Mahwah June 23, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 Planning board approves Masonicus Road subdivision by Frank J. McMahon The Mahwah Planning Board has approved an application that will divide a 10.9-acre property on the south side of Masonicus Road into 10 lots. The property is located about 200 feet east of Airmont Avenue and is zoned for residential use. The subdivided property will have a double headed “L” shaped cul-de-sac that will provide frontage to nine of the lots. The tenth lot has frontage on Masonicus Road and contains one of two existing houses on the site. The Ramsey Brook runs along the eastern portion of the site, and that side of the property contains wetlands and a wetlands transition area. According to professional engineer and planner Tibor Latincsics, the property is currently being used as a tree farm with Chinese chestnut trees and evidence of its former agricultural use and tree service scattered throughout the property. The board approved several waivers and variances in order to subdivide the property into the 10 lots, all of which will conform to the township’s zoning requirements for lot area and size and meet all the requirements for front, side, and rear setbacks, and lot depth. One of the lots requires a variance because its lot width would be 141 feet instead of the 150 feet required by the township’s zoning ordinance, and another lot requires a variance because it has a frontage on the cul-de-sac of 79 feet as opposed to the 113 feet that is required. Plans call for the removal of 178 of the 587 trees on the property. The trees will be replaced according to the township’s standard formula of one tree for every four removed, and 31 street shade trees will be planted. A proposal by the township’s department of public works to install concrete curbs instead of Belgian block curbing was not approved by the board, which agreed with the applicant’s attorney, James Jaworski, that the Belgian block curbing is more aesthetically pleasing and more economical to replace if it is dislodged by snowplows. In addition, the board approved Jaworski’s request for a 28-foot roadway width, which township engineer Michael Kelly said was considered satisfactory by the department (continued on page 10) Dr. David Jacobs a Waldwick chiropractor is revealing 7 secrets that other doctors will never tell you. “The school year is over, the weather is nice, its time people stop making excuses to avoid the doctor and get healthy again. The workshops I do at my office are not only free, but life changing. People have told me no other doctor was able to help them with their health issues but me”, states Jacobs. To start the summer off right Dr. Jacobs will be holding a 30 minute workshop “The 7 Secrets to Health and Healing” on June 25th 2010 at 3:30pm. For free reservations to this event call 201-251-1388. Doctor Reveals 7 Health Secrets NEED MULCH? Hardwood • Hemlock Cedar • Oak Colored: Black, Brown, Red Top Soil • Compost Decorative Stone Installation • Free Estimates Wholesale and Retail RVH MULCH SUPPLY WYCKOFF, NJ 201-304-5055 6-23-10 mike/janine DrJacobsHealrhSecrets2x3(6-23-10) 2 col x3 5-19-10 Pat/Janine RHVMulchColor3x3(5-19-10) 3 x 3” Rev1