September 6, 2016, 12:00 pm
Lakewood planing board agenda1. Resolution of Appointment – Oak Street Core Residential Development Subcommittee5. CORRESPONDENCE & ORDINANCE FOR DISCUSSION• 18-506 Oak Street Corridor Improvement District• SP 2141 118-120 Clifton Ave LLC: request to modify trash and loading zone provisions• SP 2163 TTY – request to phase prior site plan approval6. PLAN REVIEW ITEMS*1. SD 2069A Sam Rabinowitz c/o Accurate Builders Locust Street Block 1081, Lot 4Amended Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision2. SD 2157 Dovid Berger Second Street Block 72, Lot 7.01Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create 5 lots3. SP 2193 DC Commercial Ocean Avenue Block 189.03, Lot 76.01Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for an addition to an existing office buildingApplicant is requesting a combined plan review and public hearing at thismeeting.4. SP 2197 Sporrelli, LLC Swarthmore Avenue Block 1609, Lot 16Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for an addition to an existing warehouseApplicant is requesting a combined plan review and public hearing at thismeeting. 5. SD 2159 Mark Properties, LLC Providence Avenue Block 1048, Lots 1 & 5Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create 11 lots6. SD 2161 Aaron Finkelstein Central Avenue Block 77, Lot 2Minor Subdivision to create two lots7. SP 2198 ARM Land Group, LLC Lanes Mill Road Block 189.04, Lot 196Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan to convert an existing house to a schooland build a new dormitory8. SP 2199 Harold Herskowitz Third Street Block 91, Lot 6Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a 5 story office and retail building9. SD 2162 LS Holdings, LLC Locust Street Block 1083, Lot 1Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create nine lots10. SD 2163 ARM Developers, LLC Prospect Street Block 445, Lots 17.01-17.12 & 18Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create twenty lots11. SD 2164 Barbara Flannery Atlantic Avenue Block 377, Lots 26.04-26.08Minor Subdivision to adjust lot lines (no additional lots)12. SP 2200 Congregation Williams Street Williams Street Block 411, Lots 12.01, 12.02, & 13Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a synagogue13. SP 2201 Congregation Rachmistrivka Inc Delaware Trail Block 2.04, Lots 2.05, 2.06, 22, & 24Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a schoolApplicant is requesting a combined plan review and public hearing at thismeeting.14. SD 2146 Mordechai Eichorn Central Avenue Block 12.04, Lot 48Minor Subdivision to create three lots15. SP 2203 Congregation Chabad of Lakewood Central Avenue Block 12.04, Lot 46.02Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a synagogue and mikvaApplicant is requesting a combined plan review and public hearing at thismeeting. 7. PUBLIC HEARING1. SD 2145 ARM Realty & Construction Netherwood Drive Blocks 433, 434, 435, & 436Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create 21 lots2. SD 2147 DYA Investment & Development Group, LLC Miller Road Block 11.03, Lots 2 & 90.03Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create 7 lots3. SP 2187 KG Investments Chestnut and River Avenue Block 1070, Lots 1 & 3Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a combined retail and office building,existing gas pumps to remain4. SP 2196AA Simon Schreiber Tuxedo Terrace Block 25.07, Lot 53Change of Use/Site Plan Exemption to convert an existing home into a school
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September 6, 2016, 1:23 pm
The Lakewood girls schools have notified the parents they must come tonight to pick up the bus passes for their children. Those who are getting courtesy busing must pay $150 or they will not get the pass. In addition drivers were instructed not to pickup any students that have no bus pass. Bais Rivka Rochel told parents they have to pay $100 now and can give $50 in January. parents have to pick up the bus pass tonight 8 pm and drop off checks for the LSTA. Bais Tova also told parents who won't pay will not receive a bus pass.
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September 6, 2016, 5:43 pm
Vort: Hachosson Yossi Berger (BP) to Hakallah Sara Baila Kass bas R' Nochum tonight at 8:15 in Khal Chassidim Simcha Hall, Lakewood
Vort: Hachosson Chaim ben R' Tzvi Tevlowitz (Monsey) Kallah bas R Nisan Karfiol
Wedding: of Hachosson Zevie Rangott at fountain ballroom
Chasuna: Katz- Bernstein wedding at Lake Terrace hall
Chasunah: Geller- Ungarischer wedding at Ne'ems Hachaim hall Lakewood, NJ
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September 6, 2016, 7:47 pm
LAKEWOOD - “Chayah” has been added to the name of Rebbetzin Miriam Salomon, shetichyeh, the wife of Lakewood mashgiach Harav Mattisyahu Salomon, shlita, as a zechus for her refuah sheleimah The Rebbetzin has been hospitalized since last Motzei Shabbos, and underwent a lengthy operation on Sunday morning. Her condition has stabilized somewhat, but remains critical. Upon the instruction of the Mashgiach, the name was added on Tuesday. Klal Yisrael is asked to daven for a refuah sheleimah for Miram Chaya bas Sarah, b’soch sh’ar cholei Yisrael. Hamodia.
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September 6, 2016, 10:56 pm
Shiva for R' Chaim Aryeh Gottlieb z"l is at 245 Carey street bet Clifton Ave & Lexington Ave in Lakewood. Shachris 8:00 am Mincha 7:15 Maariv 8:15.
Reb Chaim Elozer Klein is sitting shiva for his mother in Boro Park at 1330 47th street Brooklyn, NY
Shachris k"vasikin (6am) Mincha 6pm, Maariv 8:30 pm 732-363-0094
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September 7, 2016, 3:30 am
A meeting of the sub committee for the Lakewood masterplan was advertised on the Lakewood township website as an executive session which was closed to the public. A reporter for NJnews and Views along with First amendment activist who videoed the meeting (watch below) walked in on the surprised officials claiming the meeting was in violation of the open meetings act. Committee member Mr. Flancebaum said they were under legal council of the Lakewood township attorney, however the reporter refused to leave threatening to go to the prosecutors office if they have her removed. After not getting hold of the township attorney the meeting chairman Mr. Reinman of the Lakewood Industrial Commission suspended the meeting until further notice.
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September 7, 2016, 8:14 am
B''H all kids made id safely to school on their first day back
-Traffic- took close to an hour for carpooling parents
-Bnos Melech did not have school today they have no busing
-Bais sheindel did not have school no busing
-Small mosdos combining routes to compete with big mosdos who got first dibs on bids
-Parents now driving kids to bus stops, just wait for the cold weather
-Bus stops have hundreds of kids waiting at street corners
-buses ran late, confusion at bus stops as buses were not marked for which school
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September 7, 2016, 8:22 am
After reporters walked in on a closed meeting claiming its in violation of the open meetings act, The Lakewood township has now cancelled another closed meeting of the masterplan committee to take place tomorrow.
This was posted on the township website."Please be advised that the Parks & Open Space Subcommittee of the Lakewood Township Master Plan Committee Executive Session for September 8, 2016 at 10:00am in Room 18 of the Lakewood Township Municipal Building has been cancelled. A Public Notice will be posted once a new date and time has been scheduled."
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September 7, 2016, 12:01 pm
Who is pushing it in Lakewood? we have to go after the pushers.
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September 7, 2016, 3:00 pm
Yesteday on NJ101.5 callers discussed a story about a retailer that won't accept returns from several towns -- all with high Orthodox Jewish populations. Naturaly, the orthodox bashing was in full swing. Host Judi Franco explained the practice. If you’re an online shopper you know that most online retailers have very liberal return policies. One store’s unusual policy will happily give “some” people a refund. Shan and Toad, an Israeli-based business with Orthodox Jewish owners, has decided not to give refunds to folks from both Lakewood and Passaic City, as well as three other stores in New York What do all those towns have in common? The high percentage of Orthodox Jews living in them.Is this store being discriminatory? Well, yes. But not against Jews — against people who return too much! watch Video HERE
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September 7, 2016, 4:42 pm
-Vort: Golombeck/Lubowsky vort will iy'H be Wednesday night Sept 7th at 7:30 R' Herzka's shul 270 Miller Rd, Lakewood, NJ
-Chasunah: Chosson Duvid Ortner to Kallah Polak bas R' Ari Lake Terrace 1690 Oak St. Lakewood. -Chasunah: Shlomo Levy wedding tonight in Ateres Chana hall -Chasunah Katz- Katz at Ne;emas hachaim hall Lakewood, NJ
Video:At a chasunah in Lakewood this week
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September 7, 2016, 5:58 pm
Submitted.I have a Big question: Why is Mayor Menashe Miller and the township suddenly and very quickly abolishing the Rent Control Board?? There was an ordnance in the last township committee meeting it read as follows:An Ordinance Of The Township Of Lakewood, County Of Ocean, State Of New Jersey, Amending And Supplementing Chapter II Of The Revised General 09-01-16 4 Ordinances Of The Township Of Lakewood, Entitled “Administration”, By Repealing Section 2-49 (Rent Control Board), Inclusive, In Its Entirety.
Which developer/landlord is he working to protect??? There was never even a discussion about this important issue at any previous committee meeting? Why did he quietly sneak in (during summer Bein Hazmanim) at the bottom of last Thursdays Agenda a total repeal of the Township Ordinance requiring a Rent Control Board? How will this help the struggling yungeleit and other hardworking tenants from being exploited by unfair rental practices?More on this at Yudels blogSee the rental control board section below of Lakewood township:
Section 2-49 RENT CONTROL BOARD.
2-49.1 Creation.
There is hereby created the Township of Lakewood Rent Control Board hereinafter referred to as Board, consisting of seven (7) members. Members shall be appointed by the Township Committee and shall serve without compensation. (1971 Code § 2-26.1)
2-49.2 Eligibility of Members.
Two (2) members shall be appointed from tenants residing in the Township; two (2) members shall be appointed from landlords owning residential rented property within the Township or from officers, directors, stockholders, partners or agents of any corporation, partnership or joint venture owning residential rented property within the Township; and three (3) members shall be appointed from residents within the Township who are neither a landlord nor a tenant. (1971 Code § 2-26.2)
2-49.3 Terms.
Each member of the Board shall serve for a period of one (1) year. (1971 Code § 2-26.3)
2-49.4 Alternate Members.
Two (2) alternate members may be appointed by the Township Committee to the Board for a term of one (1) year and shall vote on matters before the Board only in the absence or disqualification of regular members. (1971 Code § 2-26.4)
2-49.5 Conflict of Interest.
No member or alternate member shall be permitted to act on any matter in which he or she has, either directly or indirectly, any personal or financial interests. (1971 Code § 2-26.5)
2-49.6 Removal.
A member may be removed by the Governing Body for good cause provided a public hearing is held if so requested. (1971 Code § 2-26.6)
2-49.7 Vacancy.
If any vacancy shall occur, it shall be filled by appointment as above provided for the unexpired term. (1971 Code § 2-26.7)
2-49.8 Quorum.
A majority of the whole number of regular members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum is not present one-half (1/2) hour after the designated time for any meeting, the Chairman or Presiding Officer may declare the meeting adjourned. No decision shall be rendered by the Board without the affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum. (1971 Code § 2-26.8)
2-49.9 Chairman and Vice Chairman.
Regular members of the Boars shall annually choose a Chairman and Vice-chairman to preside over all meetings of the Board. In the absence of both the Chairman and Vice-chairman, the majority of the quorum shall appoint a Chairman Pro Tem from the members present. (1971 Code § 2-26.9)
2-49.10 Powers.
The Rent Control Board shall have and exercise, in addition to other powers granted herein, all the powers necessary and appropriate to carry out and execute the purposes of the Rent Control regulations, including but not limited to, the power:
a. To adopt bylaws governing its procedural operation.
b. To supply information and assistance to landlords and tenants to help them comply with the provisions of the Rent Control regulations, including all necessary statistical information of the consumer price index and computation of proper rental increases and tax and service surcharges;
c. To remedy violations of the Rent Control regulations by adjusting rentals, ordering rebates or taking any other authorized action to enforce compliance with the Rent Control regulations.
Editor's Note: Refer to Chapter XIV, Rent Control.
d. To accept complaints from tenants of illegal rental increases.
e. To accept applications from landlords who are seeking rental increase based on hardship, unusual expenses, tax surcharge or other circumstances under which said increase might be allowed after a hearing.
f. To reduce rents based on landlord's breach of covenants in lease or implied covenants, such as habitability.
g. To adjust rents based on landlord's subsequent change in position caused by law or economic conditions.
h. To review applications and investigate complaints if necessary prior to rendering final decisions in any case.(1971 Code § 2-26.10)
2-49.11 Hearings.
The Board shall hold a hearing on each application or complaint properly presented to it.
a. The presiding officer or such person as may be designated by the presiding officer shall have the power to administer oaths and issue subpoenas, to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of relevant evidence, including witnesses and documents presented by the parties. The provisions of the "County and Municipal Investigations Law," N.J.S.A. 2A:67A-1 et seq. shall apply.
b. The testimony of all witnesses shall be taken under oath or affirmation by the presiding officer or such person as he shall designate, and the right of cross-examination shall be permitted to all interested parties, subject to the discretion of the presiding officer and to reasonable limitations as to time and number of witnesses.
c. Technical rules of evidence shall not be applicable to the hearing, but the Board may exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence.
d. The Board shall provide for the verbatim recording of the proceedings by either stenographer, mechanical or electronic means. The Board shall furnish a transcript, or duplicate recording in lieu thereof, on request to any interested party at no cost or a reasonable cost if the Board so decides.
e. Each decision shall be in writing and incorporated within or attached to a written resolution of the Board. The decision shall include findings of fact and conclusions based thereon.(1971 Code § 2-26.11)
2-49.12 Assistance.
Insofar as may be practicable, the employees and assistants required by the Board shall be recruited from the public officers and employees of the Township. From time to time the Board shall make known to the Township Committee its wants in the nature of services by employees and the Township Committee shall designate which of the employees, if any, shall render this service. (1971 Code § 2-26.12)
2-49.13 Eligibility to Vote.
No member of the Board or alternate shall be allowed to vote on a case for which that member has not been present for the full hearing or hearing concerning the case unless the member testifies under oath that he or she has listened to a verbatim recording of the case or read a verbatim transcript of same prior to voting thereon. (1971 Code § 2-26.13)
2-49.14 Appeals.
Both landlords and tenants may appeal the decision of the Board to a court of competent jurisdiction according to law. (1971 Code § 2-26.14)
2-49.15 Hearing Procedure; Time Requirements; Prehearing Conference.
It is expressly recognized and therefore the intent of this section that landlords are entitled to fair and efficient administrative relief upon filing and application for a rental increase.
a. Hearing Procedure; Time Requirements; Prehearing Conference. Within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of a properly filed and completed application for a rental increase, the Attorney for the Rent Control Board may schedule a prehearing conference which may include the landlord, tenants and/or their representatives, for the purpose of ascertaining facts, specifying issues in dispute, providing names and reports of expert witnesses, establishing stipulated facts, and determining whether the application is complete.
The Rent Control Board shall, within thirty (30) days of the prehearing conference, or within forty-five (45) days of the receipt of a properly filed and completed application for a rental increase, schedule a hearing for the application.
The Rent Control Board shall, within sixty (60) days following the proper filing of a completed application for a rental increase, render a decision on the application.
If, due to no fault of the landlord, the Rent Control Board does not render a decision on a properly filed and completed application for a rental increase within sixty (60) days of receipt of same, the landlord shall be entitled to have any rental increase granted on the application, applied retroactively to the first rental payment period thirty (30) days after the filing of the application.(1971 Code § 2-26.17)
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September 8, 2016, 5:00 am
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September 8, 2016, 6:55 am
By: Take back Lakewood
As you all know Lakewood has experienced explosive growth. I watch all of the Zoning and Planning Board meetings and I am astounded at high density plans that seem to get approval after approval for no rhyme or reason. Old single family houses are knocked down to be replaced by a cul-de-sac with 7 homes. Forget duplexes, now there are triplexes. Yes, a single property becomes 3 upstairs and 3 downstairs families with 9-12 cars. Blocks with 10 homes and 10 families suddenly host 20-35 homes with 40-70 families and 80-140 cars. Traffic is getting worse and worse. Simple streets that should take minutes to travel across end up congested all day long. So why are all of these properties getting approved?
Even assuming that no illegal activities are taking place to get these approvals, it is very clear that the builders and developers have very close connections with the powers that be. There are less than a handful of lawyers and less than a handful of Professional Planners who appear before the board. It is sadly comical to watch as application after application is heard and it is the same exact Planner standing up there before the board explaining why this application should be approved. More often than not, a key part of the argument rests on the following.
A) All we are asking for is a variance of 7 feet (in the front and another 12 feet in the back and 9 feet on each side etc). Yes we need 25 parking spots but please grant us just 18. Keep in mind – last week you approved a similar variance! I’ve been before this board so many times and for so many years and they approved applications that pushed the line almost as far as this one, so that is now the new precedent. All I’m asking for now is to get just a small addition to what I’m already ‘entitled’ to.
B) This town has a housing shortage. We urgently need to help build more houses and higher density so that people have a place to live.
C) The master plan calls for more high density housing and if you twist the words in the master plan it practically requires you to approve this very application because after all, the master plan obviously wanted this and therefore it is obviously good for our town.
In regard to A, zoning laws were made for a reason. Builders should be required to for the most part conform to the laws. Can an occasional variance be requested and granted? Possibly. If circumstances warrant. However, that should be the exception and not the rule. Lately, every application has more and more and more variances and the assumption is that they should surely be granted since it’s just a few feet here and a few feet there. After all is said and done it makes a big difference. Apparently the lawyers and planners are too comfortable with the board and they’ve pushed the line so far and created new base lines making hitting a home run far too easy.
In regard to B, it seems that the majority of new houses built are being marketed (and priced) to people that don’t currently live in Lakewood. While I have nothing against people wanting to move here, Lakewood is by no means responsible to make changes to accommodate, and enable hundreds of people to move into small spaces further stretching out already taught infrastructure. We talk and talk about one day having 225K residents living in Lakewood. WAIT!! Why do we need to do that? Besides for the now available housing in Toms River, Jackson, Howell and Brick, why does Lakewood NEED to grow to 225K residents? What if there is simply no room for that? Is there really nowhere else for people to live? When will it end? Do we need to one day accommodate 500K? Or can there be a point where we’ve run out of room? Why can’t that point be now? Why the need to stretch and stretch to fill every lot with 6-8 families?
In regard to C, this is our chance. Every 10 years a new Master Plan is discussed, reviewed and adopted. The plan that is currently being drafted will pave the way for the next 10 years in Lakewood. Every allowance mentioned in there calling for more housing and higher density will be used by lawyers for the next 10 years to request more and more variances, approvals, and soon quadplexes. We must all give input to our elected officials that we do NOT need Lakewood to grow to 225K residents (doubling our current size!). We need the master plan to carefully restrain further building and not allow rampant density to continue and get worse.
So who gains from all of the new construction? 1) Developers 2) Builders 3) Realtors 4) Lawyers 5)Professional Planners (remember – they are paid by their client to explain how building a cul-de-sac where there was once a single house makes perfect sense) 6)People in NY who can’t afford a NY house but jump for the opportunity to buy a duplex in Lakewood for $650K. I truly hope that no committee members gain from any of this….
But who loses? All of the residents of Lakewood. Our quality of life goes drastically down as the traffic and congestion goes up. Even people moving from Brooklyn will one day no longer want to move here as the congestion and poor quality of live will rival Brooklyn’s! So why do we need to wait until that point? Why allow the city that we love and live in to spiral downward? Please stand up and make your voice heard.
· We DON’T want more density.· We DON’T want to create new cul-de-sacs all over town.· We DON’T want our quiet block to suddenly turn into a feeder to dozens of new houses bringing traffic and dozens of new people and cars to the area.· We DON’T need to be the haven to accommodate and invite people looking to escape congested cities only to lead to the ultimate congestion of our city· We WANT zoning laws to be strictly upheld.· We WANT to new Master Plan to more strictly limit new building and not encourage more density· We WANT to reclaim our quality of life and not stand by watching a few people take it all away from us.So what can I do?Email your committeemen - mlichtenstein@lakewoodnj.gov – mmiller@lakewoodnj.gov – mdelia@lakewoodnj.gov – aakerman@lakewoodnj.com - rcoles@lakewoodnj.gov
Beg them to reconsider the status quo and take into account the needs of the majority of Lakewood’s current residents before the pockets of a few builders and developers. And if they don’t listen? Oh there are plenty of others that would take their place on the committee in a heartbeat. Let this be the beginning of a movement. Take back Lakewood. It’s 2016. Let this travel via social media. Let the voices of the public be heard. And if they are not heard through our current politicians, let’s replace them and find others who agree to represent the majority and not just the powerbrokers.
The movement starts now. What was once the ‘powerful and few’ against the ‘weak and many’ will now shift as the many (yes that’s me and you) exercise our collective voice as one. Email TakeBackLakewood@gmail.com to share what you did and can do to reclaim our town.
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September 8, 2016, 8:10 am
-Not only the private schools but Parents of public school children took to social media complaining about no show buses for their children.
-Pine street was backed up from Albert to rt 9 going north and south from rt 9 to Ave of the states
-James backed up past NPGS
-Buses runing late parents waiting over an hour in some stop
-Utilities Tree pruning in cross street area smack in middle of rush hour
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September 8, 2016, 8:48 am
Yomim tovim are right around the corner for those who order for Yom Tov with Moadim L' Simcha the deadline to place an order is this Today September 8..
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September 8, 2016, 11:47 am
NJ bill 3652 was established for Lakewood non public mandated busing. The consortium has no responsibility for non mandated students known as courtesy busing. The bill allows the consortium to use unspent money as quoted in the bill: "Establishes three-year nonpublic school pupil transportation pilot program in Lakewood School District to provide funding to consortium of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for district's mandated nonpublic school busing. "If after providing the required pupil transportation any of the disbursed funds remain unspent, the consortium, as it deems appropriate, may provide courtesy busing to pupils who are residents of the eligible district and are attending the nonpublic schools of the consortium."
The Lakewood Township committee gave 2 million dollars from the municipal budget to the Lakewood school district BOE and paid for non mandated courtesy busing for all public school students. By doing say they took responsibility to pay for courtesy busing and legally can not discriminate and must pay the same for students in the Lakewood private schools. The private school students who are not mandated are not under the control of the LSTA consortium. Parents of private chools should not have to pay out of pocket $150 per child when the Lakewood school district is paying the courtesy busing costs for non mandated public school students.
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September 8, 2016, 5:02 pm
Yarchei Kalla at Shemen L'mincha 2 Milano Dr Lakewood hot Buffet tonight 8:20
-Hershkowitz-Fink wedding at Ne'emas hachaim hall
-Hamburger- Nojowitz wedding at Ateres Chana hall, Lakewood
-Moller- Halpern Wedding at Lake terrace hall, Lakewood, NJ
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September 8, 2016, 5:34 pm
Join Radio host, MC and music maven Yossi Zweig as he drives around with superstar Shlomo Simcha who just released his new album "Ani Kan," the first in almost 9 years. Find out how Shlomo got his first big break, some home remedies he uses to keep his voice in shape, and of course some singing.
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September 8, 2016, 6:01 pm
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