20220419 - Planning Board Public Meeting Minutes

Ridgewood Planning Board

Regular Public Meeting

April 19, 2022

The following minutes are a summary of the Planning Board meeting of April 19, 2022. Interested parties may request an audio recording of the meeting from the Board Secretary for a fee.

Call to Order & Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act: Mr. Joel called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.

Roll Call – The following members were present: Mayor Knudsen, John Young, Councilwoman Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’ Brien, Fran Barto and Sergio Alegre. Also present were Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq., Board Attorney and Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary. Debbie Patire, Melanie Hooban, Darlene Johnson and Igor Lyubarskiy were absent.

Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board –  There were no comments at this time.

Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics – There were none at this time.

Adoption of Memorializing Resolution re: Fitometry, LLC, Minor Site Plan and variance approval at 129 South Broad Street, Block 3708, Lot 2 – Board members reviewed the resolutions and discussed adding language regarding audio on the rooftop, screening on the rooftop, hours of operation and time limit regarding the lights. There was discussion regarding specifying the months the rooftop could be open.

The adoption of the resolution was carried to May 3, 2022.

Adoption of Minutes:   The minutes from April 5, 2022 were adopted.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

                                                                                      Jane Wondergem

                                                                                      Board Secretary

Date Approved:               May 3, 2022