phones so that our recording secretary can properly process minutes. Applicants and professionals, please fill out the sheet on the table when you've completed your testimony and
we can call the role. Okay. Um, Cheryl Bethia, Robert Shepard, Mike Dhy all asked to be excused this evening. Uh Richard Proanic here. Bassim Verdas here. Alan Rich seems to be absent.
Gary Rosenthal here. Faras Khan here. Kunalakia is absent. Uh Shapendu Singh here. And chairman Thomas here. Uh before we go well
before we go on with the meeting is your microphone on? Should be. Yeah. Oh, I believe everyone on the board is aware of the death of Cheryl Horvath's husband. I'd like to on behalf of the board express our deep condolences for
her. I'm happy for the fact that she is going to come back and return to us on October 1st uh after she takes a leave of absence. If there's anything anyone would like to add, please feel free to do so. Well, I sent out the email to all
the board members when I get the information. I know she's not planning a memorial service, excuse me, till like July. So, once I get that from her, I will definitely share it with all of you. That's July 12th. July 12th. Okay. Mr. Chairman, can we get a motion
to excuse her absence? Yeah, I did it. You announcy? Yeah. I'm sorry. Uh, so it's me, so it's on the record and doesn't count toward Right. Right. Yeah. So then we would entertain a
motion to formally excuse excuse Cheryl right now until October 1st, 2025. Unless we hear differently. I'll move it. I'll second. Okay. Uh, Richard Brokhanic, yes. Vasim
Verdas, yes. Gary Rosenthal, yes. Faras Khan. Yes. Singh. Yes. And chairman Thomas. Yes. Excuse me. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Now, I this computer seems to be frozen on a
page, so I don't have the agenda in front of me. Uh, uh, the next thing was the minutes from April 3rd. Okay. Um, Farz cannot vote on that. The other people are not here. So just frazz cannot vote. If somebody wants to make a
motion in a second. I'll move. Second. Who second? Oh, Vasim. I'm sorry. Uh Richard Panic. Yes. Vasim Verdas. Yes. Gary Rosenthal. Yes. And Chairman
Thomas. Yes. Okay. Resolution Sereno Propiano. Susan Qualdy. ZBA 256. We need the uh Vasim cannot vote on that. I'll move.
I'll second. Richard Proanic. Yes. Gary Rosenthal. Yes. Faras Khan. Yes. Chairman Thomas. Yes. Moving down to the hearing section.
Manet Singh and Rainder Cower ZBA 241. a site plan with used variance and se variances in which the applicant's proposing to convert the existing repair garage into a convenience door at 339
Elizabeth Avenue Somerset block 493.01 lot one in the R10 zone. Uh this was carried from June 5th. It's going to be carried until September
4th and we are ask uh requiring renotification. U Mr. applicant who canled it somewhere around 3:30 this afternoon and left us all hanging. Fortunately, we don't have
a crowd of people here for that hearing in the bad weather. And uh in line with that, uh Mark and Christine are going to prepare
uh a proposal for the board to look at. I'm assuming it'll be ready so they can read it in time for the next meeting. Yeah. So, what the chairman and I discussed this afternoon, um the planning board, and we may have discussed this a few few meetings ago,
the planning board um a few months ago adopted changes to the uh to their bylaws that basically said that if an applicant, um adjourns, uh in in this type of manner, the last minute, that basically they would have to renotice to
the public. Um uh and we can, you know, we can work with Mr. Bernstein as well to make sure that it's uh that it's satisfactory to to him as far as the wording. But basically that the way it works um is as far as the way that the planning board's uh bylaws work, you
basically get one shot. You can adjourn once, but you know we we you know I think both boards have had instances um particularly the planning board where applications just keep getting carried and carried and carried um and they basically said you know enough is enough. Um, so they put again it's it's
um if they're if they're going to adjourn something like this, it's only fair to the public um that they'd be renotified that you know to the date that that it's going to get carried. So we're going to put some language um for your consideration at a future meeting uh for changes to your bylaws.
And that I can think of one application off the top of my head that I'm not keeping track of all the details, but it has been carried and carried and carried and we still haven't heard a second or third
hearing. And that's uh Ruters Plaza. I don't know if we've required them to be renoticing anybody yet, but that would certainly be on the table for them, I would think. Yeah, I don't recall offh hand if they've if they've actually renoticed, but but I agree that
is an that is an application that has bumped a number of times. Y okay, be prepared to to or look for it when your meeting information comes for the hearing tonight.
uh just in case this will be held this uh hearing will be rescheduled for September 4th again and they will have to renotice anybody but I'm speaking to I know Christine had the ability to mention at least one resident that it
was maybe the word got out um okay that it was carried but right thank you the one we will hear I hatel Patel ZDA250112. It's a C variance in which the application seeks to build an addition
at 23 Sunflower Road, Somerset, block 74.04, lot one in the R40 zone. Um, if both of you are going to speak, then we'll need to s swear both of you in. Who's who's
going to who's going to testify and who isn't? She's going to speak. We are husband and wife, but I can speak on behalf of both of us. You raise your right hand, please. Testimony you're about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So, help you God.
Do I have to repeat the whole thing? No, you just have to say yes or no. Yes. State your full name. Spell your last name for the record and your address. My last name is Patel. B A T E L. My first name is Hal H E T A L and my address is
23 Sunflower Road, Somerset, New Jersey. Thank you, ma'am. Mr. Chairman, do you want me to give a brief summary of the application? That would be good. Okay. So, it uh this is an application. Um it's a residential uh property. It's in the R40 zone. It's on the corner of
Sunflower Road in Van Clee. Uh they're proposing a one-story addition to the right side of their dwelling uh for a uh which would accommodate a new uh an additional bedroom. Uh the application uh would comply with applicable
setbacks. Um what they're here for is uh a variance for the uh 20% imperous coverage limitation. They're proposing uh the site their their plan indicated 22.2% 2% u but actually uh staff had
calculated 21.03% u because the the deck doesn't count towards impervious. So again they're proposing 21% 20.03 where 20 is the maximum permitted. Is there any thought of eliminating one
board or whatever in building your deck that would make it slightly smaller and make up the 1%. Yeah, I think that's a good question. I think we did put lot of thoughts into that process. Um the existing imperous
surface we have as of today. It includes our patio as well as it includes the surface around the pool and we have built the landscaping around that. Um our family is the family who loves uh to enjoy outdoor. We have this structure in
place for uh 16 plus years. We love our structure. We would love to keep it um and we enjoy this. So we would love to keep it if it's uh um something which we can actually compensate with something else. So we did put it in put thoughts into this process um and work with our
architecture to put it on the side of our building so that it does not interfere with our existing imperous surface in the back. Anybody have a question? Is that the only deviation from
Yes. I uh okay there's no public to open to so we'll dispense with that part of it. Anybody
need any other information? Then we'll take a motion. Be a motion to approve a C variance seeking a exemption from the township code relative to a maximum impervious surface.
Are you making the first motion? I'm throwing out a possible motion. Oh, okay. No, the last time I looked, they don't they don't they don't they don't let they don't let me make motions, thankfully. You know, it's your turn. You can make it. We have a motion.
I'll move the um the uh CBA ZBA 250012 a Z variance in which applicants seeks to build an addition at 23 Sunflower
Road block 7404 lot one in zone R-40. I'll second. Richard Proanic, yes. Fasin Verdas, yes. Gary Rosenthal, yes. Faras Khan, yes.
Uh, Shependu Singh, yes. And Robert Thomas, I'll vote yes. And I I'll have to say that for 1% and nobody in the room. I had to ask the question if you thought about making it smaller.
I don't care if it's 1%. Good luck, professor. Good luck to you and your family. Thank you. Um really appreciate all the support. Um I want to take a moment and thank Christine and Mark for their incredible support and guidance throughout this process. I was
really really um uh worried about the process, how to go through it, but they made it more manageable. So thank you for your support. Thank you everyone. Thank you safety. Good luck. Who wants to make the motion to adjurnn? Don't
look for me. It won't be me. I make a motion to adjurnn this meeting. All in favor? I motion grant carried. Meeting adjourned.