Notice of Decision – Old Bridge Township Zoning Board

Notice of Decision – Old Bridge Township Zoning Board PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, at a public hearing at a Special Meeting of the Zoning Board on June 29, 2026, the Old Bridge Township Zoning Board of Adjustment (the "Zoning Board") Approved the Applicant's Request for Use Variance Approval, Bulk Variance Approvals, and Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval for the proposed development and use of proposed long-span carport solar array facilities (the "Solar Facilities") to consist of seventeen (17) or more carport solar canopies with a 2,800 kW-AC rating, over existing parking areas associated with the Old Bridge Medical Center for the generation of electric power to be used by the Medical Center. On July 16, 2026, the Zoning Board adopted Resolution No.: 07-2026Z, memorializing that Approval. The Old Bridge Medical Center is located in the Hospital (H) Zoning District, on property owned by Hackensack Meridian Health, which is 30 acres in size, has a street address at Hospital Plaza and Ferry Road, and is more specifically known as Block 17000, Lot 28.11 (f/k/a Block 17000, Lots 28.11 and 28.12) on the Official Tax Maps of the Township of Old Bridge (the "Property"). Use Variance Approval was granted by the Zoning Board because the Old Bridge Township Zoning Ordinance does not specifically permit Solar Facilities in the H Zone by Ordinance. The Zoning Board also granted Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval in addition to Bulk Variance Approvals to allow: (i) a 75.10 +/- foot Front Yard Setback from the Solar Facilities, where 100 feet is required, (ii) a 25 +/- foot Side Yard Setback, where 100 feet is required, and (iii) a 26.9 +/- Rear Yard Setback, where 100 feet is required. Finally, during construction of the Solar Facilities project, a temporary parking area will be utilized for the Old Bridge Medical Center on an existing parking area on Block 10259, Lot 9.11 and 18.11, known as Fairway Plaza, and which has a street address of 2237–2303 Highway 9, Old Bridge Township. No site modifications or development are needed or proposed for that temporary parking use. Copies of the Application, Zoning Board determination, plans, reports and other documents are on file with the Zoning Board Administrator and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Municipal Building, 1 Old Bridge Plaza, Old Bridge, NJ 08857. NIALL J. O'BRIEN, ESQUIRE Archer & Greiner A Professional Corporation Attorneys for Applicant 1025 Laurel Oak Road Voorhees, New Jersey 08043 July 21 2026 LNYS0559456 $42.14