[Music] This is a regularly scheduled meeting for which the date, time, and location is set forth in the annual notice of meetings adopted by the Waldo zoning board in accordance with the open public meetings act said annual notice has been
filed with the burough clerk. A copy posted in the vestibule of the Waldo administration building and copies transmitted to the official newspapers of the burrow as designated by the governing body to wit the Bergen record and the Richwood news.
Mr. Nean here, Mr. Sarakola here. Mr. Barski here. Mr. W here. Mr. Centennio here. Mr. Senzo here. Miss Lino here. Mr. here. Mr. Mitchell
here. Good evening everyone. Will everyone please rise for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the stands nationus for all.
We'll do the approval for the minutes from last month. Has everyone read the minutes? Are there any comments? I make a motion that we wave the reading of the wave the reading of the minutes. A second it
Ted first. Rich second. All in favor? I opposed. None. I make a motion we accept the minutes of the meeting. Second. Ted first. Second. All in favor?
I posted. We have one resolution from last meeting. Walters 105 Bur Street. Has everyone read the resolution? Are there any comments? I make a motion that we wave the reading
of the resolution. Ted first, Rich second. All in favor? I opposed. I make a motion we accept the resolution. Ted Pur second. Second.
Joyce. Welcome. Mr. Nan. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Senzo. Yes, Miss Lino. Yes, Mr. Yes, Mr. Centennio. Yes, Mr. Mitchell.
Yes, Mr. Yes. Our first application tonight is Wendell, 104 Manhattan Avenue. Just first Sorry, please
testimony about the issue of the truth. The whole truth. You did. State your name spell please. Thomas Wendle. Spell your W N D E Lman please.
Ed Sherman. S H E R M 26 Smithfield Road, Waldwick, New Jersey. Is it one L or two? One L. We'll blame you. All right. Common mistake question. Just getting it right on the
resolution. All right, Mr. Sherman. Yes. Give us a brief overview of what's going on here. All right. This project is located in an R2 zone.
It's at 104 Manhattan Avenue. Uh what the owner is proposing to do uh presently on the site is a twostory uh frame dwelling with an attached garage that is one story. What the
homeowner proposes to do is to build a master bedroom above the existing garage that's on the site. Um they also plan on uh building a covered porch to the front of the house. the variances that are required. The front porch every it
complies with the front yard setback. Uh what does not comply is the existing left side of the house. In this zone, you need a 10 ft for a minimum. The existing is 8.8. Uh the right side of the house where the
garage is is 12.4 which makes the 10. But then when you add the two sides, both sides must uh comply to 25 ft. The existing is at 21.20. Um, and we're just going to maintain the
existing. We're just building straight up on an existing garage for the uh new master bedroom. So there are no additional nonconformities. Correct. On the sides in the front.
Right. Well, the the side it's just going up. We're not expanding anymore. We're not making it worse. You're existing. It's existing, right? And the front porch is compliant. Compliance to the front. The same thing
with the sideyard. We're just running it even with the house. So, the 8.8 will stay with the 8.8. for the left side of that front porch. And your front yard
is going from 34 and 710 ft to 28 and 710 ft. Correct. So given the front correct is required is 25 correct. All right. So really the only reason you're here is
because the law says anytime you add on to an existing nonconformity it becomes an exacerbation of the variance and you have to come in. Correct. Right. Um, with all due respect, is there anything
that the board or the public should know about this other than what we what we've already stated? No, it's got plants in front of us. We've got your zoning block in front of us. Um since there is really no change
on the fact that there's a larger building but not a larger footprint. Correct. Correct. And just because we aren't having enough fun, this is a slightly substandard lot.
We give it 625 on the frontage to a 75 required unless we get 62 6,250 ft instead of Yeah. So that that will go with the C1 variance with the narrowness of the site. Yeah. So okay. Anything else we should know?
No, not at this time. Unless there's any questions. We'll take questions from the board. Brian, do you want to start us? Any other houses on the street with the same kind of front porch or front porch as they go out like that? Yeah, across the street there's a front
porch. So, it's normal for the neighborhood. It's normal for the neighborhood. Talk about paperwork regularities. As Mr. Ser mentioned on the form C, your proposed rear yard setback is 11 ft bigger than the existing. I'm assuming
it's just the title because it's the same on all the other paperwork and on the plan. You're listing 32.3 ft existing and 43.3 ft proposed. Oh, that's just to the new uh addition above the garage. That's the new
Okay. You know what I'm saying to to the garage is 42.3. There is a one-story addition that was put on some time ago that is at 32.3. So, the new addition above the garage would comply with the rear yard setback.
I have no questions. No questions. Uh, no questions. You're putting a window in the shower store. I am. That's the high window. Yeah, it's the high window on the side. Yes.
Thank you. No questions asked and answered. You have any other questions? Do you have any other questions? Are there any questions for this applicant from the audience? Questions?
No one's asking any questions from the audience. Brian, do you have any final comments? I'd be in favor of it. It's existing conditions and it's a fit for the neighborhood similar to everything else in the neighborhood. I'd be in I agree.
I'd be in favor as well. Second. Very nice application. Thank you. I'd be in favor of the application. I'm in favor of it. I'm in favor as well. Looks good. Thank you. Do I have a motion to approve the
application? I make a motion we accept this application. First by second. Second. Mr. Ne. Yes. Mr. Sarah. Yes. Mr. Larski. Yes. Mr. Wall.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Mino. Yes. Mr. Marjack. Yes. Mr. Mitchell. Yes. All righty. You've been approved. Mr. Sherman's going to explain it to you. But the long and short of it is this
approval will let you get started. If you want your permits, um, a letter will go to building department tomorrow morning. That being said, there is a 45day period within which anyone can object to the
passing of this resolution. And that 45 days doesn't start now. It starts when we have a formal resolution which will be approved at our October session. and not even then, but when it's
published a few days later, that starts the clock on the 45 days. Now, if you talk to your neighbors, you haven't heard anything bad and you haven't seen anything bad and no one said anything bad here, it's more than
likely that you're fine, but you need to be aware of that time period. All righty. Understand? Thank you. Thank you guys. All right. Thank you.
All right. Thanks. Our next application is Johnson, 58 Avenue. I think this as he Okay. Okay, gentlemen, if you'd raise your right hand, stand and raise your right
hands, please. You swear testimony you're about to give should be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So you got it. I do. State your name. Spell your last, please. My name is Andrew Johnson. J O H N S O N.
Thank you, sir. You can be seated. Mr. Chairman, if you give us the um b even though you are so well known to this board, just for the record, give us the benefit of your credentials real quick. Um I'm a registered architect licensed in the state of New Jersey in good
standings. has been uh licensed for 38 years. Been before a number of boards and be before this board many times. All right. So, what is it you want to do on this undersized lot on this one? This is this
is an R2 zone again. Um and it's a an a Cape Cod style home. All they're really looking to do is a dormer out the rear so that they can get a bathroom on the second floor and expand the existing two bedrooms on the second
floor. Um it's an undersized lot in this zone. It should be 75 ft wide. Uh there they have 50 ft. Uh the size of the lot in this zone should be 7500 or greater. This is 5,000.
Um the existing left side of the house is 6.1 ft to the right side is 11.5. Uh the 6.1 is less than the 10 ft that's required and the total of both sides existing is 17.6 which is beneath the 25
ft that's required. Um, with this dormer to the back, I'm actually pulling this dormer in two feet on each side so that the sideyard would be instead of 8.1, the new addition would be 8.1
and the uh total of both sides is going to be great. The the right side also instead of 11.5 is 13.5. Okay, couple of questions. Uh the dormer shed shed group or gable. It's a shed.
And okay, I admit it. You got me on this one. I'm looking and trying to figure out how we go from an existing left sideyard of 6.1
to a propose of 8.1. If the foundation didn't change, well, the existing house is going to be 6.1, but the new addition on the second floor is going to be pulled in two feet from the side. Okay. So, it's a practical matter. It doesn't change the existing. The existing will stay exactly the same.
Yeah. But we're we're not making it any worse. And I'm not bringing it out to the end of the house. Got you. All right. Look looking for mitigation there, aren't you? Mhm. Okay.
Anything here that is incredibly unusual other than the fact that the property is a third too small? No, it's just an undersized lot. Um, and it's a cape. You know, we're not going
any higher than the existing ridge with this addition. Uh, it's going to be, you know, same same style house with just a full dormer out the back. The front of the house has a small dog house dormers with windows, but the back is going to be a a full dormer out the back.
And actually, it's not going to be noticeable from the front, is it? No. Only place you'll see it is from the back and the side. Correct. Um, and so the hardship that we're dealing with is the narrowness of the lot.
Correct. And anything like this on Wook Avenue? Anybody else with Dormers on? No, there's there's a number of them in this area. Yeah. Okay. So, this is not going to create a house that's out of character and
No, not at all. No. Thank you. I'll take questions from the board. Brian at the start. No question. I have no question. Bruce, do you have any questions? I'm going to assume that when you have
the dormer, you're going to have the roof consistent on the dormer as you do with the existing house. Yes. Correct. Questions? I have no questions. No question.
No questions. Window over the tub. There is. Look at that. And that it's a high one up there again. Yes. Is that window open? Yes. It's an morning window.
Yes. Do you have any questions? Are there any questions for the applicant in the audience? No one ask any questions. Brian, do you have any final comments? I'd be in favor of this application existing footprint.
I'm also in favor. I'd be in favor. I mean, there's I'd be in favor as well. I'd also be in favor. I'm in favor. Looks good. improvement and
I have a motion to approve the application. I make a motion we approve this application. Mr. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Sant. Yes. Mr.
Yes. Mr. Mr. Yes. All right. I saw you in the audience when I made the speech the last time. Were you able to stay with it? Okay. So, you know that you know that
there is a 45day period that'll commence upon the publication of the resolution of approval which is going to happen in about a month. And you are free to pull your permits and start if you wish. Or if you want to hold off till that
comment or objection period ends, you're entitled to do that, too. Remember that a variance such as this is good for one year. Doesn't mean you have to finish in a year. Means you have to start in a year. Okay. Thank you. Thank you very
much. Thank you. running tonight. Our next application is Malcolen, 107 East Prospect Street. Mr. Mox, raise your right hand. You share a testimony. Your refuge will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So to God,
Simon might extend this. Okay. And spell Melikson, please. M A L E K S O N. Thank you very much. Please be seated. Couldn't have been standing there while I looked at this. Not fair.
Okay, I got According a lot, huh? Yes. I don't know. Okay, Mr. Mr. Chairman, just so that I fully understand, in your um proposed
measurements, you are dealing only with the addition. Is that correct? That's how we get a one story when the house is two and a half. Yes. the one side that he's doing, the one side that he's looking for is just the
other side that he's actually building on um that he has plenty of room and does he still needs a variance for he needs he needs a variance. because he's got a couple of
Yeah, he's got that left side nonconformity. He still needs Yeah. Oh, I would love to just sign this off and get give him a comment. All All three All three of them were the same today. They're all the same. I mean, this
this it's an R2 zone. It's actually an oversized slide. I see that. Um everything with the new addition comp. It's a corner lot and it complies with the front yard and the secondary street which in and of itself is amazing. Uh the rear yard not a problem.
Like I said the sideyard and the front yard for the addition not a problem. It's just the existing location of the existing house at the 5.9 ft on the left side. That's the only reason we're here is the existing placement of the house on this
lot. you know, given the size of this lot, what were they thinking? I don't know. It could have been possibly at the time because it's 100 maybe two lots at one time or they were looking to squeeze it, right? Cuz that's an
it's not and hasn't very nice piece of property on this corner. All right. Okay, Mr. Sherman, why don't you run us through real quick? Yeah. Again, it's a twostory framed
house um with a small patio and shed out the back with a driveway in the front. Um they're just looking to put a singlestory large family room on the side. It's a zamore type house. There are no basements in this house. So, they're
just looking to get some more room for the family. Um and again going out this right side um there's no variance with the new addition. It's just the existing condition of the left side of the house of where it's placed on the lot.
And that in fact is the only existing variance, is it not? Correct. So we've got a technical exacerbation and really nothing else. No. It's not a real Okay. And we get that Ridge Street front
yard requirement of 175 based on the corner lots. Correct. I think I've got what I need. Take questions from No questions. Just one question. So, you were able to improve the lot coverage with this. You
kind of did a little magic. It looked like a lot coverage was like 28 say now it's like 30%. It Yeah, it started at 25. I went to 30. Okay. Just with the cover that new addition. Yeah. Even with the extra coverage well
below the 40. Yeah. Good. You do have more lot coverage. Yeah. I have no questions. No questions. Kind of easy ones. Slab, keep
maintaining the same elevation. Correct. And then it looks like you're relocating and maybe buttoning up a window. Yeah. The uh second story um there's two existing windows from the bedrooms upstairs. They're going to be pushed to the far corners
just so that those windows stay on the second floor. And then in the back, we're just changing the kitchen window on the existing house. That's it. Thanks, Ed. Close one up to another. What's that? Taking one out and changing correct other one.
Yeah. Sorry. It's I'm good. Uh, no questions. Good. Are there any questions from anyone in the audience? There's no one in the audience for any
questions. Final comments. I favor your house every day. be a great improvement. See, I'd be in favor. I'm in favor. I'm in favor.
I'm in favor. And I was a crossing guard at that corner for a while. Another good application. I'm in favor. Do I have a motion to approve the application? I make a motion we approve this application. First, second,
Mr. Neman. Yes. Sarah. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Waleno. Yes. Yes. Mr. Marj, yes. Mr. Mitchell, yes. All right, Mr. Mixson,
you hear approved. The resolution will be written and will be passed next month. At that point it gets published and once it's published
then 45 days for anybody to object. Nobody came out tonight. You haven't heard from anybody. So it is your judgment as to whether you want to wait or not. You're absolutely entitled to get your permits to go.
All right. Thank you very much. Thank you so much everyone. Thank you. Thank you. [Applause] Have a great day. All right. Good night everyone. Thank you. Do we have any old business to go over?
New business. Joe, what does next month look like? You have a lot of applications. We have one definite that's that's that will be coming. Yes. What's that? We can deal with one. Yeah, one's good.
Motion to adjurnn. I make the motion we adjourn. Second. Ted first. Rich second. All in favor? [Music]