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MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP PLANNING
BOARD
7:30 PM Start
195 Changebridge
Road, Montville Municipal Building
MINUTES OF Thursday,
January 12, 2012
No New Business to be conducted past 10:00PM
Chairman Lipari
welcomed everyone to the Montville Township Planning Board hearing and asked
everyone to turn off their cell phones.
Ms. Kehoe took
the roll call.
ROLL CALL
Mr. Tim Braden, Mayor - excused absence
Mr. Gary Lewis,
Vice Chairman - present
Mr. Art Maggio –
entrance noted
Mr. John Visco -
excused absence
Mr. Larry Hines -
present
Mr. Ladis
Karkowsky - present
Mr. Don Kostka,
Committeeman - present
Mr. Victor Canning -
present
Mr. Tony Speciale (alt #1) - present
Mr. Larry Tobias
(alt #2) - present
Mr. Russ Lipari,
Chairman – present
Also present:
Board Attorney: Michael Carroll, Esq.-
present
Board Engineer: Stanley Omland, PE, Omland
Engineering - absent (not required)
Board Planner: Joseph Burgis, PP, AICP, Burgis
Associates - absent (not required)
Principal Planner
/ Secretary: Meghan Hunscher, PP AICP
- present
Recording
Secretary: Kelley Kehoe - present
Liaisons: Board of Adjustment - Deane Driscoll
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - performed
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE – Stated by Ms. Kehoe
REORGANIZATION 2012
Appointment of
Temporary Chairman – Motion to appoint Mr. Lewis as Temporary Chair, made by
Mr. Karkowsky, seconded by, Mr. Canning. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Chairman – Motion to appoint Mr. Lipari, made by Mr. Karkowsky, seconded by,
Mr. Hines. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Vice Chairman – Motion to appoint Mr. Lewis, made by Mr. Lipari, seconded by,
Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Secretary – Motion to appoint Ms. Hunscher, made by Mr. Karkowsky, seconded by,
Mr. Hines. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Recording Secretary for a probationary period of 3 months – Motion to appoint
Ms. Kehoe, made
by Mr. Canning, seconded by, Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Adoption of
By-Laws with no changes proposed – Motion made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by, Mr.
Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Approval of
Designated Meeting Times as presented – Motion made by Mr. Hines, seconded by
Mr. Kostka. Roll Call – Unanimous.
*** Art Maggio
entered at 7:37pm.
Designation of
Official Newspapers: The Daily Record, The Citizen & the Star Ledger for
legal purposes – Motion made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by, Mr. Kostka. Roll Call:
Unanimous.
Appointment of
Michael Carroll as Planning Board Attorney and execution of Professional
Services Agreement as written – Motion made by Mr. Canning, seconded by, Mr.
Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Chairman Lipari
indicted there would be no increase in hourly rate for professional services.
Appointment of
Stan Omland of Omland Engineering as Planning Board Engineer and execution of
Professional Services Agreement as written – Motion made by Mr. Canning,
seconded by, Mr. Hines. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Joseph Burgis of Burgis Associates as Planning Board Planner and execution of
Professional Services Agreement as written – Motion made by Mr. Lewis, seconded
by, Mr. Maggio. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Appointment of
Members to the Committees as listed on the agenda – Motion made by Mr. Hines
seconded by, Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Chairman Lipari
thanked all board members for their service to community. He thanked Mr.
Sandham & Ms. Nielson for their contributions and welcomed new members.
Also, Ms. Hunscher for her help with the board, town & the process. And
recognized Liz Johansen for her work as past recording secretary.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Chairman Lipari
asked if Mrs. Hunscher had anything to report.Mrs. Hunscher thanked the Board
and enjoyed working with the community over the past 1 ½ years. She indicated
that is hard work, but fulfilling. Mrs.
Hunscher informed the board the Highlands Council will be voting to approve the
plan as submitted on January 19th at 4pm in Chester.
She will be attending. All are invited to attend.
BOARD DISCUSSIONS
No reports from
the Committees.
Chairman Lipari
asked if any board members would like to speak.
Planning Board
members made comments thanking other board members, staff and committees for
all their hard work. In particular Mr. Canning, as the Environmental Commission
representative, thanked the Township Committee and the Planning Board members
for addressing the Natural Resources Inventory. The Environmental Commission
supports the preparation of the document and mapping.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
Chairman Lipari requested a motion to open the meeting to the public for
discussion items not on the agenda. On a
motion made by Mr. Karkowsky and seconded by Mr. Hines, the meeting was unanimously
opened to the public.
No public discussion.
There being no one from the public present to speak, on a motion made by Mr.
Hines and seconded by Mr. Karkowsky, the meeting was closed to the public.
PLANNING
BUSINESS
Chairman Lipari asked Mrs. Hunscher to describe proposals.
Ms. Hunscher indicated that she met with prospective developers of the
following properties: 1. former All Brand Tire on Route 46 is proposing an auto
detail center with office, 2. the former Sunoco site in Changebridge Road is proposed to be
developed as a retail/office center, and 3. an upscale grocer, Fresh Market, is
looking at sites in Montville to locate.
Chairman Lipari asked for a motion to endorse the Burgis Associates Proposal to prepare the Municipal Response to final
versions of Draft Highlands Consistency Report and Recommendations. A $7500 grant from Highlands
has been set aside for this effort. A
motion was made by Mr. Canning, seconded by Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call:
Unanimous.
Chairman Lipari asked for a motion for the Proposal to
prepare Natural Resource Inventory consisting of GIS mapping for transfer to MC
PRIMA and written document for endorsement by Environmental Commission and
adoption by Planning Board. $7000 was
encumbered from 2011 Planning Board Consultant line item. Mrs. Hunscher gave a
brief description of the project. Mr. Lewis indicated that this has been a
priority for a number of years considering the last NRI was prepared in
1992. A motion was made by Mr. Hines,
seconded by Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call: Unanimous.
WAIVERS
PMISC11-53 Well Being Therapy Center – 112
Main Rd. – B: 56, L: 10 – 410 s.sf. office for
psychotherapy – 2 employees – hours of operation 9am-9pm Sun-Fri – no outdoor
storage no signage requested. Chairman Lipari gave overview.
Motion to approve
waiver was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Canning. Roll Call: Unanimous.
PMISC12-01
One Human Performance/Montville Physical Therapy – 2 Changebridge Rd. Unit
F – B: 44, L: 1 – existing tenants moving from unit G to unit F – Personal
Training/6 employees/M-F 6am-9pm; Sat.8am-2pm - Montville Physical Therapy 5
employees same hours of operation – total square footage 9,252 s.f. - no
outdoor storage - signage requested (Anton). Chairman Lipari gave overview.
Motion to approve
was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Canning. Roll Call: Unanimous.
INVOICES
Michael Carroll,
Esq. – Trust for: $67.50
Omland
Engineering – Trust for: $337.50, $67.50, $67.50, $67.50
A motion to
approve invoices was made by Mr. Hines, seconded by Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call:
Unanimous.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 05-11 - Planning Board Consistency Review for Chapter 230 -
Land Use and Development Regulations
A motion to
approve resolution was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Karkowsky. Roll Call:
Unanimous.
CORRESPONDENCE / EXTENSIONS / DISMISSALS
PMSP/F03-23 Passaic Valley Estates – B: 82.05, L: 70 –request for
extension of approvals through 10/27/12 for two lot minor subdivision.
Mr. Karkowsksy
inquired if this was their last extension. Ms. Hunscher indicated it was and
they are in the process of perfecting subdivision.
A motion to
approve was made by Mr. Canning, seconded by Mr. Hines. Roll Call: Unanimous.
MINUTES
Planning Board Hearing - November 10, 2011 - eligible: Art
Maggio, Larry Hines, Victor
Canning, Ladis Karkowsky, Gary Lewis, Russ
Lipari
A motion was made
to approve by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Maggio. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Planning Board subcommittee meeting - November 17,
2011- eligible: Russ
Lipari, John Visco, Ladis Karkowsky
A motion to
approve was made by Mr. Lewis, seconded by Mr. Lipari. Roll Call: Unanimous.
Planning Board subcommittee meeting - December 8, 2011- eligible: Russ Lipari, John Visco, Ladis Karkowsky
A motion to
approve was made by Mr. Karkowsky, seconded by Mr. Lipari. Roll Call:
Unanimous.
LOI/DEP NOTIFICATIONS
No report. Carried over until January 26, 2012 meeting.
LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE
UPDATES
Chairman Lipari
asked Board Attorney Carroll for an update. Discussion ensued about the status
of Highlands, Affordable Housing, Parking at NJ Transit Train Stations, and the
State Strategic Plan.
OLD BUSINESS
There was no old
business.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Lewis
mentioned that there were four minor issues that arose during the public
hearing in November 2011 at the Township Committee for adoption of the revised
Land Use and Development Regulations (Chapter 230). The ordinance was adopted 4 to 1, however the
Township Committee asked the Planning Board to consider, research and report
back to the Township Committee with recommendations for amendments related to
political signs, churches, lake recreation zone, uses in the OB-4 zone &
right to farm. Chairman Lipari has set
aside time at the January 26, 2012 meeting for the board to discuss this.
Mr. Kostka
indicated that the Township Committee voted to approve the zoning ordinance
with assurances that these issues would be addressed. Mr. Lewis said board was
waiting to hear back from the professionals with advice as to which direction
to proceed for board consideration.
Chairman Lipari
asked that any future questions be directed through the Chairman.
Mr. Speciale
inquired about the waiver for the Therapy business signage at 112 Main Road for
fire safety reasons. He encouraged all businesses to have signs identifying the
name of the business. Ms. Hunscher
indicated that it should have said no “new” signage and will clarify in the
future.
CONCEPTS
There were no new
concepts.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, on a
motion made by Mr. Maggio, seconded by Mr. Karkowsky, the meeting was
unanimously adjourned at 8:30pm.
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
Kelley Kehoe, Recording Secretary
Certified true copy of minutes adopted at
Planning Board meeting of January 26, 2012.
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Meghan
Hunscher, Sec.
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