December 17, 2015

Mr. Lanzafama presented fifteen (15) sheets of the preliminary and final site plan; Chairman Buechler asked to have the site plans for the proposed townhouses with a revision date of 12/4/15, marked as Exhibit A-1 for identification. Mr. Lanzafama referred to Exhibit A-1 and detailed the surrounding properties; residential homes, an assisted living facility, office spaces and multifamily town houses. Mr. Lanzafama referred to sheet 2 of the plans showing the topography of the site and outlining the steep slopes and the trees located in the area of development. He said that the site totals 12.7 acres and the frontage is along Ridge Road and along Mt. Pleasant Avenue. He said the right of way is delineated by an old stone wall that was constructed many years ago. Mr. Lanzafama said that there was a single family home on the site at one time and there are still some pedestrian pathways on the property along with roadways. Mr. Lanzafama said that they will be applying for a wetland permit with the NJDEP because there are wetlands on the site as a result of head walls and piping that existed where the roadways were built years ago. Mr. Lanzafama said there are remnants of an old fire hydrant on the site and that the site was used as the Hartley Boys residence at one time. Mr. Lanzafama detailed where the most practical part of the site will be to build the townhouses. Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Lanzafama what condition the concrete barriers are in; he said they are in good condition. Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Lanzafama if they need to close off any areas during construction so that people don’t wander off of the cliff; he said that he doesn’t think so but would have to take a look at that. Mr. Lanzafama said that he reviewed the steep slope areas on the site and detailed all of the usable lot areas on the site. He referred to sheet 4 in the plans and explained all of the calculations used to get the usable lot area of 349,941 sq. feet with a total acreage of 8.4. Mr. Lanzafama said that some of the steep slopes are in the 100 ft. buffer. Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Keller if he concurs with these calculations; he said that Mr. Lanzafamo did the calculations correctly.