July 2, 2025 Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

They do not propose landscaping, but they are cleaning up the overgrowth and vegetation within the cracks of the paved area. It's going to be cleaned up by the applicant. They did submit a plan entitled Boundary and Topographic Survey dated 1-14-2025 with a revision date of 6-12-25. That revision added adjacent building heights and grade shots. The proposed height for the subject property is 34.5 feet. It is smaller than all the buildings to the north. Taking a look at lot 14, which is three properties south, it isa 2 anda half story over a garage. And the distance from the grade at the grade elevation at the garage to the peak of the building is 20 is 42.1 feet. Moving along to lot 12, it's a 2 and a half story residential dwelling. And from grade to peak, it is 37.4 feet. Moving to lot 10, it is an existing 2 and a half story residential dwelling where from grade to peak is 36 feet. On the south side, adjacent lot 5 from grade to peak is 37.6 feet, which is greater than the subject property of 34.5. Moving on to lot 4, there is a 2 and a half story building with a garage in the front where we have 33.9 feet from the grade at the garage to the roof peak. Finally, lot 3, it is a 2-story dwelling that has from finished floor 26.9 feet. Of the 6 lots that have been evaluated, 4 properties are taller than their proposed height. Two of the buildings, lot 4 and 3, which are actually more of a commercial use to the north, are 33.9 feet high and 26.9 feet high. After looking at the engineer's letter of June 30th, reviewing it other than a few things Ms. Bullock just testified about the parking variance and providing the correct lighting requirements, they agree with everything in the engineer's letter. BOARD QUESTIONS Ms. Kapferer asked to describe again the measurements that Ms. Bullock was just providing, was it from a person's driveway to the top of the structure on their property. Ms. Bullock said they have provided on the updated Boundary and Topographic Survey; they show spot shots at the location of the sidewalk. Then they show spot shots on both right and the left of the dwellings, which would be considered average grade, the grade at the property. They also calculate some finished floor elevations. And then with those three in mind, they just subtract from the average grade minus the peak to get the actual height of each

grade at the property. They also calculate some finished floor elevations. And then with those three in mind, they just subtract from the average grade minus the peak to get the actual height of each structure. PROFESSIONALS QUESTIONS Mr. Haizel asked were any of the properties that the height was cited of, were the setbacks of the properties taken into account, or was it going strictly by the building. Ms. Bullock said they went straight to the building peak. They didn't have the ability to survey each lot. They did locate them approximately with the grade shots and as seen on the map, drew a front line for the front of the house and then two sides to indicate the approximate location. Mr. Haizel asked were any of the buildings set back to the extent that the subject property building is set back. Ms. Bullock said these houses are all along the front of the property. They're all with the residential look for the properties to the south. They are set back close to the street, 35 or 40 foot setbacks. Mr. Scott asked regarding a resolution in terms of the conflict between the opposed lift and the built-in doors for the basement of the building. Is that something that's been resolved? Are those doors going to be removed and that access is going to be taken away from the building? Ms. Bullock said yes, the built in doors are proposed to be removed. It ll