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Minutes · May 5, 2021

May 5, 2021 Adopted Planning Board Minutes

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about the bikes storing the bikes indoors. Where Mr. Erickson responded that is also another architect question. OK, thank you. -Chairman Bagoff asked, if the bike racks are being put outside, will that increase the impervious coverage? Mr. Erickson answered that it’s a gravel path to access it and gravel bike rack will be used. PUBLIC QUESTIONS/COMMENT. -Ms. Gayle Benson (20 Tompkins Street) asked about parking spaces being approved for all or just residents on Tompkins Street. Mr. Erickson answered that there is sufficient parking in addition to those spaces for the residents of the new building on Central Ave. Those spaces are not needed for the residents on Central Ave. -Ms. Isabella Freeman (716 Northfield Avenue) Quick question, because New Jersey State is moving to stop sales of gas powered vehicles by 2035 that is provision. Is there electric start charging station plan for this 17 unit property? Mr. Erickson testified that there is an agreement to a charging station. Can state that for the record, the Board will remember that that was a condition of approval. If more people have electric cars, they would go to the management and request more electric charging stations in management to make this occur. -Ms. Carolyn Verderamo (10 Tompkins Street) t have several questions. Alright? What is the standard for number of parking spaces in an apattment building? That current property? Planners have to have. If there are 17 units, I'm on the ithpression should be 35. It, can we please defer that to the planner? We're gonna hear about that. We're gonna have a lot of planning. A parking testimony, just not by this witness. OK, well then I have a question on. The back lite the set back in the back whete the property owned the property people. The apartment dwellets going to store. They're garbage on a daily basis. If you only have 13 and a half feet. Mr. Erickson. Do you know where the garbage storage is or is that for the architect? Mr. Erickson responded that the trash area will be next to the building, not only on a concrete pad with a 6 foot high vinyl fence along with entire property line. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS -Mr. Erickson testimony concluded. -Ms. Mary Johannesen entered on the record, was swort in by Mr. McPherson anid was accepted as an expert in the field of architecture and began her testimony. The building contains 17 apartments, 3 one

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Ms. Mary Johannesen entered on the record, was swort in by Mr. McPherson anid was accepted as an expert in the field of architecture and began her testimony. The building contains 17 apartments, 3 one bedroom. 10 two bedroom and four three bedroom. The apartments will be sized in accordance with the Uniform Housing affordability controls and in compliance with the Affordable Housiig agreement in place for this propetty. The building consists of 17 apartments plus a small area for the leasing management Office. There are two main entrances for the building. The front entrance you see here, which leads you into this small car door with stair one that serves 5 apartments in the front of the building. Including the management office, which is just to the left as you see here. There's a sidewalk that extends along the North side of the

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