Zoning Board of Adjustment
Regular MeetingRahway, NJ · December 21, 2020
Minutes
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
DECEMBER 21, 2020
CALL TO
ORDER
The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Rahway held its regularly scheduled meeting Monday,
December 21, 2020 via electronic communications equipment. Pursuant to the provisions of the New
Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-8(b), this meeting was held via Zoom. Due to the
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, commonly known as the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The
meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m.
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FLAG SALUTE The Board saluted the flag.
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ROLL CALL On a call of the roll, the following Board Members and Officials should be
present:
BOARD
Ms. Joann Gemenden, Commissioner
Ms. Marie Richelieu, Commissioner
Mr. Brandon Givens, Commissioner
Mr. James Heim, Commissioner
Mr. Adrian Zapotocky, Commissioner
Ms. Jelsie Basso, 1st Alternate Commissioner
Mr Richard Zdan 2nd Alternate Commissioner
Mr. William Tomkiewicz, 3rd Alternate Commissioner
Mr. Roy Smith, 4th Alternate Commissioner
Mr. William Hering, Commissioner / Chairman
Mr. James E. Pellettiere, Commissioner / Vice Chairman
Mr. Mark Moon, Esq, Board Attorney
Ms. Jacqueline Dirmann, City Engineer
Mr. Kevin O’Brien City Planner
Mrs. Karin Napier, Board Secretary pro tem
*Absent from this meeting was Commissioner Pellettiere.
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 21, 2020 _______ PAGE TWO
REGULAR MEETING:
Chairman Hering opened the meeting at 7:04 pm with the regulations and reading of the agenda into
the record. The following action took place.
Chairman Hering opened the floor to Board Attorney Mark Moon to discuss application titled
Pine Street Rahway, LLC - Proposed Two (2) five-unit, 3-Bedroom Towns houses Pine Street Block
358 - Lots 9 & 10 Preliminary & Final Site Plan Approval, Use (“D”) Variance, Bulk (“C”) Variance
Applicant was on this December Agenda. Moon advised that the applicant wishes to be heard at the
January 2021 Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting. Motion called to carry over without further
notification and move to the January 25, 2021 meeting.
Motion: Commissioner Heim Second: Commissioner Zapotocky
Yes: Commissioners Gemenden, Zapotocky, Zdan, Tomkiewicz, Hering, Smith, Givens,
Richelieu, Heim and Basso
No: none
Abstain: none
Absent: Commissioner Pellettiere
Motion was approved
Board Engineer questioned whether anyone was up for reappointment to which Chairman Hering
advised it was a great group and there are no intention of changing anything
ADJOURN: There being no further business; the meeting was adjourned 7:24pm
Yes: Commissioners Gemenden, Zapotocky, Zdan, Tomkiewicz , Smith, Hering, Givens,
Richelieu, Heim and Basso
No: none
Abstain: none
Absent: Pellettiere
Meeting was adjourned
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