Agenda October 25, 2023

 

VERNON TOWNSHIP LAND USE BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

October 25, 2023

7:00 PM

 

Call to Order

 

Statement of Compliance:

Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this Regular Meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 17, 2023 by delivering to the press such notice and posting same at the Municipal Building and filed with the office of the Township Clerk.

Salute to the Flag:

 

Roll Call

Mayor’s Designee John Auberger                      

Craig Williams                                                          

Councilmember Joseph Tadrick                            

Martin Theobald                                                  

Richard Spoerl

Willard McPeek

Andrea Cocula

Michael Whitaker

Jacqueline Haley

Kelly Mitchell        Alt #1

Mark Heftler         Alt #2

Paul Mele             Alt #3

Mark Vizzini         Alt #4          

 

Public Hearings

 

LU# 9-23-12- Rosemark Realty – Block 227, Lot 3 - Preliminary & Final Amended Site Plan to Upgrade the Existing Structure on the Property to Facilitate the Operation of a Cannabis Manufacturing Facility

 

LU# 5-23-8 – Dean Anthony Properties, LLC – Block 592, Lot 69, 70, & 71, - Minor Subdivision with Variances

 

 

Public Participation

 Open Meeting to the Public for items other than those listed on the Agenda

 Close Meeting to the Public

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolutions

 

LU# 9-23-11- Alias Brewworks – Block 605, Lot 22, - Minor Site Plan for a Proposed Craft Brewery in the existing two-story building

Eligible to vote: Auberger, Williams, Tadrick, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald

LU# 9-23-14 – Mountain Creek Resort, Inc. – Block 378, Lot 20, - Minor Site Plan to relocate the existing snow tubing area

Eligible to vote: Auberger, Williams, Tadrick, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald

 

LU# 8-23-10- Joseph Taylor – Block 254, Lot 9, - Front Yard Variance for a Proposed Attached Garage

Eligible to vote: Williams, Tadrick, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Mitchell, Mele, Theobald

 

 

Land Use Board Discussion Items (action may or may not be taken)

 

• Ordinance #23-21 – An ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey adding chapter 13, “cannabis establishment licensing and regulation,” to the Township code, establishing local annual cannabis licenses for all cannabis establishments to operate in the Township, pursuant to the New Jersey cannabis regulatory, enforcement assistance, and marketplace modernization act

• Ordinance #23-22 – An ordinance amending, revising, and supplementing chapter 330 entitled “Land Development’ to clarify regulations relative to permitted locations for legal cannabis uses within the Township of Vernon

 

 

Minutes

 

• October 11, 2023 – Regular Meeting Minutes (Auberger, Williams, Tadrick, Spoerl, McPeek, Cocula, Whitaker, Haley, Theobald)

 

Appendix A – escrows, board fees, bond reductions and escrow closure

 

   escrows, board fees and bond reductions

 A. Board Fees

 

1. Board Attorney – Glenn Kienz, Weiner Law Group LLP

• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 9/28/23 ($1,008.00)

• Martin Theobald – LU# 12-19-10 – Services Through 9/15/23 ($34.00)
• Sussex Cultivation – LU# 2-23-4 – Services Through 9/13/23 ($362.50)
• Restoration Agriculture – LU# 5-23-7 – Services Through 9/20/23 ($629.00)
• Joseph Taylor – LU# 8-23-10 – Services Through 9/28/23 ($192.50)
• Dean Anthony – LU# 5-23-8 – Services Through 9/21/23 ($22.50)
• Rosemark Realty - LU# 9-23-12 –Services Through 9/11/23 ($45.00)
• Mountain Dispensary – LU# 2-23-13 – Services Through 9/25/23 ($45.00)

• Mountain Creek Resort – LU# 9-23-14 – Services Through 9/25/23 ($45.00)
• Alias Brewworks – LU# 9-23-11 -Services Through 9/6/23 ($45.00)

 

  2.      Board Planner – Jessica Caldwell, J. Caldwell & Associates

• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 8/10/23 ($562.50)

• Joseph Taylor – LU# 8-23-10 – Services Through 8/23/23 ($585.00)
• Rosemark Realty - LU# 9-23-12 –Services Through 9/15/23 ($875.00)
• Sussex Cultivation – LU# 2-23-4 – Services Through 9/8/23 ($325.00)
• Mountain Dispensary – LU# 2-23-13 – Services Through 9/28/23 ($1,500.00)

  3.     Board Engineer – Cory Stoner, Harold E. Pellow & Associates

• Land Use Board Business – Services Through 8/23/23 ($552.00)

• 515 Vernon Property – LU# 2-20-4 – Services Through 8/3/23 ($138.00)
• FW Webb – LU# 2-23-2 – Services Through 8/31/23 ($376.00)
• Dean Anthony – LU# 5-23-8 – Services Through 8/1/23 ($138.00)
• Restoration Agriculture – LU# 5-23-7 – Services Through 8/18/23 ($345.00)
• Bright Horizons – LU# 1-22-1 – Services Through 8/31/23 ($345.00)

4.Board Recording Secretary – Irene Mills ($75.00)

 

B. Request for Escrows to be closed  

None

Adjournment

Next Meeting:  November 8, 2023