ZONING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD Meeting Minutes for April 23, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Chairman McCarthy at 7:02 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, Mr. Wangner, Mr. Perez, Ms. Brown, Mr. Harris and Mr. Mohan (arrived at 8:04pm). The following members were absent: Mr. Parsons, Ms. Diaz and Ms. Sun. Board consultants present: Anthony Marucci, board engineer, George Williams, board planner, Drew Pavlick (covered for Kevin Chen), board traffic engineer and Michael Rubin, board attorney. 1. Roll Call: 2. Communications: A. 223-225 North 16th Street – a motion was made by Ms. Brown, seconded by Mr. Santasieri to adjourn 223-225 North 16th Street to 5/21. All members present voted to adjourn. 3. Minutes: 4/9/26 – a motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to approve the 4/9 minutes. All members present voted to approve. 4. Resolutions: 936 Broad Street – a motion was made by Mr. Perez, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to approve the draft resolution. Four regular members Chairman McCarthy, Mr. Wangner, Mr. Santasieri and Mr. Perez voted to approve. Mr. Parsons and Ms. Diaz were absent. 5. Applications to consider for Board Planner and/or Traffic Expert (‘d’ variances): None 6. Old Business: A. 110-118 JFK Parkway Drive North Block 792, Lot 6 Zone: M-1 Applicant/Owner: BRH 18 JFK Realty, LLC Application: seeking minor site plan approval and a D(1) Use variance for two principal uses and any such other relief from the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Bloomfield to operate a beauty product manufacturing company and a moving company in the M-1 zone. Testimony was provided by Mr. Barany, Mr. Haddad, Ms. Infante and Mr. Perez. Public questions/comments were provided by Ms. Perez and Mr. Sutaria. Board � discussion included permitted uses, number of principal uses, number of employees, business types of principal uses, certificate of occupancy, site remediation, environmental case, graffiti, sprinklers, 2nd floor storage, building size, perfume, square footage, interior space, separated interiors, hours of operation, security, exterior cameras, weekend hours of operation, parking, delivery trucks, number of delivery trucks, ruck size, loading dock, trash pickup, dumpster, tractor trailer box portion, trailers, flammable materials, spill kits, MSDS sheets, idling laws, truck schedules, warehouse, freight elevator, ground floor SF, parking agreement with bar, site plan, concrete wheel stops, handicap parking, compact car parking, drive aisle, design waiver, lighting, spillage, EV spaces, buffering, chain link fence, trees, pedestrian walkway, turning radius, traffic report, trip generation, stripping, signage, blank sign on Willow, street fence, fence slats, shade trees, and driveway. A motion was made by Mr. Wangner, seconded by Ms. Brown to adjourn the application to 5/21. All members present voted to adjourn. B. 12 Park Street, 118 Broad Street, 45 and 49 State Street Block 245, Lot 18, 23, 27 and 29 Zone: R-1B and POR Applicant/Owner: Park United Methodist Church Application: seeking minor site plan, D1 Use variance, Class C variance and any such other relief from the Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Bloomfield to remove an attached garage and construct an accessory playground in the R-1B and POR zone. The accessory playground will be in the R-1B zone to be used by the existing childcare center located in the POR zone. ** The subject property also lies in the Historic District Overlay Zone, approval is required from the HPC which was granted on Wednesday, 11/19. Testimony was provided by Ms. Wissch, Mr. Beucamp, Mr. Lanzafama, Mr. Marucci and Mr. Williams. Public questions/comments – there were none. Board discussion included grant, playground installation, childcare facility, playground equipment, mission house, rental property, easements, subdivision, # of children, current use of the 3 car garage, parking lot, D1 Use variance, school building, c variances, POR zone, setbacks, public playground, non-conforming, lighting, impervious coverage, R-1B zone, principal single family use, accessory to the principal use, tax roll, bollards and beneficial use. A motion was made by Mr. Santasieri, seconded by Chairman McCarthy to approve the application. Four regular members Chairman McCarthy, Ms. Brown, Mr. Santasieri and Mr. Perez voted to approve. Two alternate members Mr. Mohan and Mr. Harris voted to approve.� 7. New Business: None 8. Adjournment: a motion was made by Mr. Wangner, seconded by Ms. Brown to adjourn the meeting at 10:18pm. All members present voted to adjourn. Respectfully submitted, Amanda Waters Planning and Zoning Board Secretary�