August 2, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

PUB Mr. Rosen asked how tall those trees will eventually become. Mr. Welsh said that at the time of plating the trees will be 8 to 10 feet tall and the trees will eventually grow up to be around 15 feet in height. Mr. Rosena sked what would the life expectancy of those trees be. Mr. Welsh said the life expectancy is around 15-20 years. Kevin Malanga at Ridge Road asked why did the engineer chose the Prunus Larocerasus a non-native plant over Mountain Laurel. Mr. Welsh said that Laurel has not proven itself to do well in more urban type environments. Sally Malanga at Ridge Road asked if the trees died will they be replaced. Mr. Meese said if they died, they have to be replaced. LIC COMMENT* SENTATION PRE: * The project architect Mr. Montoro entered on the record, he was sworn under oath and his credentials were accepted by the board. The reason that they did two separate buildings, Building A to the left and building B to the right with the courtyard in between is so they could get outdoor areas for seating, so people can interact and also to bring green into the building facade. The individual storefronts wrapped into the courtyard on both sides, the customer will have more exposure, but also get more of a pedestrian friendly environment. These buildings are going to be constructed with steel frame, but with stud as a perimeter and the parapets are extended above the roof to shield the rooftop units. The facades also will have many different color and materials to blend together, but offer individual store safe asides that can be made unique for each store as they come on board. The front walkway is a pedestrian friendly walkway, there will be pavers brought into the courtyard. The roofs will be white for all the new construction. The existing construction will stay as is, since they have no control over what exists, but all the new roofs including targets will be white roofs for reflectivity and reduction of heat island effect. Application adjourned to the September 6, 2023 Planning Board Regular Meeting. * Meeting adjourned at 11:35PM. ADOPTED: ahley LAL Jamilet Baqu: Tte Acting Planning Board Secretary