June 5, 2024 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

Page A-1 shows the rendering of the front on Main Street as a mixed-use commercial. There is a tenant lobby on Main Street. The materials proposed are brick, veneer stone, lap siding and composite stone. Page A-2 shows the rear of the building. It is shorter in the rear and parking is recessed. The rear elevation reads more like a two-story building. The parking area is not visible from the street and is completely screened. The floor plan shows the building is 25,700 square feet with 12 units and 13 parking spaces. There is 900 square feet of commercial space. There are trash shuts for the upper levels. The units break down as 2 one-bedrooms (839 sq. ft.), 2 one-bedrooms with a den (912 sq. ft.), 8 two-bedroom units (1083 sq. ft to 1031 sq. ft.) All the units have washer/dryers, hot water heaters and HVAC. The building is designed to meet the latest fire code and will be sprinklered and all ADA accessible with a white flat roof. There is an elevator penthouse structure that sticks up past the roof and HVAC is also on the roof but these items are screened by the parapet wall. Deliveries will be through the Main Street entrance. A key fob system and cameras will be used. All mail and packages to apartment will come in to the lobby. The building manager will collect the recycling and take it to the trash center. Both the commercial space and the residential units will have the same trash and recycling pick up at 2 times per week for garbage pick-up which is standard. Building elevation shown on page A4-01 is 201.4 ft. at the main grade and rises 248.5 ft. at the garage to 256 ft at the rear so there is a 15 ft. grade change for the property. The design shows tinted windows on the trash room. The ground floor tenant will be a permitted use. Access to the upper floors is through a separate entrance from the commercial space. All signage will comply with the Township ordinance. Caution vehicle exit fixtures will be installed as per the recommendations of SPRAB. Will comply with recommendations as to architectural features mentioned in the CME report. EV charging stations will be located in the garage. BOARD QUESTIONS Council President Rutherford asked about the width of the driveway entrance and the testimony was that it is 22 ft which is wide enough to have a car exit and enter at the same time. It is designed for two-way traffic which will

asked about the width of the driveway entrance and the testimony was that it is 22 ft which is wide enough to have a car exit and enter at the same time. It is designed for two-way traffic which will be discussed by the traffic expert. Mayor McCartney indicated that she thought the units would be smaller as one-bedroom units and she is concerned about the number of 2 bedroom units and that there was a cold aesthetic to the building