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The Council convened for a caucus and a regular meeting to conduct various business items. Discussions included the appointment of members to the Rent Review Board, the authorization of property charges for maintenance work, and several change orders for road maintenance programs. The Council reviewed resolutions regarding planning grants, a grant application for resurfacing projects, the extension of software services, and the award of contracts for playground projects and portable toilet facilities. Additional items addressed included budget revenue insertions, the renewal of alcoholic beverage licenses, the designation and sale of surplus property, and the authorization of a lease agreement.

The board meeting agenda focused on various zoning and variance applications. Key items included a bifurcated use and minor subdivision request by the Schaeffer Family Trust to construct a model home, and a proposal by BAPS Cherry Hill, LLC for significant building additions and site improvements at their facility. Additionally, the board reviewed bulk variance applications regarding residential fence installations for properties owned by Arthur Grass and Jason Agnew.

The board meeting agenda focused on various zoning variance applications. Key items included a bulk variance request for an as-built fence at 100 Fries Lane and a bulk variance request to replace and add fencing at 803 Dudley Avenue. Additionally, the board considered a bifurcated use variance for the development of a vacant lot into a residential memory care facility known as Sun Meadow Memory Care of Cherry Hill, planned for construction in two phases.

The Planning Board addressed several items related to the Township's affordable housing obligations, specifically focusing on amendments to the 2025 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan to align with a mediation agreement. Additionally, the Board conducted consistency reviews and recommended the adoption of new zoning ordinances, including the establishment of a Three Executive Campus Overlay Zone and updates to affordable housing administration, development fees, and set-aside requirements. Resolutions were memorialized for all adopted plan amendments and recommendations provided to the Township Council.

The meeting addressed two primary agenda items. The first involved a requested bulk variance for a property on Dudley Avenue, which was rescheduled to a future meeting date. The second agenda item concerned a request for preliminary and final major site plan approval, including use variances for additions to an existing religious sanctuary and cultural center, which was adjourned to a subsequent meeting.