2016 zoning hearing board uh uh refrador township would you please uh join me for the pledge of allegiance allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it's one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all regarding uh regarding tonight's agenda uh appeal number 32 3 has been uh withdrawn by the uh applicant appeal number 3251 has been continued to the May uh hearing which I think is May 21st.

21st, that's correct.

Appeal number 3256 has been uh also continued to the June 18th hearing.

So we have two matters uh left on the agenda for this evening.

The first one is appeal number 3262, the applicant Matthew Lipton and Kristen St.

Martin Lipton, property located at 12 Wellwyn Road and zoned uh agricultural conservation.

Applicant requests a variance from section 280-109A of the code to install a seven foot six inch high driveway gate with eight foot high posts and a variance from 280 109A to install a seven foot six inch high deer fence with six by six timber posts.

Is the uh applicant here Jamie John?

I'll keep you my go J U N okay is the uh is is the speaker on or the microphone?

Yes, okay.

Good evening, Jamie John here on behalf of the applicant.

Um as you've just stated, we're here for a couple variances.

Uh we are seeking to install a deer fence that has timber posts as opposed to metal posts, and so in order for a deer fence to exceed six feet with timber posts, we need a variance.

Uh, we are also seeking a variance from the height requirement for the gate and post, uh, which will also exceed the six foot limitation.

I have two witnesses tonight uh and some exhibits.

I will hand the exhibits up to the board briefly describe them and then we'll move on to the testimony.

Are these different than what was in the packet?

Some of that.

I can hear you better, A here.

Okay.

I brought an extra.

So I have a total of seven exhibits.

Uh A1 is a proposed fencing layout plan.

Uh A1, two, and three were included with our zoning application.

If you look at the proposed fencing layout plan, the applicant intends to install deer fencing around the entire perimeter of the property, but we are looking for relief for that section that is highlighted in uh green on that plan.

Exhibit A2 is a um is an elevation of the proposed gate and post.

Exhibit A three are some site images that show uh our property as you approach it and sort of the location where the fence will be located.

A4 is a image of the type of fence that or the type of uh gate and post that we are proposing, and the post as shown on that gate would also be the post that we will be using or proposing for the deer fencing.

Exhibit A5 is a tax map, and I just wanted to show um the board some of the the properties that are adjacent to this area.

So the deer fencing will actually go along our lot line where uh 11 well wind is across the street.

Uh we actually our applicant owns uh zero Wellwyn Road as well, and then there is one other adjacent neighbor at 10 Wilwyn Road, and we have uh letters of support from the residents at 11 well at uh 11 Wellwyn and 10 Wellwyn Road, uh basically recognizing um the work that the applicant has done to beautify their property with the landscaping and uh their opinion that what we're proposing in terms of the fencing between 11 and 12 Wellwind, that they will be more in fitting with the character of the neighborhood.

Exhibit A7 is our uh landscape architect C V.

Does the board have any questions for me at this time regarding any of the exhibits?

Okay, it's only um the section in green.

In green.

Isn't the rest of the fence going to be that height?

The rest of the fencing will be utilizing metal posts.

So um height's still an issue, isn't it?

We have received the determination from the zoning officer that the township allows deer fencing to exceed six feet in height again as long as we use metal posts, and that's why I reiterate that because it's a deer fence that exceeds the six foot in height, that's why we need relief for the timber posts.

Thank you.

And you can just have a seat.

Oh, sure.

And you can use that one and you can use it.

No, she's gonna swear you in and ask you.

Okay.

Or from the testimony you're about to give will be to treat the whole treatment.

I swear.

Thank you.

And uh state the phone making.

Kristen St.

Martin Lipton.

Kristen, how long have you and your husband owned the subject property?

Um, we purchased the property in 2017.

And why are the variances we're requesting today being requested?

We are hoping to install the deer fence to protect the plants and flowers and trees that we're planning to add to our property.

Um, we just care very much about the aesthetic and ensuring that we maintain the look of our neighborhood.

Um, so the main objective is to protect our property from deer going after all of the plants that we're planning to add.

And there is also a security aspect of the uh the fence and the the gate that you're proposing, correct?

That is correct.

Um there was um a break in entering at our home last year from some local kids that live nearby.