Public Notice:

 PUBLIC NOTICE    This notice is being provided pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12 to advise that an application has been filed by 160 First Street Urban Renewal, LLC with the Jersey City Planning Board for Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval with deviations pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) (maximum building height) for approval of the phased development of two (2) fourteen (14) story residential buildings consisting of a total of approximately 281 residential units with approximately 104 parking spaces (Phase I is proposed to have up to 159 residential units and 64 parking spaces; and Phase II is proposed to have up to 122 residential units and 40 parking spaces); and ground floor commercial/retail/gallery space in connection with the property identified as 160-168 First Street, 169-173 Second Street, and 376-378 Marin Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey, which is also identified on the Jersey City Tax Maps as Block 11502, Lots 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13, & 14 (formerly known as Block 173, Lots J, 127, 126.A, B, C, E, & F). The property is located in the Transition Zone of the Powerhouse Arts District Redevelopment Plan.   Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval with amendments was previously obtained for the Property, which permitted the construction of approximately 212 residential units with approximately 43 parking spaces, and ground floor commercial/retail/gallery space. The purpose of the application is to separate the development project into two separate development phases, and develop the properties with two buildings with an increase in the number of residential units from 212 to 281 and increase the number of parking spaces from 43 to 104.  The Applicant is seeking the following deviations, waivers and/or exceptions from the Powerhouse Arts District Redevelopment Plan and the Jersey City Land Development Ordinance in connection with this application:  1. The Applicant is seeking relief from the maximum building height.  2. The Applicant is seeking any other deviations, exceptions and/or waivers that the Planning Board shall deem necessary in connection with this application.   Any person interested in this application will have the opportunity to address the Planning Board at the meeting of February 25, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302.  Plans are available for public inspection on any working day between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m. at the City Planning Division, 30 Montgomery St., 14th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302.  By:Charles J. Harrington, III, Esq.  Attorney for the Applicant  201-521-1000  02/14/14 $85.00