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MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP
MASTER PLAN SUBCOMMITTEE
MINUTES FOR JUNE 14,
2012
ROLL CALL
Mr. Lipari - present
Mr. Visco - absent
Mr. Lewis - present
Mr. Karkowsky - absent
Planning Board Planner: Joseph
Burgis PP, AICP - Burgis Associates - absent
Township Staff: Meghan
Hunscher, PP AICP - Principal Planner - present
Also present:
Kevin Boswell, PE - Boswell Engineering
Rene Avila - property and business owner GI Auto
PLANNING BUSINESS
Discussion of B6 zone
The Chairman called the
meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Boswell gave an overview of the concept plan
which he submitted to the Economic Development Committee for GI Auto (Blocks:
167, 178, 179
Lots: 28-32, 3, 1). He discussed his request to rezone the
property located in the B6 zone to allow retail use by-right as proposed by the
Planning Board in 2007 and indicated in the current Master Plan Land Use
Element.
The only differences Mr.
Boswell is requesting from the 2007 Burgis memo are increases in building and
impervious coverage and modification of parking requirements than what is
required by the current ordinance. In
particular, Mr. Boswell is requesting a 15% building coverage versus
recommendation of 13.5% permitted, 40% total impervious coverage versus
recommendation of 35% permitted, and parking requirement of 1 space per 250
square feet, which was recommended in 2007, versus 1 space per 200 square feet
which is required by the current ordinance.
Mr. Boswell indicates that he has a developer
interested in the property, but the tenants are not confirmed as of yet and he
would like some flexibility under the zoning for potential retail anchors that
might be interested in locating on the property. Mr. Boswell indicated that there is a traffic
study available from the use variance for Lowes. He indicated that a retail use would be a
lower traffic generator than the other three permitted uses on the property
permitted by-right by the current ordinance.
The subcommittee agreed that Mr. Burgis would further
review the request and present a memo to the subcommittee and to the full Board
for consideration and recommendation to the Montville governing body. It is anticipated that the full Board would
consider the request for rezoning and associated ulk parameters at the June 28,
2012 Planning Board meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m
Respectfully submitted,
______________________________
Meghan Hunscher, Principal
Planner
Certified true copy of
minutes adopted at Planning Board meeting of June 28. 2012.
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