NOTICE OF DECISION

NOTICE OF DECISION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at the conclusion of a hearing held before it on March 17, 2026, the Township of Berlin Planning and Zoning Board granted preliminary and final major site plan approval and "c" variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) to permit: a rear yard setback of 21 ft. where 31.6 ft. is existing and 25 ft. is required; a building length-to-height ratio of 3.6 where 4.27 is existing and 2.5 is required; 9 ground-mounted freestanding signs, including but not limited to directional signs and menu boards, where 1 is permitted; a minimum signage height of 0 ft. where 6 ft. is the minimum required; a minimum distance from the property line to the freestanding sign of 4 ft. where 10 ft. is required; a "Welcome" sign with an area of 18 s.f. where 12 s.f. is the maximum permitted; two façade signs oriented to Route 73 where only one is permitted; one façade sign on the west side of the building not facing a street where 0 are permitted; two building façade signs on the north side of the building not facing a street where 0 are permitted; a Drive-thru menu board sign with an area of 28.2 s.f. where 12 s.f. is the maximum permitted; a Drive-thru menu board sign with an area of 13 s.f. where 12 s.f. is the maximum permitted; and 6 wall signs where 1 is permitted in order to permit the undersigned Applicant to demolish the existing automobile service/fueling station and convenience store and construct, establish and maintain a new one-story Starbucks coffee shop with outdoor seating and a drive-thru lane, and associated site improvements, including but not necessarily limited to parking, lighting, landscaping, stormwater management and signage on the property shown and designated as Lot 2.01 in Block 708 on the Township of Berlin Tax Map which property is located at 250 South Route 73 in the Township of Berlin, Camden County, New Jersey. The decision of the Board was memorialized in a written Resolution adopted by the by the said Township of Berlin Planning and Zoning Board on April 21, 2026 as Resolution No. 2026-13 and is available at the Office of the Land Use Secretary located at the Township of Berlin Municipal Building, 135 Route 73 South, West Berlin, NJ 08091 and online at https://berlintwp.com/planning-zoning-board/ under the "2026 Resolutions" banner toward the bottom of the webpage. NEHMAD DAVIS & GOLDSTEIN, P.C. BY: CHERYLLYNN WALTERS, ESQUIRE Attorney for Applicant Petro Realty, LLC 4030 Ocean Heights Avenue Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08234 (609)-927-1177 DATED: May 22, 2026 May 22 2026 LNYS0523525 $39.56