##VIDEO ID:O_L0ngBfFRM## 7 2025 reorganization and regular meeting of the township of Morris Board of adjustment can we all turn on our microphones thank you statement of adequate notice has been made in accordance with the O according to the open public act and statement certifying the saying has been executed please join me for the Pledge of Allegiance okay a pledge to the flag of the United States of America and to the for it stands one nation God indivisible with liy and justice for all at this time I will ask Mr oler to administer the oath of Allegiance and the oath of office to Mr benoa and Miss Betty Simmons why don't we meet in that corner is a little more you just Raise Your Right hands repeat after me I do solemnly swear I do Sol swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and theti of the state of New Jersey and I will bear faith and allegiance to the same I will bear faith and aliance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the government establish in the United States under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me go I do solemnly swear I do swear that I will Faithfully I will faithfully impartially and jly performed and justly performed all the duties of the office all the duties of the office of the board of adjustment of the board of adjust according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ab help me God welcome back thank you thank you you've been been scripted I know there you go thank you okay I will take attendance now Mr Goldberg here Mr drenberg here Mr Williams here M POA here Mr benois yes here miss Simmons yes Mr Woodford here Mr oler here Mr Hansen here and I son Santiago here at this time I would like to entertain nomination for chairman of the board of adjustment for the year 2025 any nominations yes I'd like to nominate Paul Woodford as chair I'll second second Mr Mr W would you like to ask if's any more nominations any more nominations all in favor any opposes Mr wford you may have your chair problem you ready yeah yeah sorry about theair next we'll take nominations uh for the year 2025 for vice uh chairperson I'd like to nominate Lee Goldberg I have a second second all right any other nominations close the nominations all in favor I I any opposed Mr Goldberg you're Vice chairman thank okay now we have several uh resolutions the first is a designation of board legal council for uh Mr oler of oler and bresin I assume we have to do this by roll call or okay okay so I have a uh someone to uh propose the resolution Mr chairman I remove it Council yes all in favor I any opposed Mr stroller welcome back appreciate that thank you think you should do the both of office you can administer it how's that too next is the uh designation of Paul Phillips as the um planning consultant for the board can somebody move the uh I would like to move Mr Phillips as our uh planning consultant have a second that thank you all in favor I any opposed next is a resolution to uh appoint Joseph Fishinger as the uh professional traffic operations engineer someone move the uh resolution I'd like to move that for Mr Fishinger have a second second thank you all in favor I I any opposed next is the um resolution for the Professional Services of an engineering consult consultant uh Joseph Joseph scan uh have someone move that resolution I'll move that thank you have a second all in favor I I I just say Sonia on that one the first line where it says authorizing award Award of nonf be fair is Miss spell on on the resolution resolution right here okay thank you okay next is a resolution for the uh calendar for this year and for the oh did I skip that oh sorry next is the um resolution for the U licensed surveyor consultant uh Christopher mik have someone moved that resolution I'll make a motion thank you second thank you all in favor I all opposed all right next is a resolution setting the calendar for the year 20125 and for the reorganization meeting for January 26 2026 anybody have any problems with the um any of the dates if not I'll entertain a motion motion okay have a second second thank you all in favor I opposed next we have a resolution to designate the official newspapers of the board of adjustment uh Mars down Daily Record and didn't the news be on here and the Mars newsby uh so I have a uh a motion for this resolution I'll moving thank you have a second second all in favor I I all oppos oh then we have the Prof U well let me just turn the page um the appointment for Professional Engineers for 2025 a board engineer would be uh David Hansen uh alternate board engineer would be James slate at least for the next month uh then alternate engineer uh uh Bernard Sanger and uh we can also throw in there board secretary Sonia sanago do I have a motion for uh to approve all those appointments so thank you thank you all in favor I I any opposed okay then we go to our regular um Regular meeting first is a um resolution ba1 12-24 Mr oler thank you Mr chairman this is a memorializing resolution with respect to the application filed by the Del Barton School who applied um for preliminary and final site plan approval bu variant relief and uh D3 conditional use variants relief with their proposal to construct a new student Life Center on property located within the OSG z uh Zone at 230 mendum Road in the township and that um application for the reason set forth in the resolution was approved conditional with our standard conditions as well as conditions indicating that all sight lighting fixtures shall be dark sky compliant the applicant shall comply with the townships do not plant list and shall revise the landscape design plan accordingly um the proposed parking shall be installed with hairpin striping the applicant shall install two standpipe connections on each level of the parking garage um to ensure adequate fire department access to water in the event of an emergency and the applicant Che install a fire hydrant at the level one parking entrance um and the applicant shall comply with all Township agency reports including fire department report and the environmental commission's report and I did note that the dates that the signature line were incorrect which I've since corrected and sent to on all right anyone have any uh questions or uh make any changes to the uh resolution if not I'll entertain a motion I'll make the motion all right have a second second thank you m Santiago roll call please Mr goldber yes Mr Jack Denberg yes M Simmons yes Mr benois yes Mr wer yes so move the next resolution also a memorializing resolution uh with respect to the application filed by Matthew and Amy Masterson uh who applied to the board for permission to remove an existing 20 foot x 20 foot garage and replace it with a 24t by 24t two-car garage in the rear and sidey yard creating rear yard setback to the new garage of 5.2 feet where 25t is required a side yard set back of 1.4 ft where 20 ft is required where zero fet currently exists and creating a combined side yard of 8.1 ft where 50 ft is required and where 6.7 ft currently exists that property is at 100 Burnham Parkway it's in the r815 zone and again for the reason set forth in the resolution that application was granted conditionally with standard conditions as well as conditions indicating that the existing wood deck and the wood shed would be removed and there'll be no Plumbing installed within the second floor of the garage and that the garage shall not be used as a separate living quarters all right board members any questions if not I'll entertain a motion I make a motion that we approve this resolution thank you do I have a second second thank you m Santiago Mr Goldberg yes Mr tractenberg yes M Simmons yes Mr benois yes Mr wer yes so Mo all right next we have um moving on to public hearing versus ba-1 17-23 Mr rer so we received some communication from the attorney for uh Mr Ying indicating that they had some people not available this evening and requested um an adjournment and I believe Sonia there's an extension now that they've provided us through April is that right April 1 yes okay and and the meeting has been rescheduled for the February 24th February 24th okay so for any member of the public here for the uing application is not being heard this evening it will be heard on February 24th at 7 pm in this room and there'll be no further notices uh to the public from the app okay next moving along we have we have ba-1 16-24 uh block 8 803 48 M Santiago yes Mr chairman this this is uh v8- 16-24 top Goldberg lck 803 lot 48 six Arbor Way in the ra15 zone for a section c applicant proposes the construction of a second story Edition creating a sard setback of 15.23 feet where 20 ft is required a one story Edition creating a side yard of 14.7 Ft for 20 ft is required and a combined sard setback of 29 .9 ft where 50 ft is required applicant will also seek a variance relief to expand and non-conforming structure Mr Goldberg all right you guys can sit up come on up you're comfortable here and do we have anyone else who's going to testify is there a plug over there there is a plug in front of the the T table right here thank you to you're welome let's let him get here and else where is there other than you two um if needed our architect this year okay so if needed I'll swear them in when we get there okay no I don't know would you both would you both please stand and raise your right hands you somly swear that the testimony you'll give to this board will be the pro the whole truth in but the truth so help you that and for the record would you identify yourselves please good evening my name is Todd Goldberg I live at six ARB way in marown New Jersey and I'm the owner of the property and I am Tomas Matias m a t a a professional engineer with h2m Associates here on behalf of the owner and applicant okay so who's G to go first okay so would you then just describe the board your um professional background educational background please sure I'm a project engineer with h2m Associates I've been with them for about nine years uh working on site plan slot grading plan subdivision slot development um in New Jersey New York area primarily in Morris County um I have intimate knowledge of this application I prepared it and I haven't specified the score this board before but I've prepared a number of assisted in preparing a number of site plans lock raing plans um to this board specified in front of other boards Mor County and you're licensed in New Jersey I'm licensed in New Jersey as engineer and also a certified municip Eng okay you may proceed who wants to go first I was just gonna share the site plan on the screen [Applause] I'm just joining the zoom right now and the screen the variant plan submitted um you're allowed just do a quick uh overview of the site and application what's being proposed um the site is block 8003 block 48 um also six Harbor way uh we're in the R15 single family detached residential Zone uh the lot is a generally rectangular lot um it's developed with a single family twostory dwelling constructed in approximately 19 1962 um again we're located in the ra15 residential Zone where it's a single family lot zone with a minimum 15,000 square foot lot requirement uh the neighboring properties are also within the ra15 Zone the subject property is actually 14922 Square F feet which is a slightly undersized lot for the Zone this is an existing non performing condition and and for the reasons of continue think that the existing lot Dimensions present a hard ship to the applicant the existing sidey yard is non-conforming is 15 per sorry 14.74% 50 ft is required and uh this project is proposing additions to the house uh just to monitorize it make it more functional I'll zoom in on the screen to explain them slightly the Shaded area the left of the screen is currently a one-story garage and the uh first phase of the project would be an addition over this garage uh making it two stories and adding a a a larger primary bedroom uh an additional phase of the project is this darker shaded area to the rear currently uh the limits of the house are within the white and there will be a on story expansion to the rear of the house uh for a larger kitchen and dining area um and the setbacks currently are non-conforming and the intent of the project is to maintain those setbacks not to encroach any further on what's there um and I was saying earlier the house was constructed in 1962 is likely before the current ra15 uh requirements and if you look at a area map which is also on the plan zooming in the Lots on the street are generally of the same dimensions um the shaded areas are the existing dwellings and it's likely that many of these Lots present the same nonconforming side yard conditions again the intent of these improvements is to maintain the side yard sets that are there today not exagerate those conditions um there are some exterior improvements uh proposed such as repaving and slightly expanding the driveway uh the driveway would be lengthened a bit to allow better access for this rear loaded garage which is on the first story um there's also an expansion to the patio to the rear of the house there's an existing patio there it'll be realigned with the addition um and as well you'll see a short seat wall which is you know 18 inches two feet uh just to help grade out the rear of the property provide additional plot space and and uh make a nice seat wall for the patio in addition to the expanded driveway uh the owner also proposing to add a curve along the their side of their driveway where their their neighbor is um the curb will also help direct you know storm water runoff along the driveway instead of directing it towards the neighbor and currently on the plan this uh blue dash uh box is a drywell uh and that's shown on there per Township lock rating standards uh when there's a net increase of 500 square F feet or more of impervious surface have to counteract that with a seepage pit or some form of infiltration we actually had a discussion with the township engineering office earlier today um I guess there is some local drainage problems in the area um there's concerns that the soils may not accept a seepage pit and uh in discussion with them they're willing to wave the seage pit requirement for a lot grading plans just that it's it's not going to practically function well here um and given the fact that we're proposing a new curb along the driveway um runoff as it is today is uh coming off roof leaders onto the driveway but now the curb will help direct the storm water runoff uh out to the road and also there's existing inlets on the street so we think that that's a better approach to handle somewhat a runoff um and we'll work with the you know Township engineering office when submitting the lock gring plan for any other requirements they may have can I just interrupt Mr Hansen have you reviewed all that that proposal yes and it's all acceptable to you yes groundwater is quite high in that area numerous houses in the area have uh multiple sump pumps or water problems in their basement doesn't make sense to try to recharge the groundwater if it's going to affect neighboring properties uh due to the slight overage over 500 square feet for this um we don't see a problem with the diversion along the gutter of the of the uh repave driveways out to the street and let the road drainage handle the uh the runoff okay thank you can continue thanks uh and just again just to summarize uh the intent of the project is to you know modernize the home expand it slightly and maintaining the setbacks that are there today um and the variances being requested um include the expansion of a non-conforming structure um like we said earlier um the lot Dimensions being they are uh provide a hardship to the uh uh applicant um and the minimum sidey setback is is 14.7 proposed where 14.74% 187 is proposed 29.91 is existing and 50 is required um just wanted to note that uh the building coverage uh there's 20% permitted we're at 14% existing 16% proposed so we'll comply there and same for a total impervious coverage The Zone allows for 45% existing is 33% and 37 is proposed um and with that you know open up any questions from the board let's anything add and the so you're basically moving about an inch closer to the property line yeah the intent is to be the same but we can't be as accurate as the surveyor so we there's a little bit of a tolerance should we do this at 14.5 just make sure that there's no issues in construction or something a little skew if that be a problem and then adjust the variances accordingly because we're talking about two10 of a foot agree yeah you know trying to be the same but like you said you know the siding is slightly off or right one extra brick does anybody have a problem with that Mr chairman I had to same question because if they're going to go back and the L the house is not parallel to the property line and rather than cling at an angle to keep it parallel if they just went back another would only be a couple inches at the most to make to square it off rather than to come back as an anle I mean that's how I see it I don't know whether great changed the variance slightly to to give us that uh tolerance so the uh sidey yard and the combined would have to be adjusted instead of Point 14.7 side yard would be 14.5 and that would make the combined to be uh 2973 so I say again 2973 Mr Hanson do you think that would be enough 0 2 inches yeah okay yeah 2973 yeah or 29 yeah am I right yeah okay I think we're being a little conservative there but parging of the concrete on the you know I you don't know how a surveyor actually pinned the corner right you know he could be off an inch himself right based on how we held the rod against the side of the uh the house right so giving them two10 is not a problem all right it'll show up when we ask for the asilt prior to co okay I think it's safe to say the intent is for to be squared off right so whatever that yeah to mention is great any other board members with questions yes Mr chair um with the addition over the garage is there are there any plans to do any type of Ovations to the the garage itself or you're just leaving it the exact the way it is I believe uh they're replacing the garage door um and maybe a putting a concrete apron outside the garage I don't think there's really significant improvements the garage okay great so you're not altering the size of the garage or go ahead take you this this is right yes um good evening board members thank you um for the the intent on the back is that there would be a slight change to the garage we would go from from two single garage doors to a common Double Entry but the square footage of the garage and the footprint would remain as is okay just the access would be a single door okay and there wouldn't be any access to the second floor from the garage you still have to go into the house interior to do that that's correct there's no Direct access to the second floor from the garage below it okay thank you you're welcome any other board members with questions any members of the public with any questions yes no Mike that one is it works hi Steve Molino 8 Arbor way I'm sorry say again Steve musolino eight Arborway spell your last em is and Mary u s like Steve o l i n like Nancy o okay so my understanding is then based on this morning's discussions the dryw is no longer in the plan and everything will go from the leaders to the driveway which is um has uh curbing Curbing and directed to the street correct that's all I needed to know thank you and also congratulations Todd thank you I haven't voted yet but um does anybody need to hear from the architect any board member want to hear from the architect I think we have enough yeah okay uh i' you know this is the Minimus uh change for an expansion that's uh well needed and will improve the neighborhood neighhood uh and the quality of living at the residence so I would be in favor of this application anybody has anything else to say that I'll entertain a motion Mr chairman I agree with you on move approval for this application you have a second thank you m Santiago Mr goldber yes Mr track Dumber yes Mr Williams yes M Simmons yes Mr benois yes M POA yes Mr wer yes okay thank you very much have a resolution at the next meeting app thank you thank you yep no problem [Music] yeah how are you stay good neighbors just want to get confirmation from Dave before much further otherwise I'll forget what talking next application is uh e- 17-24 M Santiago yes Mr chairman this is ba- 1724 Daniel valano block 7302 L 121 Prospect Place in the ra15 zone for section c applicant proposes the construction of a front entrance ptical creating a front yard setback of 34.1 Ft where 50 ft is required and a second story Dormer addition creating it 12.9 ft side yard set back where 20 ft is required applicant will also seek a variance for the expansion of a non-conforming structure Mr valano would you stand and raise your right hand please you somly swear that the testimony you get to this board the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth to help you and just for the record your Daniel valo near the owner yes okay all right good evening everybody um I'm here on behalf of myself and my wife and my two children who are at home um what we are proposing to do to our house is add a front Dormer to the existing one and a half story home and also a front um I currently have a existing non-conforming lot size in the ra15 zone and that is a 7555 foot lot where it should be a 15,000 square foot lot in that zone and that creates problems as far as stepback so the side yard stepback and front yard stepback uh would be affected by this front facing Dormer over the uh first floor as well as the front qu proposed front Portico would be 34.1 ft from the street and front Dormer would be 37.9 ft from the street um 12.9 ft from the side yard where 20 ft is required um we flip to I'm going to skip right to uh C to the page A3 that kind of explains the project that the best from from the front proposed front elevation which is four on page 83 need PL open the so if you compare the uh 3 A3 to the 4 A3 that that's the best way to what page you looking at oh uh a uh A3 A3 y say one no now back one that's it perfect so this is probably the best page to see what's going on got 383 which is the existing front elevation compared to a 4 A3 U which is the proposed front elevation you can see that there's a front dmer front facing Gable ster in the roof line of this Cas from probably I think it's the 1940s um as well as a um gabled front facing Portico over the existing front stoop um because the Gable Dormer is going over the existing first floor adding to the second floor footprint um there's no additional lock coverage or building coverage at it um same as the front Portico there's no addition no additional loot coverage or building coverage add it to um that the stoop that's there um if you look at the a one uh the one on A3 and two on A3 which is the existing second floor plan and proposed second floor plan you can see adding this front uh Dormer space would allow me to utilize the existing attic space and convert it into a a bedroom for our growing the uh front door ptico will not affect the neighborhood or uh any views or or any have any negative effects on any of the neighbors or the neighborhood um and I think overall enhance the the look of the home have you had any discussions with any of the neighbors and what they okay with it all right and what's the distance from the um Portico to RightWay uh 30 34.1 ft it's about a 4ot [Applause] wide okay so it'll be 30 34.1 right yeah the existing house is 37.9 and that's not going to the house isn't going to change it's just the uh foro is gonna they're just putting a roof over the doorway right and that's for uh safety reasons and so people can be out of the rain when they're sitting at the front door rain rain and snow snowm too great yeah okay any board members with questions any members of the public with questions seeing none at all and hearing none close the public portion uh board members any discussion determine there's a house across the street with the same exact dmer and the house next door is kind of towering over this I think this can only help the neighborhood help the home you make a motion to approve it I'll make a motion to approve second thank you sag yes mrra them yes Mr Williams yes M Simmons yes Mr benan yes Miss POA yes and Mr wer yes some okay thank you and I'll have that resolution for the next meeting as well thank you any other matters that need to be discussed didn't any appeal filed on Spring book no no appeal was filed and we out of are they out of time out of time okay the only thing that I've heard back is that uh Rusty is preparing the meets and Bounds for the subdivision for D so that it can be depicted on the tax maps so all right great any other matters if not I'll entertain a motion to adjourn so move have a second I have a second okay all in favor any opposed okay meeting adjourned well done for your first meeting