Zoning Board of Adjustment - 20160112

Opening:

The regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood was called to order at 7:36 p.m.

Present:       Chairman Torielli, Diana Ruhl, Hans Lehmann, Gary Negrycz, Alyssa Matthews, Sergio Alegre, Ines Bunza and Greg Brown. Also present was Bruce Whitaker, Esq., Board Attorney.

Absent:        Jeffrey Voigt         

Approval of Minutes: The minutes from December 8, 2015 were approved as drafted.

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

Chairman Torielli announced that the Ivy Realty Services, LLC, 121 Franklin Avenue, application was carried to January 26, 2016 without further notice.

Chairman Torielli announced that the 210 S. Broad Street LLC, 210 S. Broad Street, application was carried to February 9, 2016 without further notice.

Old Business:

CAPITAL ONE BANK – An amendment to the application to permit construction of a new building for use as a bank – Scott Collins, Esq., representing the applicant, explained that the proposed changes to the previously approved site plan were a result of the comments from the County Planning Board. Noel Barnett, Professional Civil Engineer, was sworn and his credentials were accepted by the Board. Mr. Whitaker explained that the applicant is coming back to the Board with the proposed changes because that was a condition of the resolution.

Mr. Barnett explained the proposed changes on the site plan, revised to 10/18/2015. The minor changes included a 20 foot wide curb-cut for the ingress driveway; an easement of 35 feet from the center line, a roadway dedication easement which has been recorded with the County; sign changes regarding the ingress and egress; and the County will not approve a storm water connection to Godwin Avenue so the water was rerouted to the rain garden and small landscape changes because of the storm water connection change.

Mr. Whitaker asked if there were any new variances being requested due to the changes. Mr. Collins said there were not. Mr. Whitaker asked about the recommendations made by Mr. Brancheau, Village Planner, and Mr. Rutishauser, Village Engineer, in their reports regarding the revised plans. Mr. Bartlett stated that they would comply with any and all recommendations made by the Mr. Brancheau and Mr. Rutishauser.

There were no questions or comments from the public. After Board deliberation, Mr. Lehmann made a motion to approve the amendments to the application, Ms. Ruhl seconded, and all eligible members voted yes.

Resolution Memorialization:     The following resolutions were memorialized:         

• Ricci, 155 Brookside Avenue
• O’Malley, 320 North Van Dien Avenue
• Harris, 345 Franklin Turnpike
• Angelo-Herrera, 490 South Pleasant Avenue
• Weispfenning-Williams, 763 Upper Boulevard

Discussion: There was discussion regarding who was eligible to hear the Ivy Realty Services, LLC application and who would be available for the January 26 meeting.

8:01 p.m. - There was a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss matters of pending litigation and the public meeting was closed.

9:05 p.m. - The public meeting was called back into session and the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m.

Minutes submitted by:  Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary

Date Approved:       April 12, 2016