A century-old tennis club, six homeowners, and one township sign are all headed before the Millburn Zoning Board of Adjustment Monday — the board's first meeting at its new home, the Millburn Public Library, for the rest of 2026.

The longest-running case on the docket belongs to the Little Club Tennis Center, appealing a zoning permit denial for its Linden Street property. The club wants to renovate its clubhouse with interior and exterior changes, a new roof, French doors leading to a patio, a front portico, and a roof canopy — but Zoning Officer Eileen Davitt denied the permit in January, writing that the property is "a non-conforming use in a residential district" requiring board approval. The case has already stretched from March through an April hearing and now into Monday's session.

There's real history riding on the outcome. The club, originally the Wyoming Field Club, was founded in 1899 and has operated at this site since 1910. Its clubhouse itself has a quirky origin story: it was ordered from a 1920s Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog and shipped by rail to the Wyoming train station.

A handful of Millburn and Short Hills residents are also seeking variances Monday, mostly for home additions that would exceed local building coverage, floor area ratio, or setback limits — including applications from Scott Dorfman on Randall Drive, Judd and Yuki Abramson on Chestnut Street, Damien Pasternak on Fairfield Drive, R. Sharma and R. Kumari on Minnisink Road, and P. Goyal and M. Agarwal on Long Hill Drive. A separate case from Lance Podell seeks approval for a sign at a Millburn Avenue property that currently violates street graphics rules.

Several of Monday's applications hinge on floor area ratio violations — no coincidence, since the Township Committee introduced an ordinance in June to amend those very rules, with a public hearing set for Aug. 11. In other words, the standards these homeowners are fighting against could be changing soon.

The board will also formally adopt written decisions for five cases already resolved, including a front yard fence on Windermere Terrace, an addition on Whitney Road, and a permit appeal on Park Circle.

Want to weigh in?

The hearing is open to the public, starting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Millburn Public Library, 200 Glen Avenue, second-floor auditorium. Questions can go to Zoning Officer Eileen Davitt at [email protected]. The board's next meeting is Aug. 3 at the same location.