Planning Board/Zoning Board of Adjustment
Manalapan Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT JOHN CASTRONOVO has applied to the ZONING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MANALAPAN for a variance from the Manalapan Township Land Use Ordinance:
SECTION NO. 95-7.24.C - FENCES: SETBACK REQUIREMENTS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICTS, R-20 - SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
REASON (include proposed work and cite Zoning Officer's denials):
95-7.24.C - In residential zones, fences shall not exceed 3 feet in height in a front yard; pursuant to 95-5.1(Ex. 5-1), the minimum required front setback for properties in the R-20 Zone that front on a collector street is 75 feet. A 6-foot-high solid vinyl fence is proposed with a front setback of 25 feet from Pine Brook
Road, which is designated in the Township Master Plan as a collector street.
I, the applicant reserve the right to request approval for any and all other variances or design waivers deemed necessary by the Board or its professionals before or during the public hearing on premises located on 1 Brighton Drive, Manalapan, NJ 07726 known as BLOCK 1309 LOT 49 on the Tax Map of Manalapan Township.
This application is now on the Secretary's Calendar and a Public Hearing has been scheduled for Thursday evening, January 29, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the Township Hall Court Room located at 120 Route 522, Manalapan, New Jersey, at which time you may appear either in person or by agent or attorney and present any comments which you may have to the granting of this variance application.
All documents relating to this application may be inspected by the public between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the office of the Administrative Officer to the Planning Board and the Zoning Board in the Municipal Building Complex, 120 Route 522, Manalapan Township, New Jersey.
THIS NOTICE IS BEING PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD.
DATE: 1/5/2026 John Castronovo
1 Brighton Drive
Manalapan, NJ 07726
January 13 2026
LNYS0434153
$37.84