BOROUGH OF WEST CAPE MAY
PLANNING-ZONING BOARD
REGULAR MEETING – September 9, 2008

The Regular Meeting of the Borough of West Cape May Planning-Zoning Board, held at the Municipal Building, 732 Broadway, was called to order by Vice-Chairperson O’Neill at 7:00 PM.  After reading the Open Public Meetings Act of 1975 he led all present in the flag salute.

ROLL CALL:
Members:                                           
              Doris Jacobsen          present               Dick Rigby                present (7:13 PM)
              Art Joblin                  absent                Chris Shriver             present
              Pam Kaithern            present               Chris Wood               present (7:08 PM)
              Gary Novak              absent              Alternates:                  
              Kevin O’Neill           present               Mark Kulkowitz        present
              Diane Rea                 present               Archie Garnett          present
                                   
Also Present:               Brock Russell, Esq., Board Solicitor
                                    Ray Roberts, P.E., Board Engineer
                                    Elaine Wallace, Recording Secretary

Minutes - On motion of Chris Shriver, seconded by Doris Jacobsen the minutes of the August 12, 2008 meeting were approved on roll call vote as follows: Rea, Rigby, Shriver, and Garnett abstained, all remaining members voted in the affirmative.

Wilbraham Mansion Application:  At the request of the applicant, the hearing was adjourned until Tuesday, October 7, at 7:00 PM.

New Application Daniel D. and Anne E. McIlroy, Application 05-08, Block 52, Lot 29, 226 Sixth Avenue:  Daniel and Anne McIlroy of 23 Old Post Lane, Levitz, Pennsylvania were sworn in by Solicitor Russell.  Mr. McIlroy stated he and his wife are planning a second story addition and several conditions were discovered during the process that require variances.  Next, he answered the questions that were in the engineer’s report.  Board Engineer Ray Roberts explained that all the variances being sought are preexisting.  Mr. Roberts explained he needed to know the number of bedrooms when completed in order to determine how many parking spaces will be needed.  Since the house will have 3 bedrooms, 2 parking spaces are needed.  The applicants made a copy of a revised site plan, marked exhibit 1, showing enough room for 3 parking spaces and proposed landscaping.  Pam Kaithern asked the applicants to review the Borough’s landscaping ordinance and select as many native species as possible; the plan submitted showed several non-native trees and shrubs.

Vice-Chairperson O’Neill opened the pubic hearing.  When no one wished to speak, the public hearing was closed and Chris Shriver made a motion to approved the application.  Mark Kulkowitz seconded the motion which was carried unanimous on roll call vote.

Ordinance 417-08:  Pam Kaithern reviewed the changes from Ordinance 404-07, which were made to conform with the newest COAH regulations.  The main change was  decreasing the deed restriction from 30 years to 10 years and including language for moderate income families, previously only low income was included.  Chris Wood made a motion finding the ordinance consistent with the Master Plan.  Chris Shriver seconded the motion which was carried unanimously on roll call vote.

PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR:  No one from the public wished to speak.

ADJOURNMENT:  On motion of Mark Kulkowitz, seconded by Dick Rigby, and carried by unanimous voice vote, the regular meeting was adjourned at 7:39 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Elaine L. Wallace
Recording Secretary