22 2024 11 21 Zoning Board of Adjustment Resolution ZB 24 07

FINAL (Revised) — V1 —11.20.24 impact of the project. 17. On questioning by members of the Board, Mr. Bash testified that appropriate height vegetation could be planted for screening purposes. 18. On questioning by Kevin Malanga, a member of the public, Mr. Bash testified that the home would have an electric central HVAC unit located at the ground level. Mr. McDonough’s Testimony 19. | Mr. McDonough was duly sworn according to law, provided his credentials, and was accepted by the Board as an expert in the field of professional planning. 20. Mr. McDonough testified that: (i) the Property is 146.7 acres; (ii) the modular building of roughly 1,200 square feet is being placed in the corner of an existing parking lot and is nicely positioned so that it will not impede circulation or necessary parking; (iii) the proposed building is well buffered from Eagle Rock Avenue, with substantial mature vegetation up to the edge of the building; (iv) the nearest homes are 400-ft away from the proposed building; (v) this provides for a variety and location of land uses in appropriate places; (vi) the Applicant can add planters in front; (vii) it will meet all applicable building codes; (viii) the seven overflow parking spaces taken up by the building can be easily managed; (ix) this is a retrofit of an existing developed space that complements the site; (x) the proposal furthers purposes in subsections ‘a’, “g’, and ‘m’ of Section 2 of the Municipal Land Use Law and is consistent with the character of the zone and the master plan. 21. On questioning by members of the Board and the public, Mr. McDonough testified that no trees are being taken down as part of this proposal. 22. No members of the Public, except as described above, objected to the Applicant's proposal or asked questions of Applicant’s witnesses.