July 2, 2014

clarify for the Board all the requested variances. Vice Chairman Weston stated the project was located in the downtown district and was next to a historic property; Mr. DeVito said he had received input from the Downtown Alliance and the Historic Preservation Commission; some of the landscaping and parking modifications that had been made were the resuit of their comments. Mr. Grygiel said he was concerned about the distance between the (two) driveways; Main Street was a County road; had the Applicant applied to the County for approval. Mr. DeVito said it was in the process of being approved by the County. Mr. Grygiel stated the County would have to weigh in on the access issue; he opined it was not an ideal situation. Mr. Grygiel asked for clarification regarding the street tree landscaping; Mr. DeVito said there were three existing street trees that would be replaced with three new street trees. Mr. Grygiel inquired if the Applicant had brought extra sets of plans for the Board to examine regarding the crosswalk and the changes in circulation; Mr. Ursprung said he did not have additional plans, only the Exhibit. Mr. Weston asked Mr. Grygiel if he wanted to hold any questions regarding clarification of the variances requested for the Applicant’s Planner; Mr. DeVito said he could summarize the requested variances; (1) side yard buffer, (2) parking aisle, (3) fagade sign and height, and freestanding width, and (4) disturbance of steep slope. He opined the other one might be for the two driveways but since it was a County road; the County would decide. Referring to his report (dated June 16, 2014), Mr. Grygiel said the list of requested variances aiso included the maximum lot coverage; and minimum off-street parking setback from the property line where five feet was required and zero feet was proposed; he stated that because the parking lots were adjacent to each other, it was a technical variance. Mr. Grygiel stated the variance for the maximum freestanding sign width was eliminated because the proposed sign had been reduced to meet the six feet requirement. Ms. Carlucci stated the Police Department had issued a memo suggesting a surveillance camera and security lighting; Mr. DeVito said he had not seen the memo. Vice Chairman Weston said that since the Police Department brought up the issue, it could be included as a condition of approval; Mr.

a and security lighting; Mr. DeVito said he had not seen the memo. Vice Chairman Weston said that since the Police Department brought up the issue, it could be included as a condition of approval; Mr. DeVito agreed. Mr. Eben stated that within the past eight or nine months a retaining wall had been built on the site; he asked if the wall was to be taken down to construct the building; Mr. Ursprung said that a portion of the retaining wall had been recently built; it was a segmental wall that connected in to an existing wall; the plan included modifying the existing retaining wall. Mr, Eben stated the existing concrete wall was probably eighty or ninety years old; he said he had many questions for the architect regarding the building. Mr. DeVito said Mr. Ursprung had designed a hundred buildings for AutoZone; he should be allowed ta answer questions on the architectural plans. Vice Chairman Weston stated that Mr. Ursprung could not testify as the architect; he opined that Mr. Ursprung could weigh in on the architectural exhibits for an engineering opinion only. Referring to the Omland Engineering memorandum dated June 18, 2014; Mr. Russo asked Mr. Ursprung to identify the comments with which the Applicant took issue; Mr. Ursprung said comment #13 — the memo suggested connecting in to the existing sanitary sewer on the adjacent property; AutoZone preferred to have their own connection, not to rely on another party; the existing connection was a private sewer line. Mr. DeVito said the existing connection was in another City; the Applicant did not want to get involved with (the City of) Orange. Mr. Russo opined that regardless; AutoZone would need approval from the City of Orange; he said that from an engineering perspective it made more sense to provide a short gravity connection than to have to install a pump. Mr. Weston asked Mr. Russo if there was some other statutory requirement that would require the Applicant to get approval from the City of Orange; Mr. Russo said that AutoZone would be discharging storm water in to a system located in the City of Orange; so at some point the system would be connected to the public system in the City of 7-2-14 Minutes Approved