Plannng Board
Regular MeetingTrenton, NJ · August 11, 2022
Minutes
City of Trenton
Planning Board
Conference and Public Hearing
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Via Microsoft Teams or phone: 609-436-9298 The Conference ID is 412 046 968#
Members in Attendance:
Dan Fatton, Chair
Randy Baum
Jamie Carpenter
Jeff Halpern
Joe Harrison
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed
Anthony Santora
Wanda Swiggett
Charles Romanow
Members Not in Attendance:
John McBride, Vice Chair
Markus Green
Staff in Attendance:
Jeffrey Wilkerson, Supervising Planner
Michael Kolber, Senior Planner
George McGill, Planning Board Attorney
Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary
PUBLIC HEARING
Current Planning Board Membership (as of 8/11/22)
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
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A quorum was verified and the meeting was called to order at 6:09pm by Mr. Fatton.
Approve minutes of 5/26/22
Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded
Dan Fatton, Chair X
Randy Baum X
Jamie Carpenter X
Jeff Halpern X
Joe Harrison X X
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X X
Anthony Santora X
Wanda Swiggett X
Charles Romanow X
Approve minutes of 7/14/22
Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded
Dan Fatton, Chair X
Randy Baum X
Jamie Carpenter X
Jeff Halpern X
Joe Harrison X
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X
Anthony Santora X X
Wanda Swiggett X
Charles Romanow X X
Approve minutes of 7/28/22
Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded
Dan Fatton, Chair X
Randy Baum X X
Jamie Carpenter X
Jeff Halpern X
Joe Harrison X
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X
Anthony Santora X
Wanda Swiggett X X
Charles Romanow X
Item #1
22-P-501CA:501 and 513 Calhoun Street- TRENTON NJ
Applicant/Owner seeks preliminary and final site plan approval, (c) bulk variance for side
yard setback, and parking variance to convert an existing, vacant warehouse into a child
development center and playground. The site is split between Industrial A(IA) and
Residential B(RB) Zoning Districts; it is in the Canal Banks Redevelopment Plan Area
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where it is zoned Residential/Commercial; Location 501 and 513 Calhoun Street; City Tax
Map: Block(s) 4502, Lot(s) 28, 29, & 30, Block(s) 4501 Lot(s) 21; Applicant: Ezra
Resources LLC, 5 Tara Way, Pennington, NJ 08534.
Marsha Moore, Esq., the Applicant’s attorney, requested the matter be adjourned until the
October 27th meeting date as the Applicant is just in receipt of numerous comments from
the Board’s professionals and needs time to review and consider them.
Adjourn 22-P-501CA: 501 and 513 Calhoun Street to October 27, 2022 at 6pm on this
platform with no further notice required and timing requirements waived as stipulated to by
the Applicant’s attorney.
Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded
Dan Fatton, Chair X X
Randy Baum X
Jamie Carpenter X
Jeff Halpern X
Joe Harrison X X
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X
Anthony Santora X
Wanda Swiggett X
Charles Romanow X
Item #2
21-P-208PH: 208 Phillips Avenue- TRENTON NJ
Applicant/Owner seeks preliminary and final minor subdivision and (c) bulk variance for
minimum front yard and minimum side yard size, to consolidate five existing parcels into
two new parcels with redrawn boundaries. The site is split between Residential B (RB) and
Residential B2 (RB2) Zoning Districts; Location 208 Phillips Avenue; City Tax Map:
Block(s) 9001, Lot(s) 5, 6, 7,8, & 9; Applicant: Berb Realty, LLC, 18 Wiltshire Drive, East
Windsor, NJ 08520.
21-P-208PH: 208 Phillips Avenue adjourned until September 8, 2022 at 6pm on this
platform
Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded
Dan Fatton, Chair X X
Randy Baum X
Jamie Carpenter X
Jeff Halpern X
Joe Harrison X
Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X
Anthony Santora X
Wanda Swiggett X X
Charles Romanow X
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As there are no scheduled agenda items for the 2nd Public Hearing in August the Planning
Board cancelled their meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 6:21pm
Respectfully submitted
Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary
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