October 20, 2016

business occasionally. Mr. Critella gave some background as to how the business was obtained by his family. He said that they have made some improvements to the site but the residential property needs a lot of work. Mr. Critella stated that they were denied insurance because of the two uses on the property. He said that his mortgage company said that if they “slid” the business over to one lot they would give him a mortgage for the residential property so that they could do the repairs. Mr. Williams asked Mr. Critella to explain how they load the trucks for the business; he said that they back the truck up to the loading dock and the ice comes down from a conveyor belt on to the truck. He said that the ice business slows down during the colder months and from now until March they will run only one van. Mr. Schwarzbaum asked Mr. Critella if he knew that the business was a non-conforming use when they purchased it; he replied yes. Mr. Critella stated that he is trying to get a second mortgage to put a new roof on the house and do some repairs. He said that he is estimating that he will need approximately $50,000 to put a roof and siding on the house. Mr. Critella stated that it was not his intention to sell the house. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Critella if he applied for a line of credit from his other investments; he replied no. There were no questions for Mr. Critella from the Board Members or the Board Professionals. There were no questions for Mr. Critella from any members of the public. Mr. Williams summed up and stated that this is a very unusual application. He said what exists today will be upgraded if approved but if not, it will still be there tomorrow. Chairman Neuer closed the public hearing. Chairman Neuer asked if any members of the public had any comments; seeing none the Chairman opened up the meeting for comments from the Board Members. Ms. Weiss stated that from a zoning aspect the application might not be perfect but the benefits outweigh the detriments. She said she agrees with Mr. Williams’s summation. Mr. Quentzel said that he also agrees with what Mr. Williams said and with Ms. Weiss. He said nothing is going to change between today and tomorrow and by approving this application there will now be two clean lots. Mr. Steinhart said that there is no down side to this and he urges the other Board Members to vote yes. Ms. Gabry

day and tomorrow and by approving this application there will now be two clean lots. Mr. Steinhart said that there is no down side to this and he urges the other Board Members to vote yes. Ms. Gabry said that she will approve this application but she would like the work done quickly; she said the property should be cleaned up immediately. Mr. DarConte stated that this neighborhood is not visually appealing and that this would benefit the neighborhood. Mr. Sussman said he also agrees that the property should be cleaned up right away.