January 16, 2014

Mr. Schinman said that there are only five other houses on the street who would be able to see the proposed structure and that it can only be seen from his property once you turn into his driveway. Mr. Schinman referred to Exhibit A-2 showing a photograph of the old barn that was located behind the residence. He said that the barn roof leaked and it was unusable so he decided to demolish it and build the new structure on the same site. Chairwoman Gabry asked Mr. Schinman when the barn was demolished; he replied at the end of November, 2013. Mr. Schinman said that his guests currently have to park on the street but once the structure is built they will be able to park on his property. Mr. Merklinger asked Mr. Schinman if the original barn structure needed a variance to build it; he replied that he did not know. There were no further questions for Mr. Schinman from the members of the Board or the Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if any members of the public had any questions for Mr, Schinman, Mr. Rainone approached the podium and asked Mr. Schinman if his testimony was that he had made repairs to the old barn and then demolished it; he replied yes. Mr. Rainone referred to Exhibit A-2 and asked Mr. Schinman if the photograph was a view of the structure from the street; he replied no. He said that the view was from his front lawn. Mr. Rainone asked Mr. Schinman to explain what is behind his house; Mr. Schinman said there are trees and shrubbery behind his house. Mr. Rainone asked Mr. Schinman if his testimony was that if someone was standing on Mountain Avenue they could not see the proposed structure; he replied no. He said that on some parts of Mountain Avenue you cannot see the structure. Mr Rainone asked Mr. Schinman what the dimensions of the indoor tennis court were; he replied 15,000 sq. feet. Mr. Rainone asked Mr, Schinman what the square footage of his house is; he said approximately 10,000 sq, feet. Mr. Rainone asked Mr. Schinman if they eliminated the indoor basketball court, would it eliminate the height of the structure; he replied maybe. Mr. Rainone asked Mr. Schinman if the recreation center is for his family; he replied yes.