May 21, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 7 Midland Park Body shop revises proposal for Stafford Glass building Midland Park Auto Body representa- tives appeared in front of the Midland Park Board of Adjustment last week proposing changes to the company’s original applica- tion to convert the former Stafford Glass property at 168 Godwin Avenue into a use that would be ancillary to the body shop use. The property, which is adjacent to the body shop, is zoned for commercial use, where body shops are not permitted and motor vehicle service stations are condi- tional uses. The existing body shop at 154 Godwin Avenue is grandfathered as a non- conforming use. Attorney David Becker told the board that by classifying the proposed use as a conditional use, the board could place whatever restrictions it deemed appropri- ate. Applicant Warren Struc proceeded to explain the types of services he would pro- vide on the Stafford site versus those pro- vided at the auto body shop. He said that the Stafford building would free up space at the body shop and allow him to provide addi- tional services on site for which customers now are sent elsewhere. Under the new plan, the entire storefront would be devoted to office space and stor- age. The access to the lot would also be reconfigured to provide an island by which all vehicles with an appointment for repair would be dropped off. An attendant, who would have all the paper work ready, would take the vehicle and immediately move it from the front to a staging area at the rear of the property. No customer would have access beyond this point, he said. If the vehicle needed to go to the north- erly parking area behind the one-family house also on the former Stafford property, it would be driven through the existing one- story commercial building , which he called “a tunnel,” at the rear of the office area. He said the rear area of the 6,681 sq. ft. building could also be used to perform wheel alignment, tire and oil changes, and suspension, radiator, air conditioner and dash board work, among other services. (continued on page 23)