August 14, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

13 (Pages 46 to 49)13 (Pages 46 to 49) Page 46 1 very good chance he'll be re-called at some point in 2 these hearings, it's likely not going to be tonight, 3 but with regard to deer fencing, my client would 4 obviously work with the -- should there be an 5 approval, would work with the township professionals 6 in using appropriate material and structure and 7 color and things of that nature. 8 MS. BENYO: Is the sole purpose of the 9 deer fencing solely to regrow the forest; there's no 10 other reason that the fence is in the settlement? 11 MR. APPEL: That's outside my 12 expertise. 13 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Can you let 14 some others and we'll come back -- 15 MS. BENYO: Sure. 16 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: -- thank you. 17 MS. BENYO: Okay. 18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Come back. Thank 19 you. 20 Welcome. State your name and spell 21 your last name for the record, please. 22 MS. PEARSON: Can you hear me? 23 Jessica Pearson, Verona. Good evening and -- 24 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Spell your last name 25 for the record, please. Page 48 1 elevation from ground level showing, so that's one, 2 but I have heard, in passing, others being asked 3 for, "This is going to be a waiver," "We have a 4 variance," "We're going to be asking for a variance 5 for access through this roadway." Could you 6 enumerate the variances that are being sought? 7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Plocker. 8 MR. PLOCKER: I could state for the 9 Board -- 10 MS. PEARSON: Thank you. 11 MR. PLOCKER: -- that the only 12 variance under the Municipal Land Use Law being 13 sought is the one for the percentage of exposure of 14 the foundations. That was just discussed and 15 testified to -- 16 MS. PEARSON: Okay. 17 MR. PLOCKER: -- by Mr. Appel. There 18 are two de minimus RSIS exceptions that would be 19 outside of Mr. Appel's expertise. 20 MS. PEARSON: Okay, but I'm asking for 21 the whole kit and caboodle, so are those the only 22 ones, three? Well, outside of his jurisdiction but 23 still de minimis -- 24 MS. McGOVERN: He doesn't -- 25 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Ms. McGovern. Page 47 1 MS. PEARSON: P-E-A-R-S-O-N. 2 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you. 3 MS. PEARSON: You're very welcome, and 4 I thank the Board for putting in so many hours on 5 this. 6 So Mr. Appel, you have asked a couple 7 of -- you mentioned in passing, but I would like to 8 know if there's ever been a formal enumeration of 9 variances being sought at least from your end and if 10 so,

. Appel, you have asked a couple 7 of -- you mentioned in passing, but I would like to 8 know if there's ever been a formal enumeration of 9 variances being sought at least from your end and if 10 so, could you please enumerate them? Variances, one 11 being the height of the -- what we were just talking 12 about -- 13 MR. APPEL: The -- 14 MS. PEARSON: -- the height of the -- 15 MR. APPEL: The only -- 16 MS. PEARSON: -- base of the building. 17 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: He can answer. 18 MR. APPEL: The -- 19 MS. PEARSON: Are the elevations 20 showing? 21 MR. APPEL: The only relief from the 22 ordinance is the exposure of the foundation. The 23 height is fully conforming -- actually, the height 24 is fully -- 25 MS. PEARSON: I was talking about the Page 49 1 MS. McGOVERN: If it's -- if it's not 2 within his purview, he doesn't have that 3 information. He's not an expert in that field. I 4 think that's the traffic side of things, is that 5 where the RSIS -- 6 MR. PLOCKER: Yeah, I believe Mr. 7 Anderson already touched on them and our traffic 8 engineer, Mr. Pehnke, will testify to those when he 9 testifies. 10 MS. PEARSON: Okay. 11 MS. McGOVERN: So RSIS is different 12 than a variance. 13 MS. PEARSON: I understand what RSIS 14 is. Thank you, though, I appreciate that. 15 The green wall shielding over the 16 garage, over the grills, will any of that green 17 material act to block the necessary ventilation 18 that's needed in some of those underground garages? 19 MR. APPEL: We -- 20 MS. PEARSON: Just curious. 21 MR. APPEL: That would be -- that 22 would be designed to balance that off. Some of the 23 garages will require mechanical ventilation. We're 24 hoping the majority of them will remain naturally 25 ventilated because we think that's a better