Minutes · Jan 16, 2014
January 16, 2014
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Show all pagestook the photograph from her driveway and it shows the fence that surrounds the outdoor tennis court. She stated that the proposed structure will be higher than the fence. Chairwoman Gabry asked Ms. Day if she will only be able to see part of the proposed structure and not the full structure; she replied yes. Mr. Steinhart asked Ms. Day if there is anything the Schinman’s could do to mitigate any of the problems that she envisions from her property, other than changing the height or the stories; she replied that changing the height would be acceptable to her. Ms. Day said that she is concerned about the view of the structure from Mountain Avenue and that it will have a negative impact from the street because of the mass of the building. Ms. Weiss asked Ms, Day what year her family sold the property; she replied that they sold it in 1997, She said that her mother owned the nine acres surrounding her current house. Ms. Weiss asked Ms. Day who decided to sel{ off the land; she replied that her brother and her cousin were the executors and sold the piece of property in 1997. Ms. Day said that she had no say in the distribution of the property. Mr. Quentzel asked Ms, Day if she can see the indoor tennis court from her house; she replied yes. Mr. Quentzel asked Ms. Day if her concern is that people are going to sec a bigger structure from the street; she replied yes. Mr. Williams referred to Exhibit O-1 and asked Ms. Day if she objected to the other house that was built on parcel A; she replied no. Mr. Williams stated that Mr. Schinman could legally build the structure five (5) fees from Ms. Day’s property and asked Ms, Day if she would prefer that; she replied that she hopes that he would not do that. There were no further questions for Ms. Day from the Board Members or the Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if any members of the public had any questions for Ms. Day; seeing none, Chairwoman Gabry asked if there were any comments from members of the public. Gerald Sweeney approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Sweeney stated that he lives at 24 Oak Bend in Llewellyn Park and is speaking on behalf of the Park as a community and the Committee of Managers of Llewellyn Park. He explained what the Committee of Managers is and stated that they manage the Park internally. Mr. Sweency stated that the committee has no authority over Zoning and
ee of Managers of Llewellyn Park. He explained what the Committee of Managers is and stated that they manage the Park internally. Mr. Sweency stated that the committee has no authority over Zoning and that they rely on the Township Zoning Ordinance to conform their buildings to the Master Plan and Zoning regulations. He said that he is here to report the findings of the Committee of Managers and said that they remain neutral, it is not one owner against another owner and that nothing personal is ever intended. Mr. Sweeney said that Mr. Schinman is a valuable member of the Park and that the Committee reviewed his plans and concluded that the scale of the proposed accessory structure was inappropriate; thatit was out of character with 12
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