, Zone R-1-2 

             Proposed roof over steps – Approved with condition.   

Minutes Approved:     December 16, 2024

Carried Commercial Application:

1.    Application #24-019, Broadway Medical, LLC.

            0-82 Midland Ave & 22-02 thru 22-18 Broadway. Block 3226.01, Lots 26.01, 

            20, 25, 34, 35 & 36. Zone B-2.

Broadway Medical, 22-02 to 22-18 Broadway (26.01), 0-82 Midland Avenue (20), 0-102 Midland Avenue (25), 0-93 Whitehall Street (34), 0-89 Whitehall street (35) 0-83 Whitehall Street (36) Property is a split zone B-2 General Business and R-1-3 Single family residential. Consolidate lots 25, 34, 35 and 36 with existing lot 26.01 to provide parking to support the existing medical facility. Subdivision of lot 20 for portion to be used as existing medical parking lot.  Leaving the existing single family dwelling on proposed lot 20.01 and include the remaining portion of the subdivision to be included into existing lot 26.01.  Proposal to enclose the existing grade parking area located underneath the existing medical building to be utilized as medical office space.  Applicant also seeks associated site improvements, reconfiguration of the onsite parking, improvements to circulation installation of 15 EV spaces, ADA accessibility. 

Deck coverage for proposed lot 20.01 and fence height. Amended site plan, Major subdivision, Bulk variances and use variance approval. As per Borough Ordinance 125-57 D(1)(d)(1), 125-57D(1(d)(2), 125-65, 125-66, 125-38 and 125-12. Other variances and waivers may be required for this Application. NO Testimony to be heard. Special Meeting date to be determined.


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Asst. Zoning Officer Ann Peck will be available during the meeting at the Borough Phone #201-794-5308 for any problems or information. All Applications and materials are and have been available at Borough Hall for inspection or production if so requested. Files can be accessed at Fair Lawn.org/Department & Services/Documents Center.




Asst. Zoning Officer Ann Peck will be available during the meeting at the Borough Phone #201-794-5308 for any problems or information. All Applications and materials are and have been available at Borough Hall for inspection or production if so requested. Files can be accessed at Fair Lawn.org/Department & Services/Documents Center.





PLEASE NOTE: 

The Fair Lawn Zoning Board will not accept petitions in support of, or objecting to, any application. Residents are encouraged to attend our open public meetings to ask questions and testify with respect to pending applications at the appropriate time.  Petitions are not legally permitted, and if allowed the decision of the Board could be reversed in court.  As stated in Lincoln Heights Ass'n v. Twp. of Cranford Plan. Bd., 314 N.J. Super. 366, 377, 714 A.2d 995, 1000 (Law. Div. 1998), aff'd, 321 N.J. Super. 355, 729 A.2d 50 (App. Div. 1999):  

“The law concerning receipt of unsworn written petitions by municipal boards is well-defined in New Jersey. In short, the law provides that hearings on site plan and variance applications before municipal boards are quasi-judicial proceedings, and as such, the boards may consider only sworn, competent, credible testimony of individuals who are available for cross-examination. Seibert v. Dover Township Board of Adjustment, 174 N.J.Super. 548, 417 A.2d 72 (Law Div.1980); Exxon v. Bernardsville Board of Adjustment, 196 N.J.Super. 183, 481 A.2d 1172 (Law Div.1984); Cranford Land Development Ordinance, Sec. 136-4I(2). In both Seibert and Exxon, the courts reversed the boards decisions because the board admitted unsworn written petitions into evidence in violation of the public's right to cross-examine the petitioners, determine their credibility and test the merits of their objections. In those cases, the courts were also persuaded to reverse the boards' conclusions because they were otherwise unsupported by substantial credible evidence.”



Borough of Fair Lawn

2025

Meeting Schedule

Zoning Board of Adjustment

 

January 27, 2025 (reorganization) 

In person

 

February 24, 2025 – Reg

 

March 24, 2025 - Reg

 

April 28, 2025– Reg

 

May 19, 2025– Reg

 

June 30, 2025 – Reg

 

July 21, 2025– Reg

 

August 25, 2025 – Reg

 

September 29, 2025 – Reg

 

October 27, 2025 -  Reg

 

November 24, 2025 - Reg

 

December 15, 2025 - Reg

 

Board Approved 

 

1st J. Miller

 

2nd D. Zwillenberg

 

Approved October 28, 2024




Zoning Board Minutes

Archived Zoning Board minutes are in PDF format. Minutes will be posted for maximum of 6 months. You may obtain copies of the minutes by calling (201) 703-4255. Meeting minutes are also available online.