February 19, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Wyckoff Township mulls ordinance on side yard setbacks by John Koster This week, the Wyckoff Township Committee was expected to approve an ordinance to prevent overbuilding by restricting access to side yard-facing garages. Township officials explained that they recognize that the size of homes has increased in recent years to the extent that minimum side yard setback requirements are no longer sufficient to provide adequate buffers for larger homes. The township committee members believe the new ordinance will provide sufficient space so that side yard-facing garages will remain functional and will provide sufficient buffers between residential homes by providing larger side yard setbacks as larger homes reach specific sizes. The ordinance as introduced on Feb. 4 provides that in the RA-25 and RA-15 zones, garages that face the side yard shall be constructed no less than 27 feet from the Concert will feature Brazilian music Virtuoso guitarist Paul Meyers’ World on a String Trio will perform Brazilian music at the Wyckoff Reformed Church at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. Tickets are now on sale to the public at $25 each, and are available at the church office at 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays. Those hoping to attend this concert may call the church office at (201) 891-1782 to make certain tickets are available since seating is limited. The concert will feature bossa novas and sambas by the great composers Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luis Bonfa, and others. Also included will be classics from the movie “Black Orpheus,” originals by Meyers, and some Ameri- can standards by Gershwin and others. Meyers has performed and recorded with an impressive list of jazz greats, including Wynton Marsalis, Geri Allen, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Ray Drummond, Sonny For- tune, and Kenny Werner. According to Matthew Warnock, “Just Jazz Guitar,” Meyers is a “virtuoso guitarist and improviser who brings his own voice to each and every melody and solo he per- forms… his lines are delivered with a hard driving sense of groove that only helps to accentuate his melodic and harmonic vocabulary.” Cited by the European press as “Master of the 5-string Paul Meyers bass,” Leo Traversa will join Meyers on the electric bass. Percussionist Vanderlei Pereira, who has prodigious knowledge of Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms, will round out the trio. This is the third in a series of jazz concerts for general public that are being presented by the Wyckoff Reformed Church. In October, renowned jazz guitarist Bucky Piz- zarelli and guitarist/vocalist Ed Laub played for a sold-out audience at the church. side yard property line. However, in the RA-15 zone, if a house has a gross building area that exceeds 2,700 square feet, the minimum side yard setback shall be 20 feet. In the RA-25 zone, if the house has a gross building area that exceeds 3,700 square feet, the minimum side yard setback shall be 25 feet. The ordinance further defines the gross building floor area of the buildings on the property. The gross building area shall include all enclosed floor areas on all floors for residents, accessory buildings, and garages. The gross floor space shall not, however, include open porches, unfinished attics, basements, decks, or patios.