PLANNING BOARD MEETING
BOROUGH OF WANAQUE
MINUTES
Regular Meeting
February 15, 2007
Meeting called to order by Chairman Gilbert Foulon with a
salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL:
John Di Meglio
Mayor Dan Mahler Ed
O’Connell
Kevin Platt John
Shutte
PRESENT:
Attorney Steven Veltri (came in at 8:18 P.M.) and
Engineer Michael Cristaldi
MEMBERS ABSENT: Member Joseph Graceffo and Member
William Rucci
This is a Regular Meeting of the Wanaque Borough Planning
Board and adequate notice has been given and it has been duly advertised by the
placement of a notice in the Trends and the Herald News, mailed on January 22,
2007 and a notice thereof has been posted on the bulletin board in the
Municipal Building in the Borough of Wanaque and a copy thereof has been on
file with the Borough Clerk.
MINUTES:
from the Reorganization & Regular Meeting of January 18, 2007.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Di Meglio,
seconded by Member Shutte, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio,
Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS: No questions asked.
APPLICATION STATUS:
NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION: “Nail & Skin Care Salon”,
1069 Ringwood Ave., Suite 103, “Bald Eagle Urban Renewal @Wanaque” Town
Centre. The developer and owner of the
project is Sal Falciglia,
Sam Cho came forward. This application was discussed last
month and the owners have changed the title to “Nail & Skin Care Salon”
instead of “Day Spa”. Chairman Foulon verified with the owner that every operator
would be licensed by the State of
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Shutte, seconded by Member Platt, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION: “Medical Office for Internal
Medicine”,
Mr. Smith came forward. Chairman Foulon asked if the Board had any questions and that this application is pretty obvious what this business will be.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member O’Connell, seconded by Mayor Mahler, seconded by Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION: “Metro Markets, Inc.” (Convenience Store),
Mr. Merrill came forward. One of the members asked if
this would be a coffee shop type place and Mr. Merrill said there would be a
coffee department. Mr. Merrill said he currently has a store right at the
location where “Dunkin Donuts” is on
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Shutte, seconded by Member Slater, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION: “Dry Cleaners”, 1069
Ringwood Ave., Suite 104, ‘Bald Eagle Urban Renewal @Wanaque” Town Centre. The
developer and owner of the project is Sal Falciglia,
Chairman Foulon said the applicant appeared before the Board last month and Chairman Foulon requested from him a list of chemicals that would be used in the building and the applicant has submitted a brochure about the chemicals that would be used in the dry cleaning process. Chairman Foulon added, that he has questions about this business being on the ground floor and a medical office being above it. Chairman Foulon said he’s going to leave this up to the Building Inspector and the developer because the Board can’t really say what chemicals are bad or what odors will be coming from them.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Slater, seconded by Mayor Mahler, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
NEW BUSINESS APPLICATION: “Affordable Luxury Shuttle
Limo, LLC”,
Ms. Dimino came forward. Chairman Foulon said Water Inspection is in compliance, the Building Inspector said it is in compliance but made a note that the property and building must be kept neat and clean, Plumbing Inspection is in compliance, Board of Health Inspection is in compliance and Fire Prevention Inspection is in compliance. The Board wanted to know how many cars would be parked there and Ms. Dimino said two (2) and no mechanical work would be done there. This will only be an office and dispatched from this location and off-street parking only.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Di Meglio, seconded by Mayor Mahler, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
APPLICATION #15-06 “Water’s Edge at Wanaque, LLC”,
Block 468 Lot 2, Block 469 Lot 2, Block 470 Lots 1 & 8, Block 471 Lots 1,
4, 8 & 11, Block 472 Lots 4 & 7
24 Townhomes and 72 Condominiums for
Preliminary Site Plan Approval. Authorized Agent is Rosario
Presti, Jr., Esq.
Atty. Presti came forward on behalf of the applicant. Atty. Presti said the applicant is extremely aware of the issues before the Board that is causing the Board to using the term of “having a hard time to embrace this project”. Based upon the current situation, the applicant would respectfully request to adjourn them to next month’s meeting in order to give them an opportunity to re-adjust a little bit more with regard to some of the concerns the Board had mainly with height and the compression of the project. They have yet to receive the Fire & Police reports.
The Board Secretary said she did send the plans out on February 8, 2007 to the First Aid Squad, Superintendent of Water, Fire Subcode Official, Fire Chief and Police Chief and is waiting for their responses.
Atty. Veltri asked Atty. Presti if the applicant is waiving all time restraints on this Board to make a decision on the application until the next meeting and Atty. Presti said that is correct.
Chairman Foulon announced to the public that if any one is here tonight for this application there would not be any action on this application tonight and based on last month’s meeting the developer has decided to come up with another plan.
MOTION TO CARRY APPLICATION TO THE MARCH 15TH MEETING: made by Member Shutte, seconded by Member O’Connell, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION:
Jomon Kallrickal, owner of the
RESOLUTIONS: None
VOUCHERS: submitted by Richard A. Alaimo Engineering Associates Invoice #030320 Project #PO495-0000-000 for Mtg. Attendance for period ending 12/31/06 for $370.00, Invoice #030321 Project #PO495-0157-000 Sassafras Properties, LLC for $3,430.00, Invoice #030322 Project #PO495-0175-000 Water’s Edge at Wanaque, LLC for $4,510.00, Invoice #029002 Project #PO495-0157-000 Sassafras Properties, LLC for $340.00, for a Grand Total of $8,650.00.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Shutte, seconded by Member Verba, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
Chairman Foulon announced that there is a “Proposal for 3rd Party Review of Environmental Reports – Water’s Edge at Wanaque” from The Louis Berger Group, Inc. and the price is $15,000.00. Chairman Foulon told Borough Administrator, Tom Carroll to go ahead with it but Chairman Foulon will be putting it out for a motion so the Board can formalize it.
The applicant will be paying this fee.
MOTION TO APPROVE: made by Member Di Meglio, seconded by Member O’Connell, voting yes were Chairman Foulon, Members Di Meglio, Mayor Mahler, Platt, Slater, Verba, O’Connell and Shutte.
Chairman Foulon asked
MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:26 P.M.: made by Member Slater, seconded by Member Di Meglio, carried by a voice vote.
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Gerri Marotta
Planning Board Secretary