1 state of new jersey county of bergen borough of elmwood park

1 state of new jersey county of bergen borough of elmwood park

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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
COUNTY OF BERGEN
BOROUGH OF ELMWOOD PARK
PLANNING BOARD
IN RE:
MATTERS AND DECISIONS RENDERED
ON
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2011
APRIL 13, 2011
Municipal Building
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407
Commencing at 8:02 pm
B E F O R E:
THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE BOROUGH OF
ELMWOOD PARK.
P R E S E N T:
RONALD P. VICARI, Chairman
LAWRENCE CASTIGLIA, Councilman,
Vice Chairman
JOHN ADAMO, Bd. Secretary
MAYOR RICHARD A. MOLA
HARRY DECKER, Member
EUGENE LEONE, Member
CLAUDIA ROSS, Member
GISELLE DIAZ, Bd. Engineer
HAROLD P. COOK, III, ESQ., Bd. Atty.
JOSEPH NATALE, C.S.R.
30 Cedar Island Drive
Brick, New Jersey 08723
(732)477-6710
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I N D E X
APPLICANT
DISPOSITION
PAGE
Withdrawn
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AGENDA:
DI MARCO (P10-005)
BUSINESS C.O. APPLICATIONS
HORIZON EQUITIES
(08-076)
Dismissed
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BISCAMP (B11-008)
Granted
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ESTATE OF JOAN FABIAN
(B11-016)
Granted
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RESOLUTION:
ALFRED SANZARI (B11-006)
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DISCUSSION ITEM:
New Jersey ROW Billboard
Replacements
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THE CHAIRMAN: The regularly scheduled work
session of Elmwood Park Planning Board is called to
order.
This meeting is being held in compliance
with the Open Public Meetings Act.
Whereupon roll call is taken.
Roll call: Present were Members Vicari,
Ross, Mayor Mola, Leone, Decker, Councilman Castiglia
and Adamo; Members Chirdo, Kaplan and Fuenning were
absent.
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The Chairman announced the matter of Ciro
and Agnes DiMarco (P10-005) has been withdrawn by the
applicant.
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NEW JERSEY ROW BILLBOARD REPLACEMENTS
PREMISES AFFECTED: Block 324, Lot 1.
PURPOSE: Request for Section 31(a) Advisory Hearing.
JENNIFER M. KNARICH, ESQ., (Price, Meese,
Esqs.), appeared with regard to Discussion Item: New
Jersey ROW Billboard, and requested an adjournment of
same, and this is being carried to the May, 2011
meeting, and Ms. Knarich also waived any time
constraints.
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HORIZON EQUITIES, LLC (B08-076)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 133 Broadway, Block 112, Lot 2.
TENANT: Tufan Sagmal - Furniture Store.
At this time, the matter was called and no
one appeared.
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LINDA BISCAMP (B11-008)
(GRANTED)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 278 Broadway, Block 303, Lot 7.
TENANT: Allan Nazario - Office.
ALLAN NAZARIO 271 Warburton Avenue,
Hawthorne, New Jersey, sworn.
TARA FURBECK, sworn.
Ms. Furbeck testified Mr. Nazario is a
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prospective second floor tenant, who operates an
on-line Internet business, selling t-shirts, pens,
pads, etc, run solely by Mr. Nazario. She testified
the previous tenant was an attorney with one vehicle.
Mr. Nazario testified he will only have
one vehicle which will be parked in assigned employee
parking and no walk-in traffic, nor will there be
overnight parking.
After further discussion and questions by
the Board, the Chairman opened the meeting to the
public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public
portion.
Ms. Ross made a motion to approve,
seconded by Mr. Leone.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor of
motion.
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ESTATE OF JOAN FABIAN (B11-016)
(GRANTED)
PREMISES AFFECTED: 271-273 Market Street, Block 1012,
Lot 11.
TENANT: Adem Unal - phone cards, novelties,
sunglasses.
ROBERT FABIAN, 32 Rosenbrook Drive,
Lincoln Park, New Jersey, sworn.
ADEM UNAL, 57 Franklin Street, Elmwood
Park, New Jersey, sworn.
Mr. Fabian they are applying to have a new
tenant occupy the subject premises. He testified the
previous tenant was a uniform distributor of uniform
shirts, jackets, etc., and he didn't believe there was
any walk-in traffic. The proposed tenant is a
distributor of sundry items like sunglasses and other
associated novelties, wholesale, only, with no walk-in
traffic.
Mr. Unal testified they do not have trucks
and either receive deliveries by UPS or they pick up
themselves. He testified he utilizes a van and he
personally makes deliveries. He testified there will
be nothing stored of a flammable nature. He testified
he would also handle common over-the-counter
medications such as Advil, Tylenol. He testified there
will not be any "adult" type novelties.
The Chairman suggested this be done by
resolution and the applicant agreed. In sum, the
applicant will be selling his own private label phone
cards, sunglasses, novelties (nothing flammable or of
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a sexual orientation) medications pre-packaged and not
breaking down the packages, all being performed via
Internet and deliveries by personal van with an
occasional common carrier, no tractor trailers, one
employee, hours of operation are Monday through Friday
9-5, no walk-in traffic/not open to the public and the
applicant agreed to use one vehicle only for work and
that same vehicle will be used in the course of
deliveries rather than leaving a second vehicle, i.e.,
a personal car.
After further discussion and questioning
by the Board, the Chairman opened the meeting to the
public. Hearing no one, the Chairman closed the public
portion.
Mayor Mola made a motion to approve the
application with all the agreed to stipulations,
seconded by Councilman Castiglia.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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Councilman Castiglia made a motion to
accept the Resolution in the matter of ALFRED SANZARI
(B11-006), seconded by Mr. Leone.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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Mr. Leone made a motion to approve the
minutes of the January 9, 2011 minutes, seconded by
Mayor Mola.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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Mayor Mola made a motion to approve the
minutes of the January 12, 2011 meeting, seconded by
Councilman Castiglia.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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Ms. Ross made a motion to approve the
minutes of the March 2, 2011 meeting, seconded by Mr.
Leone.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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Ms. Ross made a motion to approve the
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minutes of the March 9, 2011 meeting, seconded by
Councilman Castiglia.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor; Mr.
Leone abstained.
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Mayor Mola made a motion to dismiss,
without prejudice, the matter of HORIZON EQUITIES, LLC
(B08-076), seconded by Ms. Ross.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
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There being no further matters before the
Board, Councilman Castiglia made a motion to adjourn,
seconded by Mr. Leone.
Roll call vote: All voted in favor.
The Chairman adjourned the meeting.
JOHN ADAMO, Board Secretary