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Fair Lawn NJ, Firefighters from Fair Lawn Fire Company #2 responded with their ladder truck to the Fair Lawn DPW complex on Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn on Thursday morning, 10/20, to rescue three (3) cell phone tower technicians who became trapped in a malfunctioning aerial lift. No injuries were reported in the incident. Continue reading Fair Lawn Firefighters Rescue Three cell Phone Tower Technicians
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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AGENDA
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
Call to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Statement required by the Open Public Meeting Act “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in the Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including date and time of this meeting”.
Please note: A curfew of 11:00 PM is strictly adhered to by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood. No new matter involving an Applicant will be started after 10:30 PM. At 10:00 PM the Chairman will make a determination and advise Applicants as to whether they will be heard. If an Applicant cannot be heard because of the lateness of the hour, the matter will be carried over to a future meeting to be determined by the Board at 10:00 PM.
Roll call
Approval of minutes: September 12, 2107
Non-agenda items:
Board member comments
Members of the public comments
Public hearings
Old Business:
657 RIDGEWOOD LLC – Review revised landscape plan as per Resolution, at 657 Franklin Turnpike, Block 4703, Lot 14, in an OB-2 zone.
NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC – An application to amend the Resolution approving a temporary 75 foot pole with antennas at the top and related equipment at the base of the pole to extend the time of removal from January 10, 2018 to June 30, 2018 at 490 Route 17, Block 4703, Lot 11, in an OB-2 zone.
309 WESTGATE ASSOCIATES, LLC – An application to permit the construction of a new single family residence on a nonconforming lot located upon a steep slope
at 309 Westgate Road, Block 2808, Lot13, in an R-125 zone. (Continued from October 24, 2017)
AGENDA – CONTINUATION December 12, 2017
New Business:
KIM HEKIMIAN – An application to permit a second floor addition and stone patio which will result in a front yard setback of 34.7 feet to the porch, where 40 feet is required and a side yard setback of 6.5 feet, where 10 feet is required at 255 North Walnut Street, Block 1920, Lot 1, in an R-2 zone.
Resolution memorialization: Kleimann, 224 S. Van Dien
Licitra/Douglass, 584 Cliff Street
Discussion
Adjournment
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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JULY 12, 2017
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
NONE
8. Swearing-in of Police Sergeant Salvatore D’Amico
9. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
10. Village Manager’s Report
11. Village Council Reports
12. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
3606 – Water Capital Ordinance ($1,600,000) – Purchase of Elks Club Property
13. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
17-197 Award Contract – Lafayette Reservoir Improvements
17-198 Award Contract – Polyphosphate Pumps for Corrosion Control
17-199 Award Professional Services Contract – Cedar Hill Reservoir Improvements
17-200 Amend 2017 Water Capital Budget
17-201 Authorize Lease of Property for Co-Location of Wireless Telecommunications Antennas
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3607 – Blue Collar Union Salary Ordinance
3608 – White Collar Union Salary Ordinance
3609 – Amend Chapter 145 Fees – Establish Fees for Tree Protection
3610 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – No Stopping on Portion of West Ridgewood Avenue
3611 – Enact Title 39 on All Public School Properties
3612 – Unlawful Enrollment of Students in Ridgewood Public Schools
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3601 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Upper Boulevard and Glenwood Road
3602 – Amend Chapter 222 – Power Tools, Landscaping, and Yard Maintenance Equipment
3603 – Authorize Special Emergency Appropriation – Master Plan Revision ($250,000)
3604 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Hours for Closure of Clinton Avenue to Through Traffic
3605 – Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs
17. RESOLUTIONS
17-202 Title 59 Approval – Police Handguns and Magazines
17-203 Award Contract – Police Handguns and Magazines
17-204 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ammunition for Police Handguns
17-205 Award Contract Under State Contract – Holsters for Handguns
17-206 Award Contract Under State Contract – Tires
17-207 Award Contract Under State Contract – Lifts and Support Stands – Fleet Services
17-208 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Front End Loaders with Snowplows
17-209 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Two Sanitation Trucks with Snowplows
17-210 Award Professional Services Contract – Feasibility Study for 240 Car Parking Garage
17-211 Title 59 Approval – Paint Curbs Yellow
17-212 Authorize Additional Funding for Special Attorney for RCRD Lawsuit (NTE $100,000)
17-213 Approve Major Soil Moving Permit – 240 Associates – Chestnut Village
17-214 Declare Fire Department Property Surplus
17-215 Appoint Members to Schedler Park Ad Hoc Committee
17-216 Endorse Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Application – The James Rose Center
17-217 Appoint Clean Communities Coordinator
17-218 Appoint Recycling Program Coordinator
17-219 Authorize Release of Cash Bond – Capital One Bank
17-220 Accept Donation from Ridgewood Board of Education for Stigma Free Initiative
17-221 Award Contract – Central Valet Services
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Resolution to go into Closed Session
20. Closed Session
A. Sale of Property – Barrington Road
21. Adjournment
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
AGENDA
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
Call to order
Pledge of Allegiance
Statement required by the Open Public Meeting Act “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin board in the Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record and by submission to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including date and time of this meeting”.
Please note: A curfew of 11:00 PM is strictly adhered to by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Village of Ridgewood. No new matter involving an Applicant will be started after 10:30 PM. At 10:00 PM the Chairman will make a determination and advise Applicants as to whether they will be heard. If an Applicant cannot be heard because of the lateness of the hour, the matter will be carried over to a future meeting to be determined by the Board at 10:00 PM.
Roll call
Approval of minutes
Non-agenda items:
Board member comments
Members of the public comments
Discussion: Franco, 143 Circle Avenue – revised site plan
Public hearings
Old Business:
CHANGLONG HUNG – An application to widen the driveway which will result in a driveway width of 21 feet where 12 feet is the maximum permitted at 235 Brookside Avenue, Block 4107, Lot 8, in an R-2 Zone. (Continued from June 14, 2016) (Carried from August 9, 2016)
VERIZON WIRELESS, 6 S. MONROE – Whispering Woods hearing – Proposed wireless communications facility amended to provide that antennas be placed inside of the existing steeple behind RF friendly material. (Carried from August 9, 2016)
AGENDA – CONTINUATION pg. 2 August 23, 2016
210 S. Broad Street LLC – An application to permit development for a medical office building which will result in side yard setbacks varying between 0 feet and 12 feet, where 0 feet or 12 feet is required; a floor area ratio of 54%, where 45% is the maximum permitted; coverage by improvements of 94%, where 90% is the maximum permitted; maximum illumination level at residential boundary of 0.5 to 1.0 foot-candle, where 0.1 foot-candle is allowed; 8 parking spaces proposed, where 30 parking spaces is minimum required; setback for parking area from side and rear lot lines varying from 0 feet to 4.5 feet, where 5 feet is the minimum required and setback for driveway from residential zone of 0 feet, where 10 feet is the minimum required at 210 South Broad Street, Block 3905, Lot 7, in a B-2 zone. (Continued from February 9, 2016) (Carried from June 28, 2016)
Resolution memorialization:
Discussion
Adjournment
‘Micro site’ antennas proposed to close cellphone coverage gaps in Ridgewood
AUGUST 28, 2014 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014, 1:57 PM
BY JODI WEINBERGER
A radio frequency engineer for Verizon Wireless said a gap in data coverage affects more than 4,000 people in the village.
The telecommunications company is asking for a use and height variance from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to build a “micro site” antenna on the top of the steeple at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 S. Monroe St., said engineer Glenn Pierson.
The antenna, which is not permitted in a residential zone, would bring the total height of the building to 83 feet where 30 feet is permitted by law. The building is at an existing height of 81 feet.
Pierson said the antenna would provide relief for about 700 people, but if the village approves the plan, Verizon would propose other micro sites to “start chipping away at the coverage gap.”
The 2-foot antenna is being proposed in response to negative reaction from the big “macro site” cell towers seen around the state, Pierson said.
“It’s a start, a first step,” Pierson said. “We want to see how Ridgewood reacts to this type of design versus a 100-foot tower.”
He said the topography of Ridgewood creates a “significant gap” in coverage in the area north of West Ridgewood Avenue on North Monroe Street, Beachwood Road, Monte Vista Avenue, Sheridan Terrace and other roadways. The coverage, however, would not reach West Glen Avenue.
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