November 15, 2012

Mr. Gogan presented drawing A-1, noting the low ceiling in the basement, and drawing A-2 detailing the main floor plan. He noted on drawing A-2 of the plans where the applicant is proposing the rear family room addition. Mr. Sussman questioned the notation on drawing A-2 regarding a gas fireplace being installed somewhere; Mr. Gogan stated that the gas fireplace is not pertinent to the application. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Gogan if there will be any sleeping quarters in the basement; Mr. Gogan replied no. Mr. Buechler asked Mr. Gogan if there is any egress from the basement besides the staircase, Mr. Gogan replied no. Mr. Buechler stated that one of the conditions would be that the applicant cannot use the downstairs basement for sleeping because of only one egress and ingress. Mr. Quentzel asked Mr. Gogan if there were any windows in the basement; Mr. Gogan replied yes and stated that the windows were very high. Mr. Quentzel said that he recommends one of the conditions would be making a window well outside one of the windows so that it could be used as an emergency exit. Mr. Sussman asked Mr. Gogan what the lowest height of the basement ceiling was; Mr. Gogan said he did not have an exact measurement but estimated it at 7’. He said that the new basement will be set down farther and the ceiling will be a little higher. Mr. Gogan presented drawing A-3 and detailed the second floor plan. He said that the upper floor consists of a full bath and two bedrooms at the front of the house with dormers. Mr. Gogan stated that closet space is also very limited in the bedrooms. He noted where the new master bedroom would be and said that there will be a step up from the existing landing to enter it. Mr. Gogan presented drawing A-4, the left elevation, which shows the pitch of the house. Ele stated that the existing dormer will be removed and noted the small deck and new roof on the plans. Mr. Gogan presented drawing A-5, the rear elevation, and stated that the new roof will be perpendicular to the main house. Mr. Gogan presented drawing A-6 and detailed what the the front elevation of the house will look like. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Gogan if they will be taking any trees down in front of the house; Mr. Gogan said that they currently do not have any plans to remove any of the trees in the front but if they do, they will follow the Township’s ordinance for tree

ny trees down in front of the house; Mr. Gogan said that they currently do not have any plans to remove any of the trees in the front but if they do, they will follow the Township’s ordinance for tree removal. Mr. Gogan began detailing the positive and negative criteria from his report. He stated that the applicant’s lot is very small compared to the rest of the lots on the street. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Gogan if he was to ask him to read his report would he testify that it was accurate; Mr. [7]