NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Borough of Carteret Zoning Board of Adjustment PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. the Borough of Carteret Zoning Board of Adjustment, (the "Board") will hold a VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING, via video and teleconference, on the application of Enlightenment Church of God ("Applicant") seeking a D-3 conditional use variance, preliminary and final major site plan approval, and bulk ("c") variance approvals in connection with the property commonly known as 1462 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, NJ and further identified as Block 2101, Lot 5 on the Tax Maps of the Borough of Carteret (the "Property" or the "Site"). The Property is located in the Borough's R-M (Medium Density Residential) Zone District and is currently vacant. The Applicant intends to use the building as a Church. Churches are designated a Conditional Use in the R-M Zone. The Applicant does not meet the following requirements for the conditional use: Minimum Lot Area; Minium Lot Frontage; Driveway Intersects Sidewalk at Right Angle; and Minimum Driveway Distance from Side Yard. Since the Property does not meet the required conditions for a Church in the R-M Zone, a D-3 conditional use variance is required. Applicant's proposal requires the following bulk ("c") variances: (1) Maximum Impervious Coverage: 68.5% Proposed: 50% Required (2) Perimeter Curbing: No – Proposed; Yes – Required. The Applicant also requests relief from the following requirements and continuation of the following existing nonconforming uses: (1) Minimum Buffer to Street Line: 0' Existing; 10' Required. (2) Maximum Ground Floor Area: 53.5% Existing; 50% Main Building, Required. The Applicant is also requesting any design waivers deemed necessary, and for any additional deviations, variances, waivers, exceptions, interpretations, de minimis exceptions to RSIS, modifications of conditions of prior approvals, continuation of any preexisting nonconforming conditions and other approvals reflected on the filed plans (as same may be further amended or revised from time to time without further notice) and/or relief that may be determined to be necessary during the review and processing of the application and/or based upon an analysis of the plans and testimony at the VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING on the Application. Members of the public who wish to monitor and/or participate in these public meeting procedures may join from a computer or cell phone device at: Join link: https://carteret.my.webex.com/carteret.my/j.php?MTID=m88ae77c7b3f6d7a80b9beeaba019ffb2 Webinar number: 2554 894 7341 Webinar password: 07008 (07008 when dialing from a phone or video system) Join by phone +1-415-655-0001 US Toll Access code: 255 489 47341 For any further questions please contact the Board Secretary, Lauren Curran, at 732-541-3801 or CurranL@carteret.net Copies of the Application materials, plans, reports, and any supporting documents relating to the Application are on file and available for PUBLIC INSPECTION at the Zoning Board of Adjustment Office located in the Memorial Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Ave, Carteret, New Jersey 07008, during that office's normal business hours. Anyone interested in reviewing the Application materials, plans, reports, and supporting documents is encouraged to contact the Board Secretary, Lauren Curran, at curranl@carteret.net, or via telephone at 732-541-3801 or 732-541-3926, in advance of the PUBLIC HEARING to make an appointment. When the case is called you may appear either in person or by agent or attorney and present objections which you may have to the granting of this Application. The PUBLIC HEARING may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine. Stephen F. Hehl, Esq. HEHL OFFICES of JAVERBAUM WURGAFT HICKS KAHN WIKSTROM & SININS, P.C. 370 Chestnut Street Union, New Jersey 07083 Telephone: 908-687-7000 Attorneys for the Applicant July 8 2026 LNYS0550675 $75.68