[I. ROLL CALL]
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GOOD. OKAY. BOARD MEMBERS. TONIGHT IS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REORGANIZATION MEETING FOR THE BOARD FOR 2025. SO IT FALLS TO ME TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND I'LL READ THE OPENING STATEMENT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE OF THE TIME AND PLACE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED AND SENT TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS AND SHARE.
IF YOU WOULD TAKE ROLL CALL. BATTLE HERE. BLODGETT HERE. CAMPUS HERE. HAMILTON HERE.
MONEY HERE. MATTHEWS. ROBERTS. SING. TAYLOR. TODD. HERE. GLOCKLER. HERE. KHAN. CASEY.
HERE. DARCY. PRESENT. AND RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, IF EVERYONE WOULD JOIN ME IN. SALUTE TO THE FLAG. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[III. REORGANIZATION ]
NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. SO DO WE HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE DAVE CAMP. YES. AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS? SO MOVED. SECOND. AND CHAIR, IF YOU WOULD TAKE A ROLL CALL.BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. CAMPUS. SURE. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES.
TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER. YES. AND. KHAN. YES. THANK YOU. TURN THE MEETING OVER TO YOU.
THANK YOU, KAREN, AND THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I, I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIR? I NOMINATE ARUN MANI. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS? SO MOVE SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CLOSING NOMINATIONS, I PLEASE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BATTLE. YES.
BLODGETT. YES. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD.
YES AND GLOCKLER. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, AARON. OKAY. THIS IS ALWAYS FUN.
A CALL FOR A NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY. ANYONE? YES. I NOMINATE SARAH ROBERTS FOR SECRETARY. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE NOW? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY? OKAY. MOTION TO CLOS. NOMINATIONS. SO MOVED. SECOND.
SECOND. VERY GOOD. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON. YES.
MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES AND GLOCKLER. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS, SARAH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE APPOINTMENT OF RECORDING SECRETARY. AND THAT WOULD BE DARA BELSKY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT? SO MOVED. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT.
YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER.
YES. AND CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME, DARREN. OKAY. NEXT IS THE MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS. AND THE RESOLUTION IS BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY BY THE PLANT. SORRY. LET'S START THAT AGAIN.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY THAT THE PLANNING BOARD WILL MEET IN 2025 ON THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY OF THE MONTH, AND THAT THE MONTHLY MEETING DATES OF THE BOARD ARE HEREBY SCHEDULED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES TO COMMENCE AT 7 P.M. IN THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SKILLMAN, NEW JERSEY, 08558. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND AND BE HEARD. SPECIAL WORK SESSIONS SCHEDULED PERIODICALLY WILL BE NOTICED AS REQUIRED UPON SCHEDULING, AND THIS NOTICE SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE
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OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS AND FILED WITH THE CLERK OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. THOSE DATES ARE JANUARY 27TH, FEBRUARY 10TH AND 24TH, MARCH 10TH AND 24TH. APRIL 14TH AND 28TH. MAY 12TH, JUNE 23RD, JULY 14TH AND 28TH. AUGUST 11TH AND 25TH SEPTEMBER EIGHTH, OCTOBER 13TH, NOVEMBER 10TH AND 24TH. DECEMBER 8TH AND A REORGANIZATION MEETING ON JANUARY 12TH OF 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DATES? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES.
TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER. YES. AND CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE SITE PLAN. SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETINGS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. THAT THE SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ON THE FOLLOWING DATES IN 2025 AT 8:30 A.M. VIRTUAL MEETINGS ENABLED BY ZOOM. GOV. ZOOM. DOC OF ZOOM.
GOV'T SPECIAL WORK SESSION SCHEDULED PERIODICALLY, WILL BE NOTICED AS REQUIRED UPON SCHEDULING, AND THE FOLLOWING NOTICE SHALL BE MAILED TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPERS. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND THOSE PORTIONS OF THE MEETING THAT THE APPLICANT IS BEING HEARD, AND THOSE DATES ARE FEBRUARY 4TH, MARCH 4TH, APRIL 1ST, MAY 6TH, JUNE 3RD, JULY 1ST AUGUST FIFTH, SEPTEMBER 2ND OCTOBER 7TH, NOVEMBER 20TH. I'M SORRY, NOVEMBER 4TH AND DECEMBER 2ND. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE DATES? SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND. ROLL CALL. PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES.
ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER. YES. AND CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS THE DESIGNATION OF THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR LEGAL, MUNICIPAL ADVERTISING. AND NOTICE SHALL BE THE COURIER NEWS. ALL LEGAL NOTICES TO BE PUBLISHED MUST APPEAR IN AN OFFICIAL NOTICE NEWSPAPER AS STIPULATED BY THE.
MJ, ML UL. AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COURIER NEWS? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES.
ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER. YES. AND CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU.
OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS APPOINTMENT OF SUBCOMMITTEES. AND WE WILL START WITH THE MASTER PLAN LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE UPDATE COMMITTEE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MOST MEMBERS CARRYING OVER. THAT WOULD BE MYSELF, MAYOR SINGH AL-TARIQ BATTLE. ALSO, AMY ROSENTHAL HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE WHICH COMMITTEE? BY YOU. BUT. RIGHT. BUT SHE'S WITH ZONING ON THE ZONING BOARD.
THANK YOU. APPOINTED BY ME AS IS NEW MEMBER PATRICIA TAYLOR. TODD AND GREG KAGANOVICH IS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND ALSO WOULD BE APPOINTED BY ME AS WELL. SO THAT WOULD BE THE 2025 MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE. AND NOW WE HAVE THE SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE 2024. MAKE UP OF THAT WAS MAYOR SINGH AL-TARIQ BATTLE MYSELF AND. DEBORAH PREVIOUSLY FROM 2024. SO DO WE HAVE A PERSON TO MOVE INTO THAT SPOT? PERHAPS. PAT. PAT, WOULD YOU BE OKAY WITH. THE SITE PLAN? SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE? OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT WOULD BE OUR COMMITTEE. NEXT IS THE PLANNING BOARD LIAISON TO TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN HELD BY BRIAN HAMILTON. BRIAN, INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THAT? YES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE OFFICIALLY APPOINTED. AND THEN WE HAVE THE PLANNING BOARD LIAISON TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WHO HAS BEEN ARUN MANI. ARUN, CONTINUE. YES. VERY GOOD. YOU'RE OFFICIALLY APPOINTED AS WELL. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE NEW JERSEY FEDERATION OF PLANNING OFFICIALS. RENEWAL OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. IT'S A COMBINATION MEMBERSHIP, PLANNING BOARD MEMBERSHIP, $185. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXPENSE? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON. YES.
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MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES AND GLOCKLER. YES. OKAY. NEXT IS THE[IV. APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE “LOCAL UNIT PAY-TOPLAY LAW”]
APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE LOCAL UNIT PAY TO PLAY LAW. AND THIS IS THE RESOLUTION. IT'S RESOLUTION OH ONE 2025. WHEREAS THERE EXISTS A NEED TO ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR 2025 WITHOUT A FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS AS DEFINED BY PL 2004 C 19, THE LOCAL UNIT PAY TO PLAY LAW. THE APPOINTMENT OF A PLANNING BOARD ATTORNEY, A PLANNING BOARD PLANNER, PLANNING BOARD, TRAFFIC ENGINEER, A PLANNING BOARD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND A PLANNING BOARD ENGINEER. AND WHEREAS, THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP PURCHASING AGENT HAS DETERMINED AND CERTIFIED IN WRITING THAT THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES OVER THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT IS ANTICIPATED TO EXCEED $17,500. AND WHEREAS THE NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW NJSA 40, A COLON 11 DASH ONE AUTHORIZES THE AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING, AND WHEREAS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HAS CERTIFIED THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE AFORESAID SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH IN THE 2025 TEMPORARY BUDGET, WITH PERFORMANCE OF SAID SERVICES AFTER MARCH 31ST, 2025 BEING SUBJECT TO THE TOWNSHIPS AMENDMENT OF THE 2025 TEMPORARY BUDGET AND OR ADOPTION OF THE FINAL 2025 BUDGET. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY AS FOLLOWS. THE CHAIRMAN IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECT, AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO EXECUTE A PROPER AGREEMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING. THE LAW OFFICE OF KAREN L CASEY, LLC AS PLANNING BOARD ATTORNEY. CLERK, AND HENCE AS PLANNING BOARD PLANNER. AND BY THE WAY, THE AMOUNTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY THAT. OKAY. THAT'S YOU. THE BRIGHT VIEW ENGINEERING WOULD BE APPOINTED AS PLANNING BOARD TRAFFIC ENGINEER. RICHARD BARTOLONE AS PLANNING BOARD LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AS PLANNING BOARD ENGINEER. THIS CONTRACT IS AWARDED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOR THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN THE CONTRACT AND WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING AS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW. NJSA 40 A COLON 11 DASH 51A AS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY PERSONS AUTHORIZED BY LAW. TO PRACTICE RECOGNIZED PROFESSIONS THAT ARE REGULATED BY LAW, AND BECAUSE THE SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED ARE NOT SUSCEPTIBLE OF QUANTIFYING AND BID SPECIFICATIONS, THESE CONTRACTORS HAVE COMPLETED AND FILED WITH MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AFFIDAVIT AS REQUIRED BY NJSA 19. COLON 44, A DASH 20.2 CERTIFYING THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY PROHIBITED CONTRIBUTIONS TO A CANDIDATE COMMITTEE OR MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE TOWNSHIP. A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION, THE CERTIFICATIONS OF CONTRACT VALUE, THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AFFIDAVIT, AND THE EXECUTED AGREEMENTS SHALL BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE PLANNING BOARD. A NOTICE OF THIS ACTION SHALL BE PUBLISHED ONCE IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AS REQUIRED, AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES UNDER THE TERMS OF THESE CONTRACTS, AND PAYMENT FOR THE SERVICES IS SUBJECT TO THE CERTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THAT? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES.ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES. GLOCKLER. YES. AND CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU.
[V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ]
OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS AND OR Q&A TO FIVE MINUTES. AND WHEN PROVIDING COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA OR FOR AN APPLICATION, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME. FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU PREFER NOT TO PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE ADVISE WHICH MUNICIPALITY YOU LIVE IN. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA? GOOD EVENING. WELCOME. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR. CONGRATULATIONS, SECRETARY. I SUPPOSE. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE SO MANY OF YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE PLANNING BOARD. I KNOW HOW MUCH OF YOUR PERSONAL TIME IS SPENT STUDYING APPLICATIONS AND READING THE REVIEW MEMOS, NOT TO MENTION THE TIME THAT YOU SPEND IN THESE ACTUAL PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS. ALL OF THIS TIME THAT YOU SPEND WORKING ON BEHALF OF[00:15:02]
THE COMMUNITY. A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. I HAVE VERY MUCH ENJOYED BEING A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A VOICE FIGHTING ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, I'M SADDENED THIS YEAR THAT I'M NOT SITTING UP THERE ON THE DAIS WITH YOU AS THE DECISION WAS MADE BY MAYOR SINGH TO NOT REAPPOINT ME AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, DESPITE MY CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND EXPERIENCE. AND I AM MORE THAN SURE THAT COMMITTEEWOMAN TODD WILL DO A FINE JOB, AS SHE DID BEFORE ON THE PLANNING BOARD. AND THAT'S ALSO WHY I SUPPORTED HER AND RECOMMENDED THE MAYOR OF POINT COMMITTEEWOMAN TODD TO THE MAYORAL SEAT INSTEAD, AS I ALSO BELIEVE IT INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE MAYOR TO RETAIN A SEAT ON THE BOARD DUE TO HER LIVELIHOOD AS A REALTOR IN 2025, THE PLANNING BOARD WILL BE FACING SOME CRITICAL DECISIONS REGARDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, POSSIBLE REZONING EFFORTS, AND PROJECTS LIKE VILLAGE WALK 23, ORCHARD AND KENT VIEW, AND THEY ALL HAVE THE POSSIBILITY THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY SHAPE THE FUTURE OF MONTGOMERY. AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT I WON'T BE PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS. AS A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD. HOWEVER, REST ASSURED, I WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT I THINK IS BEST FOR MONTGOMERY OF TODAY AND OF TOMORROW. AND WITH THAT, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR SERVICE THIS UPCOMING YEAR, AND I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.DEBORAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE PUBLIC? OKAY. NEXT IS THE RESOLUTION. IT'S CASE PB DASH
[VI. RESOLUTION ]
ZERO SIX DASH 24. THE APPLICANT IS PRINCETON ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES FOR BLOCK 28 006, LOT 43. IT IS 862. ROUTE 518 MINOR SITE PLAN TO CONVERT AN EXISTING 15,180 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL CENTER. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MEMORIALIZE? SO MOVED? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? VERY GOOD.
ROLL CALL PLEASE. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH. YES. YES
[VII. SUBMISSION WAIVERS ]
AND KHAN. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ITEM IS FOR SUBMISSION WAIVERS. IT'S CASE PB DASH OH 724. THE APPLICANT IS PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY. IT'S FOR BLOCK 4001.LOTS 26 AND 28 SUBMISSION WAIVERS ASSOCIATED WITH A MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION. AND FOR THE APPLICANT WE HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CHAIRMAN. BOARD MEMBERS JOE SHAPIRO FROM PORZIO.
BROMBERG NEWMAN, ON BEHALF OF PSEG, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REAPPOINTMENT AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE. AS WAS STATED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR CHECKLIST SUB SUBMISSION WAIVERS IN CONNECTION WITH A MINOR SITE PLAN APPLICATION. PSEG IS HAS SUBMITTED A MINOR SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 161 TRENT PLACE.
THAT'S BLOCK 4001, LOTS 26 AND 28 ON THE TOWNSHIP TAX MAPS. THIS IS A MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION TO ESSENTIALLY FORMALIZE THE BOUNDARIES OF LOT 26, LOT 26 IS SHOWN AS A SEPARATE TAX PARCEL. HOWEVER, THE TITLE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THERE WAS NO PERFECTION DONE MANY YEARS AGO. PSA IS A CONTRACT PURCHASER OF LOT 26. WHEN THAT WAS DISCOVERED, THAT TITLE ISSUE, WHEN THAT TITLE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED, PSEG FILED ITS MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION TO FORMALIZE LOT 26 AS A SEPARATE PARCEL SO THAT IT COULD CLOSE ON THAT PROPERTY FROM WITH THE SELLER AND THEN SUBMIT ITS SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR A NEW SUBSTATION. SO THE PROPOSAL THAT'S BEFORE THE PLANNING BOARD IS A MINOR SUBDIVISION THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
WE DID RECEIVE AN INCOMPLETENESS LETTER DATED DECEMBER 3RD, 2024 FROM THE DRC. AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT JUST REGARDING TWO OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE NOTED IN THAT CORRESPONDENCE AS BEING INCOMPLETE. THE FIRST INVOLVES A WETLANDS LOI LETTER OF INTERPRETATION, AND THE SECOND IS BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVAL. AND AS YOU'LL HEAR FROM OUR WITNESSES AND OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM PSEG, WE'RE ASKING FOR THESE WAIVERS MORE FOR A SEQUENTIAL PURPOSE THAN FOR A SUBSTANTIVE PURPOSE. PURPOSE. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE WETLANDS LOI WILL BE
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PERFORMED. AND THERE'S ALREADY BEEN WETLANDS DELINEATION WORK DONE FOR THIS PORTION OF THE PROPERTY. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PERMITTED TO SUBMIT TO THE DEP FOR A WETLANDS LOI ON A PORTION OF A PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND BECAUSE TECHNICALLY LOT 26 IS STILL PART OF LOT 28, WE'RE PREVENTED FROM MAKING THAT REQUEST. AND THAT IS A CHECKLIST ITEM. WHAT OUR PROPOSAL IS, IS FOR THIS BOARD TO WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED WITH THE MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION ONCE THAT IF THAT SUBDIVISION IS APPROVED AS PART OF THAT APPROVAL, AND YOU CAN MEMORIALIZE IT AS A CONDITION IN YOUR RESOLUTION, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO THEN PROCEED WITH THE APPLICATION FOR THE WETLANDS LOI SOLELY FOR LOT 26. BEFORE WE COULD PROCEED WITH OUR SITE PLAN APPLICATION. JUST AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, AND WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT ON THE SCREEN THERE, WE HAVE SOME REDUCED VERSIONS. WHAT YOU SEE IN YELLOW IS LOT 28.WE'RE CALLING THAT THE MOTHER LOT. THAT'S THE REMAINDER PARCEL. THAT'S 97 ACRES. THE PORTION THAT'S IN PURPLE IS THE SEVEN ACRE PARCEL, LOT 26 THAT PSG IS UNDER CONTRACT TO PURCHASE AND ULTIMATELY DEVELOP FOR A SUBSTATION. SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS EXHIBIT WHY IT'S A BIT IMPRACTICAL TO REQUEST WETLANDS WORK ON OVER 100 ACRES, WHEN PSG WILL ONLY BE ACQUIRING AND DEVELOPING SEVEN OF THOSE 100 PLUS ACRES. SIMILARLY, THE OTHER CHECKLIST ITEM INVOLVES THE BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVAL. AGAIN, SIMILAR ARGUMENT THE BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVAL. THERE'S BEEN WORK DONE ALREADY FOR THE SOILS TESTING FOR THE PORTION KNOWN AS LOT 26, BUT THAT APPROVAL WILL BE OBTAINED SOLELY FOR LOT 26, THE DRC, BECAUSE THE APPLICATION INVOLVES LOT 28 AND 26, MADE A REQUEST FOR APPROVALS FOR LOT. THE REMAINDER LOT, LOT 28. OUR REQUEST TO THIS BOARD IS THAT YOU WAIVE THIS APPLICANT FROM THAT REQUIREMENT. THERE'S NO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED FOR THE REMAINDER 97 ACRES THAT WILL BE RETAINED BY THE SELLER. OUR POSITION IS THAT THE OWNER, AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE, WHEN HE OR SHE WANTS TO DEVELOP THAT SITE OR SELLS IT FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS FOR THAT 97 ACRE PARCEL.
SO AGAIN, THOSE ARE TWO THE TWO WAIVERS THAT WE'RE SEEKING REQUEST FROM. I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO A REPRESENTATIVE OF PSG. NEIL, TO JUST AGAIN EXPLAIN IN DETAIL. I KNOW I STOLE A LITTLE BIT OF YOUR THUNDER THERE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT THESE TWO REQUESTS ARE. AND AGAIN, THEY'RE, IN OUR OPINION, MORE OF A SEQUENCING ISSUE THAN THEY ARE OF ASKING FOR A WAIVER ON A MORE PERMANENT BASIS. BUT NEIL, DID YOU WELL, DID WE SWEAR HIM IN, SIR, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM YOUR TESTIMONY THIS EVENING WILL BE TRUTHFUL. YES, I DO, AND COULD YOU SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? SURE. IT'S NEIL. NEIL. LAST NAME P P AS IN PETER I E S Z C H A L A. THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE ANY KIND OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE WITNESS OR EXPLANATION OF WHO THE WITNESS IS? THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN NEIL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BOARD AND PUBLIC, WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT POSITION WITH PSG? ANY LICENSES YOU HOLD AND HOW FAMILIAR ARE YOU FAMILIAR? ARE YOU WITH THIS PROPOSAL? OKAY, I AM A PROJECT MANAGER FOR PSG.
I'VE BEEN WITH PSG JUST ABOUT 11 YEARS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY ANY LICENSES AND I AM. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FROM, FROM, FROM THE START. WE DO HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, OUR LICENSED P HERE WITH US. BUT AGAIN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, WE'RE NOT DELVING INTO THE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS. WE'RE REQUESTING A WAIVER OF THESE TWO ITEMS TO ALLOW THE SUBDIVISION TO PROCEED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LOI WILL BE APPLIED FOR SOLELY FOR THE NEWLY CREATED LOT 26 AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH AS WELL, LEAVING THE REMAINDER LOT SEPARATE AND APART. BUT NEIL, MY EXPLANATION OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS, THAT'S YOUR UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OR DO YOU KNOW OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE WORK DONE FOR THE WETLANDS DELINEATION ON THE LOT? 26.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH THE BOARD IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST? YES. SO LOOKING AT THE SCREEN HERE, I'LL JUST GO OVER IT QUICKLY. AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY BLOCK 4001, LOT 26 AND LOT 28.
IT'S LOCATED ON TRENT TRENT PLACE, SOMERSET COUNTY 601. IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED SURFACE WITH GRASS AND VEGETATION. PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY JUST OVER 100
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ACRES IN TOTAL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE BURROUGHS LIMITED MANUFACTURING ZONE, WHERE PUBLIC UTILITY UTILITY FACILITIES ARE PERMANENT AS A CONDITIONAL USE, THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON SUBDIVIDING THAT 7.1 ACRES OUT OF THE 105 TOTAL ACRES TO SUPPORT A TO SUPPORT A FUTURE HARLINGEN CLASS H SUBSTATION PROJECT FOR PSA. GOING INTO THIS, WE DID PERFORM SOIL TESTING ON SITE. WE DID RECEIVE BOARD OF HEALTH RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE FORWARD. WE CAME IN JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO HERE WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH. THEY DID RECOMMEND TO MOVE FORWARD. WE DID PROVIDE ALSO. WE WENT OUT AND DID A SOIL BORING ANALYSIS ALONG WITH WETLAND STUDY ON OUR CURRENT PROPERTY. ALL THIS HAS HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO DATE. MOVING INTO THE ITEMS NUMBER FOUR. NUMBER FOUR, SPECIFICALLY, THE DRC RECOMMENDS THE SUBMISSION OF THE OF THE LOI APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS PURPOSES ONLY. IT'S CHECKLIST NUMBER 38. THE RECEIPT OF THE LOI FOR BOTH LOTS 26 AND 28 SHALL BE A CONDITION OF THE SUBDIVISION. SUBDIVISION APPROVAL PSA IS REQUESTING A WAIVER FOR BOTH SUBMISSION OF THE LOI APPLICATION FOR COMPLETENESS REQUIRED, AS WELL AS OBTAINING AN OFFICIAL LOI FOR BOTH LOTS 26 AND 28 AS A CONDITION OF SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION APPROVAL, WE PSA INTENDS TO SUBMIT AND OBTAIN AN LOI FOR THE LOT IN WHICH WE ARE PURCHASING PROPOSED LOT 26.01. THIS WILL BE SUBMITTED UPON THE CREATION OF THE LEGAL LOT PROPOSED LOT 26.01, AS IT WILL BE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE BUILDOUT OF THE SUBSTATION, WHICH WILL SECURE APPROVALS THROUGH THE TOWNSHIP SITE PLAN PROCESS. PSA HAS DELINEATED WETLANDS ON AND SURROUNDING LOT 26, BUT SINCE THIS LOT DOES NOT LEGALLY EXIST PER TITLE RECORDS AS AN INDIVIDUAL LOT AND LOI CANNOT BE APPLIED FOR OR OBTAINED UNTIL ITS CREATION, BECAUSE AN LOI CANNOT BE ISSUED BY THE DEP FOR A PORTION OF THE SITE UNLESS IT MEETS ITS MEETS THE CRITERIA UNDER NJAC SEVEN SEVEN, A-4.5 B3, WHICH IT DOES NOT. AND FOR NUMBER FIVE, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL BEING REQUIRED FOR BOTH PROPOSED LOTS 26.01 AND 28.01. CHECKLIST ITEM NUMBER 38. IF HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR LOT 20.1 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED, THE APPLICANT SHALL REQUEST A SUBMISSION WAIVER. PSG HAS CONDUCTED A SOIL SUITABILITY EVALUATION ON PROPOSED LOT 26.01, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHECKLIST ITEM NUMBER 38. PSG HAS NOT CONDUCTED ANY SOIL SUITABILITY EVALUATIONS ON THE REMAINING 97 ACRES. PROPOSED LOT 20.01. AS WE ARE NOT PROPOSING DEVELOPMENT ON THIS LOT, PSG IS REQUESTING A WAIVER FROM THIS ITEM AS ANY FUTURE TESTING NEEDED ON THE REMAINDER LOT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER FUTURE DEVELOPER. THANK YOU NEIL. AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE OUR PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEER HERE. IF THERE'S ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK INFORMALLY WITH THE BOARD'S ENGINEER ABOUT THIS. THESE REQUESTS. WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT IF THERE WAS ANY CONCERNS THAT WE COULD ADDRESS THEM BEFORE THIS EVENING, AND I'LL DEFER TO THE BOARD'S ENGINEER ON THAT. BUT OUR UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SIZE OF LIMITED ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL PORTION, THAT THESE SUBMISSION WAIVER REQUESTS WERE JUSTIFIED. BUT AGAIN, I'LL DEFER TO THE BOARD'S ENGINEER FOR HIS OPINION. AND AS A ONE, JUST FINAL COMMENT, THE SUBDIVISION, IF APPROVED BY THIS BOARD, OBVIOUSLY IN THE RESOLUTION, WE COULD CONFIRM THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD STILL BE OBLIGATED TO PURSUE THESE ITEMS AS PART OF ITS SITE PLAN. SO I THINK THERE'S A CONNECTION, A NEXUS THERE, AND SOME ASSURANCE THAT THE TOWN WILL HAVE THAT THIS WILL NOT GO, YOU KNOW, FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. IT'LL BE IN THE SUBDIVISION, IT'LL BE IN THE SUBDIVISION RESOLUTION, WHICH IS GOING TO BE RECORDED WITH THE SUBDIVISION DEED. SO IT'LL ALSO PUT THE PUBLIC ON NOTICE AS WELL. SO FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THESE TWO WAIVERS AND ALLOW THE MINOR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION TO PROCEED BEFORE THIS BOARD AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE DON'T GET DONUTS. IS THAT. OKAY? RAKESH? MR. CHAIRMAN, YOUR THOUGHTS, YOUR INTERPRETATION. SURE. MR. AFTER YOU'RE SWORN IN, DO YOU SWEAR OR AFFIRM YOUR TESTIMONY THIS EVENING WILL BE TRUTHFUL. I DO, THANK YOU. JUST IN CASE ANYBODY'S WONDERING. I'M GOING TO LIE OR NOT, I CAN'T. OKAY, SO THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THE APPLICANT BASICALLY REPRESENTED[00:30:05]
EVERYTHING THE WAY THAT THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED IT SO FAR. WE DID HAVE A MEETING TO DISCUSS THEIR REQUEST FOR THE WAIVERS. GIVEN THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE REPRESENTATIONS THAT THEY'VE MADE TO ME, WHICH THEY'VE REITERATED TO THE BOARD THIS EVENING, I WOULD SUPPORT THEIR WAIVERS FOR THE WETLAND DELINEATION AND FOR THE SOIL TESTING ON THE LARGER LOT. OKAY.ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. BOARD QUESTIONS.
THOUGHTS, TONY. IT APPEARS THAT IF THE SUBDIVISION OCCURS, THERE WILL BE A NARROW PIECE OF PROPERTY BETWEEN THE SUBDIVISION AND A RIGHT OF WAY THAT GOES TO THE BACK PROPERTY. THERE'LL BE A LEAVING OF A NARROW STRIP, WHICH MAY BE DIFFICULT TO USE IN THE FUTURE. IS THIS GOOD PLANNING? SO THE I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE WHAT'S ADJACENT TO THE PURPLE COLOR THAT WHITE.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TALKING TO? YOU'RE SPEAKING OF THE WHITE PORTION ON THE LEFT OF THE PURPLE COLOR. YES. BETWEEN THE PURPLE COLOR AND THE RIGHT OF WAY. EASEMENT. ISN'T THAT THE RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT ADJACENT TO IT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHERE IT SAYS LOT 25? MR. GLOCKLER ON THE LEFT, TO THE LEFT OF THE PURPLE? YEAH. THERE AND THERE. THAT'S A SEPARATE THAT'S A SEPARATE TAX PARCEL. WE'RE NOT CREATING THAT THAT EXISTS TODAY. THAT EXISTS SEPARATE FROM YOURS ALREADY. YES, SIR. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE CREATING THAT SEPARATE PIECE. NO, SIR. THAT THAT'S LOT 25 THAT EXISTS CURRENTLY. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SIR? IS IT POSSIBLE THAT. SAY IF THE WETLANDS ARE FOUND TO BE EXTENSIVE. BUT THEY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOT, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE A RIGHT TO DEVELOP AND I DON'T KNOW WOULD THEY NEED LIKE WETLAND AVERAGING OR YOU KNOW AND NOT HAVE LAND FOR IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT'S USUALLY THE, THE, THE, THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE WHEN WE DO A SUBDIVISION AND, YOU KNOW, ARE YOU CREATING SOME SORT OF A, YOU KNOW, HARDSHIP THAT SOMEONE CAN CLAIM LATER? THE GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS PROPERTY. AND WE DID I DID AS PART OF THE PROCESS MY OFFICE AND ISOBEL'S OFFICE LOOKED AT THE MAPPING, THE DEP MAPPING. THERE ARE WETLANDS TO THE SOUTH. THE CLOSEST WETLANDS, AT LEAST ON THE DEP MAPPING, ARE ABOUT 700FT SOUTH OF THAT PURPLE LOT THAT THAT'S SHOWN ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST THE DEP MAPPING. THE APPLICANT IS DOING THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION OF WETLANDS. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A MUCH MORE ACCURATE LOCATION ON THE WETLANDS THAN THAN THAT. SO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE THAT, THAT NECESSARY CONCERN. BUT LIKE THE APPLICANT REPRESENTED, SHOULD SOMEONE COME IN FOR A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT, THAT 97 ACRES, THEY'LL HAVE TO GO AND DO THE DELINEATION AND SOIL TESTING AND PROVE THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME SORT OF HARDSHIP CONDITION THAT'S CREATED IN THAT WAY, BUT THAT'S THAT'S SORT OF THE CONCERN. USUALLY WHEN YOU DO A DEVELOPMENT AND YOU DON'T REQUIRE THAT, BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IT WILL BE RECORDED ON THE IT WILL BE PART OF THE RESOLUTION. IT WILL BE RECORDED ON THE DEED THAT THE APPLICANT IS OR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT LOT IS CONTINGENT ON ON PROVING DEVELOPABILITY. SO THE BOARD ISN'T NECESSARILY CREATING A HARDSHIP IN THAT REGARD. I BELIEVE THAT'S THAT'S THE INTENTION OF THE APPLICANT EXPRESSED. WELL THAT THAT WOULD BE FOR THE YELLOW PART. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PURPLE PART. SO THE AND I'LL LET YOU GUYS ANSWER IT. YEAH. YOU GO. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. GO AHEAD. SO THE PURPLE PART IS ACTUALLY WHAT THE APPLICANT INTENDS TO DEVELOP IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR THEIR, THEIR SUBSTATION, I BELIEVE CORRECT. AND GO AHEAD. AND WE HAVE DONE THAT ANALYSIS AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT. WE JUST CAN'T MAKE THE APPLICATION TO DEP BECAUSE IT'S STILL TECHNICALLY PART OF THE LARGER PARCEL. WELL, YEAH, I, I GET THAT, BUT IF, IF, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING CHANGES YOUR PLANS AND YOU'VE GOT THIS PIECE OF LAND AND YOU SELL IT AND SOMEBODY BUYS IT FOR A HOUSE AND YOU KNOW, THEY'D THEY'D HAVE THE RIGHT TO BUILD A HOUSE THERE, EVEN IF IT'S ALL WETLANDS. RIGHT? AM I WRONG? I THINK IT'S
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IN A I DON'T AGAIN, I'LL LET KAREN AND HOPKINS COUNCIL ANSWER THAT. THAT'S MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION. BUT BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU YOU'RE CREATING AN AUTOMATIC RIGHT FOR SOMEONE TO DEVELOP A HOUSE OR ANYTHING ON THAT PROPERTY. BUT. WELL, I MEAN, SARAH, THE APPROVAL THAT THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING IS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. SO AS, AS THEIR ATTORNEY INDICATED, THAT'S A PERMITTED CONDITIONAL USE IN THAT ZONE. SO THAT'S WHAT OUR APPROVAL WILL MAKE CLEAR. IF PSG DECIDED IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BUILD THE SUBSTATION AND THEY WANTED TO SELL IT, THE PURCHASER WOULDN'T GET A FREE RIDE TO SAY, WELL, I DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS. I'M JUST GOING TO BUILD WHATEVER IS PERMITTED HERE. SO THE APPLICANT IS MAKING THAT CLEAR. I THINK IN THEIR APPLICATION. AND THE BOARD'S APPROVAL WOULD MAKE THAT CLEAR, TOO. SO THEY'RE ONLY GETTING THE SUBDIVISION FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS. IT THE SUBDIVISION WOULDN'T BE VALID IF IT WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO BE BUILT. I WOULDN'T SAY THAT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT. IF IN THE FUTURE PSG DOES NOT CONTINUE WITH THIS, THEY SELL IT FOR ANOTHER PERMITTED USE. THE APPROVAL THE BOARD IS GIVING WITH RESPECT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. REMEMBER, THE BOARD OF HEALTH LOOKS AT THIS TOO. SO THE FUTURE OWNER IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY, I DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH AGAIN. MEANING IF THEY WANT, IF A HOUSE IS PERMITTED AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE ZONING ALLOWS A HOUSE THERE, BUT IF IT DOES, THAT PURCHASER WOULD STILL NEED TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO FIND OUT. WHAT DO THEY NEED THERE? CAN THEY MANAGE WITH, I THINK, MR. SHAPIRO, YOU'RE SUGGESTING A HOLDING TANK. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. BASED ON THE SOILS RESULTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBTAINED. SO THE BOARD OF THE NEW PURCHASER WOULD STILL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH AND SAY, IS THIS ACCEPTABLE? I'M GOING TO USE THIS NOW AS A RESIDENCE. DO YOU HAVE SOME OTHER STANDARD I HAVE TO FOLLOW? SO IT'S NOT THAT THE SUBDIVISION IS NO GOOD. YEAH, BUT THE USE OF IT WITH RESPECT TO A BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVAL IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE SUITED TO WHATEVER FUTURE USE A FUTURE OWNER HAS IT. PSG DECIDES THEY CAN'T DO THE SUBSTATION. SO THE SAME THING WITH THE WETLANDS DELINEATION. OBVIOUSLY THEY WILL BE GETTING APPROVAL FROM DEP. I'M ASSUMING THAT THE DELINEATION, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE LOOKED AT AGAIN AS WELL IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND SAID, WELL, I WANT TO BUILD SOMETHING ELSE THERE. SO MAYBE THE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT, SARAH. MR. ROBERTS, IT WOULD BE THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THAT THE SOILS AND THE WETLANDS BE A CONDITION OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF EITHER OF THESE PARCELS. RIGHT. SO THE PURPLE PARCEL WHICH THEY INTEND TO DEVELOP THEIR SUBSTATION ON THE YELLOW PARCEL, WHICH HAS NO, YOU KNOW, CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED. SO WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US IS WHEN THOSE PARCELS AFTER THE SUBDIVISION, THOSE PARCELS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO THE WETLANDS AND SOILS AT THE TIME THAT THEY'RE DEVELOPED. SO EVEN THE EVEN THE SUBSTATION PARCEL ISN'T GOING TO BE DEVELOPED FOR A SUBSTATION WITHOUT THEM COMING BACK TO THIS BOARD FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL. RIGHT? CORRECT. AND JUST JUST TO ADD ON ONE OTHER ASSURANCE TO PROTECT AGAINST YOUR YOUR ISSUE, MISS ROBERTS, ABOUT THE INNOCENT PURCHASER, THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RECORDING IF THIS BOARD WERE INCLINED TO APPROVE THE SUBDIVISION, WE'RE GOING TO BE INCLUDING THAT RESOLUTION WITH THE SUBDIVISION DEED IN THE TITLE RECORDS THAT WOULD PUT A PURCHASER ON NOTICE, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CLAIM. WE HAD NO IDEA, BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION FROM THIS BOARD WILL SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THAT ISSUE, THAT BOTH THE ■WETLANDS BOARD OF HEALTH, THOSE ARE ALL APPROVALS THAT NEED TO BE SECURED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEWLY CREATED LOT. SO THE PUBLIC WILL BE ON NOTICE THAT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CLAIM A HARDSHIP OR. GRANDFATHERED IN OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. NO, NOT IN MY OPINION. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO HARDSHIP THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO WAIVE THOSE APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. OTHERWISE WE'D BE CLAIMING THE HARDSHIP. BUT WE'RE GOING THROUGH THOSE AS WELL. SO NO, THAT JUST BY, YOU KNOW, CREATING THE LOT IS REALLY THE PRECURSOR TO APPLYING FOR THOSE. THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE SORT OF CHANGING THE SEQUENCE HERE BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE REMAINING PARCEL. I, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE SEQUENCING ISSUE AND I IT'S A BAD SPOT TO BE IN AND I HOPE WE CAN HELP YOU WITH IT. I JUST AM[00:40:03]
NERVOUS ABOUT OTHER POSSIBLE FUTURE USES. UNDERSTOOD. AND THE FACT THAT IT'S NOW GOING TO BE A SMALLER PROPERTY. ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE LAND, WITH WITH THE WITH THE WETLANDS AND THE AND THE SOIL, BECAUSE IT'S NOW A SMALLER PROPERTY LIKE, YOU KNOW, SAY THERE'S LIKE A PERCENTAGE OF DEVELOPED LAND YOU CAN DO BECAUSE BECAUSE OF ONE SIZE PROPERTY IS, YOU KNOW, 97 ACRES AND THE OTHER IS MUCH SMALLER.IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE AT ALL? SO THIS IS DIVIDED. SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT HAS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY DEVELOP THEIR SUBDIVISION PLAN. BECAUSE WE HAVE ZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR LOT SIZE COVERAGE SETBACKS, WHAT HAVE YOU. SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT THE APPLICANT, I IMAGINE HAS ALREADY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THEIR THEIR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION. SO YES, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES. THOSE WOULD AFFECT WHAT YOU CAN BUILD ON THE PROPERTIES. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THE APPLICANT WOULD, WOULD REALLY CONCERN THEMSELVES WITH AT THIS TIME WHEN THEY DO THE SUBDIVISION TO MAKE SURE THAT, HEY, WE WANT TO BUILD A SUBSTATION THAT'S THIS LARGE, HAS THIS MUCH COVERAGE, YOU KNOW, WILL IT COMPLY WITH, WITH ALL THE ZONING REQUIREMENTS SO THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER? YES. BUT BUT NOT BUT NOT ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT. BUT WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR THE WAIVERS THAT THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING THIS EVENING. WETLANDS AND SOILS THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IS, IS IMPACTED BY BY THOSE THINGS. OKAY. SO KAREN, COULD YOU LAY OUT WHAT THE. WHAT THE WAIVER WOULD BE AND WHAT WE WOULD BE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE? WELL, THE APPLICANT HAS ASKED THAT THEY BE GIVEN A WAIVER OF SUBMISSION. THAT MEANS THAT THEY WOULD SUBMIT A LETTER OF INTERPRETATION FOR BOTH LOTS 26 AND 28 AS A CONDITION OF SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. AND REMEMBER, THE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION IS STILL COMING TO YOU. THIS IS JUST THE WAIVER FOR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT AS PART OF THEIR APPLICATION. WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL, THEY'RE SEEKING A WAIVER OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO SUBMIT PROOF OF THAT APPROVAL. THEY'D LIKE THAT TO BE A CONDITION OF THEIR SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S REQUIRED FOR BOTH THE LOT THEY'RE PURCHASING AND THE REMAINDER LOT, THEIR POSITION WOULD BE THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT OBVIOUSLY FOR THE REMAINDER LOT THAT WILL BE FOR THAT OWNER IN THE FUTURE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVALS. SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S A WAIVER FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS AS I'VE OUTLINED AND AS THEIR ATTORNEY HAS. AND IF THE BOARD GRANTS IT, THE NEXT THING IS YOU'LL SEE THE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A HEARING ON THEIR SUBDIVISION APPLICATION. AND THEN IF THAT'S APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WILL COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN FOR A SITE PLAN APPROVAL TO BUILD THE SUBSTATION. AND MISS CASEY, THE ONLY THING I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY REGARDING THE WETLANDS LIE THE REQUEST FOR THE WAIVER IS COMPLETE FOR LOT 28, MEANING WE'RE ASKING TO NOT REQUIRE TO NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WETLANDS. AND A WETLANDS LIE FOR THAT PARCEL EVER. OKAY.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. IT'S NOT THAT ONE IS A AND I'M GLAD YOU DID THAT BECAUSE MY THOUGHT WAS I THOUGHT YOUR PROJECT MANAGER HAD SAID YOU HAD DONE WETLANDS DELINEATION ONLY ON THE PORTION THAT WILL FALL WITHIN LOT 26, BECAUSE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE SITE PLAN APPLICATION.
OKAY. SO WE WOULD ASK TO BE THAT THE WAIVER BE GRANTED PERMANENTLY FROM THAT REQUIREMENT, NOT NOT JUST AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL, THAT THAT THE APPLICANT NOT BE HELD TO PERFORM A WETLANDS APPLICATION FOR THE 97 ACRES. IT'S NOT PURCHASING, JUST TO BE CLEAR, OKAY. BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUMMARY. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. CAN I YEAH, SURE. I KNOW THAT THIS SUBDIVISION COMES MUCH LATER. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER PART OF THE PROCESS. BUT ONCE THE SUBDIVISION, LET'S SAY IT IS APPROVED, IS THAT PERMANENT AND NOT CONDITIONAL TO THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION. AND SO GOING FORWARD, IF THERE WERE A CHANGE, THE OWNER OF THE LARGER LOT NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO WELL, THEN YOU WOULD BECOME THE OWNER OF THIS SMALLER PORTION. CORRECT. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO SELL THAT AS A AS A SMALLER LOT GOING FORWARD. CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. THE SUBDIVISION HAS TO BE PERFECTED AND CREATE A LEGAL LOT CREATED IN ORDER FOR US TO APPLY TO MAKE THE APPLICATION THAT'S REQUIRED
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OF US TO THE WETLANDS, TO THE DEP, FOR THE WETLANDS LIE. OKAY. OKAY. THERE ARE NO OTHER NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY, NOW YOU'RE SAYING THANK YOU. ROLL CALL PLEASE. BATTLE. YES. BLODGETT. YES.HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN. SINGH. YES. TAYLOR. TODD. YES.
GLOCKLER. YES. CAMPUS. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU FOR THE SUBDIVISION APPLICATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEEP THOSE LIGHTS ON FOR US, OKAY? WE'RE TRYING. OKAY. NEXT
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ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES TO THE AUGUST 12TH, 2024 REGULAR MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? SURE. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON.YES. MONEY. YES. SINGH. YES. YES. KHAN. YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DECEMBER 9TH, 2024, OUR REGULAR MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES? SO MOVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ROLL CALL PLEASE. CAMPUS. YES. HAMILTON. YES. MONEY. YES. ROBERTS. YES. SINGH.
YES. YES AND. KHAN. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. BEFORE I GO INTO FUTURE MEETINGS, I JUST WANT TO WELCOME ISABEL. ISABEL. WELCOME. ISABEL IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR PLANNER AND WILL BE AT OUR MEETINGS MOVING FORWARD CORRECTLY. CORRECT. WELCOME. THAT WAS MY FAULT, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I WAS DISTRACTING HER. YES, I GET TO JAMES. OKAY, OKAY. FUTURE MEETINGS. SHERRY, DO WE HAVE THIS 27TH OF JANUARY? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING SCHEDULED YET, BUT I WILL CANCEL IT WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THE MEETING, JUST IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. FEBRUARY 4TH. WE HAVE A SITE PLAN SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING AT 8:30 A.M, FEBRUARY 10TH AND 24TH. SO FAR, WE HAVE PLANNING BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR BOTH AT 7 P.M, AND YOU'LL LET US KNOW AS WE GO FORWARD. YES. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. AND THE TIME IS 749.
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