all right on December 12th at the annex building and published in the uh local source let's do a roll call let's do a salute to the flag i think we to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all okay roll call please mayor Rich Huber committeeman Alex Kaiser
Mr david Barnett here miss Marissa Rogerio Mr aaron Laugher here Mr richard Cedarquist here Miss Julie Tameo here uh Mr scott Wishna here vice chair Sharon Kessle and chairman Jeff Tiger yes here
so the four people that are out have excused absences thank you for the record okay so the first thing we're going to do is a resolution this is Ross Stores just for the signage that we did temporary signs it was on the on the Google Drive anyone have any questions concerns can I have a motion to adopt the resolution
so move roll call misso yes mr laugher mr cedarquist mr wishna yes mr barnett was not here
correct okay and Chair Tiger yes okay then we're going to hear NRG Springfield LLC 5-20 5-2025S 350US22 3701 lot one so I'm going to cut you off to do this so from the board's
uh to give the board the information this is a permitted use um the reason I had to come to the planning board was because there was several site site issues the parking lot some landscaping uh there was a question with the restaurant we wanted to get some information but I think we Mr disco
they've agreed to do every single thing in your letter also no variance is needed because Macy's is a warehouse not we don't do the calculation with that we all know that there wasn't an issue with parking so you could just let us know if there was any concern and I'll just further add that um I
received this afternoon a revised parking assessment which took into account the Macy's warehouse to document that there's not even a paper variance required for the parking so I I believe we met on Monday with the applicants team and they were um I don't want to
speak for Mr h but I believe they were acquiescing to basically the site issues that we had uh indicated in the review letter perfect so the really the only thing is to get some more information on the restaurant seating and stuff let's do that and then just if you can agree to both the letters and then the board
can just please raise your right hand swear affirm that the testimony about give is the truth the whole truth nothing but the truth uh state your name for the record please spell your last name please just put the sign the board and we'll
mark it as A1 you don't need the one with the site plan in the back just with the the graphics looking down there oh that one's good just you can hold it right there that's fine perfect just so that way the people
can see what the inside's going to look like in the restaurant so I guess we can mark that one as A1 and just briefly describe tell them a little just very quickly what NRG is and what's inside and touch on as chairman Tiger said the
restaurant aspect of it yeah so NRG is a family entertainment center it's a mixture of an arcade uh trampoline park and soft soft play for toddlers from 5 to 8 years old um it's not really restaurant say it's more of a cafe u our
equipment in our c in our cafe is all electric gas appliances no grease lady so that's the reason not required any type of hood and we have a small seating area roughly around like 4 to 500 ft that will probably be anywhere
between our primary people don't come to us just for our restaurants or our cafe they come for the park the party rooms birthday parties graduations whatever okay can you shed some light you know I
I this is an arcade with kids and stuff uh I think I don't you know I'm sure you'll have some sort of security but I'd like to have your attorney reach out to the township chief of police or his designate just to make sure that you guys are in line on how that that would be handled i don't want to put that on
the record so anyone hears or doesn't hear but that's more of a police issue that you guys listen yeah so we have a risk management plan and we also have core monitors throughout the park that act with our security we not heavily on security because we really don't need it through our parks but we do have trained
security throughout the park any members of the board mr wisher so the the So to be clear this is an arcade which is a permitted use there as well as a restaurant which is permitted use so the reason it went to the board was for more of the site plan issues if there weren't site plan issues with the
parking lot the landscaping all they've agreed to do all that stuff prescribed as Mr disco said and the restaurant use is a conditional use as long as the conditions are met which is grease trap adequate parking uh there is a requirement for a g a hood but if they
don't need it per se then board can wave that at your discretion it's electric so that they wouldn't need it not cooking and having smoke build up we do have a grease trap yep this would not have come if it hadn't been sight issues
anything you're not requesting any sign variances everything's no sign that the back of the building yeah we're actually in the process of finalizing designing
my issue was on buildings i know years ago we tried Christmas so while I hate to say this it's easier for light that matches
better it is a raceway which is what we would normally prefer those two signs no one cares no I I think it does look very inongruous congruous whatever the word is because there's two building much better
you could put in more trees i think that's fair you're not going to get all Mr disco uh I really don't have anything to add other than what I said earlier so you're agreeing to everything with the landscaping the parking lot yeah appreciate them coming out and meeting
with us out of the site and get reports from your professions perfect anything from the planning side uh this are you going to do signage on both the freestanding signs because there's one on Springfield and one on 22 we we are
the one on Okay that's it thank you the board want to see the pylon because he has a um Can we pull up the uh the exhibit A2 as you're going to mark that yeah so we we tal So like what we're going to hear with Bottle King next we
looked at seeing if we could do something similar here but Mr disco went out and felt the signs were in decent shape that we didn't need to go that route so we have two so one is on 22 yeah I was focused on Route 22 as the
prominent sign that seemed to be in not like what we had on the other app scott I thought that was on the board but it's was in my packet so they're just going to replace You're just putting a panel in
great any Gabe anything further that's it any further counselor no that's it thank you any members of the public wish to speak on uh energy Springfield LLC seeing none I'm the board um seeing
there's none is any I think the only condition was obviously they have to meet Mr disco's all his letters they're going to redo the sign and what you said more in the Macy's blocking the Macy's letters that you uh said so it completes uniformity
um that was it right great can I entertain a motion i'll second mr wishna yes chairman Tiger yes mr barnett yes mr lawer yes mr
cedarquist yes miss Tao yes great and then there's a resolution for this application on the Google Drive be amended to add in the conditions that we just outlined um seeing that anyone have a a concern about adopting the
resolution we will councelor will amend it with the well there's actually three conditions we forgot the security reach out so to get a security discussion that's in there that's in there uh to change the lettering to match
what Mr barnett said and then the letters agreement so is anyone concerned with adopting a resolution type and size can I entertain a motion to motion what you just second can I have a roll call
mr barnett yes misso yes mr ler yes cedarquist yes mr wishna and Chair Tiger yes okay and then do you want us to wave reading or you So anyone concerned with that because I know that you guys wanted to move in right away
okay any concern with waving reading all right good so we're going to wave reading he'll he'll change the resolution and I'll sign it late later today great perfect thank you thank you very much yes uh our next application is for
Bottle King now um if the board and David you were not here but the board at the last meeting approved the use of the bottle king and all the ancillary things that were around it they had to do landscaping they had to they were able to use two docks two loading docks in
the back and so forth we pulled the sign from the application um because we wanted them we thought the sign was not in great shape um and that they're going to they they were going to propose a design for us similar to General Green with with the Brickish like General
Green did so um councelor uh well one second counselor I know that um Aaron met with Mike Disco reviewed it and they made some little changes and then we're at a standpoint where Aaron and you are comfortable with this so if you would just come up uh tell us a little bit
about the sign show it to us and then we can go forward i was not here my understanding is that you have a Do you have a rendering of that sign jen has it okay so maybe Jen
look like this yeah so from the board and then we'll have to Yeah so it has the look and feel like we discussed with um with General Green aaron had a chance to spend some time made some improvements and I believe the
sign's going to be lit from inside yeah I think there was some comments that the sign should be lit and per discussion with the applicant they said it's going to be internally lit as opposed mounted lit and the existing sign was internally lit it was just wasn't evident
and and also Erin you already saw it so and Scott for the record I went like two or three times and I do agree with you that corner sign would not have made a difference but whatever um so if the other issue
landscaping new trees and eight new trucks mr disco were you comfortable with it yeah there was three trees added along the Fedom uh frontage is that enough yeah it is enough only because you had
three driveway excuse me four five curb cuts of driveways two in the front of Staples two on the side of the building and then one or two in the rear so basically wherever we could get a a street tree in between the driveways they did it uh they also added three in
the interior of the parking lot that probably at one time had trees and over time was lost the testimony at the last hearing was they really didn't want to put it along the Route 22 frontage for a variety of reasons visibility of the of the building blocking the sign and god
forbid it's an obstruction for exiting the thing although it is a one-way in but you know looking even from Fedom if you're at the stop bar but you're good with this i'm good with it i mean I think if you're going to force anything more in you're you're literally forcing it in you know I'm I'm not here to say
you couldn't get a seventh but I'm I'm fine with it is the B so we'll let let's do it as this you know we'll say okay with six but if I'm on on when they go put in for being planted if he feels they can get a seventh or something else or or an eighth it'll be a a site visit
but Mr disco will do that you okay with that Mr disco i'm okay with that okay gabe anything concerning with the sign no Mr chair uh anything further okay so I'm pull the board but I have one one question Mr mr wishna Mr
even called worc it it's actually in the same location and the same size for both uh tenant spaces the the only really add is the the the curved nature on the top which has the address on it seems like a nice feature they put the brick around the
bottom and instead of the metal uh post you've got something slightly wrapped more decorative the only thing I have is I would like the board's thoughts on I know that originally was having two top one bottle king whatever was fine with that
obviously done but in the future if this use goes away bottle king that they would have to the new tenant would have to come back from a sign standpoint So that way the board can decide whether one is appropriate or two is appropriate so it's not overkill so that would be my
recommendation see what the board has to say anything further the board okay with that condition this is a separate yes just voting on the sign all the other conditions mr chairman I think the testimony again
was that um board members may recall the the sign is very wordy it was very important they provided testimony that it not only said bottle king but it also discount wine liquor beer etc so that was the justification for the double
panel which was already there um and as you noted um that sign is bigger than Staples the the design team with the owner and Staples obviously came up with this staples obviously isn't asking for anything larger so your point is well
taken that if there's another applicant in the future that doesn't need a size of a sign that large for the wording it's appropriate to lose that as um comfortable okay any members of the public wish to speak on application um
4-2025s seeing no one rushing up to the front we'll close it um can I enter a motion to approve the application the application for sign everything else stays the same any conditions that were done before seconding Mr locker yes mr cedarquist mr barnett
yes misso yes mr wishna yes and Tiger yes okay and the resolution was also on the Google Drive and councelor added in anticipating the sign get approved any concerns with adopting a resolution tonight so that way they can move forward
okay can I enter a motion to approve the resolutions on the Google Drive with the additional condition second call mr barnett yes mr mayo yes mr locker yes mr c yes Mr wishna and chairman okay do
you need to wave reading you guys move starting right away good anyone concerned with that nope you proceed on your own risk good luck uh last thing is um our next planning board meeting is a special meeting via Zoom at six o'clock the board secretary will put it
we'll put a calendar invite it is Zoom that meeting all we will be doing on that meeting is discussing um the master plan and a potential uh ordinance change to like a setback with the generator thing that that's it via Zoom so if you
can make it great it's more of an update on the master plan and what we need to do over the next two months we will may have to add a meeting or something in order to line up more with the township committee but we're looking through that now okay i have a motion to Oh any members of the public wish to speak
seeing none we're going to close it can I have a motion to adjurnn seconded all in favor i all right good job Mr chair yes