Public Notice:
NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Donald M. Pepe, Esq., on behalf of Ridge Crossing, LLC (the “Applicant”) has filed an application with the Planning Board of the Town of Kearny (the “Board”) with respect to Block 134, Lot 6 (including Lots 7 & 8) on the Tax Map of the Town of Kearny, more commonly known as 590 Belleville Turnpike (the “Property”), which Property is located within the boundaries of the Planned Industrial Development District of the Industrial Park Redevelopment Plan and which property is located within 200′ of the property owned by you. The Applicant is seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval to maintain an existing 300′ x 100′ warehouse with a two-story, 30′ x 100′ office section attached to the southerly side of the building known as Building #30 on a newly created lot to be known as Lot 6.5 (138,031 sq. ft.) and to maintain an existing 28,640 sq. ft. building known as Building #29 on a newly created lot to be known as Lot 6.6 (114,773 sq. ft.), together with Preliminary Major Subdivision approval and Final Major Subdivision approval to subdivide the Property to create four additional new lots 6.1 (123,199 sq. ft.), 6.2 (175,892 sq. ft.), 6.3 (145,364 sq. ft.) and 6.4 (286,676 sq. ft.) for a total of six proposed new lots inclusive of Lots 6.5 and 6.6 as indicated above. This notice is sent to you by the Applicant, by order of the Town of Kearny Planning Board. In addition, the Applicant seeks deviations from the required frontage for Lots 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 where the Redevelopment Plan calls for a minimum 200′ of frontage and 0′ is existing and 0′ is proposed; lot coverage on proposed Lot 6.1 where 85% is permitted and 100% is proposed, Lot 6.2 where 85% is permitted and 100% is proposed, Lot 6.3 where 85% is permitted and 100% is proposed, Lot 6.4 where 85% is permitted, 93.5% is existing and proposed, 6.5 where 85% is permitted and 99.5% is proposed and proposed Lot 6.6 where 85% is permitted and 99.6% is proposed; landscape requirements where 15% landscape area is required and 0.5% is proposed with respect to proposed Lot 6.5, 0.4% with respect to proposed Lot 6.6 and none is proposed with respect to proposed Lots 6.1 through 6.4; the minimum side yard setback requirements relating to proposed Lot 6.4 where 20′ is required, 9.2′ is existing and 9.2′ is proposed and Lot 6.6 (Building #30) where 20′ is required, 6.1′ is existing and 6.1′ is proposed; Section 38-5.8(a) requiring all outside uses be fenced and screened where proposed Lots 6.1 through 6.6 are not screened; and with respect to signage where one sign per tenant of a size not to exceed 20 sq. ft. is permitted and two signs per tenant with a per sign sq. footage of 40′ is proposed; along with waivers from Section 36-10.4 requiring each Lot front on an approved street, Section 36-12.7(c)(4) requiring sidewalks be located not less than three feet from any building, Section 36-12.1(e) relating to general landscape requirements, Section 36-12.8 which requires provisions for the storage of refuse and appropriate enclosure and screening, Section 36 -12.7(c)(3)(c) requiring 12′ wide handicapped parking spaces whereas 8′ wide spaces are proposed, Section 36-12.5(b) requiring buffers to minimize impacts on adjacent parcels and along property lines where no buffer is proposed along the east property line, together with such other deviations, waivers, exceptions or variances as the Planning Board requires. The Kearny Planning Board has scheduled a hearing on this application to be held on the 2nd day of July, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall located at 402 Kearny Ave., Kearny, New Jersey 07032. Any person interested in this application may attend the hearing in person or by agent or attorney and may present any and all objections which you may have to the granting of the relief sought. Copies of the application and related supporting documents are on file and available for inspection on any working day between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm at the office of the Secretary of the Board, Town Hall Annex, 410 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032. Donald M. Pepe, Esq. Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC (732)568-8370 06/20/14 $236.24
