August 17, 2017

Vice Chairman Buechler asked Mr. Steck if he is qualified to testify about turning movements; he said yes from a planning perspective. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Steck if he took site measurements; he said no. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Steck if he tried to pull a vehicle in or out of the driveway during the daytime or the nighttime; he said no. Mr. Kantowitz asked Mr. Steck if there are any conditions that would eliminate the spillage of car lights on to the Stiles property; he said that the construction of a 6’ stockade fence would help. Vice Chairman Buechler stated for the record that lights are not part of this application. Chairman Neuer stated that Mr. Steck did not take any foot candle measurements and is not qualified to testify as to how much illumination is at the back of the house. Mr. Steck stated that the rear of the Facey’s house is illuminated and a solid fence can be a remedy. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Kantowitz if Ms. Stiles has asked the applicant to put up a fence or provide buffering; he said that the applicants refused to focus the lights downward. Mr. Kantowitz stated that those efforts were made before an application was filed. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Steck if hoods and focusing the lights downward would also eliminate the problem; he said yes. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Steck if this type of application even requires a hardship or just special reasons; he said that the applicant’s testimony was only based on a “cl” argument. Chairman Neuer stated that the Board has the power to determine if this is a “c2” variance and asked Mr. Steck if that is the case is there standard special reasons; he said that only applies to a use variance. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Steck how the turning movements would be any different if there was a garage; he said if there was a car in the garage there would be 28” to park and maneuver. Mr. Quentzel asked how close Mr. Steck was to the Facey’s house when he took the photos from Ms. Stiles house; Mr. Kantowitz replied and said that there is 20’ from the property line to the house. Chairman Neuer noted for the record that it was passed 11:00 pm and asked the Board Members if they wanted to stay to finish hearing this application; all Board Members replied yes. 13