PB-17-04/GBSJ Properties LLC

The remaining variances needed were: SECTION REQUIRED __ EXISTING PROPOSED | 25-7.1 Minimum Side Front 25 feet + 12 feet 10 feet | Yard __ | 25-7.1 Maximum 60% 79% (90% on Lot 66.7% Lot Coverage 5, 30% on Lot 23) ; 25-8.1 Accessory Structure Not permitted NA Trash enclosure location within 5 feet ofa proposed less | property line than 5 feet from | side property line | 25-8.la Accessory Use Not permitted in NA Trash enclosure | Location required yards proposed in minim urn required front and side yard 25-8.2 Yard Encroachments | Not permitted in Existing Trash enclosure minimum structures within proposed in required front or required yards | required front and side yard _ side yard 25-8.4c Fence Location in | Permitted in side NA Fence for play Nonresidential District or rear yard area located in side front yard | 25-12.2b.1 Required parking) Loading area for NA Not provided school buses _ 25-15.3c¢.2(d) Maximum 6 feet (including None 8 feet (not Monument Sign Width supporting including structures) supporting : structures) 25-28.8¢ Disturbance Not permitted | Existing disturbed | Disturbance in of Slopes of 25% areas developed areas 16. The Board finds that the variances sought can be justified. The Applicant proposes a use deemed inherently beneficial, i.e. “universally considered of value to the community because it fundamentally serves the public good and promotes the general welfare.” (MLUL §4) The site is in disrepair and badly in need of redevelopment. The lots are sloped and irregularly shaped having 10 separate sides and 4 street frontages. In combination these factors represent grounds for c(1) and c(2) variances. In addition, the Applicant's planning testimony, summarized herein but more amply set forth in the record, provided sufficient justification for relief under either hardship or flexible variance grounds. There is no substantial detriment to the surrounding area which is largely commercial, and the bulk non-conformities can be accommodated without impairing the zone plan or ordinance because the design offers a better alternative.