July 18, 2013

Mr. Bullock said that there are certain things on the plans that are not clear. He said that the plans should be more detailed. Mr. Steinhart asked Dr. Bruno if they know definitely where the dog runs are going to be; Dr. Bruno replied yes. Mr. Steinhart said that under the law dogs are treated as property but he does not know if an evacuation plan is part of any animal hospitals design. Dr. Bruno said that they do not have an evacuation plan now and the code does not require one. Chairwoman Gabry asked Dr. Bruno to refer to the plans and show the Board where the dogs are going to be kept and where the cats are going to be kept; Dr. Bruno complied. Mr. Cutillo stated that the Fire Department is going to request a lock box and that they will comply with whatever the Fire Department wants. ‘There were no further questions for Dr. Bruno from the Board or the Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if any members of the public had any questions for Dr. Bruno; seeing none, Dr. Bruno was excused. Mr. Williams called his next witness. Eileen F. Banyra approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Ms. Banya detailed her educational and professional background as a Professional Planner licensed in the State of New Jersey. She stated that she is Planning Director for three Municipalities and has worked on projects of similar size. Chairwoman Gabry accepted Ms. Banyra as an expert in Professional Planning. Ms. Banyra detailed the background of the animal hospital and stated that the smallest portion of their practice is the boarding. She said that the primary purpose of the improvements will be to modernize the facility with the electric service and wiring being upgraded, Ms. Banyra stated that there will be no increase in staffing or the number of patients. She referred to the area map, noting that the property is larger than any other property around it, and stated that you can barely see the facility now from Northfield Avenue. Ms. Banyra detailed all of the variances that they are requesting. She said that the “D” variance is for the non-conforming use and noted that the “D” variance for two uses has been eliminated because they are removing the house that is currently on the property. Ms. Banyra stated that this application meets all of the residential standards according to the Master Plan. She said that it is a very modest scale which does not

that is currently on the property. Ms. Banyra stated that this application meets all of the residential standards according to the Master Plan. She said that it is a very modest scale which does not conflict with the requirements in a residential zone and detailed the positive and negative criteria. 11