20181009 Zoning Board of Adjustment Minutes

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT

Meeting Minutes

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Opening:

The regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood was called to order at 7:48 p.m.

Present:       Sergio Alegre, Greg Brown, Gary Negrycz, Diana Ruhl, Alyssa Matthews, Ines Bunza and Jonathan Papietro. Also present were Ben Cascio, Esq., substituting for Bruce Whitaker, Esq., Board Attorney and Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary. 

Absent:        Isaac Lebow

Approval of minutes:       The minutes from May 8, 2018 were approved.

Chairman Alegre announced the following:

-        Joann Alvarez Webb, 482 Sterling Place, carried to November 13, 2018, without further notice.

-        Louis and Carol LoGrasso, 548 Barnett Place, carried to October 23, 2018, without further notice.

-        CMI Holdings, LLC, 249 Ackerman Avenue, carried to November 13, 2018, without further notice.

-        Terence Robinson and William Hall, 151 West End Avenue, carried to November 13, 2018, with new notice required.

Non-agenda items:

          Board member comments: There were no comments at this time.

          Members of the public comments: There were no comments at this time.

Public Hearings

Old Business:

ALEN & STEPHANIE ESENDIR – An application to construct an attic dormer which will result in a front yard setback of 35.1 feet, where 40 feet is required at 497 Alpine Terrace, Block 1606, Lot 46, in the R-2 Zone. (Continued from August 28, 2018 without further notice) Ms. Ruhl recused herself from this hearing. Roger Schlicht, architect, was previously sworn. Mr. Schlicht recapped what was discussed at the August 28 meeting and testified as to the revised zoning chart. Mr. Schlicht stated that there were no revisions to the plans. There were no questions from the Board and no questions or comments from the public. Following Board deliberation Mr. Negrycz made a motion to approve, Mr. Brown seconded the motion and all members voted yes to approve the application.

New Business:

WAN CHANG – An application to construct a two-story addition with a deck which will result in a front yard setback of 35.4 feet, where 40 feet is required; rear yard setback of 16.6 feet to the addition and 19.7 feet to the deck, where 30 feet is required and a drive way width of 30 feet where 25 feet is the maximum permitted at 853 Auburn Terrace, Block 5003, Lot 25, in an R-1 Zone. Mr. Chang was present. George Hodosh was sworn and his credentials as a licensed architect accepted. Mr. Hodosh testified regarding the plans and the variances being requested due to the irregular shape of the lot and location of the existing house on the lot. Board members had questions about the driveway, and Mr. Hodosh explained that the driveway will not need to be widened. Board members asked if the deck could be pushed back 2 feet and have shrubs planted in front of it. There were questions about the floor plan. Mr. Whitaker said that a plan that accurately depicts what is being done and with dimensions listed would be needed. Board members asked if the shed could be relocated to a conforming location. There were no questions or comments from the public. Following Board deliberation Mr. Brown made a motion to approve with the conditions that a revised drawing with all the stipulations discussed is submitted for the Site Plan Committee to review. Ms. Matthews seconded, and the application was approved with 6 yes votes and one opposed.

Resolution memorialization:     The following resolutions were memorialized:

                    Calkins, 80 Crest Road

                    Leonarz, 23 Southern Parkway

Meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m.

Minutes submitted by:  Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary

Date Approved:       January 8, 2019