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Supporting Documentation · Aug 20, 2026

26 06 18 66 Whittlesey Planning Review 2

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NJ Certificate of Authorization No. 24GA28412500 East Brunswick • Barnegat • Berlin • Camden • Cape May Court House • Neptune • New York Page 2 of 8 2. Project and Property Description The property is located on Whittlesey Avenue bounded by existing residential dwellings. The property has 75 feet of street frontage, and a depth of 100 feet (7,500 square feet in area) and currently contains an existing 2.5-story single family dwelling and a detached one-car garage and storage shed in the rear. Much of the rear and east side of the lot is paved, while the west side contains a mixture of shrubs, grass, and a paved walkway beside the home. The site is surrounded by residential dwellings, primarily single and two family dwellings. The applicant is proposing to construct a 3-story addition to the structure on the west side of the existing house. The addition will contain two new 2-bedroom apartments, and is proposed to match the existing building height of approximately 42 feet, and the existing front yard setback as well, at 9.29 feet. No changes are proposed to the driveway, parking, or circulation on the site, except for the removal of the walkway on the west side of the home. As the proposed site improvements constitute a major site plan by Township code, a review by the Township’s Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) is required. The project was reviewed by the SPRAB on March 10, 2026. This is our second review of this application. All new text comments can be found in bold italic font. The applicant has submitted revised materials based on comments provided by the SPRAB. The revised plans include the following changes from the initial submission: • The steps to the front porch have been reconfigured to no longer encroach into the ROW. • The fence in the front yard will be removed and replaced with a new fence that will include a gate to access the new dwelling. • Supplemental information has been provided in the form of a landscaping plan, and a vehicle turning diagram. • The proposed landscaping includes 9 green giant arbor vitae trees along the southern property line. • Revisions have been made to the zoning chart to clarifying previous inaccuracies. 3. Zoning Compliance The property is located within the ‘R-T Residential district’ of the Township. Permitted Principal Uses Single-and two family dwellings are permitted in the district. A 3-family, or

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Zoning Compliance The property is located within the ‘R-T Residential district’ of the Township. Permitted Principal Uses Single-and two family dwellings are permitted in the district. A 3-family, or multi-family dwelling is not permitted in the R-T district. A d-1 use variance is required.

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