August 13 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 54 MR. PLOCKER: What is the slope area that you studied in the report? THE WITNESS: Well, I looked at all four cross sections of that. Looked at the northeastern side of the building, so the slopes all along the eastern side of the building. MR. PLOCKER: Let me rephrase it and I'll refer to slithers for frame of reference. I'll refer to the zoning ordinance. The zoning ordinance for this particular property says that the east face of the Watchung Mountain shall remain undisturbed from the peak of the ridge line, except utility construction shall be permitted east of the ridge line. Is the applicant proposing any disturbance to the east of the peak of the ridge line? THE WITNESS: Yes. The grading plan, there's a big knob, there's two knobs on the building. They're putting the building right on top. MR. PLOCKER: It is your testimony that Building D violates the zoning ordinance? THE WITNESS: If -- I don't know the zoning ordinance side, but if that's the zoning ordinance they're in violation, yes. MR. PLOCKER: Okay. So there's actually a line -- so it's your