Plannng Board

City of Trenton Planning Board Conference and Public Hearing Thursday, July 14, 2022 Via Microsoft Teams or phone: 609-436-9298 The Conference ID is 412 046 968# Members in Attendance: Dan Fatton, Chair John McBride, Vice Chair Jamie Carpenter Jeff Halpern Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed Anthony Santora Charles Romanow Members Not in Attendance: Randy Baum Markus Green Joe Harrison Wanda Swiggett Staff in Attendance: Jeffrey Wilkerson, Supervising Planner Stephani Register, Principal Planner George McGill, Planning Board Attorney Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary PUBLIC HEARING Current Planning Board Membership (as of 7/14/22) Class Term Ending Date Board Member I (Mayor’s Representative) Mayor’s Term Markus Green II (City Employee) 12/31/22 Anthony Santora III (City Council 12/31/22 Joe Harrison Representative) IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Patricia Ni’ma- Mohammed IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Randy Baum IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jeff Halpern IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Dan Fatton IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jamie Carpenter IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 John McBride ALTERNATES IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Wanda Swiggett IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Charles Romanow 1 A quorum was verified and the meeting was called to order at 6:03pm by Mr. Fatton. Approve the Minutes of 6/9/22 Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X X Jamie Carpenter X X Jeff Halpern X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X Charles Romanow X Memorialize Resolution for 236 N. Clinton Ave Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X Jamie Carpenter X Jeff Halpern X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X X Anthony Santora X X Charles Romanow X Resolution for 238 East Hanover Street Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X X Jamie Carpenter X Jeff Halpern X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X X Anthony Santora X Charles Romanow X Mr. Kolber made an announcement that there will be a virtual public meeting next Thursday at 6pm for community engagement for the City’s Resilence Plan. Materials will be sent to the Board and the staff would ask that the Board share the information within their networks. The City Council had their first reading last Thursday and approved it unanimously and the second reading will be August 4, 2022 and there is hope that they will approve it Unanimously The City Council had many questions around why the Planning Board rejected the sole bid for Capital Improvement Plan. The Council has tabled passing the resolution that rejects the bid but because of their outstanding questions they are not prepared to continue with 2 considering the resolution until they have further clarification. The Board would like a letter to be sent by the Council to the Board’s attorney explaining what they are asking from the Planning Board so that the Board would be able to respond. Item #1 21-P-537SC: 537 South Clinton Avenue- TRENTON NJ Applicant/Owner seeks preliminary and final site plan approval, (c) bulk variance for minimum rear yard size, and lot consolidation to enlarge an existing, vacant building and convert to a restaurant. Construction will include a 410 square foot addition at the rear, a 500 square foot second story addition, and a 270 square foot loft space in the attic. The Site is located in the Business B Zoning District and in the Roebling Gateway Redevelopment Plan Area; Location 537 South Clinton Avenue; City Tax Map: Block(s) 15801, Lot(s) 7,8, & 9; Applicant: Jorge Chacon, 55 Endicott Road, Hamilton, NJ 08690. As there were not 5 Board Members that have listened to all testimony from two different Public Hearings regarding this matter, tonight there was not a quorum of members to consider the matter. Carry 21-P-537SC: 537 South Clinton Avenue to July 28, 2022 at 6pm on this platform Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X X John McBride, Vice Chair X Jamie Carpenter X Jeff Halpern X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X X Charles Romanow X Item #2 21-P-1002H: 1002 Hamilton Avenue – TRENTON NJ The Applicant seeks preliminary and final site plan and bulk variance approvals in connection with the comer property having frontage on Hamilton Avenue, Ardmore Avenue, and Cunningham Alley, commonly known as 1002 Hamilton Avenue. The Applicant is proposing to build a two-story mixed-use building consisting of two open space commercial units on the ground floor with three apartments on the second floor, as well as associated improvements including parking (5 spaces), landscaping, etc. The two commercial units will consist of one 1,478 SF unit and one 1,325 SF unit. The three residential units will consist of a one-bedroom 745 SF unit, a two-bedroom 780 SF unit, and a two-bedroom 850 SQ unit. The site is located in a Business B zoning district, Location is 1002 Hamilton Avenue; City Tax Map: Block(s) 29410, Lot(s) 7; Applicant: A & X Creative Solutions, LLC 3 Carry 21-P-1002H: 1002 Hamilton Avenue to August 11, 2022 at 6pm on this platform Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X X John McBride, Vice Chair X Jamie Carpenter X Jeff Halpern X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Anthony Santora X X Charles Romanow X Adjourn 6:26pm Respectfully submitted Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary 4