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Supporting Documentation · Mar 12, 2025

2 5 25 WO PB Draft Minutes

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12 • Mayor McCartney asked can the system handle the capacity. Ms. Bullock said she can’t answer that now, she would have to know what the components are. • Mr. Klein asked did you measure the site distance or did you just draw a site triangle line on the paper. Ms. Bullock said the site triangle distance for the west side is 335 feet and it goes into the intersection of the oncoming traffic line, whereas the site triangle on the north side extends 390 feet, so it’s calculated per the NJDOT requirements and standard traffic procedures. • Mr. Klein asked are you able to see that far with the curvature of the road and obstruction in between. Ms. Bullock said yes, what she has to look at is the site triangle distance that is in front of the property and knowing that the sidewalk is clear, knowing that the trees are going to be removed, knowing that the site sign is going to be behind the site triangle. The intention is that no one is to construct anything within this site triangle distance on the property or on the front that would obstruct the view. • Mr. Klein asked, can you talk about the driveway and the sidewalk across the driveway; do you have a full-height curb. Ms. Bullock said the curb is going to act as on a concrete apron, it’s going to be defined to delineate the area of the entryway and between the depressed curb will come up to a full-face curb as it gets into the tangent into the curb on the site where this concrete apron will come from its flushed level to standard, 4-6 inches, and that’s where the full-face curb will begin. • Mr. Klein asked if they needed handicap accessible ramps or detectable warnings on either side. Ms. Bullock said no they do not. • Mr. Klein asked, can you do some sort of shared parking analysis to show that however many cars are going to be there for the residents, how many are going to leave during the day as the office becomes populated, maybe there is a way to take out a couple of parking spaces so that you could put in some landscaping. Ms. Bullock said she cannot; the traffic engineer would look at the low times of the day, the maximum trips per day, and would do an analysis from Monday through Sunday all day long and they can provide that documentation. In terms of the driveway islands, she thinks more parking onsite would be needed just because of the uncertainties of when residents would have guests over • Mr.

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d they can provide that documentation. In terms of the driveway islands, she thinks more parking onsite would be needed just because of the uncertainties of when residents would have guests over • Mr. Klein asked, if you are going to put the trash cans out at the curb on pickup day where do you store them in the building. Ms. Bullock said there’s an interior storage unit at the side of the building. It blends into the landscaping on the side of the building. • Chairman Bagoff asked has anyone investigated the storm water management system. Ms. Bullock said no but the intention is that they ae going to clean everything out They are going to do whatever they can to make sure that whatever clog that may be there now, they will clean it out and have it function as its original intention. • Chairman Bagoff asked, the buildings contiguous to the site, 170 and 176, also seem to have trees on their site that may interfere with the site lines, has anyone evaluated those trees. Ms. Bullock said no but they can see if there’s anything in the way of the site triangle through an overlay on some aerials, or look at some photos, or have the client go out to the site. • Mr. Cardoza asked, for the sidewalk along the walkway by the parking, did you discuss the overgrowth of the vines, some of it looks like it might spill into the parking lot. Ms. Bullock said the intent is that everything will be completely cleared out. If there are weeds overgrowing through cracks on the sidewalks, if there’s vines that overhang through the fences, all of that will be taken care of. • Mr. Cardoza asked, for the EV spot why did you pick that particular spot. Mr. Cox said that the fire chief wanted it to be as far away from the building and close to the curb as possible because once the battery catches on fire, it’s very hard for them to battle it.

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