ZONING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD Meeting Minutes for April 9, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Chairman McCarthy at 7:06 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. Santasieri, Ms. Brown, Mr. Mohan (arrived at 8:04pm) and Ms. Diaz. The following members were absent: Mr. Wangner, Mr. Perez, Mr. Parsons, Ms. Sun and Mr. Harris. Ms. Seidensticker resigned. 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. Communications: A. 4/18 board training – Mr. Rubin reminded the board of the upcoming in person training scheduled for 4/18. B. 1029-1035 Broad Street – a motion was made by Ms. Brown, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to adjourn the application to 5/7. All members present voted to adjourn. C. 185 Thomas Street – a motion was made by Ms. Brown, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to adjourn the application to 5/7. All members present voted to adjourn. D. 39 Dewey Street – a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to adjourn the application to 5/7. All members present voted to adjourn. 3. Minutes: 3/19/26 – a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to approve the 3/19 minutes. All members present voted to approve. 4. Resolutions: A. 164 Jerome Place – a motion was made by Ms. Brown, seconded by Mr. Santasieri to approve the draft resolution. Three regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Santasieri and Ms. Brown voted to approve. Two regular members Mr. Wangner and Mr. Perez were absent. B. 60 Walnut Street - a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to approve the draft resolution. Three regular members � Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Santasieri and Ms. Brown voted to approve. Two regular members Mr. Wangner and Mr. Perez were absent. 5. Applications to consider for Board Planner and/or Traffic Expert (‘d’ variances): None 6. Old Business: A. 375 Broad Street Block 575, Lot 8 Zone: B-2 Applicant: Anthony Lopez, Anticipated Events, LLC Owner: 375 Broad Street Investments, LLC Application: seeking minor site plans, D1 Use variance and any such other relief from the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Bloomfield to operate an event space in the B-2 zone. Testimony was provided by Mr. Lopez, Mr. Corvino, Mr. Marucci and Mr. Chen. Public questions/comments were provided by Mr. Sutaria. Board discussion included the lease, boutique event space, catering, capacity, number of employees, hours of operation, weekend business, current square footage, staff parking, number of parking spaces, municipal parking lot, trash dumpsters, applicant’s background, parking study, garage access, 1st and 2nd floor, off site catering, tax map, mixed use zone, number of daily events, D variance, ordinance definition, proposed signage, fire code, and sprinklers. A motion was made by Ms. Brown, seconded by Mr. Santasieri to approve. Three regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Santasieri and Ms. Brown voted to approve. Two alternate members Ms. Diaz and Mr. Harris voted to approve. B. 87 Hoover Avenue Block 754, Lot 40 Zone: R-1B Applicant/Owner: Donald Allen Application: seeking Class C Bulk variances for side yard setback, accessory building height, accessory building size and any other relief from the Zoning Ordinance in the township of Bloomfield to replace the oversized non￾conforming shed in the location that was destroyed in a vehicular accident in the R-1B zone. Testimony was provided by Mr. Allen and Mr. Marucci. Public questions/comments – there were none. Board discussion included shed destruction, square footage, shed height, loss of non-conformities, side yard and Garden State Parkway. A motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Ms. Brown to approve the application. Three regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Santasieri and Ms. Brown voted to approve. Two alternate members Ms. Diaz and Mr. Harris voted to approve. One alternate member Mr. Mohan voted to deny. � 7. New Business: None 8. Adjournment – a motion was made by Ms. Brown seconded by Mr. Santasieri to adjourn the meeting at 8:33pm. All members present voted to adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Amanda Waters Planning and Zoning Board Secretary�