MINUTES
OF ZONING HEARING BOARD MEETING
The zoning
hearing board of Palmer
Township met on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at 7:30 P.M. in the Palmer Memorial
Library, One Weller Place,
to hear the following appeals. In
attendance were Nicholas Noel III, zoning board solicitor, Charles Roseberry,
board chairman, board members Cherie Kavanaugh and Daniel Caravetta, and Robert
Gibbons alternate, John A. Embardino, zoning officer, and court reporter Ted
Rewak
A motion was made by Cherie Kavanaugh to
approve the minutes of the December 5, 2006 zoning hearings. This motion was seconded by Charles
Roseberry, with all in favor.
A motion was made by Cherie Kavanaugh,
seconded by Daniel Caravetta, with all in favor, to reappoint Charles Roseberry
as chairman of the zoning hearing board for year 2007.
A motion was made by Charles Roseberry,
seconded by Daniel Caravetta, with all in favor, to approve a resolution to
appoint Attorney Nicholas Noel, III, of the Law Firm of Noel, Kovacs &
McGuire as solicitor for the zoning hearing board at an hourly rate of $115.00
for partners and $80.00 per hour for paralegal.
07-01
7:30 p.m.
Arthur Jones, 39 Country Side Court, is seeking relief from required
rear yard setbacks for a covered patio pursuant to section 190-194 B (4)
(b). These premises are located in a
Planned Residential Development (PRD) in an (MDR) Medium Density zoning district.
WITNESSES. ARTHUR AND LOLITA JONES.
ACTION:
A MOTION WAS MADE BY DANIEL CARAVETTA TO GRANT PARTIAL RELIEF OF A ROOF INTO
THE REAR YARD SETBACK REQUIREMENT. THE
ROOF IS TO EXTEND NO FURTHER THAN 12
FEET FROM THE REAR OF THE HOME WITH A MAXIMUM SIZE BEING 12 FEET DEEP BY 16
FEET WIDE, AND TO
ALLOW THE PATIO THAT IT COVERS TO BE OPENED SIDED OR SCREEN ENCLOSED. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY CHERIE KAVANAUGH,
WITH ALL IN AGREEMENT.
07-02
7:40 p.m.
Jeffrey Coleman and Helena Coleman, owner of 3601 Nazareth Road,
represented by Gary Neil Asteak, Esquire, is
presenting a challenge to the zoning officer’s interpretation of sections 190-122,
and specifically 190-122 O and 190-122 R to seek relief to lease a portion of
Northwood Corner as a Hertz Rent-a-Car business. These premises are located in a Planned
Industrial Commercial (PIC)
zoning district.
THIS HEARING WAS CANCELLED AT THE REQUEST
OF THE APPLICANTS THEREFOR; NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THIS REQUEST.
Having no further business to discuss, the
hearing was adjourned.
John A. Embardino
Zoning Officer