##VIDEO ID:7XClbVqGQj4## good evening all and welcome to the board of adjustment Township of Berkeley Heights we're located at 29 Park Avenue here in Berkeley Heights this is our annual reorganization meeting it's January 9th 2025 we have 700 p.m on the clock please note that this meeting is being held in conformance with all regulations of the open public meetings act adequate notice of this meeting has been posted on the township website and sent to the newspapers of record the agenda has been posted on the town website and the Bolton board fronting Municipal Building at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting this evening the agenda items will not necessarily be heard in the order listed and the meeting will not continue substantially past 10:30 p.m. uh Katherine may I have the oath of public officers please sure uh for Joe Ringwood and Danielle West Augustine if you could Raise Your Right hands please and uh just repeat after me um so going I and then insert your say your name I Jose I I Danielle W Aus do solemnly swear or affirm do Solly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will Faithfully discharge and that I will Faithfully discharge the duties of member of the zoning Board of adjustment of members of Zoning Board of adjustment of the township of Berkeley Heights of the township of Berkeley Heights according to the best of my ability so help me God according to the best of my ability so help me God congratulations Joe and Daniel welcome back Regina a roll call please Mr Sullivan here Mr deia here Mr Ringwood here Mr Sylvester here Mr Pera here M West Augustin here the Deacon send his regrets Mr dorus and Regina we'd like to move on to the reorganization the election of the board chair thank you will open the floor from nominations for chairman I second thank you are there any other nominations seeing none Mr Sullivan yes goell yes Mr deia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr par yes West Augustin yes motion carried 70 thank you and we'd like to move on to the election of the board Vice chair may I have a nomination I I move for Michael K Mr Sylvester may have a second second is there anyone else to be nominated regarding the vice chair seeing no one Mr Sullivan yes Mr cell yes yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr par yes M West Augustin yes motion car 70 and let's move on to the designation and Adoption of the resolutions Regina I'd like to do a rollup this evening regarding our meeting dates the official newspapers the secretarial services thank you very much for your return for 40 something plus years don't tell anybody that 40 is it 40 no 1990 1990 thank you for joining us for another year we have our secretary Connie we have our escro official Connie we have the bylaws I encourage everyone to review the bylaws that we presented last year and the board of adjustments attorney which will be Amanda wolf Dempsey Dempsey and Shen may I have a excuse me Mr sham do we need a roll call on any of those yes on all of them yes okay can we do it as a roll up or one at a time um so you want to do all at once just a blanket approval of everything I was considering the the six points as a roll up if you would prefer Council that we address each one at a time that's perfectly acceptable um I mean ideally one by one one by one is perfectly accept Regina let's start with the meeting dates need a motion I will we accept the meeting dates I'll second and is it a roll call or all in favor roll roll okay Mr Sullivan yes Mr coell yes Mr Jia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr par yes wson yes motion carries 7 Z thank you the official newspapers they have a motion on the official newspapers make a motion to accept we have a motion by Mr Cel second Mr Mr Sullivan yes Mr coell yes Mr deia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr Pera yes West Austin yes motion carries 70 thank you moving on to the secretarial services may I have a motion Mr Ringwood I move we accept the secretarial services second by Mr perita second you thank you and secretarial services Regina Mr Sullivan yes Mr Coello yes Mr deia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr Pera yes M West Augustin yes motion carries 70 thank you and the escrow official may have a motion by Mr deia I'll make a motion to accept and may have a second by Mr coel second roll call on the escro official Mr Sullivan yes Mr coell yes Mr Delia yes Mr bwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr Pera yes M West Augustin yes motion carry 70 and the bylaws yes um the secretary you did secretary I missed the secretary I'm sorry thank you may I have a motion on the secretary Mr Coello move I have a second by Mr Ringwood second and secretary Please Mr Sullivan yes Mr coell yes Mr deia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr per West Augustin yes motion carries 70 and the bylaws may have a motion by Miss Augustin make a motion to accept the bylaws thank you and may have a second by Mr Sylvester I second that and a roll call on byw please suan yes Mr coell yes Mr Delia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr Pera yes M West yes motion car 7 zero thank you and the adopt option of minutes Zoning Board of attorney I'm sorry jeez I'm sorry have I'll make a motion a motion on the zoning board secret uh attorney attorney wow I'm striking out tonight I'm sorry folks I move we accept the appointment of the attorney thank you Mr Ringwood and may have a second by Mr Delia thank you and the Zoning Board of adjustment attorney thanks Mr Sullivan yes Mr coell yes Mr deia yes Mr brenwood yes Mr Sylvester yes Mr Paro yes m w Augustin yes motion carries 70 um you skip the court reporters too we did we are we're going to vote on the court report is next week oh okay Connie mentioned that there was some additional language that needed to be adjusted uh the adoption of the minutes uh from December 12th that this was the regular meeting May I have a motion on the regular meeting Mr kobella I read the minutes there in order I'll make a motion to accept have a second by Mr Ringwood second all in favor on the minutes thank you and this is the executive session same date December 12th May I have a motion by Mr Sylvester I make a motion to accept the executive session I may have a second by Mr Coello a second all in favor on the minutes [Music] I and the adoption of resolution s application 2416 Port gello 24 riverb road block 507 lot six this is the R15 Zone on the west side of town this was a rear yard encroachment into to the rear yard setback Mr Ringwood did you have an opportunity to review the resolution I did I found it in order I move we accept the resolution thank you may have a second by Mr Sylvester I second that and a roll call on the adoption of res resolution 2416 Mr Sullivan yes Mr coella yes Mr Jia yes Mr Ringwood yes Mr Sylvester yes M West Augustin yes motion carries 60 I'd like to make a motion to open up the meeting to members of the public at this time I have a motion by Mr deia motion I have a second by m West uh second all in favor I the meeting is now open to members of the public that have a question or comment for the zoning board this evening seeing no one may have a motion to close the meeting to the public Mr per a motion to close have a second by Mr Sylvester I second that motion all in favor uh questions comments does anyone have any they want to share hearing no one I just would like to thank the board and professionals once again I'm happy to serve as the chair I appreciate your confidence in me and I look forward to another promising year I expect there to be challenges with both commercial and the residential Parcels people are building out their parcels and there is a residential interest along the uh Corridor of Springfield Avenue so I look forward to a very promising 25 thank you very much for your confidence me Mr Ken uh if we get a list because there's been quite a few changes to the zoning in town that we didn't get a formal notification on right like zone changes for example yeah right because now that we don't do it by um other and building coverage it's just coverage right when you fill out an application now he doesn't go by both it's just the one so things like that just so as we're looking at applications okay we I will have Connie work on any changes uh for in 2004 which may affect our interpretation in view of the municipal and then I don't know maybe Amanda can get us a list of things that are on the horizon right and we've talked about things to look out for um that may be coming down the road such as turning you know oversized accessory buildings into Carriage Houses use there is the there is some consideration and and maybe Catherine has a little bit more uh of auxiliary unit dwellings have you heard heard any excuse me um yes I have heard I have seen them um in a few towns with the zoning ordinances are allowing them in certain neighborhoods you know under certain conditions yeah yeah they are starting to come up yeah just understand right is this something that is Case by case town by town or will it become something more widespread just things that we as the board should start to look out for that going to change the way we start to view applications so I think it's going to be more wide spread but I I'll certainly have Amanda you know get back to you with that we see decks and porches and additions and that's pretty basic stuff for us to take I think postco you you saw the absolutely it was the accessories and covered porches covered decks seem to be the latest Buzz lap pools were another one private swimming pools as opposed to joining the the wise and the uh lifetime fitnesses that were you've seen upake of those granny pods a lot too absolutely just things like that that we should be aware of right what's good what's coming what to look out for Bob any comments I'm good thanks no good thanks B nothing now I get a motion to close the meeting Mr Co make motion to close have a second by Mr ringway second it all in favor meeting is now adjourned thank you very much much all for joining and then we look forward to seeing everyone Regina is it the 22nd yes is that 23r the 23rd and I think we have some applications from 24 that are returning for closure and and as I said we'll have some commercial and residential challenges throughout 25 thank you very much have a great evening everyone