The BRICK Times Vol. 21 - No. 19
In This Week’s Edition
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A Tour Of Brick’s Historic Houses
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Community News Pages 10-13
Inside The Law Page 15
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 18
Classifieds Page 21
─Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn (Left) The Historical Society’s Havens Homestead Museum at 521 Herbertsville Road is one of the town’s oldest buildings. (Right) The circa 1920 Percy Gant house still stands at 241 Drum Point Road. By Judy many of their original histor ian Gene Do- Brick Township. Smestad-Nunn occupants have famil- natiello during their The earliest townBRICK - Most of the iar township names September 14 meet- ship homes were built earliest houses in the like Hulse, Havens, ing, and there was a with post and beam township were built Herbert, Osborn, Burr, record attendance of constr uction, which on main roads and on Gant and VanNote. about 75 people to utilizes large beams large parcels of land. T he Br ick Tow n- hear his PowerPoint joined and pasted toSome of the homes ship Historical Soci- presentation on the gether without using are still standing, and ety hosted township Histor ic Hou ses of (Houses - See Page 4)
Judge Shuts Down Illegal School Until Oct. 5
By Chris Lundy and Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – A judge has shut down an illegal boy’s high school until the site is inspected and a hearing is held on October 5. Business Administrator Joanne Bergin said that Judge Craig Wellerson determined that a hearing is needed with testimony from the professionals who have inspected the site. The hearing has been set for October 5. The school will be shut down until this time, when the court will make a determination on the situation. The illegal boy’s high school being run by Congregation Kehilos Yisroel, Inc. (CKY) on the former Temple Beth Or site on Van Zile Road. The school had created controversy in town since the people running it did not file with the township to open it.
Normally, if a temple is converted into a school, that means that there’s a change in use for the property. Therefore, it would have to go through inspections and come before the town’s land use board. Brick officials said that none of that happened. Furthermore, there are two nearby houses - 91 Hendrickson Avenue and 226 Van Zile Road - that are allegedly being used as dormitories. There were no applications for these, either. Recently, protesters gathered outside the school, shouting in unison about how the school is illegal and should close. Residents questioned why the town didn’t shut it down themselves. Mayor John G. Ducey explained that the town doesn’t have that power. It has to go through the courts, first. This is why the township filed a lawsuit against (School - See Page 9)
September 25, 2021
Zoning Change Would Impact Senior Communities
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK - An ordinance passed in April of this year that establishes impervious lot coverage limitations in the township had unintended consequences on retirement communities, said Council President Lisa Crate during the September 14 Council meeting. Impervious coverage means any construction that blocks water from entering the ground, such as buildings, driveways, roads, etc. It is defined by what percentage of a given property is impervious. Towns limit impervious coverage in order to maintain open areas, allow for drainage, and to control development. As land gets covered with buildings, sidewalks, driveways and other impenetrable material, rainwater does not get absorbed into the ground, resulting in water runoff that can cause draining problems or f looding. The newly-established impervious lot coverage limitations included 70 percent for zone R-5; 65 percent for zone R-7.5; 60 percent for zone R-10; 55 percent for zone R-15; 50 percent for zone R-20, and 30 percent for zone RR. “The one thing that was overlooked was the fact that the [senior] communities are in the RR zone, which is designated a 30 percent maximum impervious coverage,” Crate said. Some senior communities already exceed the 30 percent impervious coverage just by the house alone because of how the communities were designed, so any improvements such as a patio, a sunroom or deck would technically require a variance. As a result, the ordinance would be amended, she said. The amended ordinance, which was passed on its first reading, establishes a maximum permitted allowable impervious surface coverage in a planned residential retirement community, and c reat e s a new PR RC zone w it h a n (Zoning - See Page 5)
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