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MINUTES
MENDHAM
TOWNSHIP
PLANNING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 15, 2003
Chairman Giordano called the meeting of the
Mendham Township Planning Board to order at
7:40 p.m.
ROLL
CALL:
Present:
Mr. Giordano, Mr. Tolley, Mayor Pierson (arrived
9:04 p.m.
), Mr. D’Emidio,
Mr. Majorossy (arrived
7:44 p.m.
), Mrs. Kinsel, Mr.
Mountain, and Mr. Timpson
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ADEQUATE
NOTICE OF MEETING
of the Mendham Township Planning Board was given as follows: Notice was sent to
the Daily Record and the Observer Tribune on
January 9, 2003
. Notice was posted
on the bulletin board in the Township Hall in
Brookside
,
New Jersey
, on
January 9, 2003
, and Notice was
filed with the Township Clerk on
January 9, 2003
.
Mr. Majorossy arrived at
7:44 p.m.
STATEMENT
OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE: “In
case of an emergency requiring the evacuation of this room there are two
emergency exit doors along the side that you entered. In the foyer you may then
either exit down the open stairwell to the exterior or enter the enclosed
stairwell and exit to the exterior at the bottom. Then please move away from the
building until instructed that it is safe to re-enter.”
MINUTES
FOR APPROVAL –
None
WEST
MORRIS REGIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION
Long
Range
Facilities
Planning
Mr. Doug Pechanec introduced himself as the
Business Administrator/Board Secretary for the West Morris Regional Board of
Education. Mr. Pechanic stated that the WMRBE has submitted to the Department of
Education and affected municipalities an application for a capital project
improvement for both of the high schools, West Morris Central (WMC) and West
Morris Mendham High School (WMMHS). He noted that the appropriate documents,
site plans and floor plans have been distributed to the Board and are also
displayed.
Mr. Pechanec stated that they were here
before the Board three years and presented a Long Range Facilities Plan, which
they were working in a two-phase approach. The first phase has been completed
with classrooms being added at both of the high schools, and a music suite at
WMMHS. Mr. Pechanec stated that, at this point, based on demographics,
enrollment is predicted to grow through 2007 (page 2 of the handout) and will
then plateau. He also said that the capital project submitted to the State is to
address that enrollment growth.
Mr. Pechanec then reviewed the cover sheet,
the summary of the LRFP amendment, and the estimated cost to implement the plan.
He said that the WMRBE would have an indication from the state by December 10 as
to how much state aid will be provided in conjunction with this project. Mr.
Pechanec said they have met, or are scheduled to meet, with the Planning Board
of all five municipalities for review and comment on the LFRP amendments.
Mr. Pechanec then introduced the others in
attendance at tonight’s meeting as Mr. John Notte, Board of Education
President, Mr. Gabe Massa, District Architect, and Mr. Doug Diercksen, Project
Manager with Turner Construction Company.
Mr. Massa then proceeded to present and
review the proposed plans for both WMC and WMMHS, and a full discussion ensued.
Mr. Falcon then distributed a draft
resolution, and Chairman Giordano noted that the Board is making two findings
– 1) that it is consistent with the land use element and 2) that the
long-range plan is consistent with the Master Plan.
Mr. D’Emidio made a motion to adopt
Resolution PB-03-23; Mrs. Kinsel seconded the motion.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Mr. Giordano-aye, Mr. Tolley-nay,
Mr. D’Emidio-aye, Mr. Majorossy-nay, Mrs. Kinsel-aye, Mr. Mountain-aye, and
Mr. Timpson-aye.
SISTERS OF
ST. JOHN
THE BAPTIST
Sister Angelita of
St. John
the Baptist introduced herself and stated that
she lives at
St. John
in
Gladstone
. She referred to the site plan noting that she
had received a letter from the state indicating that
St. John
had to remove the underground oil storage tank
and put in an above-ground storage tank. She engaged the services of Total
Environmental Concepts and Engineer Craig Villa to start these proceedings in
order to ensure uninterrupted heat and hot water for the school and convent.
Sister Angelita stated that a 10,000 gallon above-ground tank would replace the
20,000 gallon underground tank.
Mr. Balut stated that he had discussed
this matter with Mr. Russ Heiney, Construction Official, as to whether the site
plan was required according to the ordinance, and Mr. Heiney was prudent and
uncomfortable without a site plan and Planning Board approval. Mr. Balut said he
discussed with Mr. Villa and noted that since the deadline had passed to bring
this matter before the TRC, this matter was put on tonight’s Planning Board
agenda for completeness. Mr. Balut noted that he has reviewed the application
for completeness and his findings are included in his report. Mr. Balut
recommends at the outset that the application be deemed complete and the
requested waivers be granted. He further noted that since this is a minor site
plan it does not require a public hearing, and two reports have been received
from the Historic Preservation Committee and Mr. Jeff Betz, Fire Official.
Mr. Giordano stated that the HPC’s
report indicates that given the viewscape, they would prefer shrubs around the
tank. After a full discussion of the HPC’s request, it was determined that
shrubs would not be required around the tank.
Chairman Giordano then referred to Mr.
Betz’ which indicates that the required permits and inspections have not been
completed for the installation of the temporary tank. Sister Angelita said that
she did not have the 20,000 gallon underground tank removed and had told the
state that it would ruin the whole driveway, so an inspector visited the site
and certified that the tank is filled and out of commission. Chairman Giordano
asked Sister Angelita to have her professionals contact Mr. Betz so that he may
come out and perform the appropriate inspections, and she said she would.
Chairman Giordano called for a motion to
deem this application complete and to grant the waivers of conditions expressed
in Mr. Balut’s report dated
October 2, 2003
. Mr. Tolley made a motion to deem the application complete; Mr. D’Emidio
seconded the motion; vote all aye.
Chairman Giordano called for a motion to
approve
St. John’s
minor site plan for an above ground oil tank and for a memorializing resolution
to be prepared by Mr. Falcon. Mr. Tolley moved for approval of the minor site
plan; Mr. Mountain seconded the motion; vote all aye.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ANNUAL REPORT
Chairman Giordano referred to the Board
of Adjustment’s Annual Report for Year 2003 for discussion.
Mayor Pierson arrived at
9:04 p.m.
A full discussion ensued, and as a
result, it was agreed that Chairman Giordano would request a copy of the 2003
Board of Adjustment decisions and forward a memo to the Board of Adjustment
memorializing the following:
1)
Re
Item A: The Board is not inclined to act without a more recent example and the
Board’s comments related to the year 2001 annual report are still applicable.
2)
Re
Item B: The Board decided again not to make a recommendation to the Township
Committee.
3)
Re
Item C: The Board is concerned that this could cause some of our current
ordinances to be in peril, and the Board has requested Mr. Falcon to research
this issue and advise the Board of his conclusions and recommendations.
4)
Re
Item D: The Board will respectfully decline to support an ordinance similar to
Millburn
.
CORRESPONDENCE
Chairman Giordano reviewed the meeting calendar with the
members of the Board, and after discussion, he confirmed that both the November
3 and November 19 meetings of the Planning Board would be cancelled. Chairman
Giordano also stated that the Banko application would be placed on the agenda
for the
December 1, 2003
,
Planning Board Workshop Meeting.
ADOURN
There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn
the meeting. The motion was seconded, all aye, and the meeting was
adjourned at
9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Hope Warrington, Secretary
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