From Teaneck Transparency below are the zoning requirements vs variances requested:

Presiding as chair, Board member Edward Mulligan opened the meeting expressing his concern about the need for sufficient parking at a site with multiple uses and an uncertain number of people arriving and occupying the facility. For the first hour AUCC offered school Superintendent Dr. Christopher Irving to explain how happy he was that with a grant he would be able to contract for 60 preschool kids (3 to 5 years old) for attendance there. This matter did not require a variance so the day care center is scheduled to open in early September. The facility can enroll additional children as it is licensed for up to 106 kids.

During this period residents started to speak out against the lack of parking offered for this multi-use facility and the street congestion they expect to occur. Automobile entrance to the center is on Hillside Ave., a one-way street with limited parking space. More problematic residents indicated is the exit onto Oakdene Ave. also with limited parking and a one-way street leading a short distance to the busy Teaneck Road where drivers face a dead end ahead and can wait up to 2 minutes to make a turn. AUCC officials argued that some kids would arrive by bus, for others there would be a drop-off area, only a few parents might want to park and meet with a teacher so there would be sufficient parking.

A spokesperson who called himself a “volunteer CEO,” represented AUCC for the remainder of the hearing and directed the conversation to the community center where variances were requested. He introduced the Teaneck High School swimming coach who looked forward to using the facility’s swimming pool for training and competition events rather than the current necessity of having to bus team members to Clifton. During the swim meets there would be at least some 80 swimmers arriving and an undetermined number of spectators. A board member asked if the size of the indoor pool could be reduced so as to allow more parking spaces but the spokesperson said the size was required for swimming meets.

The discussion continued regarding the proposed gym, prayer room, outdoor sports courts and possible special events in this facility to be open from 7 or 8 AM to 10 PM. Here residents added their concerns to noise and night lighting for the sports court. Use of these facilities would require a fee of an undisclosed cost, and there was no clarity as to the maximum number of individuals arriving and occupying the total space at any one time. Residents wondered why this community center is needed when there are already similar services for free at the Rodda Center.The spokesperson also assured that while his organization is Muslim the center would be non-denominational and not discriminate against prottected groups.

Throughout the standing-room only session on some forty occasions residents rose to ask questions and express their anger and frustration over the proposal. There were frequent outbursts, boo’s, and clapping.

By the end of the meeting no expert witnesses had yet had an opportunity to address specific resident issues. After four hours the session was adjourned and scheduled for another hearing on October 3. AUCC agreed to add a community liaison and to meet with the residents before the next meeting.

NOTES: 1. According to the Tax Assessor Office: current assessed value: $4,189,200; “Property class 15D – Church/Charitable”. According to the application the zoning is “P – Public Land District.” 2. In the AAUC website Project Timeline section individuals in a meeting pictured include several of Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin. 3. MEMORIALIZATION OF RESOLUTIONS: Yeshivat He’atid – 1500 Queen Anne Road; applicant sought a one year extension. 4. The ongoing review of 100 State Street has been carried forward to the regular board meeting of September 5. 5. There is no video of the hearing. 6. Although some have been approved, minutes for the meetings of April 4, May 16, June 6, June 20, and July 11 have not yet been posted.