May 8, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 27 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Woyce to discuss Jersey Shore Author and photographer Kevin Woyce will present a history of the Jersey Shore to the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors on Tuesday, May 28. The program will begin at 1 p.m. in the education building at the Hermitage located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike. Woyce will discuss the history of the Jersey Shore from the distant past of pirates and shipwrecks though today. Learn how towns got their unusual names and more. The seniors group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the Hermitage Education Building. Beverages and desserts are served at noon, and programs begin at 1 p.m. Residents age 55 and up are welcome to attend. Contact Joan at (201) 444-4896 for program information. For trip information, contact Sue at (201) 444-7235. Club sets Annual Plant Sale The Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club will hold its Annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The sale will be held on the Ho-Ho-Kus Town Green at the corner of Sycamore Avenue and Franklin Turnpike. The sale will feature homegrown perennials, specialty perennials, some annuals, garden-related treasures, herbs, houseplants, and baked goods. All proceeds benefit the club’s horticultural scholarship. (Rain date: May 19.) For more information, contact Sue Robertson at (201) 652-0729. Chamber offers scholarship The Ho-Ho-Kus Chamber of Commerce is offering a $500 scholarship to high school seniors who will be graduating in June. Applications are available at Only By Hand Car Wash, 208 East Franklin Turnpike and Ho-Ho-Kus Flowers & Gifts, 9 Sheridan Avenue. Completed applications should be returned to the Ho-Ho-Kus Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 115, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423. Applications must be postmarked by May 24. Animal hospital proposed (continued from page 7) given the proposed use for animals. The applicant said it would be incorporated. On-site parking for 16 vehicles will be provided: 11 in the front yard and five behind the building. A parking space for a 30-ft. delivery truck will be provided at the rear as well. The building requires 18 spaces, so a variance will be needed. Engineer Thomas Donohue of Ho-HoKus testified that several other variances would be needed as well. The half-acre lot is smaller than the 30,000 sq. ft. required by ordinance, and the 103 ft. frontage is half the required 200-ft. width. Lot coverage and side yards are also less than required. Trees at the northwest corner of the property will remain, but two large trees will have to be removed to make room for the driveway. The arbor vitae hedge on the south side will be extended. Donohue said drainage problems on the site will be addressed by raising the driveway and redirecting runoff to low inlets to be installed at the sides of the driveway. Elizabeth Dubrowski of Alexander Avenue asked what measures would be taken to minimize noise and vibration during construction. She said this had been a problem when the superdome property was developed, causing great distress to her dog and damage to her house. The applicant said this concern would be addressed. Dubrowski expressed support for the proposal. “I rather be a neighbor to the four-legged variety,” she said, noting that children that visit the neighboring sports complex often taunt her dog.