ZONING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD Meeting Minutes for February 19, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Chairman McCarthy at 7:03 PM. Chairman McCarthy read the Open Public Meetings Act statement. The meeting was held via Zoom, recorded and made available for viewing on the Township website and WBMA￾TV. Roll call: The following members were present: Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Seidensticker, Mr. Santasieri, Mr. Wangner, Ms. Brown, Mr. Perez, Mr. Mohan, Ms. Diaz and Ms. Sun. The following members were absent: Mr. Harris Board consultants present: Anthony Marucci, board engineer, George Williams, board planner, Kevin Chen, board traffic engineer and Michael Rubin, board attorney. 1. Roll Call: 2. Executive Session – a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Mr. Parsons to enter into a closed executive session. All members present voted in the affirmative. A motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Mr. Wangner to exit the Executive Session. All members present voted in the affirmative. 3. Communications: A. 17 James Street – a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Ms. Brown to grant the resolution extension. Six regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Brown, Mr. Santasieri, Mr. Wangner and Mr. Perez voted to approve the request. One regular member Ms. Seidensticker abstained. B. 181 Jerome Place – a motion was made by Mr. Wangner, seconded by Ms. Brown to deny the request for a reconsideration hearing. Six regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Brown, Mr. Wangner, Mr. Mohan and Mr. Perez voted to deny the request. One regular member Mr. Santasieri voted to approve. The request was denied. C. 110-118 JFK Parkway Drive North – a motion was made by Mr. Parsons, seconded by Mr. Perez to adjourn the application to 3/19. All members present voted to adjourn. D. 375 Broad Street - a motion was made by Mr. Wangner, seconded by Mr. Perez to adjourn the application to 3/19. All members present voted to adjourn.� E. 321 Broughton Avenue - a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Mr. Parsons to adjourn the application to 3/19. All members present voted to adjourn. F. 12 Park Street, 118 Broad Street, 45 and 49 State Street - a motion was made by Mr. Parsons, seconded by Mr. Wangner to adjourn the application to 3/19. All members present voted to adjourn. G. 223-225 North 16th Street - a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Mr. Wangner to adjourn the application to 3/19. All members present voted to adjourn. 4. Minutes: 2/5/26 – a motion was made by Mr. Perez, seconded by Mr. Wangner to approve the 2/5 minutes. All members present voted to approve. 5. Resolutions: None 6. Applications to consider for Board Planner and/or Traffic Expert (‘d’ variances): None 7. Old Business: A. 936 Broad Street Block 931, Lot 50 Zone: R-1A Applicant/Owner: Temple Ner Tamid Application: seeking preliminary and final site plan approval, a D(2) Use variance for expansion of an existing non-conforming use and class C Bulk variance for exceeding the building coverage, max lot coverage and required parking and any such other relief from the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Bloomfield in the R-1A zone. Testimony was provided by Mr. Katz, Mr. Major, Mr. Hauptman, and Mr. Going. Public questions/comments provided by Mr. Sutaria, Mr. Ogushwitz and Mr. Coulter. Board discussion included 1991 zoning change, house of worship, 1995 approved addition, 2002 approved addition, demographic changes, storage, foot traffic, facility upgrades, sanctuary reconfiguration, education programs, Jewish holidays, hours of operation, location of the Torah, parking spaces, BPD and traffic control, dialog with neighbors, high holy days, congregation consolidation, new classrooms, classroom and event size, safety, lack of space a hardship, rental of middle school parking lot, number of sanctuary seats, bike racks, handicap spaces, EV charging stations, neighborhood disruption, exhibits, ambient light, sprinkler system, occupancy numbers, uniform construction code, proposed square footage, collapsible doors, architectural design, bathroom reconfigurations, ground floor, existing site plan, building and lot coverage deviations, location of heating and cooling units, parapets, screening roof top equipment, wall thickness, basement square footage, exterior � measurement, traffic impact, shuttle service, DOT parking calculation and drone photo sample. 8. Adjournment – a motion was made by Mr. Wangner, seconded by Ms. Seidensticker to adjourn the meeting at 11:17pm. All members present voted to adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Amanda Waters Planning and Zoning Board Secretary�