Monmouth County NJ

Public Notice:

TOWNSHIP OF HOLMDEL
Planning Board Monmouth County, New Jersey Notice of Public Hearing   Please take notice, that the Planning Board (the “Board”) of the Township of Holmdel (the “Township”) will, on June 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the Township’s Municipal Building, 4 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, New Jersey 07733, or at such other time and place as the Board may adjourn thereafter, hold a public hearing to consider the application (the “Application”) of Toll NJ IX, L.P., a subsidiary of Toll Bros, Inc. (the “Applicant”) for preliminary and final major subdivision approval for the development of 40 single-family building lots and associated site improvements (the “Project”) on an approximately 103 acre portion (the “Property”) of the approximately 472.69-acre tract that is the former home of the AT&T/Bell Labs/Alcatel-Lucent corporate campus and that is presently designated as Block 11, Lots 38, 38.02, 73.01, 73.02, 73.03, and 73.04 on the Township’s official tax map (the “Redevelopment Parcel”). The Property is located in the northwest section of the Redevelopment Parcel at the corner of Roberts Road and Crawfords Corner Road and along Roberts Road to the west. The Redevelopment Parcel has been designated an area in need of redevelopment and is subject to the Alcatel-Lucent Redevelopment Plan, adopted by the Township’s Committee on May 17, 2012 by Ordinance 2012-12 (the “Redevelopment Plan”), in accordance with the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, et. seq. (“LRHL”). The Applicant proposes to develop the Project in three phases. As proposed, Phase I will consist of 11 single-family building lots and a stormwater basin lot, Phase II will consist of 17 single-family building lots and an open space lot, and Phase III will consist of 12 single-family building lots and an infiltration basin lot. The proposed 40 single-family building lots are a permitted use under the Redevelopment Plan. Although the 40 single family lots can be developed in conformance with the requirements of the Redevelopment Plan without variance, to achieve a more desirable design, the Applicant requests that the Board grant variance relief from the Redevelopment Plan and the Township’s Development Regulations (the “Ordinance”), in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Redevelopment Plan, the LRHL, and the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1, et. seq. (“MLUL”), to permit: (1) proposed Lot 2 (?139.78 ft.), Lot 3 (?155.97 ft.), Lot 15 (?140.76 ft.), Lot 16 (?141.11 ft.), Lot 20 (?170.08 ft.), and Lot 22 (?143.76 ft.) of proposed Block 11.06 and proposed Lot 5 (?140.84 ft.), Lot 6 (?141.76 ft.), Lot 9 (?149.13 ft.), and Lot 10 (?157.35 ft.) of proposed Block 11.07, respectively, to have lot widths less than the 180 ft. minimum lot width required by the Redevelopment Plan; (2) proposed Lot 3 (?89.44 ft.), Lot 15 (?73.27 ft.), Lot 16 (?73.26 ft.), and Lot 22 (?80.21 ft.) of proposed Block 11.06 and proposed Lot 5 (?78.14 ft.) and Lot 6 (?78.79 ft.) of proposed Block 11.07, respectively, to have lot frontages less than the 100 ft. minimum required by the Redevelopment Plan; (3) certain proposed lot lines to not be straight and certain proposed side lot lines to not be at right angles or radial to street lines as required by Ordinance ? 30-71a; (4) two freestanding project identification signs both approximately 91 sq. ft. in area and 8 ft. in height located approximately 5 ft. and 3.5 ft. from Roberts Road and 1 ft. and 3. ft. from proposed “Road A,” respectively, whereas 1 freestanding identification sign not exceeding a maximum size of 12 sq. ft. and a maximum height of 3 ft., no closer than 30 ft. to the intersection of any two street lines and no closer than 10 ft. to any right-of-way is permitted by Ordinance ? 30-96.2.a; (5) for all proposed single-family lots, driveway widths of 12 ft. whereas 18 ft. is required by Ordinance ? 30-80; and (6) approximately 13,068 sq. ft. disturbance of slopes with grades between 15-24.99% and approximately 4,356 sq. ft. disturbance of slopes with grades greater than 25%, whereas a maximum disturbance of 5,000 sq. ft. is permitted for slopes with grades between 15-25% and no disturbance of slopes with grades greater than 25% is permitted under Ordinance ? 20-116.6. To the extent the Board deems it necessary, the Applicant will seek variance relief to permit lighting levels lower than permitted along the proposed internal roadways and higher than permitted directly underneath the proposed street lights in accordance with Ordinance ? 30-69. The Applicant will also seek a “planning variance” from the requirements of Ordinance ? 30-71b in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-36, to permit the proposed stormwater management on proposed Lot 22 of proposed Block 11.06 to not front on a public street. The Applicant will seek such other variances, waivers, exceptions, or other relief, determined to be necessary by the Board without further notice, in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan, the LRHL, and the MLUL. A copy of the Application and the documents submitted in support thereof is on file with the Board Secretary, whose office is located on the second floor of the Township’s Municipal Building at the address set forth above. The Application and supporting documents are available for public inspection during regular business days and hours. This Notice is given pursuant to the MLUL. Any interested person may appear in person, through his attorney, or through his designated agent at the aforementioned public hearing, at the time and place herein stated, and be heard on this Application. By: Michael A. Bruno, Esq. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 125 Half Mile Road, Suite 300 Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 Attorney for the Applicant Dated: May 29, 2014 ($131.40) 089297