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Minutes · Nov 19, 2020

November 19, 2020

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Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Seckler if all of the parking spaces were taken, where would another vehicle park; he said that he would hope that they would leave and come back. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Seckler if a storage facility is a destination; he said yes. Chairman Neuer asked Mr. Seckler if he agrees that there is nowhere to park on the street if there is an overflow; he said yes. Mr. Eben said he is a little concerned about the number of parking spaces being proposed for the site and nowhere to park off-site. He said he is also concerned about the onsite truck circulation for a front loading garbage truck. Mr. Hess stated that the County has not decided if they will allow a left turn into the site; he said there is a concern regarding the cueing of cars during rush hour at the southerly driveway. There were no further questions for Mr. Seckler from any of the Board Members or the Board Professionals. Chairman Neuer asked if any members of the public had any questions for Mr. Seckler. Joyce Rudin stated that she lives on Woodland Avenue. She asked Mr. Seckler how many parking spaces are in the Cube Smart storage facilities in our border towns; he said ten (10) parking spaces outside the gates with the loading docks in the rear at the facility in Roseland. Mr. Seckler said he was not sure about any of the other locations. Ms. Rudin asked Mr. Seckler how they would handle parking when there is an auction for abandoned lockers; he said the operations person will address that. Manuel Lim sated that he lives at 938 Pleasant Valley Way. He asked Mr. Seckler if the trees in the front of the site will obstruct the line of site; he said no because the trees are set back. There were no further questions for Mr. Seckler. Mr. Tuval called his next witness. Louis Vandeloech, architect for the applicant, was sworn under oath. Mr. Vandeloech detailed his professional background as a Professional Architect licensed in the State of New Jersey. He said he is practicing as an individual and signed the plans. Chairman Neuer accepted Mr. Vandeloech as an expert in architecture. Mr. Vandeloech presented sheet A-4 of the revised architectural drawing, dated 11/2/2020. Ms. Weiss said that she would like to see the drawing of the prior building and the revised proposed building together; Mr. Vandeloech presented both drawings of the proposed building and detailed the

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Ms. Weiss said that she would like to see the drawing of the prior building and the revised proposed building together; Mr. Vandeloech presented both drawings of the proposed building and detailed the changes that were made. Mr. Vandeloech referred to Exhibit A-6 of the original aerial view of the proposed site and the revised aerial view of the proposed site; he said that the revised rendering depicts exactly what is there today and was done by a drone. Mr. Vandeloech presented three sheets of the revised architectural rendering of the proposed building that was marked as Exhibit A-8 for identification and detailed the building and what materials will be used on the building.

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