Taco Bell Nixed By South Brunswick Zoning Board

South Brunswick, NJ - You’ll have to drive elsewhere if you want some Taco Bell.

The South Brunswick Zoning Board rejected a proposal to build a Taco Bell on Rt. 1 North at New Road. The board shot down the proposal in a 5-2 vote Thursday night, according to TAPInto. Neighbors of the lot would be negatively affected by a Taco Bell, board members said.

Board Chairman Martin Hammer, who voted no, said he simply didn’t hear enough demand for the Taco Bell.

“Other restaurants (in the area) are not filled up with people,” he said, reports TAPInto. A diner and a White Castle are coming soon near that location, he added.

However, board member Kevin Bifulco, who voted along with Bharat Patel to approve Taco Bell, said he is not sure what else could go in the lot, if not a Taco Bell.

“(The lot) is not big enough (for another type of restaurant),” he said, according to TapInto. “We have to think about what we are going to put there (if not Taco Bell).”