that we Mr walter here Mr arabana here Mr leonard here Mr rogilius here Mr dini here Mr first here Mr wilds here Chairwoman Gacha here adequate notice of this meeting of the Bedminster Township
Land Use Board was filed with the Township Clerk sent to the Burnerville News and the Courier News and to all subscribers and posted at the Township Municipal Building One Miller Lane in Bedminster New Jersey on January 10th 2025
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all right I'll open it up to the public if there's anyone who has something they'd like to discuss it's not on the agenda um as of right now Jake who we all know is from the Burnersville News would be the only public that we have carolyn is
with the um applicant and she'll be doing the Zoom process for us so okay unless Jake has something to say about anything that's not on the agenda okay we'll close it to the public uh we have minutes that we need
to approve from March 13th if you've had a chance to look at them we need a motion i'll make a motion second all in favor does anybody need to recuse i'm obaining dave is awesome thank you okay
um we have um a letter uh from the attorney uh for 20 R 206 uh they'd like to postpone till September 11th okay we also have a resolution BDE
Holdings we had a chance to look at that we need a motion to approve i'll make a motion to approve we have a second second second
mr walter hi um Miss Arani we're not here mr leonard hi mr rodilius hi Mr g janei hi Mr wild hi Chair Mugacha i Okay we have a determination
sweetness um vanish varnish varnish varnish oh it's a R there yeah varnish um this is an application for an addition on an existing single family dwelling as well as the construction of a detached garage on a property along Persville Road there
are a number of items uh that have not been submitted uh the one of most note is the board of health approval this property had an alteration to its septic system that required deviations from the standards uh the proposal adds bedrooms
and um has other elements of it that means you have to have a system that is in 100% compliance with this with the health code so until they go through the board of health my recommendation that be they be deemed incomplete before they come here okay
uh do we vote on that can we vote on incomplete i don't remember so yeah you might as well because because the um you Paul didn't find anything he wasn't willing to wave it so they're probably asking to wave it but u
so it would be a motion to um um to deny any waiver for the septic system approval as explained by Mr ferrero and to name the application incomplete is there such a motion
i'll make a motion second and a roll call please i u miss hi mr leonard hi mr rodelius hi mr d janei hi mr pur hi mr wild hi chairman hi
okay um old business to fourth round of affordable housing is there right something you want to talk about right now we're not going to Yeah at this point there's nothing other than the information that you previously
received the background information and I'll answer any questions about that if you have i don't imagine that you've looked at it and have questions tonight but we will governing body and the subcommittee will be looking at some alternatives we'll come back probably at
the next meeting to talk about that okay all right and the state development redevelopment plan we submitted that uh information that the board had the opportunity to review and that was improved by the board's
comments and I thought one of the things about it I'm not sure if you saw what I sent to the state but there was a cover letter and they asked for what we thought were the three most important goals and priorities which I thought was kind of lame to have all the stuff that
you talk about and to ask for three but I figured out a way to turn three into nine by So I would like you to see those things that I put into our communication just so if you disagreed I doubt that you disagree but so you appreciate how we've
gotten involved there just two minute uh summary is we just finished the process of getting our plan endorsed in our centers expanded to include AT&T in 23 so we were like up to snuff with the state plan already they admitted that
they basically had a way for us to say in that response we gave them that we had just gone through that but we still took the time to answer their questions and particularly the one about those priorities so I I don't I won't take the time now but if you haven't gotten it yet I'll make sure I send it to you
tomorrow good thank you okay so I guess we can uh start with our new hearing um New Jersey the American woman evening Madam Chair members of the board uh my name is Neil O'Brien i'm an attorney with Archer and Grinder PC
attorney for the applicant New Jersey American Water Company uh this evening who is a public utility um providing water services in uh in in in Bedminster and in surrounding areas this is a little bit of an unusual application this evening um very minor in nature in
terms of of what's actually proposed here but the applicant operates a water storage tank on the Hamilton Golf Club um it's a 1 milliongal storage tank that was approved by this board uh back in 1980 at which time it was constructed
for the last few years the applicant has had a treatment trailer right next to the tank which um uh our engineer here will describe the purpose of the trailer but the trailer was was located there um pursuant to temporary use permits granted by the governing body i think
there were three or four of them and at a certain point um when the governing body decided look if this is going to be out here for an extended amount of time you should go before the planning and zoning board and get a variance uh for the use and site plan approval to allow
it to continue so that's what we're asking for this evening the treatment uh trailer is right next to the tank located in the trees as you'll see here in testimony property at the golf course is located in the R10 zoning district public utilities are not specifically permitted by ordinance in that zone the
tank of course exists it's been there since 1980 or 1981 but because we're adding something to the tank this represents a use variance or a D2 variance or the expansion of a lawfully existing non-conforming use um the tank and trailer will ultimately be replaced
as you'll hear by permanent structures a replacement tank and a regular masonry building to house the trailer the tank's inservice date is projected to be 2023 um you would see us of course a couple of 2033 I'm older than I think
you will see us of course before that because we'll have to come before you and get um approvals for the replacement of the tank and for the building so I would estimate you'll see us let me make sure I get it right sometime around 2031 with that application so we're going to we're going to ask this evening that you
allow us to keep the tank on the property until 2033 the tank the um the trailer the trailer of course was would be to stay there while the new facility was being constructed with the um presumably with the old tank remaining in service and continuing to provide
service that it provides until the new tank is ready to open so with that I have um two witnesses who I'll ask to to give you testimony this evening have council what's your pleasure would you like to swear them in together or as they come up let's do them both together in case we
have questions uh in between sure so lady and or is it two ladies please raise your right hand lady and gentlemen please raise your right hands do you swear affirm that tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but
the truth so help you God i do and please state your names and a at least a business address uh Caroline Zki uh from M McDonald 3 Paragon Wayel New Jersey uh James Kyle with Kyle McManis Associates in Hopewell
New Jersey professional planner thank you please go ahead thank you sir um Carolyn could you give the board the benefit of your your qualifications and your expertise that um entitle you to or qualify you to give the testimony you're
about to give to the board sure so I'm a licensed professional engineer in the Can you talk into the microphone please i'm sorry you're okay i'm a licensed professional engineer in the state of New Jersey um I have a bachelor's and master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Ruckers
University um I've been working at M McDonald for almost 19 years um and I am the project manager and engineer of record for this project and madam chair we'd ask that Miss Zowski be accepted for um as a licensed
professional engineer for purpose of giving testimony in that capacity yes yes we will thank you counselor so Carolyn if you could um just referring to your first exhibit there which we'll we'll label A1
which is a an overall vicinity aerial plan could you orient the board to the general area here and then we'll we'll go a little closer and and and zoom in on the facility in question yes so the uh property in question is the uh parcel
for the Hamilton Farms Golf Club um and we're bounded by Pottersville Road um up on the the top of the page here Fowler Road uh along the right um larger crossroad over on the bottom and it kind of Pottersville Road wraps back around
um and our specific portion of the site that is of most interest to us is this uh corner over here um which is our tank site and that's a a lease area an easement area um that was acquired from the golf course back when the tank was
first constructed correct correct now what's what's around um the tank in terms of of of adjacent uses obviously the dominant use is the golf course what else is there um so it's mostly a wooded area uh right immediately adjacent to the uh
golf course there is one uh resident to the left of the tank um which is I believe also owned by the golf course and obviously there's a lot of vegetation in that area lots of trees correct okay um so the tank's been there
since 1980 correct describe the tank or the history of it if you will uh sure um so the tank can I go to the next sorry so we'll move to exhibit A2 which is um an aerial for the tank and the um
easement or lease area sure so the uh tank and I think I'll zoom in further so you can actually see things here um so the tank is located um within a 120 foot diameter easement on the property
um uh off the center line of the tank it holds uh about a million gallons of water um originally it was owned by Elizabeth Town Water Company uh New Jersey American Water acquired this tank um when they merged with Elizabeth Town
Water um and the tank is used for um the storage and uh distribution of uh portable water for the uh Bedminster Peep Gladstone area okay um it's not used by the golf club
for irrigation correct okay um and New Jersey American Water is a public utility serving Bedminster could you give just a brief description of of of the system number of customers etc sure so this particular tank serves about uh 2600 customers um in the the
Pac Gladstone and Bedminster areas um it the average monthly demand that we see coming in and out of this tank is about 22 million gallons per month which equates to about.7 million gallons per day um and obviously the goal of the tank is to provide you know safe and
reliable water service so it will store water when it's not needed and provide it when it is um based on the pressures within the system um and it also serves as fire protection to have water when you need it in case of a fire so most
municipalities probably have a water storage tank is that correct one or two or three yes and what happens to to the tank during peak demand and then after peak demand what what goes on in there so during peak demand periods
so when you use water at your house um and a lot of people are using water then the tank level will uh go down and then as the pressures rise and you don't use as much water in the um in the distribution system um the tank level
then rises again and then provides the storage in in the tank for the next time you need it so it stores the water and then releases it when it's needed by the system correct and and where does the water come from that you fill it up so uh the water from this that is in this
tank comes from uh New Jersey American Waters Rout and Milstone uh treatment plant um which is I believe located in I'm sorry uh the Rar and Milstone water treatment plant um is located in Bridgewater
so the water is is treated at Rar and Milstone from New Jersey American Waters water sources there's a reservoir there i think there's some wells there too and then it's distributed throughout the system correct um I believe that takes it off the R River surface water it's
all surface sorry um and makes its way to the tank where it's stored in the tank as as you've just described correct so in terms of of the use and operation of the tank um what happens at at the tank on a on a daily basis and um how
much activity is there etc take to fill up back up to replace the water it it depends on the the flow in and out um I don't know the exact timing of it but um there's a certain um
threshold that you know if there if it gets down to a certain point there will be pumps that kick on back at Ry Milstone that will push more water into the system to then fill it fill it up and provide the water for the the surrounding area does that usually happen like at night when it's less It's
on an as needed as needed yep yep it depends on the pressures in the system the water's pumped in there or it's pumped from Yeah the R and Milstone treatment plant out into the distribution system and to the tank and so there's a series of underground pipes
or correct yes this is this tank is above above ground yes it's a ground level it's called a ground level tank so it's not like an elevated tank that you would see that's on a pedestal that's up in the air this one
is is just it has a a flat slab and it it sits on the ground so how often do New Jersey American Water personnel need to be at this tank is there somebody there all the time do they visit daily so it's unmanned site um and I believe you know with with the
trailer here I think one person per day comes to check on on the site um there's no regular uh personnel involved so what's the trailer do we'll get to that in just a second bring it full circle here
we're setting the stage okay so uh from your from your observation you work here the tank is is relatively invisible from surrounding properties because of the trees correct correct yes and the trailer is right there beside it little or no discernable impact on surrounding
properties unless you're and and and probably not visible unless you you go up that little pathway and you're right there at the tank also right yes exactly um and you I mentioned before that the tank will itself will probably be replaced sometime in
2033 um what would be the sequencing of of of something like that from a a general project perspective not asking you to predict the future but generally you know how does a project like this get implemented sure so I mean I would anticipate that probably sometime in
2030 uh New Jersey American Water will procure an engineer to uh design the new tank and associated site improvements um etc um as well as uh the building that's going to be associated with the uh
chemical boosting which we'll get to that's what's in the the trailer um and so that's the first step would be the design and then the associated permitting uh for that um and followed by most likely a bid phase and then
final construction of the and including at the probably about the maybe a third of the way in coming before the board for approvals yes to implement the project also yep so if we could just move to the next exhibit and and then let's describe what is proposed here
physically and then we'll get to to the purpose of of of the trailer yes and so this is is the site plan it's part of the site plan set but um counselor would you like us to label it A3 no that won't be necessary it's part of the site plan
yeah zoom in a little bit sort of there we go so similar to what you saw on the aerial we've got our existing storage tank and uh the trailer kind of located within the easement um down to the right here
um so this trailer um is for the booster chloramination of the water that's inside of the tank so when water leaves the Rit and Milstone treatment plant it's fed with uh chlorine and ammonia
which combines to become chloromine and that provides the disinfection and the chlorine residual for the distribution system um to prevent you know bacteria from growing um in the water or you know
adjacent to the water um as the water gets further away from the treatment plant the chlorine residual degrades so the trailer has additional chemical inside that's meant to be injected into
the water tank and boost that chlorine residual so that you maintain um a safe chlorine residual throughout your distribution system so it basically replenishes what was put in at at the Rar and Milstone plant when
the water raw water if you will was treated correct and by the time it gets here the water company deems it necessary to just sort of give that a boost or replenish just those particular um just those particular elements yes um and and what are the two chemicals that
are used could you talk a little bit about that are they hazardous are any any danger to to um the public here so inside the trailer there is a 12 and a half% sodium hypocchlorite which is um essentially bleach um it's a little stronger concentration concentration of
bleach is typically you know bleach that you use for your laundry is about 6% um so this is like twice the strength of regular bleach um and then um 40% ammonium sulfate so the ammonium sulfate
is inert no no issues um or you know concerns about corrosiveness or smells or uh anything related to to the ammonium sulfate the sodium hypocchlorite is a corrosive substance but it's being stored in um quantities
that are small enough to uh be under the threshold for any sort of um concern related to the chemical how how are they delivered uh so the personnel that come to visit the site um on any given day
will bring uh five gallon um they're called car boys they're little five gallon you know containers uh of of each of the chemicals and kind of top off the tanks that are in the trailer currently um and this this treatment process and
and the trailer received D approvals appropriate DP approvals correct yes they were approved um in 2020 for uh the uses of this trailer um obviously there's no public access to this facility to this tank right correct um and because we've only got really one
utility truck coming every day there's no need there's no real need for parking up here no um there's really no need for provision for trash recepticles that the folks if they have something that's generated they just take it away with them is that right correct um so we talked a little bit about uh
the R10 zoning district so um the facility exists it's the tank itself it's not a permitted use by ordinance and then the trailer um is something that was introduced if you will first by temporary use permits from the governing body um but we're asking the board to
sort of ratify or grant the appropriate zoning approvals to allow it to stay for um a little more extended period of time right correct until the new facility is open um so just referring to zoning um in in in terms of of our easement area
and setbacks um h how do we fair um so the tank itself is approximately 33 feet uh 33 and 1/2 ft from the uh property line um at its shortest point
um the trailer uh is further than that that's about 87 ft at the shortest point from the property line um so property line are you speaking about what's what's on the other side of that property line um the adjacent property
is wooded excuse me it's a wooded it's wooded and it's still on is still part of Hamilton Farms or is it somebody personal property or something so that's this area right here i believe this is owned by I think it's privately
in there yeah I believe so it's private property yes that would be right here and you're on this property pursuant to an easement an easement and a lease yes
and a lease 100year lease and it gives you the right to do what you want to do in 2030 yes yes was this tank put in before Hamilton Farms became a golf club yes okay except
that I just wouldn't understand why a golf a tank would be in the golf course but it was done before okay so it was made mostly wooded area and you you said what what would be a good location for a
tank Carol in terms of elevations and in in relation to the rest of the system so tanks would typically be at some of the higher locations in the system um to minimize the height that the tank needs
to be in order to store the amount of water that's necessary in there um and to let it basically flow back by kind of gravity so the water company would have picked Elizabeth Town Water would have picked a high point in the in the township and not
necessarily concerned about what the nature of the property was but more concerned with the the elevation right in terms of the rest of the system correct it creates water pressure yes any issues with wetlands storm water
noise related to the tank no there are no um no wetlands in the vicinity um the the trailer will not provide any you know significant um issues with storm water um there is no noise coming
from the trailer the only mechanical equipment that's in there are some small pumps to pump the water to pump the chemical into the tank and we actually have a picture of the tank right uh we have a picture of the trailer yes the trailer sorry with the tank um counselor we've got a picture of the existing
trailer on the site which we're asking for so it's a C existing trailer we'll call it which we're asking for approval to retain and the tanks right there behind it right Caroline yes that that should be marked as A1 a3 i think we're at A3 yeah we had the
two yeah you're okay okay two the A1 is an aerial and A2 is an aerial or what a A2 is a a sort of closer up aerial of the easement area and the location of the tank a a1 was a general sort of area aerial showing the
the entire golf course basically um last thing Carolyn there wouldn't be any point in putting landscaping around this or trying to pretty it up it's it's it's all the way off back there in the woods correct correct yeah it's it's pretty heavily wooded in this area and I
don't know if any trees would grow if you wanted to put them there appreciate it to to get to to take this photograph you basically got to traverse um a roadway that kind of winds between the trees and leads from the the the roadway into the golf course and back up to the
tent yep yeah if I go back to exhibit A2 um it kind of shows the easement um the schoolhouse lane and then they have um pipes underground in this area as well as as a path i think it's a dirt path from
schoolhouse lane has there ever been any vandalism here um I don't know that I can speak to that the water company's not aware of any so nothing recent I think is the answer
how many gallons of chemicals besides the tank for the chemicals that are used the two chemicals i think are they more like 50 gallon yes so the ammonium sulfate is I believe a 55gallon drum size okay um and then the sodium hypocchlorite is a
little more um I believe it was 165 gallon and are those tanks inspected pre you know periodically to make sure they're not leaking are they made out of polyropylene do you know that um yeah so they are um HDPE okay um and they um
when the staff come daily that's one of the things that they check is to confirm that everything is in operational condition in the in the trailer and has the main tank itself changed over the years i mean obviously you received approval to have that installed has it expanded or have there been any
modifications to the tank itself water tank um no okay that I'm aware of they've got a pretty long lifespan right water tank if they're maintained correctly yeah if they're well maintained I mean they can
last 50 years or more but the plan is to change around in in five years to redo the tank put a new tank in and integrate this treatment system and get rid of the shallow correct correct yes they have a it'll most likely be a small building
beside the new tank right yep small masonry building with rooms for each chemical to reside gota thank you can you show us or or talk about the route the water comes from you
know from Bridgewater to here um talk about the pipes where those underground pipes are i don't have that information readily available i'm fairly certain they come up 206 and then Pottersville Road and into the site
because there's another tank on 206 right in Bridgewater from Yes 206 from where from Bridgewater all the way down from where they're taking the water like down at the Chimney Rock it's where the recycling
center is and the super punk site well he's saying across from the temple that's where the other tank is that's different from what you're That's where the other tank is that's but they the they they they have a surface uh draw down in
Bridgewater and that's and it and it comes all the way up and there's a whole network of piping that that's finated american water they're using fluoride still it depends on the system
i'm not sure if this one is fluidated is there a way to find out i Yes I can find out i'll text thank you and because I know they do use fluoride American water but now as you are
probably aware you know we're trying to get rid of that sure um that would affect this tank though exactly yeah now that's we're not adding any new fluoride here it's just florine and ammonia yeah yeah
so how do we find out i think he's looking we're hoping to have that answer in a few minutes so okay any any other questions for Caroline the current trailer
they're are they taking the chemicals out of the current trailer and putting them into the tank or is the trailer connected to the tank where there's somebody's going into the trailer injecting them into the system from the trailer yeah good question um so there
are sure there are there are tanks in the trailer one one for each chemical and they have um small chemical metering pumps they're called um so the pumps take the chemical and there are chemical lines that run up into the tank and it's
injected into the tank and that's where it's all mixed together and creates your chlorine residual um there's also some water lines that run in and out of the tank that um feed analyzers so we can determine what the level of chlorine is in the tank so that we don't over or
underfeed i have a question um the chlorine dissipates apparently from when it go comes from the treatment plant all the way up to Bersville um I'm not understanding i have a pool so I understand chlorination and all
that kind of stuff but if the system is closed and not exposed to the open air why does the chlorine dissipate perhaps so that it has to be recharged again up in potter so there's a number
of factors um one is just the distance that it has to travel um so as it time right it takes longer to get to the further ends of the system so over time chlorine residual degrades um in
addition um during the summer chlorine will degrade faster due to the warmer weather um and even though you would think that it's a closed system things like these
tanks they do have air air vents and that portion of it is open so there is some ability to you know have additional temperature affect the chlorine residual um in the tanks as well as as in the system
thank you anybody else can you hear it just to answer your question sir um that the water the answer that we've got to water is not fluidated um Mr floyd drops from the water company's going to have to make a phone call if that answer ch
to confirm that answer changes we will let you know so that so there are areas though that are flidated within the of the system of the system currently yes sir is not that's the information we got yeah i wonder why it's not um I can try
I'm the attorney yeah generally it depends on the system the administration thank you so much no we'll we'll try to get that answer good i appreciate it okay uh we'll open it up to the public we have uh we just have our planner we
do have the the devariances if we could just put some testimony on the record about how the varian justified sorry i'm just open it up to the public affairs for this witness and then u we'll move on jine there is no public online so unless there's public
here but I don't see at this moment i don't see anybody either so okay we'll close it to the public and your next witness thank you Madam Chair thanks Carolyn thank you Mr kyle um you've been sworn in uh could
you give the board the benefit of your educational professional qualifications that qualify you to give the testimony you're about to give in relation to new planning project sure i have a bachelor of science and environmental planning and design from Ruckers which I received in 1996 been a practicing planner for
over 25 years u been qualified as an expert before over 240 boards in the state including this one the last time I was here was on Anne Brooks application on Lamington Road that was in July of 23 I believe uh licensed as a professional planner by the state of New Jersey i'm also a
member of the American Institute of Certified Planners thanks Mr so you've looked at this application the development um and you have looked at the ordinances and the master plan obviously what's your assessment with respect to uh the variances that are
being tested sure so the applicant is seeking D2 variance relief to expand a legally existing non-conforming use um and we also need a bulk variance for I guess it's been determined to be a front yard uh for the setback of the trailer 300 feet is what's required under the
golf course section of standards in the R10 district this property is a little unique as you saw from the overall area we have frontage on three roadways the southern portion of the property is the only part that doesn't bound a roadway so it creates an interesting question about what's a sideyard what's a front
yard what's a rear but we'll air on the side of caution call it a front yard and say that 300 feet is required and we have 87.08 so we need that bulk variance as well um so as far as the the D2 variance
um if this was a D1 use variance I'd be arguing that this is an inherently beneficial use it's public utility uh this facility provides safe portable drinking water for the system within the township and within PAPAC Gladstone uh D2 variance is a little different in that you know this use is already there
uh the inherently beneficial use classification I think is a little less relevant because the standards for a D2 are slightly different than what you would normally hear for a D1 variance so we still have to demonstrate both the positive and the negative criteria uh the differences
are we're not going to talk about the Medici enhanced proof required for a D1 variance because that is unique to that specific class of use variance but we still have to show that there's no substantial detriment to the public good that's impact the surrounding properties and then we also have to show that there's no substantial impairment to the
intent purpose of the zone plan and zoning ordinance so on the positive criteria um obviously the the purpose that's personified most is purpose A to promote the general welfare uh the treatment process that happens with this trailer at this site is critical to the safe water supply not only for township
residents but for residents of the region so obviously that's an important function uh that people rely on on a daily basis uh so I think we can show that the public welfare is promoted this facility is is absolutely necessary to maintain the safe drinking water supply um in the area
um negative criteria considerations first again we'll talk about any impact to adjacent property so as you can see on the aerial A2 that's on the screen right now the tank is in an isolated location uh on the golf course property the residential dwelling that you see in
this exhibit is 480 ft from the closest edge of the tank the trailer is on the opposite side of the tank from this residential use so it's it's on the uh southeast side of the tank um this location is not widely visible i I drove
around the area this morning you can't really even see the tank it it doesn't get any higher than the trees um and then the trailer is on the side of the tank and and well hidden the only place you can really see the tank and the trailer is from Schoolhouse Lane as you're entering to go down to the uh
equestrian facilities so in terms of any potential impact from the expansion here in the we'll call it um ratification of the trailer remaining until we replace that facility there's really no impact to any of the adjacent properties um we're
about it's just over 400 ft from Schoolhouse Lane as well so the the visibility is relatively limited particularly in the summer uh once the leaves come on the trees you can see the tank from that residential use to our west however the the trailer's on the opposite side of the tank from that in
the summertime you you won't even be able to see the tank from that residential use that property our understanding is also owned by the golf course and that's the president's home so obviously they're aware of of that being there um as far as any impact to the intent
purpose of the zone plan and ordinance I did review the the 2003 master plan and the amendment that the board adopted in 2005 also reviewed the 2018 and and 2021 re-examination reports um when you look at the goals and objectives outlined in the '05 master plan specifically related
to land use and management uh the primary focus there is obviously on preserving natural resources uh maintaining the the township's countryside feel and sense of place and also providing a reasonable balance of land uses uh and really the focus there in the master plan was limiting more
intense development to the highway quarters uh which was achieved with the zoning the land management ordinance also has a purpose statement it generally mirrors those purposes of the municipal land use law so I think you know when you think about the purpose of the requests that we have in front of
the board this evening the importance of it to the public water supply system um you know in reviewing those goals this is a facility that's been here for 45 years roughly uh it's very isolated the grant of the relief in this case isn't
really going to have any impact on the intent and purpose of the zone plan in the in the ordinance in my opinion after reviewing those thoroughly um again we're doing this it's it's something that's critical to the water supply we're doing it in a way that's not really visible to anybody outside the
property so there's not really much impact associated with it um in any way as far as the bulk variance I think this would meet on the positive criteria the C1 uh for a hardship so when you look at the C1 criteria it can be some physical
condition of the property can also be an exceptional situation that uniquely affects the property uh in this case we have a lease area that you can see that's outlined uh in a circle around the tank in order to comply with that 300T setback we would have to move the
trailer outside of the lease area so we don't have any right to use anything outside the lease area so that creates an exceptional situation where we're unable to comply with that setback requirement of 300 feet i think in this case um in terms of the negative criteria again from the
setback um this trailer will not be visible from outside the property it's it's well hidden by the tank it there's limited visibility on schoolhouse lane that's you know a driveway that primary primarily serves the US equestrian facilities so you know when I was there
today there were a few cars that come in and out but uh you really kind of have to turn your head and look down the access road to be able to see the location where the trailer is so but in terms of any setback and I will go there was a question
mouse there we go so there was a question about um what you don't see here is there's a lot line uh that extends basically from the where the property goes at a 90 degree angle here out to Pottersville Road so there is a vacant lot here the one thing I'll
say is that the tank is located at the highest part of the property uh that lot as it goes down to Pottersville slopes down so it's a fairly sloping property even if that property were developed in the future it's not really going to have a view of the location where the trailer is
because it's it's so far downhill um so really no potential that there would be substantial impact from that setback particularly since the trailer is kind of farther away from the property line than the tank itself and then as far as any potential impact or impairment to the intent purpose of
the zone plan um I don't know that I've ever seen a master plan in New Jersey that talks about the justification for specific setbacks it's generally geared towards providing adequate light air and open space uh in this case in the R10 district there are there's some language
in there that talks about you know countryside character and there are specific setbacks that are geared towards the size of structures and and things like that so there there was a conscious discussion uh in the R10 and and the decision to you know relate
those setbacks that are required to the zoning the you know the 10acre minimum but I think in this case um you know given the location of the tank the fact that it's isolated uh we're not going to offend any of the purposes of that standard you know particularly given the
you know what we see here on A1 and the isolated location so I think we can meet both the positive and negative for both the D2 variants as well as the bulk variants that we're seeking questions for
Mr anyone on the board okay thank you right you have I agree with everything he says that was easy he worked for me that's where he learned i did just 20 25 years ago was a little while ago can we go
back to his credibility you might want to check that okay okay we'll open it up to the public no public online no public in the audience okay and we will close it and um I guess Tom yes if the board is ready
you you uh should consider or might consider a resolution a motion on a resolution to be memorialized at a later date uh to uh grant the New Jersey American Water Company the D variance
and C variances and preliminary and final site plan for the proposed trailer as described this evening with the normal conditions standard conditions and with the conditions of Paul and Frank's review reports uh is there such a motion
so moved second mr walter i miss Arab hi mr leonard hi mr rodilius hi mr gini hi mr pur hi mr wild hi chairwoman Gung hi thank you
you're more than welcome thanks very much board have any uh comments and no okay so what are we doing with scheduling jun we have a couple of
applications um as you know the one was uh deemed incomplete and with another one so we have three applications in total um part was just deemed incomplete uh the other one was the gas station the
the Exxon not the you know the first one the one over in Buckam um Paul will be letting us know i I almost got the letter done before I got here tonight but that one is also incomplete what are they do yeah what do they want
to do it's because of the convenience store that's inside that they already did go ahead they're they're also doing um EV charging stations outside and that's what they made the application for but I reminded them that they built a convenience store inside without
approvals whoops by the way oh we forgot and then we have AT&T that's coming to us for C variance and site plan waiverss um and that just got brought to us at the end of March so you
know we have some time you know till May whether or not Yeah that's that's for an emergency generator on the site they just moved into so um honestly I really we don't have anything that's coming up at this point obviously
we're going to need to get together for the fourth round um we do have the um extension letter right Tom that um uh right that was uh asked for um so we will definitely country country club
estates thank you 305 country club um so we will definitely meet at least once in May whether or not there's an application it may just be here any fourth round and to to do the you know one-year extension discussion um but at this point I'm gonna wait and see if
anybody has anything that comes up before then Maybe Carl will deem AT&T complete maybe we will be able to hear them maybe it'll have to be May 8th so that they It probably will be complete okay based on what I've seen right so so to give them enough time to notice May
would more than likely but it'll all depend so I'll just keep you posted and in the context of the AT&T application there's a section of an ordinance that's on site plan exemptions and one of the exemptions is a generator is an emergency generator the reason why this
is coming here is because they're using up a number of parking spaces on the site where they're technically deficient on parking so that's why you'll see if that weren't the case you wouldn't have seen yeah if not you don't want to put in a couple of MV chargers and get the
credit that doesn't make the cars disappear and they do have EV chargers they they have a couple but it changes their changes the math on what changes the map but the parking lot's full yeah it is full right it's full it's always
full it's full and you may be seeing them for a lighting application in the future as well all right have a motion to motion to adjurnn second second third right everybody all
in favor thank you those eyes are going out the door thank you John all right everybody good night good night [Music] hey everyone good morning