November 21, 2013

4 it is not acceptable. Vice Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Brown how often the fire drills happen; he said he has witnessed it four or five times. He said that one time it was very early in the morning but most of the time it is very late in the evening. Mr. Brown said that sometimes they require an ambulance or a fire truck at the home and they cannot get all the way down the street because of the way the cars are parked outside of the house. Vice Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Brown how many cars are parked outside of the house at one time; he said that sometimes there are two or three cars parked outside. Mr. Brown said that the cars do not park in the driveway. Vice Chairman Buechler allowed Ms. Adams to comment again and said that she will continue under oath. Sandra Adams approached the podium and stated that she lives at 26 Devon Drive. Ms. Adams said that she witnessed a fire drill at 7pm on the Friday night that just passed. She said that she watched as they tried to get the patients out of the house from the ramp, Ms. Adams said that they got the first patient out but had difficulty getting the second patient out on to the ramp in the wheelchair. She said that when they tried to get the patient back into the house, from the ramp, they could not get the wheelchair back into the side door. Ms. Adams said that they had to wheel the patient through the front door to get him back into the house. She said that it was a very unsuccessful drill. Vice Chairman Buechler asked if there were any other members of the public who wanted to comment; seeing none the Vice Chairman closed public comment. Mr. Versa stated that he is recalling Mr. Marucci to answer questions that were raised at the last meeting regarding the height of the ramp. Mr. Grygiel stated that he has the answer to the question that Mr. Neuer raised earlier regarding the parking requirements for the group home. He said that community residences have the same parking requirements as single family dwellings. Mr. Grygiel said that residential parking standards apply according to the number of bedrooms in the home. He said that one garage space is required and they can also park in the driveway. Anthony Marucci, Professional Planner for the applicant, approached the podium. Mr. Versa said that Mr. Marucci is still under oath and will answer questions regarding the elevations of the ramp. Mr. Marucci

Marucci, Professional Planner for the applicant, approached the podium. Mr. Versa said that Mr. Marucci is still under oath and will answer questions regarding the elevations of the ramp. Mr. Marucci presented a revised plan of the enlarged handicap ramp dated 1112/13. Vice Chairman Beechler asked to have the revised plan with a revision date of 1112113 marked as Exhibit A-6 for identification. Mr. Vena stated that the revised plans do not show any changes to the plans that were submitted with the application. He said that they were revised to show the additional information that the Board requested regarding the height of the ramp. Mr. Marucci referred to the revised plan and stated that the ramp is ground level and detailed the different heights of the ramp at different levels. He referred to the hedges along the ramp stating that the hedges buffer the ramp. Mr. Marucci also noted that the platform has to be wider so that a wheelchair can turn.