March 12, 2012

Eagle Ridge. Ms. Weiss also said that all of the photos look very different from the real towers and dishes. Mr. Sussman said that the inspection report is an issue for him and that the Board should make it a condition as part of the approval to get one every five years. Mr. Buechler stated that he is going to approve this application conditioned upon a structural inspection report, performed within the past 12 months, being submitted to the Board and that no construction permits given until the report is submitted. He said that Marcella Avenue has five separate towers on it and if people purchase homes where there are pre-existing structures then they are going to have to deal with that. Mr. Buechler also stated that 12 Marcella Avenue’s tower had large dishes on it and now they are down. He said that he did have some concerns about Mr. Suppa’s testimony regarding the fact he only did a visual inspection of the tower. Mr. Buechler said that the law in the State of New Jersey is pro cell tower antennas. Mr. Quentzel stated that there should be some kind of preliminary report done by the Construction Official before this application is approved. He said that the applicant should paint the dishes the same color as the tower. Mr. Quentzel said that his approval is based on the fact that the towers were there before the condos were. Ms. Gabry wants to see regular maintenance inspections performed every five years. Mr. Buechler stated that if the Board does approve this application that there is a requirement, as stated in Eric Keller’s report, that all inspections shall be in accordance with the ELA/TIA 222G and submitted to the Township. Ms. Borg stated that she sees this a little different. She agrees that the tower was built before the condos but by putting the dishes on the tower will change the appearance and make it look worse. Ms. Borg stated that she personally was responsible for getting a lot of the old dishes taken off of the towers. The companies eventually stop using them, she said, and they just leave them up there. Chairman Neuer started by explaining the function of the Zoning Board and said that they are a creature of statute. He stated that applicants are before this Board to ask them for relief from a zoning ordinance. The Chairman stated that the Board is being asked to add to the existing towers. He said that he is not sure that

that applicants are before this Board to ask them for relief from a zoning ordinance. The Chairman stated that the Board is being asked to add to the existing towers. He said that he is not sure that adding to them will have a negative impact on the property values and there is not enough evidence of this to deny the application. Chairman Neuer said that these dishes, in his opinion, will not benefit the general public. He then stated that someone not wanting it in their back yard is also not enough evidence to deny and that he is having a hard time coming to a decision. Chairman Neuer stated that he is going to vote no on this application because he thinks that the application is deficient and he has safety concerns regarding the weight of the dishes. He said that he is not convinced that this can be done in a safe manner and he will endorse that a maintenance report is submitted every five years and fines given if they do not comply.