BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES
JUNE 13, 2001 REGULAR
MEETING
OPENING STATEMENT:
This is a Regular Meeting of
the Wanaque Board of Adjustment and adequate notice has been given and it has
been duly advertised by the mailing of a notice to the Suburban Trends and
Herald & News on the 8th day of February, 2001 and a notice
thereof has been posted on the bulletin board in the Municipal Building and a
copy thereof is on file with the Borough Clerk.
ROLL CALL: Chairman Jack
Dunning, Members Bruce Grygus, Peter Hoffman, Ihor Kardasz, Don Ludwig, Robert
Ricca, Frank Covelli, Attorney Ralph Faasse, Engineer William Gregor and
Building Inspector Jeff Brusco.
MEMBERS ABSENT: were Ted Roberto and Michael Wallace.
APPLICATION #10-01 Frank
& Deborah Rossettini, 90 Laura Ave., Block 215 Lot 1, Bulk Variance:
Mr. Frank Rossettini came
forward and was sworn in by Attorney Faasse. Attorney Faasse mentioned that at
the last meeting, the Board requested a sealed Site Plan, and instead, Mr.
Rossettini submitted a sealed survey with the proposed addition drawn on it,
and the first note on the survey states that this plan is not intended to be
used as a Site Plan. Eng. Gregor said he tried to contact John P. Miceli the
surveyor, because Eng. Gregor believes there is an error on it, which is the
North Arrow being incorrect. Atty. Faasse said, in his opinion, the Board did
not get what it asked for. Member Grygus explained to Mr. Rossettini that the
Board could proceed tonight, and if the Board granted the variances, with the
condition that Mr. Rossettini provides the Board with an As-Built or a Site
Plan to show that the building conforms to the variances granted, Mr.
Rossettini could proceed with his application tonight. If for some reason Mr.
Rossettini finds out after the fact that he can’t build to the variances
granted, then he would have to come in and file another application again, or
come back next month with a sealed Site Plan. Mr. Rossettini decided to proceed
with the application tonight and build to whatever the Board approves. Member
Ludwig suggested Mr. Rossettini could have his engineer set the stakes for the
addition to meet the setbacks that the Board requires. Chairman Dunning asked
Eng. Gregor, if Mr. Rossettini did what Member Ludwig suggested and he’s off a
little bit, is that something the Building Inspector can adjust? Eng. Gregor
said he cannot grant a variance other than what the Board grants and he doesn’t
believe that the Building Inspector has the authority either. Eng. Gregor said
you can make a building smaller than what is proposed. Building Inspector
Brusco added, that when someone makes an application and gives him a proposed
location of whatever it may be in regards to a proposed setback, then when the
As-Built Survey comes in for the file and for a CO, its almost never exactly
the same dimensions as the proposed was. Its close, but its off an inch or two
and its typically not a problem for a few inches either way on the As-Built for
the CO. Eng. Gregor asked Mr.
Rossettini about the rock that slopes towards his house, as far as a potential
problem with storm water runoff. Eng. Gregor said he always recommends that the
homeowner should have at least an absolute minimum of 5 ft. of drainage away
from the structure. Mr. Rossettini said the house is built on a slab on grade
and there will just be a crawl space underneath the new addition. Mr.
Rossettini also said, if there was a drainage problem, he thinks the water
would drain to the foundation and away from the house. Mr. Rossettini added,
that he doesn’t have a drainage problem now, and he’s building on top of the
rock.
Atty. Faasse suggested Mr.
Rossettini should give a copy of the new survey to the Board Secretary for the
file. Chairman Dunning said there is a set of architectural plans showing what
the addition is as far as the exterior and interior layouts. This application
is for an Add-A-Level Two Story Addition. Atty. Faasse said the applicant will
need a Front Yard Variance off of George Ave. and providing 6.8' and required is 30', a Front Yard Variance off of
Laura Ave. for the second floor addition which is going to be 10.4' from the
front property line and required is 30'. Eng. Gregor asked Mr. Rossettini where
do the utilities enter the house and Mr. Rossettini said all underground utilities
come from Laura Ave.
OPEN TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None/Closed
MOTION TO APPROVE BASED ON
A 6.8' FRONT YARD TO GEORGE AVE. AND A 10.4' FRONT YARD TO LAURA AVE. FOR THE
SECOND FLOOR ADDITION BASED ON A CONDITION OF HAVING THE FOUNDATION STAKED
PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR AND AN AS-BUILT UPON COMPLETION OF
THE FOUNDATION AND A CORRECTED SURVEY SUBMITTED PRIOR TO ANY CONSTRUCTION: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Grygus, voting yes
were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig, Ricca and
Covelli.
APPLICATION #13-01 Susan
& Fredrick Smith, 37 Garbarino Ave., Block 203 Lot 10, Bulk Variance:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith came
forward and were sworn in by Atty. Faasse. Chairman Dunning stated that the
architect for the Smith’s, copied the survey onto the first page of the
drawings and Chairman Dunning said he assumed the architect drew the addition
onto the survey copied and the Smith’s said that was correct. Engineer Gregor
said that is not permitted by state law. Chairman Dunning said the Board will
do the same thing as with the previous applicant, which would be to move along
with the application and that would be the applicant’s choice.
Mr. Smith told the Board he
wants to put an addition onto his home, to convert it into a two story colonial
with a covered front porch and a one car attached garage. Mr. Smith testified
that his mother-in-law will be living with them and this is not a
mother/daughter home and there will not be a second kitchen. Chairman Dunning
said according to the drawing, the first floor will have a kitchen, living
area, two bedrooms, and bathroom. On the second floor there will be 3
bedrooms living room and bathroom.
There will also be two staircases going to the second floor, one is a
conventional staircase and the other is a spiral staircase. Chairman Dunning
asked if the applicants were going to pave into the garage or what? Mr. Smith
said the existing driveway will be eliminated and the driveway will be moved to
the front of the garage. Chairman Dunning told the applicant that the swimming
pool and the second shed were not shown on the survey. Chairman Dunning also
asked for the size of the swimming pool and Mr. Smith said it is an oval shape
and is 15 x 30. Member Grygus asked the dimensions of the two sheds and Mr.
Smith said they are roughly 8 x 10 and 10 x 10. The space over the garage will
be unfinished and used for storage. Mr. Smith said the utilities entering the
house would be on the north side and nothing will be built over any utilities.
OPEN TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None/Closed
Attorney Faasse asked how far
will the second floor addition be away from the pool, and Mrs. Smith said the
same as it is now, and Mr. Smith added that it would be more than 10 ft. away.
Chairman Dunning asked Eng.
Gregor if they needed lot coverage and Eng. Gregor said he calculated with a 15
x 30 pool its over coverage, using a 15 x 15 ft. square and a 15 ft. circle
which is the half on each side making it oval, its under the coverage. Eng.
Gregor recommended that if they are not looking for a variance for coverage,
they may have to remove a shed or they may not. Eng. Gregor recommended that
they stipulate that they will not exceed the coverage, do their calculation and
if they find out they can leave their shed leave it, or if they find out they
have to remove it, it will be checked out by the Building Inspector. Eng.
Gregor told the applicants to make a stipulation to the Board that they will
not exceed 25%. Atty. Faasse summed up this conversation by saying, the
applicants are saying that all their improvements and accessory structures will
not exceed 25% permitted coverage, if for some reason it does, they will remove
a shed.
MOTION TO APPROVE FOR A
FRONT YARD OF 24 FT. WHERE 40 FT. IS REQUIRED, A SIDE YARD OF 14.7 FT. WHERE 20
FT. IS REQUIRED, A TOTAL SIDE YARD OF 40.4 FT. WHERE 45 IS REQUIRED, A REAR
YARD OF 42 FT. FROM REAR PROPERTY LINE WHERE 45 FT. IS REQUIRED, AND SUBJECT TO
A CONDITION THAT ALL OF THE APPLICANT’S IMPROVEMENTS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
WILL NOT EXCEED 25% PERMITTED LOT COVERAGE AND IF IT DOES, THEY WILL REMOVE ONE
OF THE SHEDS TO BRING THE LOT COVERAGE UNDER 25%: made by Member Covelli, seconded by Member Grygus,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
RECESSED AT 9:20 P.M.
RECONVENED AT 9:35 P.M. All Members
present as before.
APPLICATION #14-01 Ronald
J. Gallo, 2-4 Railroad Ave., Block 236.01 Lot 18 Site Plan, Multi-Family &
Use Variance:
Attorney Richard P. Saunders,
420 Totowa Rd., Totowa, N.J., a licensed attorney in the State of N.J. came
forward on behalf of the applicant. Atty. Faasse mentioned that this
application will also need a Bulk Variance for Parking and Atty. Saunders
agreed. Atty. Saunders told the Board
that the applicant is not touching the exterior of the building, only the
interior. Eng. Gregor asked if they were going to put additional doors or
windows and Atty. Saunders said yes, that’s correct. Atty. Faasse wanted to clarify who the owner is because the last
time this application came to the Board it was by Ronald C. Gallo, the father
of Ronald J. Gallo. Since that time,
Ronald C. Gallo, the father, has sold the building to his son, Ronald J. Gallo.
Atty. Faasse asked Atty. Saunders if he had Eng. Gregor’s report dated May 24,
2001, and Atty. Saunders said he received it this evening and gave it to Mr.
Coppa, the architect, who was seated in the audience and will address the
points later on. Atty. Faasse asked Atty. Saunders if he or the applicant
considered the possibility of bifurcating this application in regards to
proceeding with the Use and getting a vote on that before they finalize a Site
Plan. Atty. Saunders said he thought that might be appropriate because if the
Use is not approved by the Board, then there is really no point in going ahead
with the Site Plan. Atty. Saunders said the second and third floors are not
going to be changed at all, and the only changes will be on the first floor.
The first floor is vacant and has been for a number of years. What the applicant
is asking for, is to construct two self contained residential apartments on the
first floor. One will be 1310 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms and the second unit is
1031 sq. ft. with two bedrooms, and each unit will have two baths and their own
kitchens.
There will also be a landlord
quarters on the first floor and that person will be the building’s super and
will be in charge of the rooming house. Atty. Saunders added, that this person
will be living there and will be acting as an agent for Mr. Gallo.
Eng. Gregor asked about the
two story residence indicated on the plans and wanted to know if it was a
single family or two, and Mr. Gallo said it was a single family. Eng. Gregor
asked if that could be noted on the plans and it was agreed.
Atty. Saunders told the Board
that he has witnesses tonight, one is Ronald J. Gallo the owner of the
building, Architect Steve Coppa the designer of the plans, and also
Professional Planner Michael Kauker, who is not here right now, but is suppose
to be coming later.
Ronald J. Gallo, 38 Hemlock
St., Oakland, N.J. 07426 and owner of the building was sworn in by Atty.
Faasse. Mr. Gallo proceeded to describe
the site as a three story building and on the second and third floors are rooming
house tenants, and to the left of the building, is a single family two story
house. The property has been paved and did not line it because he doesn’t know
the outcome of the application, and there are shrubs along Villa Place and
there is a dumpster on the property. On the second floor there are 12 rooms
with single occupancy with shared bathrooms, and on the third floor there are
13 rooms with single occupancy with shared bathrooms also. There are no
proposed changes for the second and third floors. On the first floor there is
basically an empty shell with just structural walls and has been empty for
about two or three years, and prior to this, there was a bar and restaurant
that had been there for a very long time. Atty. Saunders asked Mr. Gallo the
substance of the prior application for this site which was made to this Board.
Mr. Gallo said they were going to put a combination of efficiencies and small
apartments, but that application was rejected by this Board. Mr. Gallo said the
property is zoned commercial and after the bar and restaurant vacated, he tried
to rent it out for commercial use and had no success. Mr. Gallo said he dealt
with Century 21 and they looked at the property and said it would be very
difficult to rent it being a block off the main road. Also, the fact that there
were a lot of vacant properties in the area along Ringwood Ave. and they would
probably be rented first. Mr. Gallo was also willing to drop his price down to
get someone in the building, but he never heard again from Century 21. Mr.
Gallo spoke with another realtor on the phone, and he was told pretty much the
same thing as Century 21 told him, that renting something off of the main road
will be difficult. As a result of not being able to rent the first floor of
this property, Mr. Gallo came up with this new idea of making residential
apartments on the first floor. Mr. Gallo went to see the Building Inspector
about his new proposal and was told he would need about 950 sq. ft. for each
apartment because of the commercial zone and multi floors in the building. Therefore,
with that knowledge, he made two apartments that are 950+ sq. ft. each. Mr.
Gallo went on to describe the apartments. One of the apartments has three
bedrooms and the other apartment has two bedrooms. Mr. Gallo explained that these apartments will physically be in
the same building, but will be separate entities from the second and third
floor, and there will be no access to the second and third floor rooming house.
Atty. Saunders added, that there is no access from the common hallway and
stairway area to the rooming house to the proposed apartments. Mr. Gallo went
on to explain the landlord quarters. Mr. Gallo explained that there is a
corridor next to this apartment that leads upstairs to the second and third
floors, and there is also a front door to this apartment and would be
accessible for police, firemen or ambulance personnel. Mr. Gallo explained that
there will be 26 proposed parking spaces. Mr. Gallo did a survey to see how
many cars actually come in and out of the parking lot. The most cars at any
given time during the day and even on a Friday night were no more than 10 or 11
cars using this lot. Atty. Saunders submitted this survey to the Board and it
was marked Exhibit A-1. The residents who reside on the second and third floors
are trades people, handymen, carpenters, a mailman, and a couple of retired
people. Mr. Gallo said if you go back more than two years ago, they had a
turn-a-around rate of half the tenants only staying a month or two and then
leave, and some of the tenants would stay about six months. Now, the tenants
don’t seem to leave, Mr. Gallo said. Atty. Saunders asked Mr. Gallo, out of the
25 tenants, how many own cars, and Mr. Gallo said approximately between six and
eight. Mr. Gallo has also made offers to a couple of neighbors on Erie Ave. to
allow them to use his parking lot, because he has this huge parking lot and no
cars. Atty. Saunders asked Mr. Gallo to describe the lighting situation on the
premises. Mr. Gallo said on the building there is a light on the side, and in the
back on the Villa Place side, there is a dusk to dawn light that shines down
onto the parking lot, and on Erie Ave. there’s a utility pole that shines the
back portion of the parking lot. Atty. Saunders submitted a series of four
photos on one page showing the lighted areas, and this was marked Exhibit A-2.
Atty. Saunders asked Mr. Gallo to describe the other property uses that
surround this property. Mr. Gallo said across the street from Villa Place is
the “Golden Agers Building”, directly across from Railroad Ave. is a house with
a yard that backs up to the end of Railroad Ave., on the corner of Ringwood
Ave. and Railroad Ave. is a vacant building which formerly was First Union
Bank. Right next door to the subject property is a multi-family house, then there’s
Flips Bar, and on the corner is Shippee’s Pharmacy, and to the rear of the
subject property on Erie Ave. is mostly
residential uses. At this point,
Atty. Saunders told the Board that the Planner, Michael Kauker called and said
he was about 45 minutes away, and it would be too late by the time he arrived
in Wanaque.
Atty. Faasse asked Mr. Gallo
the size of the proposed parking spaces and Mr. Gallo said 9 x 18.
Atty. Faasse also asked,
about the survey that Mr. Gallo did on how many cars use the parking lot. Atty. Faasse wanted to know if he did one
from 12 midnight to 6 A.M., and Mr. Gallo said no. Member Grygus wanted to know
what bathroom would the person occupying the landlord quarters use? Mr. Gallo
said the door on that apartment is part of the main rooming house corridor and
the bathroom in the corridor could be used. Member Grygus asked Mr. Gallo if he
approached any of his adjacent property owners to see if any of them would be
interested in selling their properties to him. Mr. Gallo said no at this time,
but maybe down the road he wouldn’t have a problem looking into that in the
future. Member Ludwig asked if Mr. Gallo has listed this commercial property
with a realtor and Mr. Gallo said no, his only communication with the Realtors
were verbal. Chairman Dunning said, looking at the two apartments, one with two
bedrooms and the other with three, he would assume if they were rented, there
would be some children. Chairman Dunning wanted to know if Mr. Gallo gave any
thought to any active outdoor recreational areas for children. Mr. Gallo said
there is really no space for outdoor recreational facilities. Mr. Gallo said
these two apartments would be more suited for professional couples.
Eng. Gregor asked if Mr.
Gallo was changing a door in the rear of the building because its not shown on
the floor plan. Mr. Gallo said where the first floor door is in the back, Mr.
Gallo wasn’t sure if he wanted to leave it as a door or put a window instead.
Atty. Saunders spoke up and said they weren’t sure if the Building Inspector
required a door for fire purposes. Mr. Gallo said, if need be, he will leave it
as a door. Chairman Dunning wanted to know if the applicant needed state
approval for the new apartments. Atty. Saunders said that can be made a
condition of an approval, that the applicant complies with all state
regulations. Member Grygus told Mr. Gallo that one of the criteria for granting
a Use Variance is to display a hardship and Member Grygus wanted to know what
Mr. Gallo’s hardship is. Atty. Faasse spoke up and said, the applicant is going
to have a professional planner testify, and that planner will set forth a
criteria. Atty. Saunders said, one of the things that Mr. Kauker will testify
to is, by requiring the first floor to remain commercial, your basically saying
your zoning the first floor out of existence, because its not capable of being
used commercially. Atty. Saunders also said, that Mr. Gallo testified to his
efforts in trying to rent this space, and also, Mr. Gallo’s father also
participated in those efforts to try and rent this property commercially, and
its been impossible. The hardship is, to leave it and not grant a
variance. Obviously industrial use
would be inappropriate and you would be zoning the first floor out of
existence. Atty. Faasse made a recommendation to Atty. Saunders to see if Mr.
Kauker, the Planner, could prepare a synopsis or an outline for the Board on
this application before the next meeting.
Eng. Gregor said the primary
exit is on Railroad Ave. and the only entrance is on Villa Place. Eng. Gregor
said, if he’s not mistaken, Villa Place is not a municipal roadway. Atty.
Saunders said, his understanding is that Villa Place had previously existed
years ago as you see it on the Key Map. Atty. Saunders said he would investigate
this matter with the Borough Officials as to the status of this roadway. Atty.
Saunders also said, this matter had been discussed one time at a Mayor &
Council Session and why this roadway was never made a public street. Atty.
Saunders belief is that the Borough owns the land that the Golden Agers
Building is on and has a lease with them, and if necessary, he will approach
the town about getting an easement to use Villa Place for access.
OPEN TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
Ronald Lenoir, 15 Erie Ave.,
stepped forward and asked, if the applicant doesn’t get the easement from Villa
Place, will he definitely have to open up the roadway from Erie Ave.? Mr. Gallo
answered and said, if that’s what he was required to do, he would do it.
Julia Colucci, 12 Erie Ave.,
stepped forward and said there is a very bad parking problem on Erie Ave., and
wanted to know why does the applicant have to open up Erie Ave. and have two
way traffic. Atty. Saunders told Ms. Colucci that his hope is that they won’t
have to put a driveway on
Erie Ave., but if the town
tells them they have to, then they will.
Mr. Ronald C. Gallo, Sr. 2374
Sapphire Terrace, Port St. Lucie, Florida,
came forward and was sworn in by Atty. Faasse. Mr. Gallo told the Board
when he comes up from Florida, he tries to do some work for his son, and he was
involved in some of the real estate dealings. Mr. Gallo said he tried Century
21 on Ringwood Ave., and told Mr. Gallo they didn’t want to list the property,
because if they list it, it costs money to list it, and they knew they couldn’t
rent it. Mr. Gallo said he ran into the same problem with Blue Realty. Mr.
Gallo also told the Board, that there is no adjacent property for sale. Atty.
Saunders asked Mr. Gallo if his testimony is, that these Realtors refused to
take the listing, and Mr. Gallo said yes. Atty. Faasse asked Mr. Gallo what did
the sign say in the window of the building and Mr. Gallo said it just said for
“Rent”. Atty. Faasse also asked Mr. Gallo if he ever contract anyone to list
the property and Mr. Gallo said he couldn’t get anyone to list it. Mr. Gallo
said he did advertise it himself in the newspaper and would get a copy of the
advertisements and give them to Atty. Saunders for the file. Atty. Faasse also
asked where the liquor license was, and Mr. Gallo said it was gone and it
wasn’t sold, and to get it out of hock would have cost a fortune. Eng. Gregor
asked Mr. Gallo when he listed the space with the Realtors, did he indicate to
them what he wanted to rent it as. Mr. Gallo said he was willing to rent it for
anything. Building Inspector, Jeff Brusco, told the Board that Mr. Gallo had
come into the office and spoke with the Mayor, Borough Administrator and
himself, and discussed the situation about renting this space. Mr. Brusco said,
sometimes the Borough Administrator is helpful in knowing who’s coming into
town and can help people rent space, but in this case, he had no luck in
renting this space.
MOTION TO CARRY
APPLICATION TO THE JULY 11TH MEETING: made by Member Grygus, seconded by Member Covelli,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None/Closed
RESOLUTION ON APPLICATION
#11-01 Jeffrey M. Spadaccini, 33 Eastside Ave., Block 227 Lot 1., Bulk
Variance:
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Kardasz,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
RESOLUTION ON APPLICATION
# 12-01 Rolf & W, Lee Baigas, 12 McKinnon Pl., Block 206 Lot 65.01, Bulk
Variance:
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Kardasz,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
RESOLUTION ON APPLICATION
#3-01 Thomas & Marie Broughman, 1 New St., Block 227 Lot 15, Bulk Variance:
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Kardasz,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Atty. Faasse told the Board
he did not prepare the Ricca Resolution, Application #9-01 because of the
correspondence received from the Ricca’s dated June 12, 2001. In the
correspondence Mr. Ricca explained to the Board that the plans called for a one
story addition measuring 12 x 16 approximately. Mr. Ricca and his wife realized that they will need additional
storage space on the second floor to make up for the space that they will be
losing by dividing the house in half. Mr. Ricca and his wife would like to
amend their application to encompass a two story structure as opposed to a one
story, and the second floor to be a large room off the main bedroom to be used
as a dressing room and closet/storage area. Atty. Faasse explained to the
Board, that if the Board deemed this as not a significant change to the application,
new plans could be submitted and after review of these plans, adopt a
resolution in accordance with the new plans. The other alternative would be, if
the Board sees fit to handle this more formally, then there would be a
re-hearing and ask the applicants to come in next month with an amended
application, amended plans, and additional notice to the public.
MOTION TO RE-OPEN TO
SCHEDULE A HEARING FOR THE JULY 11TH MEETING
ON THE AMENDED APPLICATION
AND THE APPLICANT TO SUPPLY THE BOARD WITH REVISED PLANS FOR THE SECOND LEVEL
AND GIVE THE FULL STATUTORY NOTICE:
made by Member Grygus, seconded by Member Ludwig, voting yes were Chairman
Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig and Covelli. Member Ricca
disqualified himself.
VOUCHERS: submitted by Atty. Faasse for Application #3-01
Broughman for Professional Services for extraordinary office time expended for
$225.00, Professional Services for April, May & June for $750.00,
Resolutions on Applications #3-01 Broughmann, #11-01 Spadaccini, #12-01 Baigas
for a total of $345.00, for a Grand Total of $1320.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ricca, seconded by Member Ludwig,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
VOUCHERS: submitted by Eng. Gregor for Engineering Services for
April, May & June for $750.00, Application #7-00 Zikra for $440.00,
Application #3-01 Broughman for $190.00, Lakeland Health Care (no application
number on this application yet) for $440.00, Application #14-01 Gallo for
$490.00, for a Grand Total of $2,310.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Covelli, seconded by Member Ludwig,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
The Board discussed the
Lakeland Health Care Application, which hasn’t been deemed complete yet, Eng.
Gregor has done some research on this application. Mr. Brusco told the Board he
discussed how much money was
due on this application with Atty. Arnold Cohen and Mr. Brusco hasn’t heard
from Atty. Cohen.
MINUTES: from May 9, 2001 Meeting.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Grygus,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Covelli.
ENGINEER/BUILDING
INSPECTOR’S REPORT: Building Inspector,
Jeff Brusco said there is Application #15-01, Kim-Marie Stanaback, 102 Monroe
St. for the July 11th Meeting, for a two car detached garage.
Atty. Faasse discussed the
deed on the Zikra Application. Atty. Faasse said he received the deed and sent
a copy to Eng. Gregor so he could check the legal description and advise Atty.
Faasse. Atty. Faasse was advised at tonight’s meeting, but in the meantime, Mr.
Zikra’s attorney called Atty. Faasse and said there would be a new deed coming,
but a new deed hadn’t been received as yet. Before tonight’s meeting got
started, Mr. Zikra gave Atty. Faasse a new deed, but the deed doesn’t really
say what he wants it to say. Atty. Faasse said Mr. Zikra didn’t want to leave
the deeds so he took the deed back. Eng. Gregor said the description did
represent the property that was to be conveyed. Eng. Gregor also said that the
site plan needs revisions.
Chairman Dunning discussed
that the plans that are coming to the Board just aren’t complete enough.
Chairman Dunning suggested that the plans should be sent to Eng. Gregor to be
looked over and he can decide what is still needed on an application so it can
be deemed complete.
Mr. Brusco asked Chairman
Dunning if the Board can set up a set of guidelines that the Board is looking
for on an application, and what is within the Board’s right to request. In this
way, Mr. Brusco can show the applicants when they come in, what the Board is
requesting from them.
Mr. Brusco added, he doesn’t
see what the problem is if someone is applying for an addition or a detached
structure or a garage. He also doesn’t see a problem in accepting a surveyor’s
plan/survey with a proposed dwelling where it clearly states “not for site
plan, only for informative purposes only”.
Mr. Brusco once again said,
he would like a procedure list from the Board of Adjustment and approved by the
Board of Adjustment and it can be attached to the application.
The Board continued to have a
long discussion on filing procedures for the applicants.
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 11:45
P.M.: All in favor.
MINUTES
SUBMITTED BY
Gerri
Marotta, Secretary to Board of Adjustment