July 30, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

47 (Pages 182 to 185) Page 182 1 largest amount of parking closest to residents. So 2 I believe in your testimony earlier -- 3 MR. ANDERSON: But the majority of 4 that parking is under the building. 5 MR. WEISLEDER: Right. But you said 6 there was a very nice buffer for everyone but not 7 equal. Would you agree to that? 8 MR. ANDERSON: It's not an equal 9 buffer, no. 10 MR. WEISLEDER: It's not a what? I'm 11 sorry, I didn't hear you. 12 MR. ANDERSON: It's not an equal 13 buffer, there are variable dimensions. 14 MR. WEISLEDER: Right, so what is the 15 purpose of putting the largest building closest to 16 the residents and not in the middle away from the 17 residents? Why couldn't we have one with 105 units 18 closest to Howell Drive? This makes no sense, it's 19 a puzzle. You put a puzzle together; is that 20 correct? Based on what the property owner wanted. 21 MR. ANDERSON: This is what was 22 negotiated as a concept plan that we pushed forward 23 with from the years of negotiating the settlement. 24 MR. WEISLEDER: So this exact plan 25 that we're looking at today was a concept plan that Page 183 1 was negotiated by the town of West Orange, the 2 people of west Highlands and the developer, correct? 3 MR. ANDERSON: Not this exact plan, 4 this is an engineered plan and the building 5 architecture has been refined. 6 MR. WEISLEDER: So how big was 7 Building B when it was negotiated? 8 MR. ANDERSON: I don't recall. 9 MR. WEISLEDER: You don't recall. 10 Okay, but now we're looking at a different plan, but 11 you just said that this was already being 12 negotiated. This was not being negotiated; would we 13 agree on that? 14 MR. ANDERSON: It's location and it's 15 approximate size -- 16 MR. WEISLEDER: Okay, so we're about 17 106 feet set back and about 120 feet, according to 18 scale, closest to my home and the other homes an 19 Howell Drive that are around the cul-de-sac, 20 correct? Based on this visual drawing. 21 MR. ANDERSON: Based on this visual 22 drawing, you have the lots from -- I believe your 23 house is -- 24 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Can you use the 25 mic? Page 184 1 MR. ANDERSON: Let me -- hold on one 2 moment, please. 3 MR. WEISLEDER: It's okay. 4 MR. ANDERSON: I believe this is your 5 home? 6 MR. WEISLEDER: I'm not going to 7 discuss my personal home at a public hearing, thank 8 you. 9 MR. ANDERSON: Sorry. 10 MR. WEISLEDER: Nor am I going to give 11

DERSON: I believe this is your 5 home? 6 MR. WEISLEDER: I'm not going to 7 discuss my personal home at a public hearing, thank 8 you. 9 MR. ANDERSON: Sorry. 10 MR. WEISLEDER: Nor am I going to give 11 my address out. 12 MR. ANDERSON: I'm sorry. 13 MR. WEISLEDER: Otherwise, I will need 14 police protection. Thank you. 15 MR. ANDERSON: I'm sorry. 16 MR. WEISLEDER: You want to tell me 17 where you live, please? I'm sorry. 18 MR. ANDERSON: Yeah, that's fine. 19 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Let's move on. 20 MR. ANDERSON: So it's 260 feet to 21 this property. 22 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We're not asking for 23 your address. 24 MR. WEISLEDER: Okay, thank you. I'm 25 sorry? Page 185 1 MR. ANDERSON: It's 260 feet from the 2 corner of the building down to this property here 3 (indicating). It's 106 feet from here to this 4 property line (indicating). And then you have the 5 depth of this lot, which is approximately -- 6 MR. WEISLEDER: Your scale below says 7 120 feet, so how are you getting more than that? 8 Something is not correct. Would you agree? 9 MR. ANDERSON: 120 feet per inch. 10 MR. WEISLEDER: Oh, per inch, okay. 11 I'm not an engineering or a roofing designer. 12 MR. ANDERSON: Yeah. 13 MR. WEISLEDER: Okay. So that's my 14 one question. My other question is the deer 15 fencing. 16 MR. ANDERSON: Yes. 17 MR. WEISLEDER: How and what impact of 18 the study has been done and how the construction is 19 going to downslope of putting in fencing and 20 disturbing the soil and other issues of the forest? 21 MR. ANDERSON: I -- 22 MR. WEISLEDER: You're installing 23 fencing. How deep are those poles going to go? 24 What is the materials, what is the structure, and 25 how is that going to affect the steep slope?