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PLANNING , from Page 1 ing member , only those members can vote and make motions ... We had a little mix-up , so I just wanted to straighten it out so everyone ’ s aware of it ,” Marinelli said .
During roll call , board secretary Robin Ripa noted that there were only four regular members — Marinelli , Michael Messina , Michael Pullia and Ralph Capaccio — in attendance , while three alternates — Jonathan Baske , William Brinkerhoff and James Matro — were also present . Board Solicitor Joseph P . Mc- Groarty said that all three alternates would be used as voting members .
“ You just can ’ t go above nine . You can ’ t have 11 people voting . If you have four regulars , you can have up to five alternates ,” Mc-
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Groarty said . Once the business of the meeting began , there was one matter before the board : Application No . 9-21PB , submitted by Dominic Mascioli and Brandon Raso . The applicants were seeking a minor subdivision at 640 and 650 Pleasant Mills Rd ., Block 4902 / Lots 1 & 2 / Zone AP .
The applicants requested a change of lot lines between the two properties , as well as any variances that are needed .
Both applicants were present , as was David Scheidegg of Schaeffer Nassar Scheidegg Consulting Engineers , LLC . Scheidegg discussed the application . “ We ’ re looking for a lot-line readjustment . Two properties are in question : Block 4902 / Lot 1 , which is a larger parcel ; it is 650 Pleasant Mills Rd ., and is owned by Brandon Raso , and it is 9.61 acres in size . The other parcel that ’ s part of this is 4902 / Lot 2 , Dominic Mascioli , 640 Pleasant Mills Rd . That parcel is presently 0.43 acres in size ,” Scheidegg said .
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Scheidegg said that the applicants would like to take an area “ from the Raso property and transfer it to the Mascioli property .”
“ That ’ s the entire application . Basically , there ’ s no new lots . There is no new development ; no new houses . It ’ s strictly for the transfer of land ,” Scheidegg said .
Scheidegg said that Mascioli currently uses the area in question as his backyard .
“ He has a very small , uniquely shaped property . He had no real backyard area , and he uses that as his backyard . It is not a vital piece of the Raso property , insofar as it is hidden behind a large hedgerow of trees , and it ’ s not regularly used by that owner . What we ’ d like to do is to take the properties the way they ’ re used now and create subdivision lines so that whoever is using the property is owning the property ,” Scheidegg said .
Scheidegg said that the applicants had previously submitted an application to the Pinelands Commission and received a Certificate of Filing on November 17 , 2020 .
“ They granted approval for this transfer of ownership ,” Scheidegg said .
Scheidegg noted that the parcels are located in the Agricultural Production ( AP ) zone “ which doesn ’ t have the bulk and setback requirements that you have in other zones in the town .”
“ There ’ s no lot width requirements . There ’ s no lot coverage requirements . There ’ s no front yard setback requirements , no rear yard setback requirements , no side yard setback requirements . It ’ s pretty much an open area ,” Scheidegg said .
Scheidegg said that town professionals have required a lot area variance for the Mascioli property .
“ Once he gets the additional piece of land , which is 13,715 square feet , it will only be 0.75 acres in size . We don ’ t think that that is an area variance ... however , we ’ ve advertised for it , and we are asking for that variance this evening ,” Scheidegg said .
During his report , board engineer William Loughney , of Adams , Rehmann and Heggan Associates , concurred with Scheidegg .
“ Increasing the lot size will make it less non-conforming , thus improving the situation ,” Loughney said .
There was another variance indicated in the letter from the professionals , Scheidegg said , which was for “ front yard setback for the pole barn .”
“ The Raso property has a single-family dwelling , it has blueberries in the rear and it has a metal pole barn ,” Scheidegg said .
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