August 18, 2016

approved and they were issued permits for the addition. She said that when the inspector came to the site he noticed on the plans that the house extended over the setback line and asked them if the footprint had changed and if they had approval from the Zoning Officer. Chairman Neuer asked Ms. Lando if she agrees that the permits may have been issued in error; she said as to the footprint, yes. Ms. Lando presented five (5) sheets of the builder’s copy of the architectural plans with a revision date of 5/11/6. Chairman Neuer identified the plans that Ms. Lando presented, on the record, and stated that they had the inspector’s signature on them. He asked to have them marked as Exhibit A-1 for identification. Chairman Neuer stated for the record that the architectural plans in Exhibit A-1 are not the plans that were submitted to the Board Members with this application; he said that these are the plans that the witness would like to explain. Ms. Lando stated that when they submitted revised architectural plans, the Zoning Officer advised them that they needed a front yard setback variance. Chairman Neuer asked Ms. Lando why they were required to re-submit plans; she said that the original plans proposed a one car garage and they changed it to a two car garage. Chairman Neuer asked Ms. Lando how it occurred that construction was stopped. Mr. Lando approached to clarify what had happened and stated that after they had started construction the inspector came to do an inspection and, at that time, he noticed that the front of the house extended one foot over the front yard setback that is allowed and asked if they had zoning approval. Mr. Lando stated that he told the inspector that the plans were already approved and the inspector told them that, even though the plans are approved, it needs to go to the zoning officer for approval.