Aaron, I'm ready to begin. Yep, I'm ready to begin. Okay. Good evening. This is a special meeting of the Princeton Zoning Board of Adjustment being held electronically via Zoom on
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complex. Can you call the role please? Miss Chen, Miss Coulson here, Mr. Floyd here, Mr. Shrivever here. Mr. Tannen,
Mr. Stein here, Miss Donna, yes. Miss Dokin, Mr. Dokin, Chairman Cohen here. Thank you. Okay. Um, we have Derek, do you want to say
anything before we start? But we do have a resolution, don't we? Well, I was going to do that. I just want to know if All right. No, I think we're finally set with the resolution. The attorney for the applicant, I believe, is is here. Um, okay. But I do need to go through um some
suggested revisions. Okay. Let me announce the case first. Yep. So, it's res it's file number Z24-515 347 and 371 Ridge View Road, block 401, lots 13 and 14. Okay, Karen.
All right, board members. Um, we have some revisions that we'd like to recommend to the board. Some of these arose after the draft was circulated to you. Um so the first suggested revision would be
instead of referring to the property as 347 and 371 Ridge View Road, uh instead wherever that address appears in the resolution, we would change it to
specifically identify every single um structure, meaning 347, 355, 369, and 371. That makes more sense because as you go through the resolution, you see now certain buildings will be torn down,
others will be retained. So that's the revision we'd like to recommend. And if we move ahead to this would be page six. It's paragraph 12. It's Mr. Keller's testimony. Um,
having looked at the tape again, um, we're suggesting that we change what it says to indicate that Mr. Keller will remove two out of the three storage containers on the site, but he wishes to retain one container for residential
use, you know, lawnmower, garden tools, things like that. Um, moving on to Page 11, paragraph 7. That's the last finding. The applicant has asked that we add
language making it clear that the board is not going to make the granting of a conservation easement as requested by the Ridge View Conservancy. They will not make that a condition of approval. So they asked that we spell that out and
add that language. And then lastly, as we go through the conditions, uh it's condition number six, uh as prepared now, it says the applicant will comply with the comments and recommendations in the joint bridger
review memo. Uh since some of those conditions are no longer relevant or recommendations, uh we've been asked if uh the board would consider changing it to specifically identify which comments
uh the applicant needs to comply with. And those comments are on the bottom of page two, top of page three of the review memo. And in section four of the memo, it's comments three and six. These
are all I'm going to call them technical comments. Um making sure that the form of the subdivision deed is reviewed. Um that any descriptions are corrected, etc. And then uh
we would propose one more condition which is that the applicant is going to remove two out of the three on-site storage containers but may remain uh can retain the remaining storage container subject to receipt of a zoning permit
which the applicant will apply for within 190 days of publication of notice of the adoption of this resolution of a moral ization and we tied it into 190 days because that's the time period for
presenting the subdivision date for um signature by the board officers. So u these are the uh changes which we recommend to the board to the
resolution. You're muted, Steve. Yeah, Steve, you're muted. Sorry, just noticed that. Uh, board members, do you have any questions of Karen or comments on these proposed changes? Karen, have these been reviewed with the
applicant's attorney? Yes, they have. Yeah. Okay. One other thing, Karen. What about the citations? I know that they're obviously typos. The 45th correct. Yes, they will be corrected, Mr. Shman. So that
let's see the references to the purposes of zoning which is NJSA405D-2. We need to make sure that the -2 is um reflected in the resolution which
it will be. Okay. Okay. Um, Mr. Shhatzman, do you have any more comments? No, sir. Karen, no. Okay. Board members, do you uh want to
discuss the motion? Or if not, if someone would like to make a motion or on this resolution. I'll move approval. Thank you. Well, do we have a second? Second. Okay. Any discussion?
Okay. Fia, can you call the role, please? Miss Coulson? Yes. Mr. Floyd, yes. Mr. Shrivever, yes. Mr. Stein, yes.
Chairman Cohen, yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. Okay. You're welcome. Okay. Our next case is 254 Witherspoon. Um,
Mr. Degreesia, do you have anything you do you you want to proceed? Uh yes. So um it's my understanding that we have uh six eligible members right
now. Can we can we confirm that? Yes. And not seven. Correct. One board member had an emergency. So we had anticipated seven, but we don't have that now. Um,
I guess I have to look to my applicant here to figure out. I mean, this is probably the hardest decision to make from a zoning standpoint where you need five votes and you have only six people. Um, Joshu, I don't know. Uh,
were we looking at a potential special meeting? Uh, I I spoke to Derek Bridger about this a little bit earlier. He was thinking that there may be an opportunity for a special meeting on the 17th. Yes, sir. And does it look like uh members are are
able to take uh to make that or is that still being It it does look like we have uh enough people, but um we just need two people to to check. So I what we were talking about is if you want to agree to that date, um we do have a the regular meeting on
the 24th and your time out. So we would want an extension through the end of the month in case something happened on the 17th. Um, we could take it to the 24th, but I we have five people tonight um that are available. Um, and we need to check with
the three people that are not here tonight to uh make sure we have seven for your 17th date. Okay. Um Okay. H how does everybody feel? very positive tonight or
Joshua I I mean this is uh I I don't know what to tell if you're going to vote for it. Let's go that they're going to vote in favor. Let's go for it. But um yeah. Uh Josh, do you do you have any comment on
it? I mean, we have the opportunity, but we don't have uh I think most of our team's available for the 17th. Our engineer may not be, but somebody else can be there from from his office.
Um other than that, I believe we have um everybody else can make the 17. Um, so if we get less than if two people vote against us, then then then your application's done.
I guess we have to push it then. We have to we need seven people. Yeah. I mean, probability wise, it does make sense, particularly since you spent a couple years on this already. Yeah. You want to be able to have a full full board voting.
Um, so, um, okay. So, I I think what I'm hearing from the applicant is that we would appreciate being carried to the special hearing date if that's possibility on the 17th and I believe it's uh 7:30,
correct? And uh if you don't have a quorum on that date, does it go to the 24th or are you filled on that? It could go to the 24th. Yes, it would. That would be the intent. And we'll know. We're going to poll tomorrow about a quorum. Um the the
three members that are out, so we should be able to get back to you quickly on that. But either way though, even if we if it turns out again we're only going to have six on the 17th, we would still need to list it and then carry it again
on the 17th. So for the benefit of anybody who's watching uh tonight, um it will get carried to the 17th. Uh, and if
so, we'd have to really meet. I mean, unless the applicant decides to renotice. I I Yeah, I'm going to correct what I just said. So if if the feeling is there's nothing else on the agenda to do for the 17th and there we don't have
seven members then I guess we would cancel that special meeting and the applicant would need to notice then for we we we would ask if they if it could be um carried to the 17th and then if
that meeting doesn't happen maybe people can just call in for a quorum to carry it to avoid notice. I mean, it's a pretty big expense to send out the the notice again. Well, I mean, I I'll leave that to the board members if they're willing. I
mean, if we already know from you, Mr. Degretzio, that you don't want to proceed because again, for whatever reason, um, we only have six members. Mhm. That would be up to the board then if
they're willing to convene simply to carry the application again to the 24th. I I just want to as a point of information maybe for future reference I just want to point out and I don't know
if anybody else here would think this was important but I'll just say that the 24th is the um it is the second day of Roshashana. Now, it doesn't necessarily cause it may not cause a problem for people because it
might be I I won't go get into the weeds about it, but I I think the evening probably religiously, technically is okay, but I'm just saying that that I just thought I'd bring it up. Thank you. As long as it was after sunset, I suppose
that's what I was think that's that's the that's the weeds and technicality I was thinking of. Yeah. So, let's pray for the 17th. But, you know, maybe for future reference, I'm just bringing that up. No, thank you. Thank you.
Steve Cohen also brought it up and I'm glad you brought it up as well. So, thank you. So, Mr. Degreti, then you're you're also giving the board an extension then of time through um the end of September. Uh that is correct. Josh, can you
confirm? Yeah. Yep. Okay, great. Let's take a look at my notes that I put down. So is is that amendable to the board then that you'll convene a special meeting on September 17th and this
application would be carried then to September 17th? Yes. Yes. Okay. All right. Well, I guess um that would conclude this hearing uh this particular
case for the evening and we'll see you on the 17th. And just just for the record, Karen, can you restate it again that there's going to be no further? Yes, I will state for the record that having announced now that this application is being carried to special meeting of the board on
September 17th at 7:30, the applicant will not be obligated to provide any further notice. The meeting will of course appear on the board's agenda, but there will be no certified um notice being sent out to you
and the extension of time. Yeah, it's to the end of September. the September 30th. Okay. Yep. Yep. And um the link to jump on the call on the 17th will be provided on the municipal website on the agenda.
Correct. Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much. I just want to thank everyone for showing up tonight. I wish we would have been able to go through we know it takes a lot of time um to set up
a special meeting and we do appreciate that. Um so thanks for those that were that are here. We really appreciate it and we understand that circumstances happen where people can't make it. But thank you. Okay. See you in several weeks. Yep. Yeah. See you.
Um Karen, Derek, do we have anything else to discuss? Uh, not that's it, sir. Nope. Okay. Um, the meeting is adjourned. Happy Labor Day, everybody. Have a good day. Have a good one. You, too. Thank you. Take care. Byebye.
Bye.