Plannng Board

City of Trenton Planning Board Conference and Public Hearing Thursday, July 28, 2022 Via Microsoft Teams or phone: 609-436-9298 The Conference ID is 412 046 968# Members in Attendance: Dan Fatton, Chair John McBride, Vice Chair Randy Baum Jamie Carpenter Markus Green Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed Anthony Santora Wanda Swiggett Charles Romanow Members Not in Attendance: Jeff Halpern Joe Harrison Staff in Attendance: Jeffrey Wilkerson, Supervising Planner Michael Kolber, Senior Planner George McGill, Planning Board Attorney Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary PUBLIC HEARING Current Planning Board Membership (as of 7/28/22) Class Term Ending Date Board Member I (Mayor’s Representative) Mayor’s Term Markus Green II (City Employee) 12/31/22 Anthony Santora III (City Council 12/31/22 Joe Harrison Representative) IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Patricia Ni’ma- Mohammed IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Randy Baum IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jeff Halpern IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Dan Fatton IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jamie Carpenter IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 John McBride ALTERNATES IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Wanda Swiggett IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Charles Romanow 1 Dan Fatton, Chair John McBride, Vice Chair Randy Baum Jamie Carpenter Markus Green Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed XAnthony Santora Wanda Swiggett - A Charles Romanow A quorum was verified and the meeting was called to order at 6:02pm by Mr. Fatton. Approve minutes of 4/14/22 with edit of Dan’s sentence inserted after the first sentence of the last paragraph Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X X Randy Baum X X Jamie Carpenter X Markus Green X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Wanda Swiggett X Charles Romanow X Mr. Kolber reported that there was “…a great turnout for the meeting last week” and he thanked the Board for participating. There will be additional meetings held for Public to comment and engage coming up. Notification to the Board will be emailed and he requested the information be shared with their networks. Item #1 21-P-537SC:537 South Clinton Avenue- TRENTON NJApplicant/Owner seeks preliminary and final site plan approval,(c) bulk variance for minimum rear yard size, and lot consolidationtoenlargeanexisting, vacant building andconvert to a restaurant.Construction will include a 410 square foot addition at the rear, a 500 square foot secondstory addition, and a 270 square foot loft space in theattic.TheSiteis located intheBusiness B ZoningDistrict and in theRoebling GatewayRedevelopment Plan Area; Location 537 South Clinton Avenue; City Tax Map: Block(s)15801, Lot(s)7,8,&9; Applicant:Jorge Chacon, 55 Endicott Road, Hamilton, NJ08690. Mr. Edward Hunter, Esq introduced the Applicant, Mr. Jorge Chacon, who was sworn in and provided an update on how long he has been the owner and what improvements he has undertaken thus far. He noted that there will be 4 employees who will be baking on premises and they will be working mostly overnight. He indicated that his plan is to use the 2 second floor for storage. The lots have been consolidated with the City by deed and Mr. Chacon can submit that deed when he files the plans for this project. Mr. Drew Pavlick, the Board’s engineer, was sworn in and testified that the Applicant resolved the parking concerns related to circulation and access to the trash enclosure. Mr. Pavlick further testified that the technical concerns, such as back-up calculations, noted in his review, were addressed by the Applicant. Mr. Michael Kolber was sworn in and presented his credentials. He was accepted as an expert in Planning before this Board. He provided testimony that the only variance required was for lot coverage and rear setback. This project is consistent with other structures in the area. There will not be any local residents affected by the project. There is not the same separation of properties expected like in a neighborhood, so the City believes the variances for the set-back and the lot coverage should be supported. The Board asked that the trees be switched out from full size Crepe Myrtle to full size shade trees and the Applicant agreed. Mr. Chacon noted that deliveries are not anticipated because supplies for the bakery are picked up from Restaurant Depot. Mr. Fatton asked if there was anyone present who wanted to speak for or against this application. With no answer from the gallery the following vote was set forth: Approve the Application with the conditions stated in testimony by Mr. Baum and Mr. Pavlick Member Aye Nay Ab- Motioned Seconded stain Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X Randy Baum X X Jamie Carpenter X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X X Wanda Swiggett X Charles Romanow X Meeting adjourned at 6:50pm Respectfully submitted Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary 3