August 20, 2015

Mr. Sussman referred to sheet SP-1 of Exhibit A-2 and noted for the record that the wood garden with the rail road ties around it was over the property line. Mr. Sussman asked Mr. Scialla if there was a patio right below the wood garden; he replied yes. Mr. Sussman asked Mr. Grygiel what the set-backs for patios are; he said that accessory structures are required to be five (5) feet from the property line but he does not think a patio has the same requirement. Mr. Schwarzbaum asked Mr. Petrocelli if there is an existing basketball court; he replied yes but they are going to remove it because that is where the garage will be constructed. Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Petrocelli if they are putting the basketball court somewhere else on the property; he replied no. Mr. Schwarzbaum asked Mr. Scialla what the depth of a car will be in the garage; he said a car can be up to nineteen (19) feet in depth and the normal depth of a garage is twenty four (24) feet. There were no further questions for Mr. Scialla from the Board Members of the Board Professionals. There were no members of the public that had any questions for Mr. Scialla. Mr. Vena called their Professional Planner as his next witness. Peter VandenKooy approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Vandenkooy detailed his educational and professional background as a licensed Professional Planner in the State of New Jersey. He said that he has testified many times before in other Towns in New Jersey. Chairman Buechler accepted Mr. Vandenkooy as an expert in Professional Planning. Mr. Vandenkooy presented an aerial photo of the site. Chairman Buechler stated for the record that the aerial photo of the site dated 7/14/15 was pre- marked as Exhibit A-6 for identification. Mr. Vandenkooy referred to Exhibit A-6 and detailed the zoning of the site and the size of the lot. He stated that all of the surrounding lots are in an R-1 zone and detailed what the applicant is proposing. Mr. Vandenkooy detailed the properties in the immediate area and stated that he familiarized himself with the area and the other structures in the area. He said that he visited the site and is familiar with photo P-5 in Exhibit A-5 and that the structure in that photo is accurately depicted. Mr. Vena asked Mr. Vandenkooy if he prepared Exhibit A-6; he said that his firm did.