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Old Folks Boogie in Monroe On 622 Lots
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TOWNSHIP OF MONROE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Thursday, the 26th day of January, 2017, at the Monroe Township Municipal Complex, 1 Municipal Plaza, Courtroom, Monroe Township, New Jersey 08831, the Monroe Township Planning Board will hold a hearing on the Application of the undersigned, at which time and place interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard. Said meeting will commence at 7:00 p.m. The Premises (approximately ±170.40 acres prior to dedications) which is the subject of this Application is located in a PRC-2 Planned Retirement Community-District 2 Zone with frontage on Rhode Hall Road, Docks Corner Road and Cranbury South River Road and is designated on the Township Tax Map as Block 81, Lots 3, 5.03, 7.01, 7.03, 7.04, 8 and a portion of Lot 4. The Applicant is the contract purchaser of the Premises and the owners have consented to the filing of this development application. On March 26, 2015 the Board approved a General Development Plan to construct on the Premises an age restricted community (now to be known as “Venue at Monroe”) consisting of 593 detached and attached single family dwelling units on 593 building lots, a recreation area containing, inter alia, a clubhouse with a pool enclosure, landscaped areas and pedestrian walking paths, stormwater management basins, entrances on Rhode Hall Road and Docks Corner Road, extensive open space and granted extended vesting of 12 years. On November 29, 2016 the Board of Adjustment of Monroe Township approved a subdivision of Block 81, Lot 4, permitting a portion of Lot 4 to be made part of the Premises. The Applicant is now seeking (1) Preliminary Major Subdivision Approval to divide the Premises into 622 lots, including 587 building lots on which age-restricted single family detached dwelling units (457) and attached single family dwelling units (130 Duplex’) will be located and 35 open space lots some of which will contain improvements such as a Gatehouse and Model Area, (2) Final Subdivision Approval of the Venue at Monroe consisting of 158 building lots (114 detached and 44 attached dwelling units) and open space lots containing the Recreational Area amenities, Gatehouse, Model Area, stormwater detention basins, roadways and green acres, (3) Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval to construct on the Premises a Gatehouse and a Recreational Area containing a 19,017 square foot Clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis, bocce, and pickleball courts, a dog park, an Amphitheater and a Community Garden, (4) Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval to construct on the Premises a Sales Office and Model Area, (5) extended vesting of 12 years with regard to such Subdivision and Site Plan Approvals, and (6) in conjunction therewith, any and all variances and/or design/exceptions/waivers or submission waivers from applicable zoning, site plan, subdivision and Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) standards as are required and/or necessary to permit the development of the Venue at Monroe community as described above, including, but not limited to the submission waivers, variances and design waivers described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. The layout and other information concerning the proposed Venue at Monroe age restricted community as described above is shown on the Subdivision and Site Plans and related Plans and Reports prepared by Amertech Engineering, Inc. and/or other professionals retained by the Applicant. Copies of the Development Application, Subdivision and Site Plans and related Plans and Reports are available for inspection in the Municipal Complex at the office of the Planning Board Secretary, weekdays (except Holidays) between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by all interested parties prior to said meeting. U.S. HOME CORPORATION D/B/A LENNAR HOMES By: _____________________________ Frank J. Petrino, Esq. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Attorneys for Applicant Application No. PB-1184-16 VENUE AT MONROE/U.S. HOME CORPORATION D/B/A LENNAR HOMES Application No. PB #1184-16 EXHIBIT A Request for Checklist Submission Waivers Waivers are being requested from several checklist items for this project as follows: II. Preliminary Major Subdivision Application a)1. A waiver is requested from providing a Key Map with a 1,000 foot radius. III. Final Major Subdivision Application a)10.b) A waiver is requested from providing certification by applicant regarding conditions of approval a)10.c) A waiver is requested from providing certification by applicant regarding posting of performance bond and inspection fees. f) A waiver is requested from providing a Tree Removal and Replacement Plan IV. Site Plan Application a)5. A waiver is requested from providing topographical information and survey of existing utilities within 200 feet of the site. a)6. A waiver is requested from providing the location of natural and manmade facilities within 200 feet of the site. a)7. A waiver is requested from providing existing structures within 200 feet of the site VII. Planned Retirement Community Application c)B. A waiver is requested from providing Certification that overall approved plat was filed in the County Clerk’s office. Ordinance # Requested Variance/Waiver (with Explanation) 108-10.1H.(2) Number of Signs This variance is requested to permit construction of 9 signs where 3 signs are permitted. Sign Area This variance is requested to permit sign areas which exceed the permitted area of 25 square feet for main entry signs and 15 square feet for secondary entry signs. Sign Height This variance is requested to permit sign heights which exceed the permitted sign height requirement of 8 feet. This variance will allow for signs to visible within the context of surrounding berms and landscaping required along the frontages. The signs are within the scale and context of this large, major development. Sign heights proposed are 9.5′ (Main Entry & Secondary Entry Signs), 11′-6″ (Perimeter Signs #1, #2 & #3 at additional site frontages), and 21′-0″ (Entry Structure & Boulevard Feature) 108-10.1A.(3) Sign Setback This variance is requested to permit sign setbacks closer to the right of way than the 20′ minimum required by ordinance. 108-6.23D.(1)(b)[4] Variance requested for not providing a Shuffleboard Court 108-8.2A.(2) Variance requested for maximum height of fence/10 feet proposed This variance is requested to provide a 10 foot height fence around the tennis court area. 108-12.21A. Waiver requested to provide sidewalk on only one side of the street where sidewalks are required on both sides or as allowed by the reviewing agency. 108-12.21A. Waiver is also requested to not construct sidewalks on a portion of Docks Corner Road. 108-12.8A. Waiver is requested to not construct curbing along a portion of Docks Corner Road 108-12.30C. Waiver is requested from providing street trees at 50 feet on center. ($125.84)
HOVSONS, INC. Seeks preliminary & final major site plan approval for 272 multi-family units in Neptune Township
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TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF HOVSONS, INC. FOR PREMISES KNOWN AS BLOCK 4001, LOTS 1, 2, 3 and 8 (Formerly known as 1500, LOTS 5, 20, 21 AND 22) ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Neptune will hold a special public hearing on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Neptune Township Municipal Complex, Township Meeting Room, Second Floor, 25 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune, New Jersey, to consider the application of Hovsons, Inc., for property known as Lots 1, 2, 3 and 8 in Block 4001 (Formerly known as Lots 5, 20, 21 and 22, Block 1500) as shown on the Official Tax Map of the Township of Neptune which property fronts on the east side of Hovchild Boulevard in between NJ State Highway Route 33 and McNamara Way in Neptune, New Jersey. Portions of the subject property also have frontages on McNamara Way, Oakcrest Drive, and Jumping Brook Road. Applicant seeks preliminary and final major site plan approval with use and bulk variance relief outlined herein below, in order to develop the subject site as a multi-family, residential development providing 272 multi-family residential units located in buildings two (2), three (3) and four (4) stories high along with associated recreational facilities (community center and pool), parking, lighting, drainage and landscaping improvements. The proposed plan has been revised over what the Board has previously considered. The subject property is 39.997 acres which is proposed to be consolidated as one lot. Residential development, including multi-family, is not a permitted, accessory or conditional use within C-1 Zone District in which this property is located. Accordingly, Applicant seeks use variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.d.1 In addition to the use variance, Applicant may seek bulk variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.c as follows: 1. Location of parking spaces in a front yard setback whereas such spaces are prohibited. 2. 3-story and 4-story multi-family residential buildings, whereas a maximum of 2 stories is permitted. 3. Building height of 42 feet for the 4-story buildings, whereas a maximum of 40 feet is permitted. Only 2 of the buildings are proposed to be 4-stories and they are the buildings closest to Hovchild Boulevard and furthest away from the single-family homes on Oakcrest Drive. 4. Lack of required fire escapes from 3rd and 4th floor apartments. 5. 4 free-standing signs, whereas a maximum of one free-standing sign per lot frontage is permitted. 6. 6-foot high, black coated vinyl chain link fence located in a front yard (Oakcrest Drive), whereas such fences are not permitted in a front yard. 7. Lot Width of 348 feet on McNamara Way, whereas a minimum lot width of 500 feet is required. 8. Lot frontage of 110 feet on McNamara Way, whereas a minimum frontage of 500 feet is required. Applicant may seek waivers from the site plan requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51 as follows: 1. Buildings with a total facade measurement of 180 feet, where as the maximum permitted is 150 feet with offsets along walls measuring greater than 50 feet. 2. Having more than 40% of the dwelling units being located in the same type of building. 3. Driveway width of 24 feet, whereas the maximum permitted is 22 feet. 4. Lack of landscaped island strips of a minimum of 4 feet in width at the end of each row of parking. 5. More than 8 parking spaces in a continuous row without an intervening landscape island strip of a minimum of 7 feet in width. 6. Lack of required landscaped buffers. 7. Lack of required foundation plantings. 8. Lack of a private rear yard consisting of a minimum area of 200 square feet for dwelling units located on a ground floor level. 9. Lack of defining 3-foot high fence/hedge for front and side yards of a building fronting a street, driveway or parking lot. 10. Building orientation towards parking areas, whereas dwelling units and buildings shall be oriented towards the public street and interior open spaces and away from parking areas and garages. 11. Stormwater management design variation from groundwater recharge and quantity reduction standards. Applicant also expressly makes application for any additional exceptions, waivers, variances, interpretations and other approvals as reflected on the filed plans (as same may be further amended from time to time without further notice) and as may be determined to be necessary by the Board during the review and processing of the application, specifically including any relief deemed necessary concerning signage. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you are privileged to be present at said public hearing to present any and all comments you may have to the granting of said approvals. The hearing may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine. The application and supporting documents are on file with the Zoning Board of Adjustment, 25 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune, New Jersey and are available for inspection during normal business hours. For more information you may call the Board Secretary at 732-988-5200 ext. 278. Archer and Greiner, P.C. Attorneys for Applicant GULIET HIRSCH, ESQ. December 16, 2016 ($162.00)
Tagged apartments, Board of Adjustment, HOVSON, Neptune
Old Bergen Machine & Tool Site In Hackettstown To Become a Mixed-Use Community?
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TOWN OF HACKETTSTOWN NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Applicant, Jade Hackettstown Associates, LLC, applied to the Planning Board of the Town of Hackettstown for preliminary and final major subdivision approvals for Block 21, Lot 18 and preliminary and final major site plan approvals and bulk variance relief to construct a townhouse development on remainder Lot 18 consisting of 6.6 acres and a mixed use development on proposed Lot 18.02 consisting of 2.9 acres. The Applicant seeks the approvals to, among other things, construct 108 multi-family residential dwelling units consisting of 66 townhomes and 42 apartments; 15,900 square feet of commercial space with related parking; construction of a new municipal roadway to connect Bergen and Stiger Streets; and the construction of a stormwater management system and recreational trail. The Applicant will further seek bulk variance relief from the Town’s Planned Mixed Use Downtown Development ordinances related to the minimum building setback from parking lots, minimum rear-to-rear building separation, minimum building setback from rear property line and maximum building projections within setback. The Applicant will also apply for such variances and waivers as may be required upon the analysis and testimony offered regarding the plans at the public hearing. The public hearing on the application was heard on June 28 and July 26, 2016 and will be continued on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building located at 215 Stiger Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey, at which time you may appear in person, by agent or attorney and present any comments which you may have related to the application. Copies of the application and plans are on file with the Clerk of the Planning Board and may be reviewed at the Municipal Building located at 215 Stiger Street, Hackettstown, New Jersey during regular business hours. LAVERY, SELVAGGI, ABROMITIS & COHEN, P.C. Attorneys for Jade Hackettstown Associates, LLC October 26, 2016 ($37.84)
Hanson’s Hackensack Redevelopment is Approved
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CITY OF HACKENSACK ORDINANCE NO. 43-2016 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinance No. 43-2016 of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, entitled: FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 43-2016, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING NAI HANSON (WARD STREET) REDEVELOPMENT PLAN CONSISTING OF BLOCK 408, LOTS 8, 9.01, 9.02, AND 11 has passed its second and final reading and was adopted by the City Council of the City of Hackensack on December 20, 2016. Copies of the ordinance can be obtained at the office of the City Clerk during regular business hours by any member of the general public at no cost. Deborah Karlsson, RMC City Clerk December 23, 2016 Fee: $21.45 (26) 4118439
Tagged Hackensack, NAI Hanson, redevelopment, Ward Street
Will Bound Brook be bound to the Revo Redevelopment Application for 105 Residential Units?
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NOTICE OF HEARING BOROUGH OF BOUND BROOK PLANNING BOARD TAKE NOTICE, that on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., a public hearing will be held before the Borough of Bound Brook Planning Board at the Bound Brook Municipal Building located at 230 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 to consider the application of REVO Bound Brook, LLC for Preliminary & Final Site Plan Approval and such variances, deviations, waivers or relief that may be required upon an analysis of the plans and testimony at the PUBLIC HEARING for properties located at 504-507 East Main Street, designated as Block 13.03, Lots 1 and 12.01 and Block 13, Lot 10.01 on the Tax Map of the Borough of Bound Brook, New Jersey and situated in Zone B/R (Business/Residential District) and Redevelopment Zone Sub-Area 1.4. The Applicant is proposing to demolish all existing buildings and construct a new, six-story, mixed use building containing one hundred and five (105) apartment units and 5,740 sq. ft. of retail space along with associated parking areas and signage. Currently, Block 13.03, Lot 12.01 and Block 13, Lot 10.01 are owned by the Borough of Bound Brook while Block 13.03, Lot 1 is owned by 507 East Main, LLC. The properties are part of a Redevelopment Plan encompassing the existing Bound Brook Hotel in addition to additional parcels in the vicinity. The application and supporting documents are on file with the Secretary of the Borough of Bound Brook Planning Board and may be inspected at the Borough of Bound Brook Municipal Building, Planning Department, located at 230 Hamilton Street, Bound Brook, New Jersey 08805 during regular business hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a .m. to 4:00 p.m. Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein in accordance with the regulations of the Municipal Land Use Law and rules of the Board. Hehl & Hehl, PC Attorneys for the Applicant 12/23/2016 $93.00
Tagged Bound Brook, East Main Street LLC, Hehl & Hehl
Bayonne to Consider 6 Story – 72 Unit Redevelopment on North Street
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North Street Properties, LLC Public Notice PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Bayonne Planning Board (the “Board”) will hold a public hearing on January 10, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bayonne City Hall, Dorothy E. Harrington Municipal Council Chambers, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey, to review and act upon an application for preliminary and final major site plan, bulk variance, and RSIS de minimis exception approval (the “Application”) by North Street Properties, LLC (“Applicant”) with respect to property having street addresses of North Street BTW #105A and 107 (a.k.a. 105.5 North Street) and North Street Rear, which are designated as Block 295, Lot 16 and Lot 17 on the City of Bayonne Tax Map (the “Property”). The Property is subject to a redevelopment plan entitled “Redevelopment Plan, Block 295, Lots 16 and 17 105.5 North Street,” which permits multi-family residential housing. The Property is currently vacant. Applicant seeks approval to construct a new 6-story, 68-foot multi-family apartment building containing approximately 127,748 square feet of residential floor area and consisting of seventy-two (72) residential units. The proposed building will also contain ninety (90) parking spaces along with various other site improvements, including, but not limited to, landscaping, fencing, and lighting. Applicant seeks bulk variance/design exception approval for the following: building height greater than permitted; number of stories greater than permitted; lot coverage greater than permitted; and building step-backs less than required. Applicant seeks approval of the following de minimis exceptions from the Residential Site Improvement Standards (“RSIS”): compact parking stalls whereas the RSIS does not permit same; number of parking spaces less than required; and drive aisle width less than required. Applicant further seeks any and all exceptions, waivers, variances, interpretations, and other approvals as reflected on the filed plans (as same may be further amended or revised from time to time without further notice) and as may be determined to be necessary during the review and processing of the Application. When this case is called, interested parties may appear, either in person or by attorney, and present any objections which they may have to the Application. The hearing may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine. The Application and supporting materials (including maps and plans) will be on file with the Board and/or the Board’s Administrative Officer and will be available for public inspection, at least 10 days prior to the hearing, at the Board offices located in Bayonne City Hall, 630 Avenue C, Bayonne, New Jersey, during regular business hours. North Street Properties, LLC By: Michael Miceli, Esq. Weiner Lesniak, LLP 629 Parsippany Road P.O. Box 0438 Parsippany, NJ 07054 12/24/16 $85.00
Lakewood Planning Board to Hear Shopping Center Redevelopment Application for just Under 200,000 sf
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TOWNSHIP OF LAKEWOOD PLANNING BOARD OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Board (the “Board”) of the Township of Lakewood (the “Township”) will, on January 3, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lakewood Township Municipal Building, 231 3rd Street, Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08701, or at such other time and place as the Board may adjourn thereafter, hold a public hearing (the “Hearing”) to consider an application for preliminary and final major site plan approval, minor subdivision approval, “bulk” or “c” variance relief, design waiver relief, and such other relief and approval as may be determined by the Board or its consultants to be necessary (the “Application”) made by Lakewood Shopping Village, LLC (the “Applicant”) and Cedarbridge Development, LLC (“Cedarbridge”) to permit the development of an approximately 196,820 sq. ft. shopping center consisting of thirteen (13) retail buildings along with associated site improvements including internal driveways, means of ingress and egress, parking, curbing, landscaping, lighting, signage, stormwater management facilities, and the like (the “Project”) at that certain real property within the Township located at the corner of Pine Street and the Avenue of the States and formally identified on the Township’s tax map as Lot 1 in Block 961.02 (the “Lot 1”). Lot 1 consists of approximately 86.84 acres and is located in the Township’s DA-1 Cedarbridge Gioropment Area Zoning District (the “Redevelopment Area”). Lot 1 has been determined by the Township to be an “area in need of redevelopment” and the Township has adopted a redevelopment plan that governs development on Lot 1 (the Cedarbridge Redevelopment Plan, adopted pursuant to Ordinance 1990-143, January 25, 1990, as subsequently amended) (the “Redevelopment Plan”), all in accordance with the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. § 40A:12A-1, et. seq. (“LRHL”). Cedarbridge is currently the designated redeveloper of the Redevelopment Area. Lot 1 consists of vacant and underutilized land. The Applicant and Cedarbridge jointly propose to subdivide a 48.44 acre portion of Lot 1, to create a proposed new lot (the “Project Lot”) on which the Project is proposed to be developed. The Applicant then proposes that the Project will be developed in two phases. The first phase is proposed to consist of the construction of seven retail buildings (with associated site improvements) and the second phase is proposed to consist of the construction of six additional retail buildings (with additional associated site improvements). At full build-out, the Project is also proposed to include a playground area. The Project has been designed to conform to the requirements of the Lakewood Township Unified Development Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) and the Redevelopment Plan, however, the Applicant will seek “bulk” or “c” variance relief in accordance with the LRHL and the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. § 40:55D-1, et. seq. (“MLUL”) to permit a front yard parking setback of 6 ft. whereas the Redevelopment Plan requires a front yard parking setback of 20 ft. The Applicant will also seek any other variances, waivers, exceptions, approvals, or other relief determined by the Board or its consultants to be necessary, without further public notice. A copy of the Application and supporting documentation is on file in the office of the Board Secretary at the Lakewood Township Municipal Building, 231 3rd Street, Lakewood Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, 08701 and is 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 Hearing at the time and place herein stated and be heard on this Application. LAKEWOOD SHOPPING VILLAGE, LLC By: Michael A. Bruno, Esq. Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, PC 125 Half Mile Road, Suite 300 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Attorney for the Applicant ($108.75)
Tagged cedarbridge, Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, Lakewood, redevelopment, retail