n posted for this
meeting.

Members Present:

Mayor V. Nelson Vaughan, Councilman Bruce Harris,
Vincent DeNave*, John Hague, John Bitar, James Mitchell, Donna Cali-Charles,
Chairman H.H. Montague.

*arrived 7:40 p.m.

Anne Marie Rizzuto, Esq.,
attorney for the Board, was present.

Members Absent:

Alison Pignatello, Thomas Sennett, Alan Pfeil.

Revisions made to tonights agenda

Ms. Rizzuto inserted the following items in tonights
meeting agenda:

Resolution
re-approving the contract for Board Engineer Services, appointing Chas.
Holloway, P.E. of Birdsall Engineering, Inc.
Resolution
approving the contract for Charles W. Foster, Esq., as Special Counsel
to the Board

Ms. Rizzuto postponed the
Resolution for Ogden Memorial Church.� It will be re-scheduled
for one of the Board meetings in June.

Ms. Rizzuto reported that
the matter of 221 Main Street, L.L.C. Application will be adjourned
to accommodate the Mayor and Borough Councils consideration of this
application.� The next hearing for this matter will be held before
the Planning Board on June 11, 2008.

Ms. Rizzuto noted that
she has distributed copies of a memo regarding the Open Public Meetings
Act and advisory committees holding meetings that are not subject to
this Act.� This matter will be added to the Old and New Business
to be discussed later in the meeting.

Approval of Minutes

The meeting minutes of February 6, 2008 were approved
as amended.� The Executive Session Minutes of February 6, 2008
were approved as submitted.

Open to the Public

Bernie Vella, 58 North Summit Ave., expressed concern
that the meeting minutes were not being submitted and approved in a
timelier manner.

Ms. Rizzuto and Mr. DeNave
indicated that they were aware of this situation.� They have asked
the recording secretary to shorten the minutes by making bullet-point
summaries.� There is no legal requirement for Ms. Holler to go
into the full detailed minutes that she has been doing.� Hopefully
this will speed up the minutes for both the Board and the public

Reid Application 390 Main Street, Block 49 and Lot 17- Site Plan
Review

This is a continuation.

Dominic Carrino, of TM
Associates, was present as the Boards engineer for this application.

Mr. Width, attorney for
Dr. Reid, stated that at the hearing held in March, he and Dr. Reid
had received input from the Board.� The following revisions have
been made to Dr. Reids plans:

A new architect,
Janet Siegel, has been hired and has made revisions
The new building
will use the foundation of the existing building
The one side
yard, that originally was to be shortened to 5 feet, will not be shortened.�
The driveway
width will remain the same.
Five parking
spaces are being proposed for the site.
No loading
area is being proposed
A front yard
setback variance of 16.8 feet is being sought
The size of
the yard buffer in the back will be kept at 12 � feet.

Ms. Rizzuto confirmed the
following items had been submitted by Mr. Width:

Proof of publication
of the property owners notice dated 4/30/2008
An affidavit
of service which was filed with the Boards secretary
Exhibits of
A-1 and A-2 were submitted at the last hearing

Janet Siegel, the architect
for the applicant, was sworn in to testify.� Mrs. Siegel, of Siegel
Architects, Chatham, submitted her credentials.� The Board accepted
them.

Mrs. Siegel submitted the
following testimony explaining the re-designs made to the plans:

Exhibit A-3,
a photo-board showing a streetscape of Main Street
The building
will be pulled out 2 feet
The new sign
for the dental practice will go in the same location as the existing
sign
Photos showing
the buffer in the back
The proposed
lighting for the site will be reviewed

Mrs. Siegel noted that
many of the houses on Main Street, that are now businesses, were constructed
circa 1920s.� She took that into consideration, as well as the
Boroughs zoning requirements, when she re-designed the plans.�
Mrs. Siegel distributed photos of houses by mail by Sears Roebuck
in the early 1900s.� She submitted Exhibit A-4, an over-lay placed
over the engineering plans of the proposed structure. This exhibit
will show how the scale of the new proposed building fits with what
currently exists.

Mrs. Siegel reviewed the
new proposed design:

The first
floor will measure 774 sq. ft.
The second
floor will measure 391 sq. ft.
The FAR for
the entire new structure will be 1,165 sq. ft.
All the wood
framing from the deck flooring up will be removed
A crawlspace
will be constructed.�
The addition
will extend 5 feet towards the east, the driveway side, and 2 feet to
the front.
The ramp,
starting at the back, will have a railing directly on the side, protecting
visitors from traffic from the driveway
The ramp will
be done in masonry
The foundation
of the building will be brick
For visitors
entering the building on foot from Main Street will step up 3 risers
The front
view of the building will not have a ramp or railing
A rear door
exit, level with the parking lot, will remain
An open staircase
will go up to the second floor

Mr. Montague expressed
concern that the new parking lot dimensions would allow a vehicle enough
room to park in the front.� Mrs. Siegel explained the proposed
dimensions of the driveway would allow a vehicle entering and a vehicle
leaving the parking lot, at the same time to safely maneuver pass each
other.� Mr. Montague asked that a no parking sign be installed
at the front of the driveway.

Mrs. Siegel testified that
the proposed second floor will consist of: