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BOA Mtg Minutes Nov 21, 2017 Pg #2 . . OPEN PORTIOIV Chairman Prcela called the meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals to order. We have a revised agenda to include three items instead of two. Just as a note of order so everybody understands, we have a quorum with three members but our rules require the affirmative vote of all three of us for any official action. OATH Chairman Prcela stated that anyone wishing to speak must be sworn in, administering the oath to the Board Members, Applicants and Appellants and asked anyone wishing to speak to state their name and address for the record. Dustin Keenev, P.E., CPESC, with Polaris Engineering &. Surveying introduced himself. Thomas Jones, Real Estate Consultant wit12 Artis Senior Living introduced himself. Chairman Prcela turned the floor over to the applicant. Dustin Keeney begins with proposed building and parking site plan. We submitted a month ago with virtually the same layout, same parking configuration and the same building but it was shifted further to the south. The way it was originally submitted, it did comply with the 10' side parking setback and the 30' building setback. A couple days after the submittal, we got a message from John who reviewed it from a staff perspective and thought this is one of those situations where moving things to the north would actually be a benefit possibly to save a cluster of trees along the south property line between the soccer fields and the proposed building and the proposed parking. Mr. Cappello states, the soccer fields are to the south. The north is Village owned property that we bought from Mt. Sinai Cemetery years ago. We own both sides, north & south. Directly across the street is Altercare and Mr. Kinnaird is to the east. To the north used to be the Lazzaro property that the Village bought and consolidated it with that parcel. Dustin Keeney said, shifting the building to the north is basically why we're here. There was 100' side building setback adjacent to the residentia] and we're just a shade over 75' and for the sake of the parking, it's a 60' parking setback and we're right at 35', so we need the 25' variance to be able to shift things. Mr. Marrelli said, if you go back into history, the plan before this was multiple buildings and they were within 10' of that north property line with a variance. We looked at it and thought maybe the building could be better centered on that property and then framed with woods which I think this accomplishes. Initially I asked them to look at 50 feet, but that would have put the parking out of the picture. We settled on 25 feet and we'll be able to keep a strand of trees on that south side which helps us with the soccer fields and helps Mr. Kinnaiid with his view towards Progressive's 5-story buildings.