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MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP
PLANNING BOARD
7:30 PM Start
195 Changebridge Road, Montville
Municipal Building
Minutes of Meeting of
June 25, 2009
ROLL CALL
Mr. Maggio - present Mr. Karkowsky - present
Mr. Sandham - present Ms.
Nielson - present
Mr. Lipari - absent Mr. Lewis - present
Mr. Hines - present Mr. Canning – present
Mr. Visco - present Mr. Speciale (alt#1) - present
Mr.
Tobias (alt#2) - present
Also Present:
Stan Omland, PE
Joseph Burgis, AICP
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Stated
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Stated
PUBLIC DISCUSSION
No public comments
Mr. Karkowsky indicated that he noticed that the Route 46
corridor is looking much better, with the addition of upgrades to the existing Car
wash facility, Jiffy Lube, all of which is definitely an enhancement in line
with our Rt. 46 redevelopment efforts.
Mrs. White indicated that she has asked a lot of our recent
approval owners over the past few years to get her a framed photo of their
facility with the year of construction so that we can display them in our
municipal building corridors/meeting rooms.
PLANNING BUSINESS
Reports from Board Liaisons:
Board of Adjustment – Larry Hines – Mrs. White noted that
there is a new application being filed for the site at the end of Changebridge
(O’Dowd property) where the two houses were demolished for a Quick Chek.
Board of Health – Lawrence
Tobias
Environmental Commission – Vic Canning
Water & Sewer – Arthur Maggio
Historic Preservation Commission – John Visco
DRC – Deb Nielson
Site Plan/Subdivision Committee – Russ
Lipari Chair
Regional Drainage Study Committee – Russ
Lipari, Ladis Karkowsky
Traffic & Traffic Subcommittee – Russ
Lipari
Economic Development Committee – Gary Lewis, Tony Speciale
Open Space Committee – Ladis
Karkowsky, Russ Lipari,
Deb Nielson – will be submitting two
grant applications
Master Plan/COAH 3rd Round – Ladis
Karkowsky, Russ Lipari,
Deborah Nielson, Gary Lewis & John Visco (alt)
Mr. Lewis noted that the master plan subcommittee meets at 6PM
before regular meeting. He indicated
that the Board should anticipate the first product of this at the last meeting
in July. The committee has finalized
Goals and Objectives which will be on that agenda. Highlands’s matters
also have to be considered, which will also be presented to board, which will
be on agenda and will be public
discussion item scheduled for the August 13th agenda.
Mr. Lewis and Mr. Karkowsky asked the board members to
review the Goals & Objectives, and if they have comments to send them in to
Mrs. White so that she can coordinate the comments and questions. He indicated the committee is interested in
every members input.
Cross Acceptance Committee – Ladis
Karkowsky, Russ Lipari
Highlands Legislation
Review Committee – Gary Lewis
Appointment to Fire Department Districts – Russ Lipari Towaco; Tony
Speciale for
Pine Brook, Art Maggio for Montville
Mrs. White noted that she is cancelling the July 9th, 2009
meeting of the Planning Board.
WAIVERS
PMISC09-19 T.S. Van Lines, Inc. – 25 Riverside Dr. – B: 182,
L: 7 – warehouse (8,900 s.f.) for storage of household goods and personal
effects – hours of operation 7am-6pm Mon-Sat – 6 employees – 2 tractor trailers
parked at dock overnight - - signage in
compliance with approved theme (Frassetto)
Motion made by: John
Visco
Seconded: Larry Hines
Roll call: Unanimous
PMISC09-20 State Farm – 630 Main Rd. – B: 40, L: 52 – office
for insurance agent (900s.f.) – 4 employees – hours of operation Mon, Tues,
Thurs, Fri 9am-5pm; W 9am-7pm; Sat 9am-12pm – sign details red/white
Motion made by: Art
Maggio
Seconded: John Visco
Roll call: Unanimous
PMISC09-21 Green Montville
Cleaner – 189 Changebridge Rd.
– B: 135, L: 4 – drop off dry cleaner (550 s.f.) - 2 employees – Mon- Sat 7am-7pm – signage in
compliance with approved theme
Motion made by: Larry Hines
Seconded: Victor Canning
Roll call: Unanimous
PMISC09-22 Van Duyne, Behrens & Co – 18 Hook Mtn. Rd – B: 170, L: 17 –
expansion of existing space (4,240 s.f. existing; adding 1,032 s.f. for a total
of 5,272 s.f.) for accounting office – no change in hours of operation or
number of employees – no additional signage.
Motion made by: Victor
Canning
Seconded: John Visco
Roll call: Unanimous
PMISC09-23 Spanish Grill & Churrasqueria – 101 Rt. 46 –
B: 181, L: 1 –restaurant – 670 s.f. – hours of operation 11am-8pm Mon-Sun – 3
employees – 4 tables and 2 outdoor seasonal tables – signage in compliance with
approved theme (Anton)
Motion made by: Art
Maggio
Seconded: Larry Hines
Roll call: Unanimous
PMISC09-24 Mr. Toys.com – 101 Rt. 46 unit 134 – B: 181, L: 1
– retail toys and chocolate sales and kids birthday parties – 4 employees –
hours of operation 9am-9pm Mon-Sun – signage in compliance with approved theme
(Anton)
Carry to subcommittee and have tenant and landlord present
since due to kid’s party, there were concerns raised as to adequate
parking. Subcommittee meeting is scheduled
for July 14th @ 8:30AM.
RESOLUTIONS
PSPP/FC05-02-08-07 MONTVILLE RESIDENCY – Preliminary &
Final Site plan – Block: 160 Lot: 4 - 17 Hook Mountain Road carried from
8/14/08 & 10/23/08 & 1/22/09 schedule; 2/26/09 schedule - Eligible: Ladis Karkowsky, Deb Nielson,
Larry Hines, Gary Lewis, Victor Canning, Art Maggio, Russ
Lipari, John Visco, Tony Speciale
Mrs. Nielson asked if the square footage of footprint and
volume of building clearly reflected vs. reference to a plan since she wanted
to make sure any future developer knows that this is the limit of the
approval. Mrs. White indicated that it
is not reflected but would ask Mr. Carroll to add. Resolution amended to provide this
stipulation and motion made to amend and approve by: Larry Hines, Seconded: John Visco
Roll call: Ladis Karkowsky, Deb
Nielson, Larry Hines, Gary Lewis, Victor Canning, Art Maggio,
John Visco, Tony Speciale
The following resolution was not available and would be
rescheduled to July 23rd agenda.
PMN08-16 VAN SYCKEL – 14 & 16 Woodland Rd – B: 140, L: 9
& 4- Lot line change –Eligible:
Ladis Karkowksy, Victor Canning , Deb Nielson,
John Visco, Gary Lewis, Art Maggio, Russ Lipari, Jim
Sandham, Larry Hines,
Tony Speciale (alt#1) and Lawrence Tobias
(alt#2)
CORRESPONDENCE
None
MINUTES
Minutes of June 11, 2009 – Ladis Karkowsky, Deb Nielson, John Visco, Russ Lipari, Lawrence
Tobias, Gary Lewis
Motion made by: Gary Lewis
Seconded: Deb Nielson
Roll call: Unanimous
INVOICES
Burgis Assoc. – Trust for: $687.50, $450, $218.75, $93.75,
$31.25, $600, $281.25, $1,080
Johnson, Murphy - Trust for: $270, $32
Omland Engineering – Trust for: $202.50; $1,012.50; $67.50;
$236.25; $202.50,
$236.25, $978.75, $506.25, $1071.25, $1,435, $155, $1,417.50
Michael Carroll, Esq. – Trust for: $776.25. $67.50, $135,
$472.50, $911.24
Motion made by: Larry
Hines
Seconded: John Visco
Roll call: Unanimous
LOI/DEP NOTIFICATIONS
LOI review B: 95, L: 15 – 3 Pine Brook Rd. – Koestner
Mr. Omland indicated his review finds that there is perhaps
maybe 2.8 acres and that it is on the corner of Pine Brook Road and Whitehall.
There are wetland constraints and land backs up to Canal. He anticipates we will see some kind of
subdivision on this site in the future, but that the land may not be conducive
to much development. It is also in
aquifer.
OLD BUSINESS
PMSP/F08-BORNSTEIN, DAVID – 73 Horseneck – 15 Woodland, B:139.06,
L: 17 & 18 – Major subdivision involving extension of Woodland to Horseneck
Road- Variances: lot frontage & min. lot width at street and bldg.setback
line for lot 17.01 – Notice Acceptable & rescheduled from agenda of 4/16/09
& 5-14-09 ACT
BY: 7/11/09
Present: Steven Schepis, Esq.
Ladis Karkowsky: voiced
concerns that the engineering issues in prior reports have not been
resolved. He stressed again that this is
a policy and it will be strictly enforced noting these issues need to be
resolved prior to the public hearing, and understand that they have not been
and we will not conduct a hearing with engineering items missing.
Mr. Schepis indicated that he would like the Board to
discuss the policy issues that must be addressed outside of engineering
issues. Mr. Karkowsky indicated that the
policy issues will be addressed.
Mr. Schepis indicated that the applicant reviewed the
engineer’s reports and that all but a few will be adhered to. Mr. Omland apologized for the lateness of
report but wanted the Board to know that this revision before the Board was in
response to January and has been at their office for at least six months and
these items in his recent report were not addressed even with this revision.
Mrs. White indicated without an attorney present since there
were objectors present, that this hearing should not go forward; the board
cannot make any statements without the benefit of counsel present.
Mr. Karkowsky recognized objector:
William Greenberg, Esq. noted he represents all of the residents
of Woodland Road
including west side of Woodland
relative to the issue of opening of the roadway. He reviewed the history of this site noting
that some years back the residents filed a petition to Township Committee relative
to inadequacy of road coming thru wood to the west. At that time, this was addressed and
discussed in 2003, before Township Committee, and at that time, the Township
Committee granted an approval to put a gate up.
He continued to review the history of this area.
He indicated that this proposal is to create a roadway and
connection, and if the Board allows this, this would aggravate an existing condition
of water run off problems and narrow road, as well as letting the Board know
that there is a rock condition that the engineering office is aware of this and
is addressing. He noted concerns of an
increased amount of traffic going to Orchard, feeling that the gate works well
as it, that this is a narrow roadway, and that this roadway should not be
improved since it will put more traffic on a narrow roadway and will take
traffic pass more properties on Woodland Road.
He indicated this is a residential area, and children play in streets. Opening roadway wouldn’t serve town. If you developed this connection, it would
force town to address drainage, run off, insufficient width of roadway, and
wouldn’t eliminate eastern sight distance problems and would create significant
traffic on smaller residential street.
Mr. Karkowsky indicated that the hearing hasn’t started and
this is first night, and that the statements made were relative to public
statements, asking if he was intending on obtaining traffic expert and/or other
experts to present his case. When asked
the names of the residents he represented, he indicated he didn’t represent
them, but was here as their spokesman.
Mr. Schepis asked that Mr. Bornstein be sworn – sworn
accordingly – and that he be permitted to put in exhibits which are photos of
existing road condition.
Discussion ensued with Mr. Karkowsky indicating that this is
not a policy decision and that without Mr. Carroll present, that this matter
will not be discussed.
Mr. Omland indicated that as far as he can see, there are
three policy issues:
the continuation of road as noted in his June 25th memo, the requirement of putting wetlands and
transition areas into a conservation easement and Item #9 in his report
relative to easement enclosures and drainage concerns for a swale along
properties
Mr. Omland noted that as to the road, that this
configuration on the plan was designed after meetings he held with Tom Mazzaccaro (Public Works), Tony Barile (Township
Engineer).
It was indicated there would be no discussion of roadway
designs this evening.
Applicant was advised policy of the Board is to have
constrained areas within a conservation easement. The other issue is whether or not the Board
wants to have easements around the stormwater facility (swales).
It was decided that the major issue would be that of the
roadway design. Mr. Schepis asked that
this application be carried with notice to July 23rd hearing and granted any
extension of time board may need up thru end of August 31, 09.
Mr. Karkowsky advised residents that they would have an
opportunity to be heard and would be able to give their comments, and that if
they were going to hire an expert on traffic, etc., advise accordingly.
Mr. Schepis indicated that the plans were revised to
eliminate variances, and that prior to the next meeting they would resolve all
of the other engineering issues.
Motion made by: Art
Maggio
Seconded: Larry Hines
Roll call: Ladis Karkowsky,
Deb Nielson, Victor Canning, Larry
Tobias, Gary Lewis, Art Maggio, Tony Special, Jim
Sandham, John Visco, Larry Hines
NEW BUSINESS
PMN/C08-19 Como,
Donna - B: 41, L: 1.2, 1.3 & 1.4– 47 Jacksonville Rd., 49 Jacksonville Rd. &
2 Como Ct.
– lot line change w/variances – Notice Acceptable
ACT BY: 7/24/09
Rescheduled with Notice carried to July 23, 2009
Motion made by: Art
Maggio
Seconded by Gary Lewis
Roll call: Unanimous
CONCEPTS
None
Meeting adjourned unanimously in a Motion made by Art
Maggio, seconded by Gary Lewis.
Respectfully submitted,
Linda M. White
Secretary
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