December 25, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Mahwah Board approves gas station without Dunkin Donuts by Frank J. McMahon The Mahwah Board of Adjustment has approved an application that will permit the construction of a new gas station and convenience store on vacant property on Route 17 North. The site is adjacent to the West Ramapo Avenue overpass. The applicant, ADPP Enterprises, Inc., revised its plans for the site after the last public hearing of the application in October. At that time, several board members and neigh- bors of the site raised concerns about the potential noise and traffic that would be created by the proposed Dunkin Donuts eat-in restaurant with drive-through lane and window. A Dunkin Donuts is no longer part of the plans. The site plan as approved by the zoning board of adjust- ment now includes a 7/11 convenience store with six tables and 12 seats with no drive through lane. The applicant had requested nine tables in the 7/11 with 18 seats, but the board reduced that number to meet the township’s parking requirement. The board attached several conditions to its approval of the site plan. One is that the approval is based on the condi- tion that there will be a satisfactory traffic impact study prepared by the township’s engineering firm. Another is that the board reserves the right to change the proposed lighting and landscaping within six months of its initial date of operation. Mike Kelly, the township engineer, continued to express concerns about the traffic exiting the site into the decelera- tion lane on Route 17, which he said could cause rear end accidents, but he acknowledged that there is not much the board could do about that issue. The property is located in the highway business B-40 zone, which requires lots of 40,000 square feet. ADPP plans to consolidate two lots into one lot of 38,313 square feet. The property is bordered to the north by the West Ramapo Avenue overpass and Route 17 right of way and to the south by two vacant lots consisting of about four acres. Those lots are owned by Motorgas Oil and Refining Cor- Spirited group poration, the same owner as the original ADPP lot. The subject property will be expanded by the acquisition of a (continued on page 10) The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce Super Community Spirit Showcase Committee recently met to finalize plans for the upcoming event being held at the Sheraton Mahwah Hotel on Jan. 22, 2014 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event has been sanctioned by the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee. MRCC will be highlighting 100 local charities and attendees will vote for their favorite charity. The winner will receive 100% of the event’s net proceeds.