February 7, 2024 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

The civil engineer Mr. Paul Calabrese entered on the record, he was sworn under and his credentials were accepted by the board. Mr. Calabrese testified that the location of the proposed building is at the South end of the site near Old Indian Rd. over by the 14th fairway, 65 feet from the nearest property line. The facility will be 620 square foot that's going to have a snack beverage counter in the center and on either side, there are bathrooms. One is a men's room and the second will be a unisex, the reason is that the unisex bathroom is also is also an ADA bathroom and in there it has one toilet and one sink. The men’s bathroom has a urinal and a toilet with the partition hence 2 people can go in at the same time. The building is going to be 14 feet 7 inches and it will be underneath the 15-foot required for an accessory building. The building will be having utilities that will extend to Old Indian Rd. which will include electric water and sewer. The wetlands consultant went out and located the center line of the stream and the wetlands edge would have a 52-foot buffer assigned to it, this was a mapped GPS coordinates put on the map and shows that they are at least 20 feet away from that buffer line with the building. Applicant will seek a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) Freshwater Wetlands Letter of Interpretation (LOI) for the construction of the halfway house to confirm the presence/absence of wetlands and the required wetlands buffer. The closest property structure is 175 feet away from the structure. Only interior lighting will be used and a single light for decorative accent will be placed over each of the restroom doors. This lighting will be shielded and pointed down so there is no spillage of light onto neighboring property. The location was thought to be the safest location off of the golf of course for balls getting in the way. It was reviewed by the golf course architect and he thought this was the best location as well. Mr. Calabrese said that the application satisfies bulk standards and does not present any variance requirements. PROFESSIONALS QUESTIONS Mr. Alpert asked how many people would fit in the halfway house during a storm. Mr. Calabrese said that it could fit around 10 people. Mr. Smeraldo asked if the facility will have fire alarms. Mr. Calabrese said there will be local siren alarms. Mr.

alfway house during a storm. Mr. Calabrese said that it could fit around 10 people. Mr. Smeraldo asked if the facility will have fire alarms. Mr. Calabrese said there will be local siren alarms. Mr. Smeraldo asked if an AED can be place in the facility. Mr. Calabrese said that an AED will be placed at the facility. OBJECTOR’S CROSS EXAMINATION Ms. Bennet asked why did the engineer included wetlands in the site plans. Mr. Calabrese said they included the wetlands for the benefit of the board, so they can see that wetlands do not impact the building. Ms. Bennet asked why is there a 50-foot buffer. Mr. Calabrese said that that's the standard in state of New Jersey for this type of wetlands to require 50-foot buffer Ms. Bennet asked why did they choose a 50-foot buffer instead of a larger buffer. Mr. Calabrese said that as a stated before is the standard buffer for this type of wetland. Ms. Bennet asked why they didn't ask for a letter of interpretation prior to the hearing. Mr. Calabrese said that the process is first have approval from the Planning Board and then get the LOI from the DEP based on time and cost.