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, set 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 Ridgewood News. Joyce, would you take roll call? Mr. Newman.
Mr. Sarah here. Mr. Varski here. Mr. Walsh here. Mr. Centennio. Mr. Szo here. Miss Lepino. Mr. Marjack here. Mr. Mitchell.
Will we all please stand for the pledge of allegiance? Pledge of Allegiance. 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.
All right. Um, just little point of housekeeping. We have a very heavy agenda tonight. Hopefully, we'll get to everybody. It's possible we won't. If we won't, we'll have to ask your permission to
carry it till the um following meeting in August. That being said, the matters may not come up in exactly the order that they appear on the agenda. And that is something that happens from
time to time. If there's anyone who has any business before the board or which should be brought before the board that is not on our agenda, could you please step forward now? Seeing none.
None. Okay. All right, then. Um, do I have uh an approval? Oh, has everyone read the uh the minutes? Yes. Okay. Uh, any comments?
No. Okay. Do I have a motion to wave the reading in the minutes? I make a motion to wave the reading of the minutes. I'll second. Very good. Motion to approve the uh motion to approve the minutes.
Second. Okay. Take the vote. Okay. All in favor? I I All right. We have no resolutions tonight. So, we're going to move right to the applications.
First, first application is pick peak. Is it peak or pick? Mr. or Mrs. Peak or pick 142 West Prospect Street. Okay. They are not in attendance. permission to move to the second.
Okay. No, the second Okay. All right. The next application up would be Walters, 105 Grove Street. Actually, they they postponed. Okay. Well, let's move to the next one. That
would be Cassidy, 61 Evergreen. Mr. Chairman, your appearance for the record, please. All right. Mr. Chairman, raise your right hand, please. You serve a testimony of refuge to believe the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the true self you got. Yes, I do.
State your name. It's Edwin P. Sherman. S H E R M. And in what capacity are you appearing here tonight? I am a registered architect licensed in the state of New Jersey. The license is in good standing.
All right. And you seem to be alone. I am. Um just wanted to bring this before the board. My clients are actually on vacation. Wanted to bring this before you um to present it. If there was any questions, carry it over
to next month. If not, uh just approve it for they've empowered you to bring this in their absence. Yes. Thank you. So, you will be testifying both as a
witness and as an expert witness, correct? Okay. Members of the board, to the extent that Mr. Sherman appears before you as an expert witness in the field of architecture,
he is appearing based on his education and experience which is well known to this board and he is qualified as an expert. As such, he can give you opinion testimony.
You're not bound to accept Mr. Sherman's opinions, but to the extent you find them helpful in reaching a conclusion, you are absolutely entitled to accept them. All right, Mr. Sherman, what are we doing here? Okay. Um, this is a split
level house located at 61 Evergreen Street. It's in an R1 single family residential district. Um the reason we're coming here, it's a C1 variance. It's actually the physical features
affecting the existing structure on site. Um the variance that we're going for is an existing front yard. Uh in this zone, the front yard setback required is 50 ft. The existing house is
at 26.6 65 and we're just going to match that going up. Um there will be a covered portico but that is on an existing platform which we're allowed to build on. So what we're really doing
is it I'm sorry. Is it that existing platform that gives us the 26? No, it's not the actual house. Okay. So that that actually encroaches further. Correct. Existing platforms were allowed
to cover. All right. Yes. So we're just doing for the front of the house. They're actually putting an addition on the back of the house also, but it doesn't affect anything with the sidey yards, rear yard, or the coverage.
Um, all they're really looking for is to go up over the existing living room kitchen area for a master bedroom suite. And they're just going up and like I said, it's just matching the existing front yard that's
already there. And it's not a detriment to the neighborhood. There's plenty of houses on this street and neighboring streets that have done the same thing uh with the split levels just going up over that area.
Um so the way the law looks at this is it is an ex it is an exacerbation of an existing nonconformity by virtue of the fact that the structure that's in that non-conforming area is larger. But it actually not an exacerbation.
No. In terms of further reducing the um distance between the front of the house and the property line, correct? Are there there are no other um variances?
No, that is the only one front yard. And I see that by 48 ft we have a conforming lot. Yes. It's nice to see everything else on this lot is is fine.
It's just the actual location of the existing house on the site plan. Okay. We have no cover no coverage wouldn't change. No. Okay. Just one variance. When was the last time we had that?
Um folks before you start questioning just to understand the way the law looks at this. Anytime you build more onto something that violates the zoning,
in this case the front setback, it's considered an exacerbation. In reality, the only manner in which it exacerbates this is in terms of the area that is
protruding too far is now larger, but it doesn't change the distances at all. Nevertheless, when you have an existing variance or an existing nonconformity,
any expansion has to come before this board for a variance. And that's why the applicant is here. And with that, Mr. Sherman, you ready for questions? I am ready. Okay. Okay. Do we have any questions from the
board? Let's start with uh Mr. Walsh. So you're putting a porch on the front and that goes under the window there. No, not a porch, just a portico on it's a flat stairs of the Exactly. And that's all you're putting on. That's all we're doing on the front.
Yes. Okay. I thought we were they were allowed to put They are. They are. That's not the variance. That's why that's not part of the variance. It's just going up above the uh living room. So, so existing footprint is just going
right. Correct. Correct. Okay. M Mr. Marjger, no. No questions. Mr. Szo, no questions. Mr. Wakarsski. Yes. The application says you want to
add a story build up above something that's already there. Correct. Besides that portico. Yes. Not just the port. No. Okay. What are you building over right now?
The existing living room and kitchen dining area. Uh the plan I see it says family room. That's the addition. That's also a one-story addition off the back. Correct.
Have other homes in the nearby area done the same thing? Yes. Wouldn't you say the neighbor did the same thing? A lot of the neighbors have done the same thing.
Have you done I have done a lot in this neighborhood. Yes. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Sherman. Are you reasonably familiar with this street? I am very Yes. Okay. Do we have any questions from the
audience? No questions from the audience. Um, does the applicant have any further comments? No, not at this time. Okay. No further comments. Audience comments to the board.
Um, comments first. So, are there any comments from the audience? No comments from the audience. Okay. Any comments from the board? I'd be in favor of this application.
Most of the split levels in town have done similar things. Mhm. And not making any situation any also in favor. I'm in favor as well. Looks good to me. It's a good application.
Okay. Vote. Motion to vote. I make a motion that we accept this application. I'll second it. Good. Uh, take Joyce, please take a vote. Mr. Sarakola,
yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Senzo, yes. Mr. Marjek, yes. All right. Mr. Sherman. Yes. You'll advise your client that
he can apply for the um permit now, but that the period for comment or actually opposition by the public will not end until 45 days after the
publication of the resolution. So anything he does they do within that period is at their own risk. That being said, you are well enough first in this stuff to tell to be able
to help them assess the risk. Not a problem. Okay. Okay. Thank you. All right, Mr. Sherman, you may want to stay there. Next application is Cassidy 60. I'm sorry. Is uh Jamrose 54 McKay. All right.
Mr. Jamros, would you stand, please? Raise your right hand. The sword of testimony you're about to hear shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Sophie God. State your name. Spell your last, please. Walt. J A M R O S.
Mhm. By all means, be seated. Okay. Uh, Mr. insurance to the extent that you give us information about this. You are of course still under oath and still a
professional so it works out. Okay, very good. Okay, gentlemen. All right. Um what Mr. Jamros would like to do is get a detached garage onto his
site. Um we're in an R2 zone. Um and the setbacks for what we're looking to do. Um, he's a corner lot. This house faces McKay and there's a cut through street Gabaldi
Place on the side. I' like to put the garage on that side on Gab Baldi. Um, on a corner lot, the secondary street um should be the 17 and 12 ft to a structure. We're looking to go 10 ft to
the garage. the existing house is at 7.5 to that property line on the side of the house. Um we'd like to go with the 10 um with anything if this was not a side street cutting through um I kept to the
sideyard and rear yard setbacks of an accessory structure of 10 ft. Uh different houses on Gabaldi. Uh none of the houses face Gabaldi. They all face uh the streets, you know, on the
intersection at each one. Uh the person directly behind him has a shed in this uh section. Uh person across the street diagonal has a garage similar to this um actually facing towards the street. U so
what he's actually just trying to do is get a garage so that it's not thrown into his backyard so he has some room in the backyard. There's an existing driveway. Now I would do a slight extension which is indicated on the site
plan as the shaded area and then go up to the garage. That would be a freestanding garage. Um, and again, uh, with the other houses that are in the neighborhood on Gar Baldi, this is not out of place, uh, for sheds or garages
that are already in place. So, we're just looking to get a detached garage on his site. Mhm. Now, there's presently no garage, correct? Correct. It's just a driveway.
And the garage is going to be oriented so that it still faces McKay. Correct. Correct. So the side of the garage would be facing Gabaldi, right? The side. Correct.
Um, okay. Although it increases lot coverage, it doesn't increase it by much. It still keeps us within the 40%. Um, Mr. Sherman, what is depicted in the
other back corner? Is that a shed? Yeah, there's a small shed in the back corner and Okay. As I look at the or at the um elevations, the left side with the um
mandor and the window is that facing Gavaldi or is that facing That's facing his backyard. Facing into the backyard. Correct. The right side is a blank wall. No side on Gabaldi. And we're looking at 18.
Yeah, it kind of shows it the door. Yeah, the window, right? So, we're looking at 18 by 22 give or take. There's a little bit more inside for framing and things. Is that sufficient for two cars or is it
intended for No, it's going to be a onecar extended uh just to get some other things in the garage like every garage. Um, and again, what really has thrown the monkey wrench
is the fact that this is a corner lot. Correct. And again, it's not, like I said, Gabaldi Place is basically a cutth through street. There are no houses that face that. So, it's everybody's sideyard is facing Garald.
All right. Is there anything else the board should know before it starts asking questions? Not at this time. And like I said, um I tried to keep it the setbacks of if it was just a typical house without that cut through street, kept the 10 foot and
the 10 foot side and rear yard. So, okay. All right. Do we have any questions from the board? Mr. Walsh, existing driveway. How big is it? Um, good question. Roughly uh 12 by I mean to the street.
Uh 35 maybe. So, you're going to add some mechanum. Just a little mechanum to get that turn in. So essentially you'll be able to fit two cars in where you can fit one card in. Oh definitely.
So that's I see that as beneficial questions. Mr. Jack, the walkway to the pass door is existing, but that would be added concrete. I was looking at Well, you have paper, right? Yeah. Like we'll show
Yeah. So we'll probably just match what's there. Please. Okay. Um Ed, is that 10 foot um to the street or to a sidewalk? No, to the sideyard. Then there's another 10t. So it's 20 ft to the curve line. Oh wow. Okay. Okay. That's the only
question I had. Mr. Santos. No questions. Mr. Worski. Uh Mr. Chairman, what's the turning radius on the property? The the turning radius is not a problem. I still have ft from the face of the
garage to the end of the existing uh driveway. And what's the width of the door? The door, what do I have on there? That looks very wide. It is. Well, it's a 12 foot wide. So, that'll accommodate the turning. Correct.
Yes. Not just entry. Correct. Excellent. Okay. Okay. Do we have So, this will meet the um this will meet the ordinance in that with one car in there's more than enough room for two cars out. Right.
Correct. Thank you. Do we have any questions from the audience? No questions from the audience. Does the applicant have any further comments? No, not at this time. Like I said, I the
existing house is at 7.5 and I'm pulling this garage even further into the yard than the existing house. Okay. Any more comments from the board? I'd be in favor of the application. Sounds like it would be beneficial. Get
more cars off the street and fits in with the neighborhood. I agree. Me as well. I like it. Thank you. Another good application, Cliff.
I don't have anything else. Okay. Take a vote. A motion to take a vote. Motion to approve the application. Yes. Second. Thank you, Mr. Nean. Mr. Sarakola.
Yes. Mr. Barski. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Sansa. Yes. Mr. Marjack. Yes. All righty. Mr. Jamros, the board has approved your
application. A resolution, a written resolution will follow uh at our next meeting, which is at the end of August. Between now and then, if you desire, you can
go ahead and pull your permits and start. But you have to understand that if you start, you are doing it at your own risk. Technically, the period for anyone to come in and
object does not end until 45 days after the date that the the written resolution is published. So you're looking at realistically at least
60 days from next August from the August meeting as a reality. That being said, I think Mr. Sherman has a lot of experience in this town and can
tell you what the odds are of anybody objecting who didn't come in and object tonight. All righty. But we'd be we wouldn't be doing you the right service. Thank you. Thank you.
All right, Mr. Sherman, I guess remain in your seat there. The next application is uh Larski 84 Donald Place. Good evening. Good evening, sir.
Mr. Likarski, would you please stand? Raise your right hand. Do you swear the testimony you're about to give should be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Self. Please state your name and spell your last name. C.
Okay. Thank you. Have a seat, Mr. Sherman. Please. I'm sorry. Donald, please. Right. Forgive me. All right. For the applicant, for the audience.
We always try to make sure that we let you know anything that's h that might affect the application. In this case, Mr. Meerjack
does reside on Donald Place. He is not within the 200 ft. He is not affected by it. And to the best of my knowledjack, you have no knowledge of this applicant nor of the um property other than
passing by it. Correct. And so it is our intention participates in this application. If you object or if anyone in the audience objects, we need to know that
now. Hearing none, we'll go forward. Mr. Meerjack will participate. Thank you all. Thank you. All right. This is uh at 84 Donald Place. It's in R2 single family
residential district. Uh it's a C1 variance that we're going for. Again, it's the physical features affecting the existing structure that's on the site. The actual location of the existing house. Um,
this house is, as you can see on the site plan, is 3.6 ft to the uh right side of the house. Um what my client proposes to do is just square off the back of the house with a small deck
which is 8 by 22 which would be covered. Um it's an extenuation of an existing roof that is also uh just an extension of the existing roof going down out there. But again, it's just an 8 by 22
deck off the back that's going to be covered. That's just staying in line with that 3.6. The house to their right is actually that's the rear yard of that property. They face Hudson Avenue. Uh so the house
is not, you know, five or 10 feet away from this sideyard. It's probably 35 to 40 feet from this property line uh for their backyard. So it's not right up against against the the house. Um, and again, they're just looking to put a
covered little deck on the back of the house. Presently, it's just a little platform with stairs going down, but uh down to a small patio, but they'd like to keep this up at the level of the finished floor. So, that's what they're
trying to do here. and every other every other um required setpack is maintained the 42 42 and 78 hundreds. Yeah, the existing front yard is required to be 25. It's 24.8,
but we're we're doing our work in the back. Uh that's an existing you know existing not being exacerbated right but every everything else is fine. And so once again we have an exacerbation of the existing variance
for the sideyard just by virtue of the fact that we're putting more building there but not cutting down on the amount of space. Correct. And in covering, you're simply extending the existing roof line.
Yeah, there's a a a bump out on the back of the existing house. We're going to match that roof line. Um so it's just going to be carried across the whole back of the house now. So you're going to extend the roof line
of the portion that you're not that you're not touching otherwise. So it's the roof line goes straight across. It does want across. Okay. Thank you. questions.
Once we have one or two How many times we see questions? Okay. Do we have any questions from the board? Mr. Walsh? No questions. No questions. Questions. Senzo, no questions. No question.
Okay. Um, do we have any questions from the audience? No questions from the audience. Does the applicant have any further comments? No, not at this time. We're just extending existing sideyard. Pretty pretty straightforward. Yep. Uh,
board comments. The application existing based on the placement of the house. Also in I'm in favor as well. It looks good. And I noticed you're going to pick up some shading on your
wet windows, which which can get hot. I know. Uh, do we have a motion to approve this application? Make a motion. Second. Thank you. Mr. Sarakola. Yes.
Mr. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Sansa. Yes. Mr. Mar. Yes. All right. As you've heard, you've been approved. Same situation as everybody else.
This approval will allow you to go and get your building permits if you so desire. The period within which anyone can object doesn't even start to run until
the publication of the written resolution of this board. That resolution will come on at our August meeting. And so at that point, a day or two
later, it'll be published. And then 45 days has to run before you can know that nobody is saying anything to anyone about anything. Okay? But
once again, Mr. Sherman has worked on more projects in this town than I've taken breaths. And so he can tell you what the odds are. All righty. Congratulations. Thank you.
Have fun building. Good night. Oh, look. Stay put. Sherman's back again. He is. Who knew? All right. The next application is Leonard 42
Schuler. have Mr. Stay standing for a moment. Raise your right hand. Mr. O testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing about the truth. So, I do. State your name and spell your last for the record. Honor L. Okay. By all means, make yourself
comfortable. Mr. Sherman, help us out. Okay. Um, this is at 42 Shuler A. It's an R1 single family residential district. Uh, it's going to be another C1 variance. Uh,
with this one though, it's an existing undersized lot. It's, uh, narrowness and also shallowess bring upon different items for variance. Um, and they're all existing and proposed uh, setbacks. So,
we're not extending any further with anything new. Uh, we're just staying in line with the existing house. Uh, the problem with this site, like I said, with an R1 required to have 15,000
square feet, the existing is 6,000. Uh, the width required is 100. This house, this property is only 60 feet wide. Depth required is 150. this existing is only 100.
Um the front yard setbacks required in this zone are 50. The existing house is 26.3 which we will be matching. Again, it's a um split level type home which they will
be adding above the living room dining room area for a new uh master bedroom suite which brings upon the front yard setback. The rear yard of should be 50 ft is
required. The existing house is 34.03. Uh we will be squaring off a section of the back area uh for a new addition uh one story just matching the existing one-story addition that was put on at
one time. Um and again we're just matching the existing rear yard. The sidey yards uh the on the right side required to be 10 ft. The existing is 8.3. Uh total of both sides required in this
zone are 35. The existing is 19.9 uh which we're just matching. And again we're just squaring off a small section on the back which you can see on the site plan which is hatched in. And then just above the existing living room
dining area is going to be a new uh addition for master bedroom suite above. Got it. The coverage for this is 40% and they are underneath the 40% for the
coverage for this undersized lot. Um there will be a new deck to the rear. Uh but this deck is going to be 25 ft from the rear and it's going to be an undersized deck which is going to be 9 by 196
which doesn't affect the setbacks. It's just the house will. Um, and again, they're all existing nonconformities that I am matching. So other than the exacerbation
by virtue of adding on there is no change whatsoever in any of the existing variances. Correct. Sir, uh do we have any questions from the board? Mr. wash
deck doesn't have. So there is an ordinance that as long as the deck is less than 275 square ft, it's not higher than 6 ft off the ground and you still have 25 ft to the rear property line and that deck is a
non-conforming deck and doesn't count or lot coverage and it perfectly fits within the zoning ordinance. Learn something new every night. That's my only question. I have more questions. Yeah, I actually had the same question because the existing deck is getting
demolished, right? A new deck going on after the extension of the already extended piece on the back. Correct. Right. Okay. That's all I have. Uh I see you're going to extend also the basement.
Correct. You know, so you're going all the way down. Okay. Yes. Uh, and that facilitates the expanding of the kitchen on the first floor. Correct. And I see you're going to be have a very open area
of whatever the dotted lines are the existing walls. They're gone. Correct. And I understand, you know, it's it's an open wide open. It's very welcoming. Yes. Okay. Uh, other than that, I see you're adding what? a closet also.
Uh they have two sets of stairs from the front entrance and then going down to the family room. So talked about possibly getting rid of one and just put a closet there. Yeah. Hi kids. Okay. I'm good. Thank you. You're welcome.
I don't have many questions of Mr. Sherman's application. This is another good one. Okay. All right. Do we um do we have any questions from the audience? No questions from the audience.
Um does the applicant have any further comments? No, not at this time. Again, we're just we're not making any really new setbacks. They're all existing. Just, you know, going above or squaring off the house.
Okay. Uh, final comments from the board. The application is an existing hardship on another side. I'm also in favor. Thank you. I as well. Looks good to me. Stan what Mr. W.
Very good. Uh, do I can I get a motion to approve the application? I make a motion we approve the application. Second. All in favor? Oh, you do. Okay. Mr. Saraka, yes. Mr. Varski, yes. Mr. Wall,
Mr. S. Yes. Mr. Mar, yes. All righty. Now, Mr. Leonard, as you may have heard, you've been approved. The resolution will be written and will be passed at
our next meeting in August. From then after publication, not from that the date of the meeting, but from the date of publication, the 45 day period for objection runs. Actually, the whole time between
now and then is a period during which there can be an objection. But once that h once that goes by, the law says nobody can object. Thank you. Thank you.
All right, next application. Uh, Penfield 87 Highwood. Is that how I pronounce your name? Close enough. Thank you. Apologize. All right. By way of disclosure, Mr.
Panfilly is a member of the planning board of the borrow of Baldwick. The fact that he is a member of the planning board accords him no special privileges. But neither does it keep him from accessing
what any other citizen has available to them and therefore he is perfectly within his rights to come here. He'll get no special treatment but he will get fair treatment as it should be.
All right, Mr. Pan Philly, right hand, please. You swear testimony ref the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So, if you I do. State your name, spell your last p I L. Have a seat. Um,
this is located at 87 Highwood A. It's an R2 zone. Um, they would like to do is put a covered porch on the front of this house just to dress it up for a better street appeal for the
existing house that's there. Um the R2 zone uh required lot area should be 7500. This is an undersized lot. It's 5,000 square ft. The width required is 75. The
existing is 50. So we have the narrowness of this lot. Um also it's a corner lot uh with a place being um so the the front yard on highwood uh
required is 25 ft. The existing is 26.3 with the new porch it would be 22.3. Uh the front yard on Aster which is a secondary uh required front yard setback would be 17.5.
The existing house is 12.3. Um and the new uh covered porch would also be 12.3 just running in line with that uh right side. Um the left side of the house uh
required uh sideyards should be 10 ft. The existing is 5.2. The new porch would also be 5.2. Total of both sides required should be 25. The existing is 17.5
and again we'll be at 17.5. Uh the improved lot on this one uh should be required is 40%. The existing coverage of this is 39.6 with the new covered porch would be
43.22. Um, and again, the coverage has to do with the house, the driveway in the backyard. There's a raised uh patio and there's walkways. So, all they're really wanting to do is
just get a uh nicer look across the front of this house. The uh existing house has a bumpout for the uh little entrance way. Um in front of that there is a platform with stairs going to the
side. Um and we're just going to be matching the new deck with what is there and just protruding the little bit of a platform and stairs beyond what's actually there now. Um so again, we're just looking for
that front yard. on both sides and the sideyard for the variance of this. And again, it's just a more of a street appeal. Uh does not like the look of his house. He
just wants to dress it up. And again, on Highwood, if you've been down in this section, uh front yards, there are houses that are maybe five or six feet off a property line. Others are set back at 25. The street is in this little
section. They're close and, you know, they're all over the place. So, it's not a hindrance to the neighborhood of what he would like to do. Um, I think it would dress this house up very nicely. I agree.
Very good. Any questions from the board? You're going over the driveway. going over the driveway and going to have room still for a car to get under that. Yes, that's my only question. No questions.
Questions? Um, you gonna get rid of the bay window and change the window or just going to go right over it? Probably going to change it to a picture window. Yeah. No. And uh Yeah. No, I think it's a great great look. Good curb appeal. Uh my question is when I look at this
print uh from the pot site plan. Yes. Uh I see that the bumpouts in the front are coming out at two two different amounts. Correct. By which point the one lowest
sticks out furthest. Correct. Yeah. the the existing house has a small little vestibule that bumps out. No, what I'm driving at is the part on the site plan that's clear white.
Okay, I realize is the house, but is that smaller bumpout the top bumpout that's shown in the picture here? No. Yes, that match goes straight down. Correct. Okay, that was my question.
The landing landing for the stairs. Uh, Matt, also the roof shingles and stuff like that. Correct. Yes. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Ricardski.
The uh new course will in effect increase the lot coverage. Correct. Yeah, it's it's stress variance is was requested for 43%. Correct. And again, it's an undersized lot, but
we're at 5,000 for 7500. It's closed. Somebody said something about the concrete walk going through the going in the front yard. Yes.
Yes. Okay. Um, any questions from the audience? No questions from the audience. Applicant, any further comments? No. Again, it's an undersized lot. Uh
the narrowness and also the corner lot just uh makes these setbacks a little tough. Okay. All right. Uh board comments in favoring lots. Yep. I'm in favor as well. I think it's
going to make make it look a lot nicer. even and I see that you're facing south which is going to take some heat off the house. Yep. I like it. Another good application. Okay. Can I get a motion to approve this
application? I make a motion to approve this application. I'll second it. Joyce. Mr. Sarakola. Yes. Mr. Yes. Yes. Mr. Yes.
Yes. I was there. I was no now. Not going to get into that step. All right. Thank you, Panilly. You you are well aware of the time frames and I don't have to repeat them.
You can say goodbye. Thank you. I appreciate that. All right. Thank you guys. Thank you. Okay. The next application is pick 142 West Prospect Street. Thank you. Raise your right hand please.
You sir testimony the truth of hope nothing but the truth of God. Yes. State your name for your last please. Correct. I see. Will you be describing what you're applying for here? Have a seat, sir.
Mr. Mr. Wick, yes, sir. Could you um give us a brief overview what's go what the application is? Sure. So, Mr. P is proposing to build a second story edition of existing footprint. Uh thus seeking basically a front yard
um variance. This is a corner lot. So, we have a principal front yard and a secondary front yard. Uh so, he's seeking of course those two variances. Um principal front yard is required to be ft. Proposed is at 24.1 ft and it's
an existing. Uh the secondary uh front yard is required to be 35 ft. The proposed is 26.6 ft and again it's existing. So it's a second story addition of existing footprint. Uh it's a legally non-conforming structure. The
size of the lot is um 7958 square ft. Of course 15,000 is required. So it's a undersized lot. All lot coverage remains at 26% which is well below what's at 40% which is
permitted. Okay. So the the exacerbation of all nonconformities to do this project is really technical. Correct. is actually is not changing
the measurements of anything that's there. Correct. All righty. Thank you. Yes. What do you want to add on to your house? Um
very small right now. Three children. Um one bathroom. There's not much room in that that house to to move right now. So, I'm smiling because it sounds like my first house in Wal. Trying to stay in Wald, but that would be the only way.
Exactly. Very good. All right. Mr. Lick has really given us the basics here. We understand that you're not changing the distances of anything. Correct. Once again, the minute you add
on even within the confines, it's technically an exacerbation and technically you have to have in essence have the v the variances reviewed which is what's happening here.
All right. A minute or two. Just have a chance to really go through the plans. Thank you for your missed going along. Okay. Okay. Any questions from the board? Mr.
Walsh. No, sir. Okay. No questions for me as well. No questions. I understand. That was simple. Okay. Do we have any questions from the
audience? No questions from the audience. Comments from the board. I'd be in favor system. I'm in favor as well. I like it. And good luck.
The loan will be a hardship, but I'm for this. Stay in Waldwick. All right. Can I Can I get a motion to approve the application? I make a motion to approve this application. Second. Thank you,
Mr. Sarah. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Sand. Yes. Mr. Jack. Yes. Okay. All right. Mr. Trick, as you heard, you are approved.
Once again, it's important that I tell you what the law says. The law says that anybody can come in and object to there are a couple different routes they can go. They can object to the
mayor and council. They can object in the courts. The period within which they have to do that is basically from now until 45 days after the date that the resol the
written resolution is published. So this approval becomes a written resolution at our next meeting in August and then that written resolution gets published just like you had to publish your notice and it is only that publication date which
starts the final 45 days running. That being said, the realities are, and I can't give you legal advice, but I have to say more often than not,
if they're going to be objections, they come either at the actual meeting, before the meeting, or kind of immediately thereafter. But again,
you have to make your own judgment as to what you're comfortable doing. If you're comfortable doing it, you can go to the building department tomorrow and pull your permits. Okay. Apply for them.
Okay. All right. All right. It's going to be technical. Mr. Luke is absolutely right. You can apply for them. Maybe you'll grant them. Maybe you won't. Who knows? Thank you very much. Great. Thank you.
Thank you, sir. Your attorney did a great job. All right, last but not least, the application. Deckert 18. Waldo A. Kenneth Gall from the Yellow Law Firm appearing on behalf of the applicant,
Jason Deckert. Scott Leverage from Neglia Group, uh, site engineer. Jason Deckard 18. All right. Um, professionals have cards.
Yes. May I have one each? Thank you. That way there's at least a chance that your names get spelled right. Believe you. I understand. Happens to me all the time. Thank you.
Thank you, sir. All right. All right. Um, Mr. Jack, could you raise your right hand, please? You swear testimony about the truth. Nothing about the truth. I do.
State your name on your last, please. J E C H E R T. Mr. Gall, I would hope you are aware of the felonies. We're not that far. You all
said you are I'm not going to lie. I've wrestled with this how to approach this because we have a situation where we have notices that were published
that do not include all of the individual variances but do include an omnibus clause that is to say any other variances which are required are hereby applied for. We also
have a notice which was noticed for last month's meeting. Now, my understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, that Mr. Decker went back and renoticed all of his
neighbors so that they were aware of this meeting date. Correct. Correct. The one that went out the it was two different from the paper, right? And the people served were two different
notices the because it was corrected and I redelivered on top of it a second time. Okay. But that one still only listed one variance explicitly, right?
The neighbor one had all of them. The neighbor one had all of them. Okay. In that case, for our purposes, in the opinion of this board, the notice was effective.
If not initially, then certainly in all of the subsequent iterations, which thereby cur any deficiencies. And the reason I wanted to address this right now is because I see members of
the public and if there's any question, we have to be able to substantiate this. That being said, Seattle, call your first witness. Um, call the homeowner, Jason Desert.
Mr. Derrick, can you explain generally for the board what you're seeking to accomplish at your property? Just uh more or less I have a four-year-old daughter. Um a family environment extending the deck. Um the
house was previously my grandmother's. um as it's outdated and it's now falling off the house. When you say it's now falling off the house, I'm sorry to interrupt. You're talking about the deck. The deck itself is has aged itself out significantly.
Um but she was also 89 years old. So she didn't care about that. So as I took over the house, I'm looking to just make it a familyfriendly environment for my family and friends.
the addition and expansion of the deck. I'm extending the deck. Yes. For quantity purposes, the people that are going to be over and stuff like that. That's the reason. The pool is what type of pool?
It's a 12x 24 above ground pool. engineer on this board has any questions of my client. Of course. Of course. Did anyone Does anyone have any questions of Mr. about what he's trying to do? Seems pretty.
All right. Yeah, I think I think I understand. You're extending. We demoing the old deck, putting a new deck, extending it, making it almost like an inground on for the one side of the pool. No, no, but it's above ground pool. But I'm saying the deck comes across to the wall of the
pool. Yes. On the one side, right? I get it. I get Yeah, it looks pretty straightforward. I'm good. Joe, what what exactly is the issues here with the variances that
So, we have a couple couple variances over here. Um, sideyard um the deck make sure that uh the deck has to be 10 ft from the side property line. The
proposed deck is at 4.1 ft. Um, is there a reason that you're going 4 foot, not the 10 foot. I see that it comes past the house here. It it it's strictly because I don't have the room to shift it the other way because the it's an underside lot to begin with. If
he didn't have that underside, he literally lost 25 ft of width. So, we wouldn't even be here today on the side varian if he had a regular size lot. He lost 20%. And but what he one of the things he did do is he eliminated part of his driveway. Okay. I don't understand why what you
mean by he lost 25%. Well, I'm saying he lost about 25. If he had a regular size lot, he'd be 20% larger is what I'm saying. But he if he had a regular size lot, he would he would have 25 ft wider. That's what a normal lot will have. So he he'll have 25 ft of width that he doesn't have.
Okay. I understand that. My original question was why are we past the width of the house? Had you considered keeping with side of the house instead of going off the side? Oh, it's because it it it's because the ent for
the entrance for the pool area is the safest way to keep my four-year-old daughter out of it without having to I I don't know who has kids, but monitor her 24/7 and nobody else can get into the pool.
episodes. I put a small section off the initial deck as an area to put the steps and that I can lock off. Okay. I'm looking at the drawing and I'm seeing the steps looking back toward the
backyard off to the No, no, the the steps are right on the deck. This is this is his question. I understand what he said. The engineer field this question. Okay, Mr. Gage, would you raise your
right hand, please? The testimony you're about to give the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to God. State your names for your last Victor E. Negleia Engineering is well known to
this board. Um, however, we haven't met you before. Can you give us the benefit of your education experience, please? Yes. Graduate of New Jersey Institute of Technology Civil Engineering Professional New Jersey
for years. Okay. And have you appeared before other boards? Yes. Elizabeth Clark. [Laughter] Why are you home? All right, members of
the board, clearly Mr. Leverage is experienced in this area. He is tendered as an expert witness. Once again, expert witnesses are different than from lay witnesses in that they can
give you an opinion in addition to just reciting facts. To the extent you find any opinion that Mr. leverage tender to be helpful. You are entitled to rely on it. But similarly, you are not required to rely on any opinion that he should
offer. Mr. Le, would you address Mr. Walsh's question, please about the deck? You see, he puts out on the side the bottom of the oval right there. Correct. Right there. That bump out the deck coming out there. Correct. So rather than slicing the deck
off off here along with the building line, we felt that positioning the ladder here sort of exit pool not take away from some of the other areas of the deck for other purp.
So that's the ingress eress area. That's the only ladder coming out on that side for the rest of the site plan stairs down to the driveway area just to go over the setbacks in each
one. Maybe I'll start with first is we have a 4.1 foot set back to the western property line is required for that set back to the other side to the
eastern side here to the deck and 13.9 ft to the pool. Rear yard set back to the pool is 16.8 And the other side for the pool itself is 12.1 is entirely set.
Then the second variance that we see tonight is for maximum improve coverage where the requirement is 40%. improve coverage which includes this. Um what we are doing to help mitate the effects of that coverage is there's
currently an unused concrete extension of the driveway past line of the house that we're going to remove and plant with grass to help reduce site and create more open space.
We have competed. Okay. Answer my question. My concern is the same as Mr. Walsh is. I'm also curious, what's the elevation of the deck in relation to the top edge of the pool going to be? Is it going to be flush? Flush on correct on this side of the
pool is flush with the deck and then down to the grade a couple feet would be the back of back side. And you stated you're concerned about having an adequate safe area to climb out of the ladder. Well, I felt that it that having a
separate area here would be a good for 8T is average to climb out of a pool. It seems like a lot. It seems just seems to me you're getting close to the right hand property line looking at from the street. Yeah, we obviously four feet
approximately to the property line, but that's that's the area was question. I have no questions. No questions. I have one. What's the height of the
finished pool height? Above ground pool is going to be probably finished. It'll be at uh 48 in. New pools come 54, but portion of it gets buried. Excuse portion of it gets buried
underground. So typically the finish in this case it's going to be pretty much every above ground pool a portion of it or six inches of so gets buried underground for stability. So the clear height of typically of above ground pool to meet code compliance is 48 in maybe 50 in.
I see. So the height of the finished deck and the height of the apron around the pool will be equal. Will be equal. That's correct. How do you keep someone from jumping
into the pool at four years old? Yeah. From off the deck. Will someone be on that deck when that child? My daughter's not going to be there to supervise. She'll be down Wick Avenue onto Prospect
Street if I don't watch her. Yeah, she's watched. She stand in all fairness. That is not any That is not any different than someone having a built inground pool in the backyard
and having the same question posed. It's it's called parenting. Is there a code for fencing around the pool? That'll be part of the building permit application. So, um but I don't see it in the plan. Well, we have we're going to have code
complant. Is that what that means? Code compliance. Yes. Correct. who would have helped me to see is in the plan. Yeah, they're here. How tall are the
current you have around the property now? How tall is this fencing around the property now? Four feet now that I'm replacing it. I'm putting in did you say which I'll speak to Joe as we go along but
he hasn't he hasn't made any application for that yet existing fencing let me explain something to you um so from a perspective code compliance for swimming pools whether it's ingground pool and above ground pool uh a person
has an option for an ingground pool you have to basically provide protection around the perimeter of your backyard uh so the height of the fence has to be no less than 48 in. If it's a chain link fence, the links have to be one and a/4 in. You're not allowed to have the 2 in
square links because someone can navigate that. Then the gates have to be meet code. They have to open outwards. They have to selflodge, self-close. The release mechanism has to be at 54 in. That's for any mostly inground pools.
for an above ground pool slightly different because the actual pool barriers to be required is 48 in meaning is that the pool itself meets that barrier requirement. So you could still have the fencing around the whole perimeter of the yard that takes care of
the the requirement for someone navigating into the pool. Uh or if you don't have any fencing around the perimeter of the yard, you will then have to buy a code compliant ladder to get you into the pool from the ground. And those are specific ladders where
when you navigate the steps after you go up, there's a portion of the lodge that closes so no one can open and close it without proper, you know, means. Uh in this particular case, if the whole backyard is going to be fenced with new fencing, then he will meet that
criteria. Okay. I just wanted a clarification of the wording and I was asking a question about the fencing part that will come during permit application at the building department. Okay. So, if he needs a fence on the deck,
you'll tell. So if he chooses to let's say leave existing fence and I haven't seen it, you know, if it's a chain link fence and the chain link is not the correct one. So the only thing that I would basically probably ask is that the staircase of
the new lawn going up to the deck, that staircase then would have to be protected so no one can have access to the deck to get into the pool. Yeah. Gated. Okay. And he'd be responsible for access from the debt into the pool
just like any other parent. I just wanted a clarification on the record. We've seen too many stories of I only turned away for a second. Oh, I know. I agree. Okay. Do we have any comments from the
audience? No comments. question. Any any final comments from I thought we did the questions already. Final comments from you guys, the applicant. Just I would I would briefly state we're seeing three C1 variances which based
off physical features a lot as it's under sized and exceptionally narrow. Um in that same block there's there's other pools. Um there's other decks and stuff. So it does it enhances the neighborhood. Um and we feel it
become a more desirable individual environment which is all part of the engineer wants to add I did excuse me I have two more questions sure Mr. That's your house. Have you lived there?
Uh me three years. My grandmother 40. And have you spoken to your neighbors on either side? Yes. Particularly the one where I'm encroaching on the four feet. Uh he he has no problem with it. Um I don't know if you see in the pictures,
he's actually raised up about two feet and then 20 foot Arbor White is next to it. So he has no I don't know if the pictures I submitted show it. Um, he has no problem with it. He was the one I was concerned about the
most. That That was a question I was going to ask when we came back around. If you were standing on the edge of the deck, you're back to the pool looking at your neighbor's property on the 4.1 foot setback side. Are you looking at his backyard or the variety?
I'm not going to see a thing. They're not little. What? They're not little. Yeah, there that whole his whole fence line is like that around the property. He's very secluded in the yard and that's why I spoke to him initially about it because I knew it was going to
be an issue. I sat on the zoning board in Carl for years and he's not here. Okay. Final comments from the board. Ryan. Nope. I'm good. Good. I'm good as well. Much happiness.
All right. Do we have a motion to approve this application? I make a motion to approve this application. Very good. Joyce. Mr. Yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Walsh. Yes. Mr. Yes.
Yes. All right. Obviously, you're approved. M. will fill you in on all of the requirements in terms of building
permits and also what the rights of the public are with regard to this. Thank you all. Thank you guys. Pleasure. Thanks. You too.
Okay. Um, is there any old business that we need to discuss? No old business. New business. Joe, what's August look like? That's the person who Okay. All right. It it tells me here to
ask you. So there thanks for thanks for bearing with me. So far okay there are couple denials that I have given whether these people had willing to submit the applications to Joyce or
not that remains to be seen but I have issued a couple denials. Okie dokie. Okay. You good? I'm good. All right. We have a motion to adjourn. I make a motion we adjourn. I'll second it.