BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MINUTES
JULY 11, 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 The
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 (arrived at 9:15
P.M.), Attorney Ralph Faasse, Engineer William Gregor and Building Inspector
Jeff Brusco.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Michael Wallace.
APPLICATION #14-01 Ronald
Gallo, 2-4 Railroad Ave., Block 236.01 Lot 18, Site Plan, Multi-Family &
Use Variance:
Attorney Richard Saunders
sent correspondence asking the Board to carry this application to the August 8th
Meeting, in order to prepare some documentation that’s been requested by the Board
Engineer, William Gregor.
MOTION TO CARRY TO THE
AUGUST 8TH MEETING: made
by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Ricca, voting yes were Chairman Dunning,
Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig, Ricca and Roberto.
APPLICATION #15-01,
Kim-Marie Stanaback, 102 Monroe St., Block 439 Lot 9, Bulk Variance:
Ms. Stanaback and her
contractor/fiancee Mr. Thomas Dakake of 24 Laurel Ave., Pompton Lakes, N.J.,
came forward and were sworn in by Attorney Faasse.
Chairman Dunning asked Eng.
Gregor, from the surveyors plan, in item #3 under Notes regarding building
coverage, are decks part of the building coverage? Eng. Gregor said, he believes the answer is yes if they meet
certain criteria. Chairman Dunning explained that the deck is not shown on the
plan.
Ms. Stanaback said she is
seeking a two car detached garage so she could have a place to store vehicles
and yard equipment. Ms. Stanaback said
she has had a problem with her car being vandalized because it was parked on
the street. Mr. Dakake explained, that this
is corner property and there isn’t much you can do on that side of the house
where they want to put the driveway and garage, and at the same time, reserve
some of the rear yard space.
Mr. Dakake said he is
planning on using stone for the driveway. Chairman Dunning asked if they
considered about turning the garage 90 degrees so it would face Second Ave. Mr.
Dakake said he did consider that, but there’s a water problem over there, and
if he opens thecurb the water will come straight down the hill. Chairman
Dunning said the way it looks now, the garage will be sitting in a puddle. Mr.
Dakake said he plans on putting a sump pump in the garage. Eng. Gregor added,
that one of the problems with the location of the driveway is, it’s
right at the intersection which is discouraged for safety reasons. A
much better design would be to locate the garage as far away from the front lot
line as possible.
Ms. Stanaback told the Board
they plan on siding the garage and add shutters on it so it will match the
house. Mr. Dakake said the reason they bought this house was because it had
room for a driveway to park Ms. Stanaback’s car, and Mr. Dakake’s van and
trucks. Ms. Stanaback added, that she would prefer the driveway to be on the
Monroe St. side vs the Second Ave. side because of all the traffic Second Ave.
gets and the speed the cars travel at.
Chairman Dunning asked
Building Inspector Brusco what the town code was as far as paving the driveway
and Building Inspector Brusco said there is no code and it can be just gravel.
OPEN TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None/Closed
MOTION TO APPROVE AS
DRAWN: made by Member Ludwig,
seconded by Member Grygus, voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus,
Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig, Ricca and Roberto.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION: None/Closed
RESOLUTION ON APPLICATION
#10-01 Frank & Deborah Rossettini, 90 Laura Ave., Block 215 Lot 1, Bulk
Variance:
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ricca, seconded by Member Ludwig,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig and
Ricca. Member Roberto disqualified himself.
RESOLUTION ON APPLICATION
#13-01 Susan & Fredrick Smith, 37 Garbarino Ave., Block 203 Lot 10, Bulk
Variance:
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Kardasz,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig and
Ricca. Member Roberto disqualified himself.
AMENDED APPLICATION #9-01
Robert & Dorothea Ricca, 33 Mountain Ave., Block 240 Lot 26, Bulk & Use
Variance: Member Ricca explained to
the Board he did re-notify everyone on the 200 ft. search, but did not get the
article in the paper on time. Therefore, Mr. Ricca will re-publish the article
for next month’s meeting on August 8th .
MOTION TO CARRY TO THE
AUGUST 8TH MEETING WITH THE PROVISO THAT THEY RE-NOTIFY IN THE
NEWSPAPER WITH A CORRECTED DATE AND TO BE IN THE NEWSPAPER MORE THAN 10 DAYS
BEFORE THE AUGUST 8TH MEETING: made by Member Grygus, seconded by Member Ludwig, voting yes were
Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig and Roberto. Member Ricca
disqualified himself.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Board discussed the
letter dated June 11, 2001 from Borough Attorney, Anthony Fiorello. In this
letter, Atty, Fiorello explains which Board has jurisdiction to hear a minor
subdivision application wherein one or more of the lots created are
non-conforming as to size. (All members received copy of this letter) Chairman
Dunning asked Atty. Faasse to call Atty. Fiorello and let him know the Board
disagrees with his opinion.
VOUCHERS: submitted by Engineer Gregor for services rendered
for June, 2001 on Application #7-00 Zikra for $354.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Roberto, seconded by Member Ludwig,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Roberto.
VOUCHERS: submitted by Attorney Faasse for Application #7-00
Zikra for review of subdivision deed and calls to the applicant’s Attorney,
Board Engineer and Board Secretary for $297.00, Resolutions for Application
10-01 Rossettini and Application #13-01 Smith for $230.00, for a Grand total of
$527.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Ricca,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig,
Ricca and Roberto.
MINUTES: from June 13, 2001 Meeting.
Attorney Faasse mentioned
that on Page 2 of the minutes, the word variance should be removed where the
6.8' is on the eighth line, and on the ninth line where it says 10.4' the word
variance should also be removed for the Rossettini Application.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Ludwig, seconded by Member Grygus,
voting yes were Chairman Dunning, Members Grygus, Hoffman, Kardasz, Ludwig and
Ricca. Member Roberto disqualified
himself.
ENGINEER/BUILDING
INSPECTOR’S REPORT:
Chairman Dunning asked Bldg.
Inspector Brusco if he received any money yet on Lakeland
Health Care, and Bldg.
Inspector Brusco said no. Chairman Dunning told the Board Secretary to send
Atty. Arnold Cohen a letter because the Board proceeded with this based on his
promise that he would send the money for the application so Eng. Gregor could
get started. Eng. Gregor did a site inspection for this application in May,
2001 and he submitted a bill for $440.00. Chairman Dunning wants to know if
he’s proceeding with this application.
Bldg. Inspector Brusco, said
Mr. Zikra has made inquiries about getting his permits for his canopy’s and sign’s. Eng. Gregor told the Board he has reviewed
the revised plans that were submitted and prepared a report dated June 8th,
which indicates there are deficiencies in the plans, and there are some plans
that are missing. A copy of this report was sent to the applicant, faxed
directly to the engineer and to the applicant’s attorney. Eng. Gregor said, he
has not received anything further since that correspondence was sent. Eng.
Gregor recommended that the drawings not be signed because the drawings have
not been revised subsequent to the June 8th letter. The deeds were
reviewed and a letter was submitted to the Board. Atty. Faasse spoke up and said, he thought according to the Resolution,
the Board told Mr. Zikra that he could do certain interior work. Eng. Gregor said, if you look at the
minutes, Bldg. Inspector Brusco told Mr. Zikra that he would not issue a permit
for any internal work until the site plan has been signed. Chairman Dunning
told the Board that Bldg. Inspector Brusco cannot issue any permits until the
Board is completely done with this application. Bldg. Inspector Brusco also
said, that Mr. Zikra’s architect came to see him and they went over the plans
and discussed what the correct documents were going to be.
Bldg. Inspector Brusco told
the Board that there aren’t any new applications as of now.
The Board discussed the
proposed checklist which was discussed at last month’s meeting, in regards to
what an applicant is required to submit with their application. Chairman
Dunning said he would get in touch with Eng. Gregor and discuss this.
Chairman Dunning asked the
Board if they wanted to have an August Meeting. It was
decided to have the August
Meeting, mainly because of the Gallo Application
The Board proceeded to
discuss the Broughman letter dated July 2, 2001. (All members received
copies). Atty. Faasse recommended a
letter be sent to the Borough Treasurer saying that the Board is in receipt of
this letter, and has considered this matter and the Board approved the vouchers
because they believed the fees were necessary, reasonable and within the fee
structure approved by the Board for its professionals.
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 9:17
P.M.: made by Member Ludwig, seconded
by Member Grygus. All in favor.
MINUTES
SUBMITTED BY
Gerri
Marotta, Secretary to Board of Adjustment