PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Cranbury will hold a hearing on the application of 222 Route 31 Associates, LLC. The hearing will be held at the Municipal Complex, Main Meeting Room, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey. The premises which are the subject of this application are located on 376 Half Acre Road, Cranbury, New Jersey. Said premises are also known as a portion of Block 7, Lots 1 and 2 in Cranbury Township.
The applicant is seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan and Use Variance approval to construct a 5,670 s.f. Quick Chek convenience store with a fuel station with 4 pump islands along with a separate 20,000 s.f. retail building. The convenience store and fuel station are conditional uses and do not meet all conditional use standards and therefore a variance is required NJSA 40:55D-70(d)(3). The conditional use standards not met are for 2 canopy signs where 1 is permitted, for exceeding the 5 footcandle standard under the fuel canopy, for two 120 s.f. freestanding fuel station freestanding sign where 60 s.f. is permitted, for maximum number of wall signs of 2 for the fuel canopy where only 1 is permitted, maximum square foot of wall signage of 104.3 s.f for each sign on the convenience store and 22.6 s.f. for each sign on the canopy, where 40 s.f. is permitted and maximum s.f. of freestanding signage of 120 s.f. for the 2 signs where100 s.f. is permitted. In addition, bulk variances are required for maximum front yard setback for both the Quick Chek and retail building to both adjoining roadways, for total number of parking spaces and parking setback, for maximum wall sign height, for internally illuminated freestanding signage and for maximum average parking lot and intersection footcandles.
The applicant also intends to request at the hearing such density, use and bulk variance and/or waivers of design standards and/or submission requirements as are required to develop the premises in the manner indicated in the application materials, and any other variances or waivers that the Board may require.
The application for development and all supporting maps, site plans and documents are on file in the office of the Department of Planning and Zoning and are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Municipal Building, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey. Any interested party may appear at the aforesaid hearing, either in person, or by their attorney, and be given an opportunity to be heard with respect to the aforesaid application.
/s/ Salvatore Alfieri
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BY: SALVATORE ALFIERI, ESQ.
CLEARY GIACOBBE ALFIERI JACOBS, LLC.
955 STATE ROUTE 34/SUITE 200
MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY 07747
(732) 583-7474
Dated: July 20, 2026
Publication Dates
LNYS0561137
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