March 16, 2017

Vice Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Hirsz if the applicant got permits, would there have been inspections as the work was being done; he said yes. Chairman Neuer stated for the record that if the Board does approve the application, the Township’s Building Department will have to open the walls and inspect the work that has been completed. Vice Chairman Buechler stated that there was testimony at the last meeting that the contractor that did the work was not licensed; Louis Zamora said that his father did the work himself and he is a painter. Mr. Hirsz continued with his testimony and said that the current standards would not even allow a house to be built on this site. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Hirsz if the addition could be “flipped”; he said no. Vice Chairman Buechler stated for the record that when the applicant purchased the home in 2006 he knew it was a small lot. Louis Zamora called his next witness. Mihir Shah approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Shah detailed his professional background as a civil land surveyor licensed in the State of New Jersey. Mr. Shah stated that he conducted a survey of the property on January 5, 2017. Mr. Grygiel stated that the survey that was submitted with the application in May 2017 shows a shed adjacent to the west property line. He said that the current survey that Mr. Shah conducted in January does not show the shed in the same location that the old survey shows it. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Shah if he went there and surveyed the property; he replied yes. Vice Chairman Buechler asked Louis Zamora if the survey from 2006 is the survey they received when they purchased the house; he said yes and that his father can answer the questions about the shed. Victor Zamora approached the podium and was sworn under oath.