Lindenwold Borough Community Pages

Borough Announcements

Planning Bd. Minutes-October 17, 2011

November 22, 2011 by Clerk

Minutes for the Planning Board Meeting on October 17, 2011

THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE LINDENWOLD BOROUGH HALL.

SUNSHINE ANNOUNCEMENT

FLAG SALUTE

PRESENT: ROBERT L. MESSICK, ESQ. – BOARD SOLICITOR
G. JEFFREY HANSON, PE – ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS, INC.

ROLL CALL: MEMBERS PRESENT

COUNCILMAN KENNETH BALMER
MAYOR RICHARD ROACH
MS. PATRICIA STRIPPOLI
MR. DAVE MCCLOSKEY
MS. ANN MARKS
CHIEF STANLEY LEMAYSKI
MR. JAMES SCHWARZWALDER
MR. NATHANIEL JEFFERSON
MR. ANTHONY PERNO (ARRIVED LATE)

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM AUGUST 15, 2011. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE; MOTION SECONDED BY MR. JEFFERSON. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION APPLICATION P-11-3, GENE HINSKI, BLOCK 115, LOT 7. MR. MCCLOSKEY MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BALMER. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

NEW BUSINESS

APPLICATION P-11-4
DIGNA GARCIA
715 WHITE HORSE PIKE
BLOCK 154, LOTS 4 & 4.01
MINOR SITE PLAN W/ VARIANCES

DIGNA GARCIA – APPLICANT
RUTH MARTINEZ – TRANSLATOR
SWORN IN

TRANSLATED THROUGH MS. MARTINEZ, MS. GARCIA STATING THAT SHE IS HERE TODAY TO GET YOUR APPROVAL TO BE ABLE TO PUT UP HER BARBER SHOP FOR SERVICES OF THE COMMUNITY AND SHE IS HERE HOPING TO GET THAT APPROVED.

BOARD ENGINEER SWORN IN

BOARD ENGINEER SUMMARIZING APPLICATION

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION BETWEEN BOARD ENGINEER AND APPLICANT THROUGH TRANSLATOR.

DISCUSSION ON DRIVEWAY

CONTINUED QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION BETWEEN BOARD ENGINEER AND APPLICANT THROUGH TRANSLATOR.

APPLICANT STATING THROUGH TRANSLATOR THAT SHE DOESN’T NEED LIGHTING DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE WILL BE CLOSING BEFORE DARK.

BOARD SOLICITOR STATING WE SEEM TO BE BEYOND THAT, THE BOARD FEELS THAT THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH UNEXPLAINED AND WE ARE ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH THE LIST OF ISSUES. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE HAVE THE ARCHITECT OR ENGINEER WHO DREW THE PLAN BE PRESENT BEFORE US AND TABLING THIS TILL HE CAN SHOW UP.

TRANSLATOR EXPLAINING TO APPLICANT
APPLICANT STATING THROUGH TRANSLATOR THAT SHE WANTS TO DO A BARBER SHOP; SHE’S HERE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT APPROVED. SHE FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE COMING IN AND GOING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, SHE IS WILLING TO ADHERE TO THAT BY PUTTING UP SIGNS. SHE IS WILLING TO ADHERE TO THE LIGHTING NECESSARY TO MAKE HER CLIENTS SAFE. IN THE SUMMER SHE WILL BE WORKING FROM 9 TO 7 AND IN THE WINTER 9 TO THE LIGHT OF THE DAY IS OUT.

MS. STRIPPOLI STATING I THINK THE BOARD AND IF ANYONE DISAGREES WITH ME, SPEAK UP. THERE IS JUST A LOT OF THINGS THAT AREN’T EXPLAINED AND IF SHE COULD HAVE HER ARCHITECT COME BACK AND EXPLAIN THESE THINGS. THERE ARE SO MANY HURDLES AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE HER COME INTO LINDENWOLD. THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW I THINK WE ARE ALREADY UP TO 8 VARIANCES AND IT’S JUST TOO MUCH TO HANDLE RIGHT NOW. OUR ENGINEER HAS ALL HIS STATEMENTS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE SAME FROM YOU. THIS IS A LOT TO TAKE CARE OF TO OPEN YOUR BUSINESS AND AGAIN WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU IN TOWN.

TRANSLATOR EXPLAINING TO APPLICANT WHAT MS. STRIPPOLI SAID.

BOARD MEMBERS ALL AGREE WITH MS. STRIPPOLI

BOARD ENGINEER WILL TALK WITH THE ARCHITECT

EVERYONE TALKING AT SAME TIME OF WHAT SHOULD BE ON REVISED PLANS ETC.

MS. STRIPPOLI OPENED THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD
MS. STRIPPOLI STATING SHE WILL NOT HAVE TO ADVERTISE AGAIN AND THE NEXT MEETING IS NOVEMBER 21ST.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION TO TABLE THIS APPLICATION TO THE NOVEMBER 21ST MEETING. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO TABLE, MOTION SECONDED BY MS. MARKS. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

MS. STRIPPOLI STATING WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT MONTH WITH THE ARCHITECT. OUR ENGINEER WILL WORK WITH YOU SO SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE IRONED OUT BEFORE YOU COME BACK.

TRANSLATOR EXPLAINING TO APPLICANT
APPLICANT HAS QUESTION
APPLICANT STATING THROUGH TRANSLATOR, SHE HAS BEEN DOING THESE STEPS FOR 6 MONTHS NOW, I GUESS IN HER FRUSTRATION SHE FEELS THAT SHE’S ADHERED TO ALL THAT’S BEEN ASKED OF HER TO DO WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND EVERYTHING. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS A BARBER SHOP. SHE WILL DO BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. HER QUESTION IS WHY IS IT BEING SO DIFFICULT FOR HER TO GET TO THIS PROCESS.

MS. STRIPPOLI STATING I UNDERSTAND SHE FEELS IT’S DIFFICULT BUT THERE IS A CERTAIN PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE FOLLOWED AND EVERYONE DOES THAT. IF SHE HAS MORE HOMEWORK DONE BY THE NEXT MEETING IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM AND LIKE I SAID OUR ENGINEER IS GOING TO WORK WITH HER ARCHITECT AND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE SATISFACTORY.
BOARD ENGINEER STATING THESE ARE ISSUES I SHOULD BE ABLE TO RESOLVE WITH YOUR ARCHITECT IN A PHONE CALL. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE TONIGHT.
BOARD SOLICITOR STATING WE WILL NEED REVISED SITE PLANS TOO.

APPLICATION P-11-5
LUDOSA ENTERPRISE, LLC
4 WHITE HORSE PIKE
BLOCK 121, LOT 8
MINOR SITE PLAN W/VARIANCES

GEORGE BOTCHEOS, ESQ. – ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT
MR. BOTCHEOS GIVING OVERVIEW OF APPLICATION

LUIGI BASLIE – APPLICANT
DEBORAH ANDERSON – ARCHITECT
MASSIMO EPIFANO – CONTRACTOR
SWORN IN

MR. BOTCHEOS GIVING OUT PICTURES FOR BOARDS REVIEW

BOARD ENGINEER GOING THROUGH REVIEW LETTER

MR. BOTCHEOS AND APPLICANT (LUIGI BASLIE) – QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, TYPE OF RESTAURANT, HOURS OF OPERATION, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES, SEATING, DELIVERIES, TRASH DUMPSTER, SIGNAGE, AND APARTMENTS ON SECOND FLOOR ETC.

BOARD ENGINEER STATING THE APPLICANT ADDRESSED ALL THE CONCERNS OF OUR LETTER AND PROVIDED TESTIMONY ON ALL THE ITEMS WE REQUESTED TESTIMONY FOR.

BOARD ENGINEER STATING THERE ARE A FEW VARIANCES REQUIRED AND GOES THROUGH EACH VARIANCE.

MS. ANDERSON SHOWS ON PLAN AS BOARD ENGINEER GOES THROUGH VARIANCES.

MS. ANDERSON EXPLAINS VARIANCES AND WHAT IS PROPOSED AND SHOWING ON THE PLANS

BRIEF DISCUSSION ON PARKING AND LIGHTING

BOARD MEMBERS HAD NO FURTHER QUESTIONS

MS. STRIPPOLI OPENED THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD

BOARD SOLICITOR STATING FIRST OF ALL WE NEED ONE WAIVER
BOARD ENGINEER STATING FOR THE SITE PLAN
BOARD SOLICITOR STATING WE SHOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO WAIVE THE SITE PLAN FIRST.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED A MOTION FOR THE WAIVER.
BOARD SOLICITOR STATING UNDER COMPLETENESS REVIEW, PAGE 2 NUMBER 2. COUNCILMAN BALMER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY MR. PERNO. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

BOARD SOLICITOR STATING IF I SUMMARIZE THE 5 OTHER VARIANCES, I SUGGEST THAT WE DEAL WITH THE ONES ON PAGE 2, WHICH ARE THE EXISTING CONDITION VARIANCES, THAT WOULD BE THE LOT AREA AND THE FRONT YARD SETBACK.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION ON THE EXISTING CONDITION VARIANCES AS STATED ABOVE FROM THE BOARD SOLICITOR. MAYOR ROACH MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY MS. MARKS. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

BOARD SOLICITOR STATING WE HAVE 3 REMAINING VARIANCES, PARKING, NON-RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA FROM PROPERTY LINE AND THE BUFFER.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION FOR THE ABOVE 3 VARIANCES AS STATED BY THE BOARD SOLICITOR. MAYOR ROACH MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BALMER. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

BOARD SOLICITOR STATING NOW WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE SITE PLAN.

MS. STRIPPOLI ENTERTAINED FOR A MOTION ON THE SITE PLAN; MR. JEFFERSON MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BALMER. ROLL CALL WAS UNANIMOUS. MOTION CARRIED.

MS. STRIPPOLI OPENED THE MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD.



MEETING ADJOURNED




NANCY DIDOMENICO
BOARD SECRETARY