21 2023 07 19 Planning Board Resolution PB 23 06

Site Plans (10 sheets) James A. Bash, P.E. 5/4/2023 Drainage Statement James A. Bash, P.E. May 2023 WHEREAS, representatives of the public asked questions of the witnesses and had an opportunity to offer statements regarding the application; and WHEREAS, the Board reviewed and considered the application, testimony and documents submitted therewith; and WHEREAS, the Board also considered the input of its professionals at the hearing; and NOW THEREFORE, the Board makes the following findings of fact, based upon the evidence presented at its public hearing, at which a record was made: 1. The Applicant is requesting minor site plan approval with no variances to construct three (3) pickleball courts adjacent to its tennis courts (Tennis court are covered a portion of the year by a seasonal air-supported “bubble” enclosure) in the northeastern corner of the Crestmont Country Club property. 2. The overall country club property is approximately 240 acres and the area of land proposed to be disturbed by the project is .23 acres. 3. The property is located in the R-2 Zone and is surrounded by residential neighborhoods and the Essex Fells Country Club, Pleasantdale Chateau and multiple houses of worship. 4. The proposed pickleball courts are over three hundred feet from the single-family residential properties which are also buffered by a wooded area that runs along the rear lot lines of those residential properties.