Board of Adjustment, June 1, 2026
Approves Six-month extension for Galrae LLC affordable housing at 1895 Route 23, 6-1
What happened
The Wayne Township Zoning Board of Adjustment took continued testimony on the I Pray House Inc. mosque application (Case BOA-2025-046) at 225 Colfax Road, hearing cross-examination of Imam Ghazi and testimony from architect Karen Wenschoff on the proposed 53,000-square-foot Ottom…
- Jurisdiction
- Wayne Township, NJ
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 1, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-1
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsSix-month extension for Galrae LLC affordable housing
Approved 4-0One-year extension for Vitelli FAR
Approved 5-0Temporary Acura Vehicle Storage
ApprovedTwo-year extension of approval
ApprovedI Pray House mosque
Awaiting final voteMemorialization of denial for bus/truck parking, 50 Gliese Drive
Approved 2-0Meeting Summary
The Wayne Township Zoning Board of Adjustment took continued testimony on the I Pray House Inc. mosque application (Case BOA-2025-046) at 225 Colfax Road, hearing cross-examination of Imam Ghazi and testimony from architect Karen Wenschoff on the proposed 53,000-square-foot Ottom…
Key Decisions (6)
Diamond Center Realty use variance/minor site plan at 1428 Route 23
One-year extension for Vitelli FAR variance at 13 Beach Terrace
Six-month extension for Galrae LLC affordable housing at 1895 Route 23
Development Activity (4)
Galrae LLC affordable housing / mixed-use project
Residential
I Pray House mosque
Institutional
Vitelli second-floor addition
Residential
Diamond Center Realty vehicle storage site plan
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Wayne Township relies on the stalled Galrae LLC apartment project…
Sentiment
The Board expressed strong frustration over repeated extensions on the…
Commercial Demand
Demand for commercial vehicle/fleet storage uses (Diamond Center vehicle storage,…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, a board member, a staff member, an attorney, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 7 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
13 Beech Terrace variance
50 Galesi Drive variance
225 Colfax Road variance
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