Board approves pool variance, carries townhouse proposal
Board approves pool variance, postpones 98-unit townhouse application. The Zoning Board voted 7-0 to grant Rachel and Ignacio Jr. Cruz an amended variance for an in-ground pool set 1.3 feet closer to the property line than zoning allows on their 8-acre R-5 parcel at 156 W. Pleasant Grove Road. The
Zoning Board · Meeting of August 19, 2026
NJ JACKSON — Board approves pool variance, postpones 98-unit townhouse application. The Zoning Board voted 7-0 to grant Rachel and Ignacio Jr. Cruz an amended variance for an in-ground pool set 1.3 feet closer to the property line than zoning allows on their 8-acre R-5 parcel at 156 W.
Pleasant Grove Road. The Board carried Garden View Homes LLC's application to December 2, 2026, seeking permission to develop 98 townhouses and 20 affordable units on a 17.6-acre RG-2 site at S. Hope Chapel Road; the project would increase allowed density from 3 to 8 units per acre and sits on property with $3.5 million in recorded back taxes.
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