February 19, 2015

Ms. Gabry asked Mr. Cackovic if the meditation room and the Temple will be used at the same time; he said he did not know. Ms. Weiss referred to the foyer area being proposed in the Temple and asked Mr. Cackovic if the foyer is only for ingress and egress; he replied yes. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Cackovic if the foot print for the proposed meditation room is larger; he replied yes. Mr. Cackovic said that the foot print of the building is growing over 600 sq. feet. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Cackovic if the altar and the passage way are included in the square footage of the Temple; he said that the square footage does not include the passage way but it does include the altar. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Cackovic how many square feet the prayer hall would be minus the altar; he replied approximately 370 sq. feet total. Mr. Keller asked Mr, Cackovic what the lower level of the Temple will be used for; he said that is a storage area. Mr. Cackovic said that the lower level area will be unfinished and have concrete walls. Mr. Williams stated that if the Board has a concern about this space being finished for a use in the future that they can condition that the area remains as is. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Cackovic if there is a gutter system; he replied yes. Mr. Grygiel asked Mr. Cackovic to explain the large vestibule area in the rear of the Temple; he said that the applicant eliminated the residence and that it was originally a breezeway. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Cackovic why they just didn’t eliminate the vestibule; he said that the priests utilize the vestibule for changing into their robes. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Cackovic why they need an elevator; Mr. Keller said that they need the elevator because it is required by code as vertical transport between the two floors. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Cackovic why they are keeping the rear vestibule if they are demolishing the existing building. He said that if they shrunk the size of the vestibule it would reduce the size of the rear variance. Mr. Cackovic said that he will ask the applicant if they will consider reducing the size of the vestibule. Ms. Gabry called for a recess at 9:40 pm. Ms. Gabry resumed the meeting at 9:54 pm. There were no further questions for Mr. Cackovic from the Board Members or the Board Professionals. 10