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All right, go ahead, Dan. >> Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. The Red Bank Planning Board will come to order this 22nd day of July. The time is 7:04 p.m. Adequate meet notice of this meeting has been posted to the Burough Hall, filed with the Burough Clerk, and mailed to the Icebury Park Press in the

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tour for Times. Your roll call, please. Mayor Portman absent. >> Shauna Ebangs present. >> Christina Bonitakus >> here. >> Damnuso >> here. >> Lewis Dementoto >> here. >> Barbara Boaz >> here. >> Megan Massie here.

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>> Hernandez here. >> Frederick Stone >> absent. And Brian Farnigan >> here. >> We have a couple of administrative matters. First, the regular meeting minutes from July 8th. Does anyone have any comments, additions, or other

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information they'd like to share regarding those minutes? If not, can I have a motion to accept them, please? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Next, we have the Redbank community

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energy plan. and the bureau developed this community energy plan through participation with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities uh grant program. And we have someone here to present this for us. Who is this? Who do we have? >> We have Ben.

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>> Ben, can you hear me? >> I can. Can you hear me? Okay, >> great. We can't hear you. So, hang on a minute. >> Yes, this is me. Oh, Lord Jesus. Where is the speaker?

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This one. >> Ben, can you hear us? >> I can hear you. Can you hear me? >> Oh. Ah, son of a gun. Um, >> oh, can't look up that high. Yeah, everything is up here.

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Uh, is it my computer? >> Yeah. Is your mic? His mic is on. >> Can you hear us? Um, >> you can hear us. >> That's awesome. >> Start singing a song, Ben. So then [laughter]

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>> Oh, there you go. We got it. Okay. >> I was gonna start singing. >> Okay. I was really looking forward to that. Maybe later. Is there is there a burrow song? >> No. >> Is there a burrow? [laughter] >> Maybe there maybe there should be. Okay.

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All right. So, I I appreciate it. I don't know. Sea, now that you guys can hear me, did you guys want to say anything else or want me to go ahead and do the presentation? >> Tell tell us what you're up to. >> Okay. About f up to about 510 and a half, but bad dad joke. I have seven kids, so forget the forgive the bad dad

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jokes. Um, so I'm presenting the community energy plan. Uh, like it was mentioned, this was under a grant from the board of public utilities to align the New Jersey Energy Master Plan, which has seven different strategies. I'll go through in just a moment with different

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municipalities. So, we're working with about 15 different municipalities on these uh, community energy plans. It was a great way. Most states, you know, they create a state plan. the municipalities may do something, but they're not necessarily aligned. You know, there's some, you know, incentives and rebates,

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etc. But New Jersey actually, you know, they've had the energy master plan around since 2008, and it's had different iterations through different administrations. And uh now uh through the grant program which has been around for a couple of years for the community energy plan

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grant program, it paves the way to get incentives uh and additional grant funding through the community energy plan implementation grant which is the next round. So now that you've completed the community energy plan, you do qualify for those next uh that next round of implementation grants. And

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essentially what this is doing is aligning the state energy priorities with burough energy priorities to reduce uh greenhouse gas emissions, make their burough more efficient, and you know allow you to have uh uh ordinances and

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training and community outreach that are in line with the state's energy master plan. And I got to say too, uh you know, I've represented a lot of clients. I'm doing, you know, I used to be a public finance attorney repres representing states, counties, municipalities, and I was a community uh county environmental

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commission chair, but I've been doing clean energy projects for almost 20 years now. I got to say, Red Bag really is um you know, one of the standout municipalities for having undertaken a lot of the measures. You've implemented a lot of the measures already um or in

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the process of doing so. So, uh, my hats off to you. But let me run you through the different areas that are in the community energy plan. Um, the there are seven strategies under the state. You'll notice strategy five is missing. Strategy five is modernization of the

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electric grid. That is solely between the public utilities and the board of public utilities and there are no initiatives to be pursued for municipalities there. So, we got strategies one through seven excluding five. Strategy one is reducing energy consumption from the transportation

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sector. Um think making your fleet municipal fleet more efficient, electric vehicles, electric charging infrastructure etc. Strategy two is accelerating deployment of renewable energy and distributed energy resources. Um think solar energy as well as uh you

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know ordinances paving the way for um residents to implement more clean energy as well. Strategy three is maximizing energy efficiency and reducing your peak demand on those hottest days like was that two weeks ago when it was 105 and um you know days those days where it's

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most expensive and uh also increasing energy efficiency for municipal facilities. Strategy four is reducing energy consumption and emissions from the building sector. Um and uh that is about mainly the new building

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new construction where uh you're creating B uh building permitting checklist and creating the rules of the road for energy efficiency and other information for uh new builds. Uh strategy six is encouraging sporting uh

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participation by you know your atrisisk communities low moderate income and environmental justice communities and strategy seven is expanding the clean energy innovation economy. Uh think newer technologies like battery battery energy storage like the power wall or

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battery storage that you tie to solar. It also includes things like micro grids or you know the thermal loops like in Atlantic City and Trenton not as applicable to Redbank. So, I'm going to run you through the initiatives in each of those. We'll do it fairly quickly. I do want to say too, your com entire uh

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energy plan is available on the um on the uh website for the bureau. So, you know, it's about a 40page document. I'll I'll show you quickly. Um

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you know, this is the the larger plan. Um is the Redbank community energy plan. You can find it on the website and review it there. So, going through the individual strategies, strategy 1.1 is adopting supportive zoning and regulations regarding EV infrastructure

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so that residents and businesses know where they can place EV charging infrastructure. Where can charging be located? What are the permitting fees for doing so? What are the rules and regulations around EV infrastructure? Strategy 1.2 is about training uh first responders like fire and police how to

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respond to electric vehicle fires. You know, battery fire in a vehicle is different than gas engine fire. So, providing that training. 1.3 is train non-emergency staff like code enforcement officials on how to uh inspect uh electric vehicle charging

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infrastructure. 1.4 uh purchase alternative fuel vehicles. I know you already have some, you know, electric vehicles at the burrow um and have some plans for additional ones. That's in your plan as well. 1.6 installing public EV infrastructure. And then 1.9 is

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community EV outreach. Uh meaning making making uh electric vehicle information and charging infrastructure information available to residents which your you know environmental commission and green team can do. And 1.10 1.10 10 is uh

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anti-idling uh having anti- idling uh ordinance on file and actually enforcing the uh the ordinance you know things like signage um and having uh you know people leaving their vehicles idling

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outside of a wawa schools are place people are often idling so having some information available signage available and enforcement as well uh strategy two is accelerating deployment of renewable energy and distributed energy resources. Uh you already have some of this in

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place. So that's why we're not doing all of the initiatives that that are available because you've already done or implemented a lot of these. So strategy 1 point or initiative 1 2.1 adopt a supportive zoning and permitting uh for

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private solar meaning for commercial and residential. 2.15 is installing on-site municipal renewable generation. I know you want to consider renewables for uh your municipal facilities. That's covered there. And 2.6 is buying renewable energy for municipal

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facilities. Through your electric supply, you can actually nominate a certain percentage of your electric supply to be through uh you utilizing renewable energy. So, it's a great way to uh show that you have some efficiency there. as well as you know the bureau is

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also entertaining um community solar subscriptions so residents can save directly on their electric bills by participating in community solar anywhere within the utility service territory. Uh strategy three is about maximizing

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energy efficiency. 3.1 is about efficiency for your municipal facilities. think LEDs, more efficient HVAC, uh remote control thermostats, uh motion sensors, you know, in bathrooms or offices, so when people aren't there,

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they are not, um, you know, leaving lights on. I have one town that recently saw that, you know, when they got uh motion sensors and were starting monitoring their buildings that they were leaving them on, you know, on Sundays, on weekends, and uh and even at

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night that a lot of the energy usage was happening even when no one was in municipal facilities. Uh 3.2 2 and 3.3 go hand in hand. That is about outreach uh to the community, to residents and commercial uh businesses within the bureau about energy efficiency. That

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means the board of public utilities clean energy program and the utilities have incentives and rebates available as well. Uh thank you for your patience. We're ripping through it. I only got a couple more here, so uh bear with me. Uh strategy four is about reducing energy

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consumption emissions from the building sector. uh think new building here, people applying for new permits or for site plan approval. Um 4.1 is about implementing a green building policy where you may want to encourage the

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burrow, this is about burrow facilities, um encouraging that the bureau uh make new um or even renovated uh construction of municipal facilities following green building practices. You don't have to make it a requirement, but it can be

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that the you know the bureau is placing um you know on the books that the policy says that the bureau should entertain uh green building uh measures when they're doing new construction or renovations. 4.2 is about constructing new municipal

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buildings as model green buildings related to 4.1. Uh 4.4 Four is uh asking developers to complete a green development checklist when they submit to you for site plan approval. 4.5 is conducting outreach targeting new

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construction in the comm community. So someone going out to folks who've already been approved or folks who are submitting for for permits encouraging them to participate in board of public utilities clean energy programs are encouraging them to uh undertake green

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building practices when uh completing or when working on their developments. Uh strategy six is about making energy planning inclusive. You know encouraging and supporting participation with your low moderate income communities. Um so

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6.1 is about making the energy planning inclusive. So getting this information out to your seniors, your folks on fixed income, your residents with low to moderate income. Uh 6.2 is conducting energy efficiency outreach to those

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residents. The same as you will in uh strategy three about doing energy efficiency outreach. You want to let your low and moderate income residents know that there are specific programs of the Board of Public Utilities and the utilities that are specifically available to folks with low to moderate

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income and uh allow them to to help participate in some of these programs. You'll see in um in section 6.4 supporting low moderate income community solar subscriptions. I was talking about those subscriptions uh a few minutes ago that the burough is

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already entertaining. The state has a 50% carveout uh for all community solar subscriptions to be uh available to low to moderate income residents. So you want to have that information available. 6.2 is uh like I said conducting that

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energy efficiency outreach. And 6.3.2 is supporting e-mobility transit options. Uh that is things like electric bikes, electric scooters as well as entertaining possibility of having you know an electric van available um the same way you do have a a van available

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to residents. Um so that covers uh strategy six. And then I I got to say too 6.5 ties in with the energy efficiency outreach in 6.2 two where you're reaching out to your faith-based organizations about energy efficiency program affordable housing you know

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developers and owners as well strategy 7 is about expan expanding the clean energy innovation econ economy like I said newer technologies um related to battery storage 7.1 adopt energy storage policies so uh just like solar and EVs

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uh so that residents and businesses know where they can put battery storage uh you battery energy storage for resiliency uh and for backup as well as for shaving peak demand. And 7.2 is about the burrow entertaining the

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possibility of installing a battery energy storage system like I said as backup as well as to store uh solar power, store grid power, and be available uh for peak demand as well. So I've ripped through those fairly quickly. uh you have a whole 40page plan

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uh which is available on the website. I know it's a lot of information but happy to answer any questions from the planning board. Um obviously uh President Ebank's happy to answer any questions from from you on the board as well as any uh members of the public who

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may be there. So turn it back over to you and uh I'm here to to answer any questions. Thank you for your time. >> Thanks Ben. Does anyone from the board have any questions? Uh well, a a quick comment and then a question, Ben. Um thank you. I really

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appreciate seeing the the data behind this as well as the suggestions. It's the kind of thing that are really helpful for policy. Um if I personally, Councilwoman, if I had any questions about the data in the report, can I send that to you? >> Oh, absolutely. Yes, of course.

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>> Thank you. and and Sean has got my my email if you don't have it already and I think it's on the first page of the plan as well. >> Anyone else in the board have any questions or comments? >> Do you have a a sample or anything we can look at as far as the green building

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policy? >> Uh we do we have green uh green development checklist. Um as far as green building policy, I'll have to check. I mean we represent lots of municipalities. I'll see if anyone has policy that's put in place that that I

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can share with you. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Public public have any comments or questions regarding the community energy plan? >> Okay. Thank you very much, Ben. >> Okay. Thank you board members. I really appreciate it. Thank you. Be well and uh

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you know go check out the plan and by all means uh send me any questions or comments. >> Thank you. Have a good night. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Be well. Next up, we have 64 Locust Avenue, block 39, lot 4, seeking a minor subdivision approval of the existing residential lot into two lots

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together with construction of a new single family residence. Mr. Brodzky, welcome. >> Yes. There you go. Should we grab this one, too? Uh, thank you. Good evening, Mr. Chair, members of the board. Rick Broaddsky on

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behalf of the applicant K&G Realy Group LLC. The application for you this evening pertains to the property located at 64 Locust Avenue. Mr. Lexine, service uh >> service in order and I have the following exhibits that I'm going to pre-mark.

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>> Yes. >> Exhibit A1 will be the minor subdivision plan itself. Exhibit A2 will be the architectural plan. Exhibit A3 will be the location and topographic survey. Exhibit A4 will be the building permit block rating plan, soil erosion and sediment control plan. And then I

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believe I was just presented with uh by the president over here. I've just been presented by two additional exhibits. I have exhibit number one. Well, we're going to call it exhibit A5, which are a series of photos that have been taken.

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One, two, three, four. There four sheets of photographs. Uh but actually one I guess there's an aerial with the outline of the property on the first page, then two photographs on the second page, two photographs on the third page, and two photographs on

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the fourth page. So that'll be exhibit A5. And then exhibit A6 is going to be the survey itself with which has been highlighted to show us um what's going on in the property. >> Great. Okay. It's the plan with the

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revised driveway. That'll be exhibit A6. >> Got it. Um Okay. Um Mr. Chair, members of the board, um uh uh revised. Um the application before you, some of you will

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it will probably look uh familiar to some of the board members on here, some of the uh self. Um so basically um it's a minor subdivision to form two two residential lots out of the single

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significantly oversized waterfront lot. Um this is there's a number of lots like this um a long locust um where uh the lots are deep and relatively narrow. And

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so, um, as you, as you probably have seen, the development pattern has been quite consistent in terms of, uh, uh, uh, developing, uh, larger homes toward the, let's say, rear of the property

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closer to the waterfront, uh, and, uh, developing smaller homes up closer along Locust. Um and uh we we'll we'll go through that and even uh in your board engineers report Ariel, you see that

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that development pattern is quite consistent um along Locust and kind of seems like um it's missing something on this lot. Uh and indeed that's really the subject matter of the application. Uh there is an existing home uh I'm

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sorry there is a home under construction which is almost complete uh on the let's say waterfront portion of the lot and then uh the application before you seeks the subdivision approval with respect to constructing a smaller home up on Locust

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consistent with the other homes along Locust. um the variance uh relief that is associated with the application um is pretty limited. Um uh the only

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variances that we need understandably low understand it's with respect to the lot frontage the rear um that being proposed at 25 ft up on Locust and then of course it expands and

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that becomes the the large uh the large lot that opens up towards the rear to house the waterfront home and then the new lot, the newly proposed lot up along Locust is fully conforming with respect

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to all all [clears throat] bulk criteria. Uh other than uh having um parking in the front yard, we did uh address and resolve the

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parking deficiency with respect to the newly proposed lot up on Locust by um essentially flipping the driveway after consulting uh and speaking with one of the neighbors who had made a suggestion

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and and we we adopted it uh to flip the proposed driveway and that that's depicted in A6 that was just handed out so that there is room to park two cars on there which is what is required uh for each of the lots and then um

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uh so so that's the the extent of the relief the lot frontage with regard to the very large lot that opens up in the back and parking in the front yard no variance with respect to number of parking spaces uh and This is, as I

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said, is consist very consistent almost mirrors the development that has occurred over the last few years along Locust. Um, and many of the homes along Locust either do not have parking at all

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or do have parking in the front yard as well. So, without further ado, unless the board members have any questions, what I'd like to do is just have our project engineer uh Joe May just walk the board real quick through the

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property as it exists today and then what's uh proposed as part of the application. >> All right, Mr. May, do you swear a testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, but the truth be God? >> Yes, I do. >> And just state your name for the record. >> Joseph May. >> And you are a licensed engineer and

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planner. University state of New Jersey. >> Just a licensed engineer. >> Just an engineer. Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. >> Okay. Um Joe, if you would uh like I said, just walk the board through the property as it exists and then what's proposed as the as part of the

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application? I think I've set it up pretty well. Everything I said so far accurate? >> Yes. >> Okay. Shoot. >> The property is located at 64 L. >> Hold that mic right up to here. Also known as block 39, lot 4. It contains a 75 ft frontage along Locus and also has

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frontage along the river. The depth of the lot is approximately 360 ft and approximate area of about 27,000 square feet. The the existing lot is located in the RD district zone residential district where single family dwellings are permitted.

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The applicant is proposing to create a new conforming 5,000t lot along Locust Avenue. The lot will be 50 by 100. This lot is very similar uh to the homes at 58, 62 and 6 locust and is also

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consistent with the character of the neighborhood. The proposed home will comply with all the Apple zoning setbacks, height, coverage and lot coverage and floor area. The home is also consistent with the scale and residential character of nearby properties. The initial submission depict the driveway on the right of the

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house as the attorney spoke that has been relocated to the left and meets the two off streetet parking space required by RSIs. The proposed dwelling will be served by public water and sewer. Trash pickup will be curbside and remainder of the

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lot will contain a 25- ft frontage along the street. Then the lot will open up to 75 ft wide in the northern portion of the lot. How many cars can fit on that front lot now? >> Two. >> Only two. And that it's not three is

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required. >> Just two. Okay. All right. Go ahead. >> Okay. Um the rear lot has a homeowner construction has no deviations to any of the approved plans for that lot. The applicant requesting variance relief

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for the minimum lot width requirement for the remainder lot. The ordinance requires 50 ft while the area being created for the driveway is 25. I feel that this minor variance request is sound because it mimics the two adjacent parcels. At 70 Locust, the water lot has

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a 32 ft wide frontage, but it doesn't have a 50ft wide lot. And at 58 and 62, it only has a 70 foot wide frontage. This application is better than the ones on both sides of them. The application does not violate traditional purpose of zoning as there's no detriment to

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providing adequate air, light, open space and the new homes certainly comp complements the streetscape by promoting a desirable visual environment. Negative criteria. The request of variance can be granted without substantial detriment to the public

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good. The proposed single family dwellers printed in the use in the zone and will not alter the essential residential character. The lot width condition will not by itself create adverse effects relating to traffic, parking, drainage, noise, light, air, or public safety. The application will not

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substantially impair the intent of the purpose of the zoning plan or zoning ordinance. The zoning permits single family dwellings and the lot and the new lot is conforming. Okay. And Joe, you to review

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um uh report um dated July 20. Correct. Yes, I have. So, I think most of it, but um I think if we just

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skip to um uh the comments starting on page seven uh in subsection G, if we could just blow through those really quickly just so we can get that on the record. Yes, with the chairman's permission, I'll just read my response

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to those. Uh the land server will up uh item number one, the land surveyor will update their subdivision plan so the footprints match. At the time the subdivision plan was created, we didn't have an architect on board.

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Um number two, we'll uh a note will be added for the curb and sidewalk. Number three, there's no other improvements are proposed. Number four, there's no impacts. It's just a single family home. Um, IRS says

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10 trips per day, which is a dimminimous impact to traffic. Number six, will we will comply. Number seven, it's curbside pickup. We will provide a enclosure if that's preferred by the board. Uh, number, >> where would you put it?

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>> Uh, at the end of the driveway adjacent to uh the screening for the AC condenser. >> Does anyone else have a garbage enclosure along that street? I don't think so. >> No, I don't think we've ever Yeah. Okay. Okay.

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>> As a former juvenile delinquent, doesn't really [laughter] >> I could just think of all the things that could go wrong there. >> Yeah. >> So, no, I don't think that's a big deal. >> Okay. Okay. Um the new lot drains the street. We can uh do soil testing and send a report to the engineer for review. If the soils are good, we can

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hit a dry well if required. Um we are not aware of any drainage issues on this site. Uh we will provide a utilities at plot plan. There's no trees planned to be removed. No fences proposed. Number 14 will comply. And number 15, the the

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lighting will be typical doors, driveway, typical of any house. >> Okay. >> Won't be any separation between the two lots then >> with respect to a fence. >> Fence or landscape? >> Landscaping something.

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>> There's none proposed at this time. possible to do landscaping in the rare just >> something to delineate the two lot, >> right? >> I'm sure we can accommodate that. Yeah. Yeah, we could have it. Yeah, >> I think the rare is more important because you don't want where if it's a

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family, children, you know, running >> privacy screening. >> Yeah. >> You mean so from the driveway going east along the northeast boundary? think uh they're referring to and some along the driveway. I would Yes. recommend. >> Okay. >> I'm I'm not so concerned about the

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driveway or maybe because it may over time it may run into like a shared driveway situation where people believe it's connected but it's not. Um that that may be an issue there, but it's more so the backyard for the new

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building where that begins in the other property. Okay. But now I'm thinking about it. Um there should be some type of uh fencing or landscaping to separate the two driveways. >> Separate driveways. I I would agree.

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>> No. And no, but what Shauna was is saying is along the rear property line of the new lot. And here I also >> Yep. there and along the rear of the new part new lot. >> Right. Along the driveway and along the rear of the property, right? Got it. >> So you'll add some sort of landscaping

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or andor fencing that is conforming. >> Okay. >> And that'll be subject to the engineers uh review and approval. >> Yes. Uh okay. And then um the architect will hit the architectal comments and then um in

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a moment. But Joe, just just do the last five miscellaneous comments real quick. Uh yes. Uh >> starting at 20 >> 20 the minor variance was addressed in my uh uh testimony. >> Y >> uh there was no deviations to the

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[snorts] home being built. Number 22 we will comply and 23 through 25 are basically statements. Okay. Questions for Mr. May? >> Okay Matt. Thank you chairman board members >> from the public have any questions for Mr.

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>> Okay. >> Okay. Thank you chairman. >> So as Mr. Cronin approaches, I'll remind those board members who were around for the last couple that he actually designed the other homes uh that were part of these similar applications along

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Locust. So he's uh a very qualified witness. Let's have him sworn in. Mr. Cronin, do you swear any testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth, self to God? >> I do. >> And you're a licensed architect in New Jersey with your license in good standing. >> Thank you very much.

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>> Okay. Um Matt, >> real quick, uh for the record, background experience as a licensed architect. >> Okay, >> we don't need that. He's licensed. >> Okay. Um Matt, you prepared the the architectural plans that have been submitted and I did and indeed you did

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them for 70 and for the properties on either side of this as well. You designed those homes >> on either side. >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. Go. Let's talk about the design for the homes. >> We're proposing a two and a half story uh woodframe house um on the similar to

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the houses built on either side of this property. Uh we've got a front porch um as you enter, small foyer, half bath with a closet, private study, and then a large living space, open living space in the back, living, dining, kitchen, and a

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sliding glass door out to the backyard. On the east side, we've got um stairs going up to the second floor and down to the basement. When you reach the second floor, we've got a master bedroom suite with a walk-in closet and a private bathroom to

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at the rear. And then uh off of the hall, we've got a laundry area, hall bath, and two other bedrooms. Then we've got stairs up to a habitable attic, uh which is for the math of it, less than a third of

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the floor below it. So, it is a legal habitable attic which is meets the criteria for the half story that we're allowed. And we would um finish the center area of the of the attic. The front and the rear would be storage and

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mechanicals. And the area would be a loft with an open railing overlooking the stairs and the dormers. uh to the east. The house will be traditional materials part. >> But what you're referring to there is

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that's is that a colored version of >> this is a colored version of the elevation submitted. >> It's just colored. Should we mark it separate? >> A7. Okay.

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Okay. Sorry. Okay. Um, we've got the front of the house. We've a gable roof, covered front porch with a small uh bay coming out to the front to add some shadow outline. Um, I noticed this afternoon as I was

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covering the elevation, we mislabeled the two side elevations. So the elevation that is labeled as west is actually the eastern elevation and east is actually west. Um so on the eastern elevation we've got

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the the porch with the bay coming out to the front of the porch. We've got the dormer in the attic. And then on the west we've got uh just a porch and some windows. Um and then the rear we've got the master bedroom overlooking the

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backyard. uh sliding glass door. The roof will be um asphalt shingle. The siding will be horizontal lap siding. The client's intent, my client's intent is to have a consistency with the house he's

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building behind it. So, it'll be white or light beige, black windows, uh dark gray roof, um uh ASAC or PVC, uh trim, and um

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uh wood front porch and rear porch. >> Okay. >> We've got um some of the the notes on the TNM letter. >> Yes. Um, >> so that's paragraph 16 on the T TN T&M

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letter, page nine. >> Yes, >> I think you've hand addressed already >> kind of hit this, but the proposed house is a two and a half story woodframe house with gable roofs and a covered front porch. Size siding will be horizontal lap siding, probably cement board or high-end vinyl. The trim will

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be vinyl and the roof will be a typical asphalt shingle. 17. The siding will be beige or white. The window frames will be black. The trim will probably be white and the roof will be uh darker gray to again for consistency with the

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with the rear house even though they're going to be different owners. Um we will provide the basement floor plan uh on a on a revised set. Um and we the client

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does uh for number 19 we do intend to occupy a third of of the attic. So that's >> [snorts] >> um what we are proposing. We are also we also intend to finish the basement which

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most houses on in this area have done or are in the middle of doing. We will add the egress window that is required so that the basement you'll be able to get in and out the egress and ingress I believe term will be easy to access the

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basement. >> Okay. >> Yeah. The attic is a third of the second floor. >> Mr. Cronin, does the use of the attic space as a bedroom require a second means of egress?

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>> It does. And where are you proposing that? We've got a the two windows in the dormer are um egress size uh are egress size casement windows. So that would be

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right here at the rear end of the of the loft there. Do you need to to provide stairs out or are you just assuming that or is is it >> for this the window size enough like it is for the basement?

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>> For this height of the house the window size enough. >> Okay. Thank you. and and the revised plans will that will be submitted uh in addition to showing the fencing and landscaping and the uh the basement floor plan will also show

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the flip driveway >> as well. >> We will show the the new driveway to the west of the house, >> right? >> We will show the corrected elevations, >> right? and uh we will show the basement with the minimal finish that my client is

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looking for. >> Questions for Mr. Cronin. >> Question. Um the uh surrounding houses that are like this um do they usually have uh rare decks?

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>> We never designed them to have rear decks. I've not been back. We usually just uh we've been just putting stairs down to grade that might have a patio, but we that was not part of our plan on any of the three. >> Uh

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yeah, it's just because you're cutting it pretty close to the rare yard setback and if a new person uh whoever moves into um that property may want a rare deck, then they'd run into the issue of wanting a

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variance. That's all I mean up to them. But I was just trying to figure out from the um Ariel whether or not it seemed like a few had um rare decks, but yeah. >> Yeah. Can't tell from the aerial that I

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have. It's from the wrong direction. Um >> does the board have any questions for Mr. Pronin? >> It looks like it could be patio or deck. Honestly, >> I have I have a question. I want to go back up to the third floor. and the and the fiery grass. Um would that without

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having a separate um ladder uh permanently installed uh that falls out of the window or anything that would that pass the fire code in in Redbank? >> Yes. Well, it would pass the state fire code. >> It would. >> Yes. >> On the third floor. Okay. >> On an attic. I'm I'm

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>> it's it's it's all about the height above grade >> which we are under the maximum which is the height that most fire departments have a ladder to get to essentially. >> Okay. >> Um so yes we do comply.

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>> Anyone else on the board have any questions for Mr. Cronin? Anyone from the public have any questions? Yeah. Come on up, >> sir. I'm just going to swear you in. Do you swear any testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth,

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nothing but the truth? Self God. >> I do. >> And just state your name for the record. >> Steven Halp. >> And is it sen? >> Is it s e pen? >> Pen. Thank you. And spell the last name? >> H O U C. >> Thank you very much. And what's your

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address? >> Uh 60 Locus Avenue is my residence. >> Thank you. Go ahead. >> Um, so my wife and I built uh 58, 62, and 68. We own 60 and we own 70. Um, so

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I'm very familiar with these houses. Uh, Matt and I designed these houses and they're beautiful houses. And you know, uh, as far as like the egress and the attic, uh, that's always been an office space, uh, all to all the houses. I never put a closet in there or anything,

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so it was never a bedroom. And that was actually the selling point to the houses was uh during COVID was the offices in it because everybody was working from home. So I don't know their intention if they want to make it a bedroom, but I would doubt it. You have plenty of bedrooms in the house, especially if

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you're going to put the egress in the basement, you know. Um so I have no problem with the house. I actually want the house to be built because it was my intention to build for across there. Um but I didn't get that property. So, I'm all in support of it. Uh, I just I

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reached out to them. The only thing I wanted was the driveway that they've complied with. And the only thing I'm thinking is because it's a 50 by 100 lot, I never had that big a lot. It would be nice if instead of the 4ft sideyard, if they

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gave them six or something off of um uh uh 62. That might be a nice thing. Um just to give it center the house a little bit more. Um, and the elevation actually that Matt showed is the actually the elevation that I would

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suggest. Uh, because on the third floor there's a dormer and their current proposal the dormer would face 62s which would be about 18 ft apart and you'd be looking in plus all the windows would align up. So I would do the mirror image

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that I did at 68 I think would be nicer for the people at 62. And also with your new driveway location, now your front door is on the correct side as the drive. So that's those are my recommendations. But you know, the main

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thing was the driveway just because the parking over there is is is pretty bad. So to add another car to the street, plus you you're you're putting the driveway in there, you're eliminating a spot. So that was all my I'm for it overall. Thank you. All right. Thank you

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very much. Thanks, Steve. >> Anyone else from the public have any questions or comments for the architect? >> Did anyone have any questions or comments the regarding the application as a whole? >> Mr. Chair, that's all I have.

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>> Is it possible to I mean I see that you have the setbacks the sideyard setbacks to shift the house just four feet. I mean it's the >> to shift the to to slide the house over maybe two feet from that eastern property line. Uh

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so that rather than >> for the sideyard setback is 15 and you're at a combo of 251. >> We we could potentially move it up to three feet and we would just make sure that we comply with the setbacks for the driveway.

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>> You have >> we give them some relief that way. Right. >> So, you're moving it to what? >> Uh, making the 58 on the eastern setback. >> You're going to make it 5'8. >> No. Oh, the five foot set back becomes 8 feet. >> I thought I thought I thought it's four

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feet on that side. >> It's it's it's five. It's five. >> Oh, I see. Oh, I see. >> I could eastern set back is becoming eight feet. >> Eight. 8 foot eastern setback

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side setback. >> Anyone else from the board have any questions for the applicant? Any comments? >> I have I have comments. Um I love what you've done. I love what I love what you've done. I grew up on that street because my grandparents lived on that

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street. I like the fact that you are keeping red bank red bank and uh thank you. >> Thank you. >> And yeah, >> turn your mic. >> Uh number

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this the dry well or the or dension dry well storm water. >> It's not required in Redbank if it's not a major development. Um so but we always recommend it but it's up to the board. um if they are requiring it. So when we do resolution

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compliance, I sometimes go back to the tape and say, did they make a determination of whether they're require if the board wants them to do it or not? They said they would do it if it's required. So are you saying that it's required for this site or not?

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>> We generally don't do that, do we? No, I'm I'm okay with it not being required. If you if you feel like you need to do it, then obviously you should do it. >> Then then they would >> We wouldn't I I I don't see us requiring it unless someone else has an opinion. >> We'd prefer not to do it.

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>> I'm sure you I'm sure you would, but >> there's no drainage issues. There's a large large drainage structure being constructed on the rear of the home which is going to address uh you know 80% of the runoff from this property. >> Oh,

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exist the the existing lot. Yes. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> That's detention for that block. >> That's >> I believe >> that's the underground uh detention basin right now. If you look at the the photo um you can actually see it on the

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cover. >> It it that's actually being constructed in that photo. Jackie, what was the number of the drywall comment? >> Um, I'm sorry. >> It's it's the cover of the photos. >> No, no, no, no. I'm sorry. >> I'm looking for the drywall

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>> comage n page eight. >> Page eight. >> Page eight. Number nine. >> Number nine. Okay. >> It just says storm. It doesn't mention dry well specifically. That's okay. >> Now we know why.

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If there are no other comments or questions, does anyone on the board wish to make a motion for this application? >> Just wait. And it's just a shoot >> question. Um, can we take into consideration Steve's suggestion about flipping the sides? >> They already did.

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>> They they that was in exhibit A6. That's what they revised >> about flipping the driveway. >> Yeah. >> Moving the driveway. >> Flipping the the dormer of the house. >> Oh, I apologize. I misunderstood Megan. >> Sorry, it was not. >> Okay. >> I apologize.

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>> So that pe the neighbors aren't staring at each other. >> Okay. >> You guys okay with that? >> Yeah. >> They're going to put the dormer >> on the west side. >> It's on the east side right now. It's going to flip to the west side. >> Yes.

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>> Question about the trees on the plan. I know it's for the rare lot, but there are two trees that you're proposing to remove. I thought you said you weren't removing any trees. >> It says it right here.

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>> Those were left over from the prior application. I do apologize. Yes, I do apologize. >> There definitely no trees being removed. >> There are no trees being removed >> and the plan will be revised if it's on there to remove it. >> That notation,

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>> right? >> The only tree being removed is a notation that there trees being removed. And just one last comment. Um, do we still require in this area? Do we require like an easement for the potential of a waterfront walkway?

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>> It's uh for major developments. >> Okay. So, no waterfront walkway here. >> No. Unless they want to give it to us out of the kindness of their heart. >> I don't think we have a single ement on this street. Well, I'm sure we have Bell Haven, but >> yeah. and the the big development >> and Lucas Landing, but everything from

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this property east or east I don't think we have a single >> there's no major development anywhere else on the street further up >> toward Shbury Avenue >> so we never asked >> okay

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>> anyone from the board like to make a motion >> I motion to approve Second. >> Second. >> Shauna Ebanks. Yes. Christina Bonitakez. >> Yes. >> Damnuso. >> Yes.

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>> Lewis Mento. >> Yes. >> Barbara Bis. >> Megan Massie. Yes. >> It Hernandez. >> Yes. >> And Brian Parnean. >> Yes. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the board. Have a good night. >> Thank you. Good luck. Motion to

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>> Motion to adjurnn.