Planning Board, November 9, 2026
Recommends approval: Ordinance 69 of 2026 master plan consistency (BYOB and slaughterhouses), unanimous
What happened
On November 9, 2026, the Planning Board recommended approval of Ordinance 69 of 2026 master plan consistency (BYOB and slaughterhouses) (unanimous).
The Wayne Township Planning Board approved Akash Shaladia's preliminary and final major subdivision at 145 Valley Road (contract purchase from the Wayne Board of Education), reduced from eight to seven homes with a stormwater lot, HOA, tree-clearing limits, fencing and bat boxes,…
- Jurisdiction
- Wayne Township, NJ
- Date
- November 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
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Preliminary and final major subdivision at 145 Valley Road
Applicant Akash Shaladia, contract purchaser from the Wayne Board of Education, received approval of a preliminary and final major subdivision for seven single-family homes, reduced from eight. One house lot (6105) was converted to a stormwater basin lot that the HOA will own. The project is permitted by right in the zone, with no variances. Roll call was unanimous.
- HOA created simultaneously with the subdivision deed to own and maintain basins, filters and drainage
- HOA maintenance of common areas, landscaping and snow removal; permeable pavement maintained by owners with guidelines and fines
- wetlands signage and conservation easement on lot 6109
- developer's agreement
- fencing around basins and fall protection on walls over 30 inches
- no tree clearing on lots 1, 6, 7 and 8 until building permits are issued
- super silt fence
- access easements to basins
- operation and maintenance manual recorded with the deeds
- inspection every two years
- test pits (minimum two per basin)
- NJDEP permits
- bat boxes on the conservation lot if DEP allows
- lot 6108 rear setback and lot 6103 driveway grade brought into compliance
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Key Decisions (7)
Preliminary and final major subdivision at 145 Valley Road
Major subdivision at 94 Nellis Drive (Zalowski)
Preliminary major subdivision at 467 Alps Road
Acceptance of DeMathis Development LLC Mount Laurel settlement
Ordinance 69 of 2026 master plan consistency (BYOB and slaughterhouses)
Ordinance 70 of 2026 flood development permit fees
Ordinance 71 of 2026 implementing DeMathis settlement
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Development Activity (3)
145 Valley Road seven-home subdivision
Residential
467 Alps Road three-lot subdivision
Residential
DeMathis townhouse development on Ratsa Road
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Wayne is under Mount Laurel affordable housing pressure following an…
Infrastructure
New NJDEP climate-adjusted stormwater rules require large distributed basins, cutting…
Sentiment
Residents strongly oppose infill development over flooding, traffic and overdevelopment,…
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 4 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Witness, 3 Board Member, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk, 4 Public, 2 Staff, 1 Attorney, 1 Mayor, 1 Chair, 1 Unknown.
Identified name roles: 2 Witness, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Frank Materia, Applicant Rep.
3 more identified names in Pro: 2 Witness, 1 Chair.
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Zoning terms (13)
90 recorded timestamps
- subdivision (25 timestamps)
- residential (4 timestamps)
- setback (12 timestamps)
- variance (10 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
- approved (13 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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