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Minutes · Oct 2, 2019

October 2, 2019

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4 No questions from professionals, public advocate or the public. Next Witness: John Corak, traffic engineer. Babcock Place, single family residential, only connection is Main Street. It is a dead end street. Sidewalks on both sides, across street there is no sidewalk for the properties. IT threshold is 100 trips. Twenty units does not generate 100 trips. At critical peak, 4 trips. RSIS 50 total parking spaces. 20 garage, 20 driveway, 10, and 20 first come, first serve. No parking on Babcock Place, no changes to Babcock Place. Board Questions: Mr. Klein asked about parking restrictions on Babcock Place. No parking hours. Street is 30 feet wide. Required to put in cul de sac? Proposal is completely separate. Willing to finish sidewalks to the end to connect the three lots. Applicant would consider installing sidewalks. Councilwoman McCartney asked for clarification re: vehicles from Babcock to Main Street. Mr. Trenk stated there is no plan for connectivity Dr. Bagoff asked about traffic calming devices. Mr. Corak said it was not warranted. Public Questions: Member of Public Aida Hoo, Babcock Place. Residential development, not commercial. 30 feet wide, typical for residential. Width is sufficient. Next Witness: Angelo Alberto, AIA, PP, City Invincible Talked about the floor plan, building plan, elevations. 3D studies with unique building in state of NJ, stacked townhouse. Both units 10 building foot prints. 1st floor units are all handicapped adaptable. Garage, can also accommodate trash cans. Lower unit has 2 bedrooms 1500 square feet. 2nd floor level has 300 square feet and 3 bedrooms on second floor. Townhouses are sprinklered. Elevations - contemporary style – sustainability checklist. Have not selected all systems. Efficiency intention to use sustainable materials and systems. No rooftop gardens. Light roof materials are being considered. Fire official memo – full fire smoke detection system will comply. Will comply with NJ code. Building height is 41 feet. 25 foot landscape buffer around the entire site. 6 to 12 ft offset – Site constraints. 4 ft. decorative aluminum. Nature of site no significant detriment. Rebuild older sites is sustainable. Setback is sufficient. Significant amount of landscaping.

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