Public Notice:
PUBLIC NOTICE “PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorneys for Bear-Ban Builders, LLC (hereinafter the “Applicant”), with the consent of the record owner, Henry J. Bonnabel, for property fronting along Rivervale Road between John Shine Court and Tiffany Avenue and more formally known as Block 2103, Lot 10 on the current Tax Assessment Map of the Township of River Vale, New Jersey (hereinafter the “Property”) has filed an application. The Property is currently vacant and the Applicant received approval for its prior application to subdivide the Property for the construction of single family homes. The Property is located in the “B” Residential District of the Township of River Vale, New Jersey. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Applicant previously applied for, and received, Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision Approval, Soil Moving Permit and Tree Removal Permit (hereinafter “Prior Approvals”). The Prior Approvals were memorialized by a resolution adopted by the Township of River Vale Planning Board on June 20, 2011. The Prior Approvals permitted the Applicant to remove 262 trees and to provide 330 new replacement trees. The Prior Approvals also authorized the soil moving necessary for the subdivision and permits the Applicant to effectuate the cut of 2145 c.y., fill of 1674 c.y. with a net export of 471 c.y. from the site. The Prior Approvals authorized the subdivision of the Property into 8 conforming lots, each of which have frontage and driveway access along Rivervale Road. The Prior Approvals contained a condition requiring the Applicant to make significant roadway improvements to the east side of Rivervale Road and to re-profile that road to address existing conditions that the Township believed needed immediate attention. The Prior Approvals also contemplated that the additional drainage resulting from the widening of Rivervale Road along its westerly side as it abuts the Property would necessitate additional drainage to be connected into the municipal pipes on John Shine Court. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Applicant is requesting, in accordance with Condition XII on Page 13 of the resolution granting the Prior Approvals by the Township of River Vale Planning Board, by this formal application to the Township of River Vale Planning Board that the conditions requiring improvements to the east side of Rivervale Road be removed from the terms and conditions of the Prior Approvals granted to the Applicant. In connection with this request, the Applicant specifically requests an Amended Tree Removal Permit to permit the removal of 268 trees and to provide 334 replacement trees in accordance with the landscape plan previously approved by the Board. Further, since the connection to the municipally owned pipes to John Shine Court has not been secured, the Applicant requests an Amended Preliminary and Final Subdivision Approval to permit the discharge of the road water from the additional pavement on the west side of Rivervale Road to the wetlands to the rear of the proposed homes. The proposed discharge of the waters into the wetlands has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Department by permit. Further, since Rivervale Road is under the jurisdiction of the County of Bergen, an application has been made to the Bergen County Planning Board and conditional approval granted to eliminate the widening requirements of the west side of Rivervale Road and the redirection of the drainage to the wetlands. The Bergen County Planning Board granted conditional approval of the Applicant’s application by conditional approval dated June 10, 2013. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the application, as proposed to be amended, remains fully compliant with the Township of River Vale Ordinances. However, the Applicant will also request any and all other variances, exceptions, waivers, de minimis exceptions, interpretations and/or incidental relief from the requirements of the Township of River Vale Ordinance that may be required by the Board after a review of the application. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a Public Hearing has been scheduled for Monday, December 16, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. and continuing at such further time as may be further scheduled by the Planning Board in the Township of River Vale, Municipal Building, 406 Rivervale Road, River Vale, New Jersey at which time you may appear if you so desire, before the Planning Board at the time and place designated above for the purposes of being heard with respect to this application. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all documents and plans for this Application have been filed with the Planning Board at the Municipal Building, 406 Rivervale Road, River Vale, New Jersey and are available for inspection, Monday through Friday during normal business hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BEATTIE PADOVANO, LLC Attorneys for Bear-Ban Builders, LLC By: /s/ Antimo A. Del Vecchio Antimo A. Del Vecchio, Esq.” Nov 26, 2013-fee:$118.13 (125) 3601742