PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

7:30 P.M.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING

For the duration of the Coronavirus Health Emergency, Village Hall is closed to the public and meetings are held with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us.  Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using the Zoom client, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so during public portions of the meeting.

Please click the link below to join the virtual meeting:
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Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
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    Webinar ID: 867 9498 5704

In the alternative, if you cannot join the live meeting remotely for any reason, you may contact Jane Wondergem, the Planning Board Secretary at (201)670-5500 x240 or via email at jwondergem@ridgewoodnj.net

7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call - In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.

  Roll call: Knudsen, Van Goor, Reynolds, Joel, O’Brien, Patire, Hooban, Barto, Wesner, Johnson, Lyubarskiy

1. 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
2. 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics, Correspondence Received by the Board
3. 7:40 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Historic Preservation Commission Review:
   1. NAHMU, 54 Chestnut Street, Block 3804, Lot 3 – proposed sign
4. 7:50 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Hawthorne Acquisition 121, LLC, 235 East Ridgewood Avenue, Block 3703, Lot 11 – Application for Minor Site Plan and Parking Variance (Continued from November 17, 2020 and Carried from December 1, 2020 without further notice and without prejudice to the Board)

5. 9:30 p.m. – Executive Session (if necessary)
6. Adjournment

            In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.

Members: Susan Knudsen, James Van Goor, Lorraine Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Melanie Hooban, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, Alysson Wesner, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy

Professional Staff: Christopher Martin, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Maryann Bucci-Carter, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary

PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

7:30 P.M.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING

For the duration of the Coronavirus Health Emergency, Village Hall is closed to the public and meetings are held with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us.  Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using the Zoom client, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so during public portions of the meeting.

Please click the link below to join the virtual meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86794985704

Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
        US: +1 646 558 8656 
    Webinar ID: 867 9498 5704

In the alternative, if you cannot join the live meeting remotely for any reason, you may contact Jane Wondergem, the Planning Board Secretary at (201)670-5500 x240 or via email at jwondergem@ridgewoodnj.net

7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call - In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.

  Roll call: Knudsen, Van Goor, Reynolds, Joel, O’Brien, Patire, Hooban, Barto, Wesner, Johnson, Lyubarskiy

1. 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
2. 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics, Correspondence Received by the Board
3. 7:40 p.m. – 7:50 p.m. – Historic Preservation Commission Review:
   1. NAHMU, 54 Chestnut Street, Block 3804, Lot 3 – proposed sign
4. 7:50 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Hawthorne Acquisition 121, LLC, 235 East Ridgewood Avenue, Block 3703, Lot 11 – Application for Minor Site Plan and Parking Variance

5. 9:30 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Discussion re: Amend Schedule of Meetings

6. 9:40 p.m. – Executive Session (if necessary)
7. Adjournment

            In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.

Members: Susan Knudsen, James Van Goor, Lorraine Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Melanie Hooban, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, Alysson Wesner, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy

Professional Staff: Christopher Martin, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Maryann Bucci-Carter, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

AGENDA

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

7:30 P.M.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING

For the duration of the Coronavirus Health Emergency, Village Hall is closed to the public, and meetings are held with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us.  Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using the Zoom client, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so during public portions of the meeting.

Please click the link below to join the virtual meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87463381917

Or Telephone:

Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

US: +1 646 558 8656 

Webinar ID: 874 6338 1917

In the alternative, if you cannot join the live meeting remotely for any reason, you may contact Jane Wondergem, the Board Secretary at (201)670-5500 x240 or via email at jwondergem@ridgewoodnj.net

Roll call

Approval of Minutes:              November 24, 2020

Non-agenda items:

            Board member comments

            Members of the public comments

Public hearings

            Old Business:

ZHEN SULLIVAN – An application to permit the construction of a second story addition which will result in a side yard setback of 7.85 feet, where 10 feet is required; combined side yard setback of 19.63 feet, where 19.8 feet is required; rear yard setback of 27.83 feet, where 30 feet is required; and gross building area of 36.1%/2,364 square feet, where 35%/2,289 square feet is permitted at 395 Albin Court, Block 4701, Lot 8, in an R-2 Zone. (Continued from November 24, 2020, without further notice)

New Business:

SUSAN EVANS -  An application to permit the construction of a one-story addition, modified porch, and modified patio, which would result in coverage by improvements of 6,025 square

feet, where 5,600 square feet is permitted at 451 Stevens Avenue, Block 4401, Lot 40 in an R-2 Zone.

AGENDA – CONTINUATION                                                                               December 8, 2020

JAMES TRIPP – An application to permit the replacement of an existing rock wall with a block wall in the same location which will exceed the permitted height and install a 4-foot fence on top of the wall, which will exceed the maximum permitted height at 33 Bryden Place, Block 1905, Lot 4 in an R-2 Zone.

STEPHEN MARTINEZ – An application to permit the construction of a second story addition which will result in a side yard setback of 9.87 feet, where 10 feet is required; a rear yard setback of 26.9 feet, where 30 feet is required and a distance between the garage and primary structure of 7.19 feet, where 12 feet is required for the Property located at 659 Wall Street, Block 3404, Lot 16, in an R-2 Zone.

            Resolution memorialization: 

Discussion:     

            Adjournment

PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

7:30 P.M.

THIS WILL BE A VIRTUAL ONLINE PUBLIC MEETING

For the duration of the Coronavirus Health Emergency, Village Hall is closed to the public and meetings are held with participants at remote locations, connecting to conferencing software provided by zoom.us.  Members of the public are invited to view meetings live using the Zoom client, which also allows them to “raise a hand” and contribute with voice and video when they are invited to do so during public portions of the meeting.

Please click the link below to join the virtual meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81319291381

Or Telephone:
    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
        US: +1 646 558 8656 
    Webinar ID: 813 1929 1381

In the alternative, if you cannot join the live meeting remotely for any reason, you may contact Jane Wondergem, the Planning Board Secretary at (201)670-5500 x240 or via email at jwondergem@ridgewoodnj.net

7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call - In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.

  Roll call: Knudsen, Van Goor, Reynolds, Joel, O’Brien, Patire, Hooban, Barto, Wesner, Johnson, Lyubarskiy

1. 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
2. 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics, Correspondence Received by the Board
3. 7:40 p.m. – 9:40 p.m. – Hopper Ridge Condominium Association, Inc., Block 4104, Lot 3 – Application for Major Preliminary and Final Site Plan, Soil Movement and variance approval.  (Continued from November 3, 2020 without further notice and without prejudice to the Board)

4. 9:40 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Hawthorne Acquisition 121, LLC, 235 East Ridgewood Avenue, Block 3703, Lot 11 – Application for Minor Site Plan and Parking Variance (Continued from November 17, 2020 without further notice and without prejudice to the Board)

5. 10:30 p.m. – 10:35 p.m. – Hawthorne Acquisition 121, LLC, 235 East Ridgewood Avenue, Block 3703, Lot 11 - Adoption of Memorializing Resolution of Approval for façade renovations.

6. 10: 35p.m. – 10:40 p.m. – Adoption of Minutes:                 November 3, 2020

7. 10:40 p.m. – Executive Session (if necessary)
8. Adjournment

            In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.

Members: Susan Knudsen, James Van Goor, Lorraine Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Melanie Hooban, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, Alysson Wesner, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy,

Professional Staff: Christopher Martin, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Maryann Bucci-Carter, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary