MINUTES
OF THE
MENDHAM
TOWNSHIP
PLANNING BOARD
OCTOBER 18, 2006 REGULAR
MEETING
Chairman Giordano called the meeting to order at 7:47
p.m. and asked for roll call. Upon
roll call:
PRESENT:
Mr. Tolley, Mayor Krieg, Mr. Pierson, Mrs. Link, Mr. D’Emidio,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mountain, Chairman Giordano
ABSENT:
None
Others present:
Tom Lemanowicz, P.E., Duggan Kimball, P.P., John Aubin, Environmental,
Edward J. Buzak, Esq.
The
Chairman led the flag salute and announced that adequate notice of the meeting
had been given.
MINUTES
AYES:
Mr. Tolley, Mayor Krieg, Mr. Pierson, Mrs. Link, Mr. Mountain, Mr.
D’Emidio,
Chairman Giordano
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
Motion carried.
AYES:
Mr. Tolley, Mayor Krieg, Mr. Pierson, Mrs. Link, Mr. Mountain, Mr.
D’Emidio,
Chairman Giordano
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
Motion carried.
PB-06-02;
TITTEL, Donn and Barbara; Minor Subdivision; Block 123,
Lot
22;
Woodland Road
; Mr. Buzak said the deed would be required to state “no further
subdivision.” Anthony Wahl,
attorney for applicant, agreed to the resolution except the section requiring
additional notification to
Randolph
Township
and having them sign off on the Board’s approval of the Minor Subdivision.
He felt proper notice was given to the
Randolph
Township
during the notice process. A simple
letter would be forwarded to Randolph stating they have 45 days to respond, page
4, paragraph 6, page 11, section E, would read “subject to no adverse
objection within 45 days of the appropriate approval”.
Mrs. Link requested markers to be installed with their location shown on
the plan.
AYES:
Mr. Tolley, Mayor Krieg, Mr. Pierson, Mrs. Link, Mr. Mountain, Mr.
D’Emidio,
Chairman Giordano
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
Motion carried.
PB-06-03; MENDHAM TOWNSHIP INDIA
BROOK PARK FIELD; Multi Use Ball Fields; Block 116,
Lot
6; Andrew Brewer, Attorney, represented the Township in Mr.
Falcon’s absence. Andrew Holt,
Suburban Engineering, and the Board’s professionals were sworn.
Mr. Holt was proferred as a professional in his field.
Application notice was sent to residents.
The Board was able to proceed with the requested waivers.
The property, which fronted on
Ironia Road
, was previously owned by the Seeing Eye and consisted of 103 acres, the
caretaker’s residence remained on the property.
Mr. Holt presented Ex. A-1 through A-7, site and landscaping plan sheets
one through seven, dated October 10, 2006 and Ex A-8, a colorized concept plan,
as shown to the Township Committee. The
proposed driveway would run two-way. He
had submitted and Mr. Lemanowicz had reviewed, a Traffic Analysis, dated October
12 2006, performed to predict the impact on
Ironia Road
; information was collected during July and October. Mr.
Lemanowicz comments were reflected in his review dated 10-13-06.
The report described a typical Saturday morning and the arrival of 44
cars, at peak activity impact. The
report was compiled by their firm, who were not traffic experts.
No lighting was proposed for the fields, the property has a 300 foot
water resource protection buffer, the proposed grading was very close to the
line, but would not encroach into the buffer.
The proposed detention basin would be reconfigured, the
grading between the parking lot and proposed field would be changed, a K-turn
would be added, the temporary restrooms would be moved closer to the existing
house, a third handicap parking space would be added, the parking stall size
will be increased to 9x20 as required, the vegetative areas would be tightened
to accommodate the 24 foot driveway aisle. Sheet
2 of 7 showed curbing along the entrance drive to the bio-swale, granite block
curb. Storm water management was
discussed, the water would be collected in swales and conveyed under the ball
field to be absorbed by the roots, creating a recharge under the entire playing
field, the size of the field would accommodate regulation soccer and full size
football and lacrosse. An additional
10 foot run out area and spectator room would be along the edges.
The front of the site and the house would be preserved.
There are two wells on the property, the first well was replaced with the
second well which serviced the
house.
The
4 to 1 foot slope from playing field to base of swale would be safe for mowing.
The parking lot would be plowed and curbing would be required.
Maser’s landscape architect would review the plan for the bio-retention
basin’s plantings. Mr. Aubin
discussed the detention basin bottom and how it would need to be taken care of.
There
was discussion of right and left hand turn lanes.
Mr.
Aubin’s report covered the potential impact on the habitat, the wood turtle
habitat, and freshwater wetlands. An
existing wet spot would need to be verified in case it was a spring.
Mr. Holt said 2500 cubic yards, approximately 10 truck loads sand
would be brought in and soil erosion would be addressed during construction
phase. Mr. Aubin suggested using
draught tolerant turf grass. Mrs.
Link wanted the LOI to be reviewed.
Mr.
Kimball stated he could not find anything that was inconsistent with the Master
Plan.
Mr.
D’Emidio wanted to know if the expense of the underground piping system was
worth it to improve the grass. Mr.
Lemanowicz said the system would serve double duty and would keep the water
under the field for a certain time.
Motion
to open the meeting to the public made by Mr. Tolley, seconded by Mayor Krieg;
all agreed.
Diana
Orban-Brown,
Ironia Road
, lives across from the property, and was concerned with mosquito growth in the
detention basin and its maintenance, how the irrigation differed in comparison
to Ralston fields, wanted a hydro-geological study to see how it would impact
the neighborhood. Mr. Mountain said
the Morris County Mosquito Commission tests the basins throughout the Township.
Mr.
Lemanowicz would continue to work with the engineer regarding the traffic
report, landscaping and the maintenance manual.
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The
application would appear before the Board with the requested revisions on
November 20, 2006.
PB-05-01; GREEN VIEW
ESTATES/MARTIRANO; Preliminary Major
Subdivision, plus lot geometry circle variance; Block 123, Lot Nos. 24, 25, 33,
34, 36 Mendham
Twp; Block 227, Lot No. 72 Randolph Twp; John
Wyciskala, Esq. recapped the application requesting three new lots, said the
plans were modified as requested by the Board; said they were still addressing
off-site drainage issues, had reviewed the draft resolution and modified some of
the language with Mr. Buzak. Mr. Kimball
had no further comments on the application.
Mr. Lemanowicz said a water course from
Mt.
Pleasant
along the DPW, which would be stabilized. Mr.
Aubin said all environmental issues were addressed at the last meeting.
Mr. Buzak reviewed his cover letter, dated October 2, 2006, and reviewed
changes to the resolution. Mr.
Martirano would be required to be responsible to make changes to the stormwater
management and not the new homeowner. The
extension to
Tanager Lane
would not be a new street. There
were slight variations in lot sizes, which were amended.
Motion to open the
meeting to the public made by Mr. Pierson, seconded by Mayor Krieg; all agreed.
Adelio Campos, Tanager
Lane, was concerned with storm water runoff and the landscaping of the catch
basin and whose responsibility for maintenance.
AYES:
Mr. Tolley, Mayor Krieg, Mr. Pierson, Mrs. Link, Mr. Mountain, Mr.
Johnson
Chairman Giordano
NAYS:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTENTIONS: None
Motion carried.
The NJPO Newsletter had
given short notice for upcoming course. The
Board was told that courses would be held in early spring at a nearby location.
The 18 month deadline for Board members to attend the required course
started in Spring of 2006.
FOLLOW
UP ISSUES
Mr. Pierson said
Brookrace would be returning before the Board on November 6, 2006.
The Board asked the
secretary to contact the Board of Education again to schedule their architect to
appear before the Board to present their Long Range Facilities Plan.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion was made and seconded to
adjourn at 11:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
MaryAnne Gruszecki
Board Secretary
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