March 7, 2019

that they will improve its traffic, bring business synergy to other businesses and provide a convenience for working families, people with disabilities and elderly people that benefit from not having to get out of their car. Gary Van Wyk approached the podium and stated that he lives at 71 Burnett Terrace. Mr. Van Wyk asked Mr. Kohler if signage is the key element to town center planning; he said no. Mr. Kohler stated that the current shopping center has large spaces and they are re-distributing the square footage for smaller spaces for smaller businesses. He said that signage is part of every tetail project. Mr. Grygiel stated he would like to clarify something; he said that the reason the applicant is before the Zoning Board is because the proposed drive-thru’ s are not permitted. Mr. Grygiel said that the shopping center will remain a shopping center; it is not a change of use. Mr. Schwarzbaum asked Mr. Kohler if the term “town center” is basically a marketing term; he said sort of. Mr. Kohler said that the applicant is trying to provide stores that will be of service to the community. Part of this concept is to install smaller tenants rather than larger tenants. There were no further questions for Mr. Kohler. Chairman Neuer called for a recess at 9:10 pm. Chairman Neuer resumed the meeting at 9:26 pm. Mr. Regan called his next witness. Dan Disario approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. Disario detailed his educational and professional background as a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey with a specialization in traffic engineering. Chairman Neuer accepted Mr. Disario as an expert in traffic engineering. Mr. Disario stated that he submitted a traffic report to the Board on 10/1/18 and revised it on 11/2/18 and that his testimony will be based on this report. Mr. Disario stated that this is the third shopping center project he has worked on recently and they all have similar situations like this one. He said that due to E-Commerce, less traffic is generated in shopping centers now and they require less parking spaces as they once did. Mr. Disario referred to his traffic report and detailed the existing site conditions and the proposed shopping center improvements. Mr. Disario also detailed the site trip generation and stated that he used the trip rates for