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Minutes · Mar 4, 2026

March 4, 2026, Planning Board Regular Meeting - WEHI Transcript

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03/11/2026 06:15:33 AM Page 21 to 24 of 136 6 of 54 sheets 21 applicant shall submit to the building department1 certificates of insurance for all contractors and2 subcontractors. This would be instead of an escrow3 which would be impossible to implement regarding damages4 to third-parties.5 39. Applicant shall conduct a post blasting6 survey.7 40. No sanitary sewer pipe maybe located in8 any areas of stormwater infiltration.9 41. Applicant agrees to work with the10 municipal engineer as to connection of the proposed11 sewer to the municipal system. Applicant will install12 alternatives such as off peak pumping or other13 reasonable alternatives as suggested by the township14 engineer. All such alternatives must be maintained in15 perpetuity.16 42. Every five years or when the township17 engineer deems necessary applicant must have the18 stormwater and sewer system evaluated, and those19 evaluations supplied in the report to the township20 engineer.21 43. Applicant must plan to maintain large22 spruce and evergreens on the southern the edge of the23 property.24 44. Kuzak Road shall be open for25 22 pedestrians and bicyclists if restricted to vehicles for1 emergency use only. Again, that condition only come2 into play depending on what the boards decision is as to3 Kuzak Road.4 45. Applicant will follow all the5 recommendations set forth in the August 15, 2025 CME6 memo pertaining to soil testing and infiltration.7 46. Applicant must satisfy all the8 conditions set forth in the report of Samuel A.9 Kleinberg dated October 28, 2025. There are 1110 conditions on Pages 19 through 20.11 47. Should any Native American Artifacts be12 uncovered during any phase of construction of the13 project, those artifacts must be preserved and reported14 to the New Jersey Commission on Indian Affairs with a15 copy of that notice to the Planning Department. This is16 a condition suggested to me by a couple of the board17 members.18 Again, it's all for review at the end if we19 get to that point.20 48. Applicant will supply two jitney buses21 to run during weekday hours to the Cody Center bust22 station and to the train station with jitney stops23 designated throughout the complex. Hours for the jitney24 shall be set to run at peak hour times.25 23 49. Applicant must secure all necessary1 approvals for the installation of the traffic signal at2 Oval Road and Eagle Rock Avenue and

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ours for the jitney24 shall be set to run at peak hour times.25 23 49. Applicant must secure all necessary1 approvals for the installation of the traffic signal at2 Oval Road and Eagle Rock Avenue and pay for the3 installation of that traffic signal.4 And --5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Yes.6 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. No improvement -- all7 right.8 And then the standard conditions, that's why9 I started -- there are five or six standard conditions,10 so when I started numbering them that's why if you11 missed some, that's why we're missing some.12 And the last condition is always, that all13 the conditions must be added to the final site plan14 permission prior to the submission of the building15 permit.16 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Klein.17 MR. KLEIN: Can you go back to the one about18 the blasting.19 MS. McGOVERN: Yeah.20 MR. KLEIN: You said post blasting21 inspection. Don't we need a pre as well?22 MS. McGOVERN: Yeah, that's what you said.23 MR. KLEIN: Just pre or.24 MS. McGOVERN: Pre and post.25 24 MR. KLEIN: Pre and post. You only said1 post though right. Okay.2 MS. McGOVERN: I had a, I thought I had --3 that was a different number in a different location.4 MR. KLEIN: Oh, wait, that wasn't the other?5 MR. CARDOZA: You said blasting plan before6 that.7 MR. KLEIN: Put them all together then.8 MS. McGOVERN: I'll put them together. I'll9 make sure blasting is one category together.10 MR. KLEIN: Right. You got to do the pre11 inspection before.12 MS. McGOVERN: Right. Pre and -- do you13 remember what number I gave it?14 MR. CARDOZA: It was the fourth one you15 stated and then --16 MR. KLEIN: Probably in the upper 30s.17 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. I did applicant shall18 -- that's 39, applicant shall include a post blasting19 survey and then let me see. 9, okay. Applicant must20 supply a blasting plan and survey.21 MR. KLEIN: You got to do -- you have to go22 to the peoples houses and see who has cracks in their23 foundations.24 MS. McGOVERN: Before.25

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