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JERSEY CITY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE REGULAR MEETING Please take notice the Planning Board took the following action at the regular Meeting of July 19, 2016 1. Call to Order 2. Sunshine Announcement 3. Roll Call 4. Swear in Staff 5. Correspondence 6. Old Business: 7. New Business: 8. Review and discussion of the proposed Jackson Hill Redevelopment Plan to replace the existing Martin Luther King Drive and Monticello Avenue Redevelopment Plans. Approved and recommended to City Council for Adoption. 9. Review and discussion of amendments to the Lafayette Park Redevelopment Plan. Approved and recommended to City Council for Adoption. 10. Review and discussion of amendments to the Montgomery Gateway Redevelopment Plan to add residential as a permitted use in the Rehabilitation district. Approved and recommended to City Council for Adoption. 11. Case: P06-124.4 Amended Final Site Plan Applicant: 25 Columbus Circle #59B, LLC Review Planner: Maryann Bucci Carter, PP, AICP and Barkha R Patel Attorney: James C. McCann, Esq. Address: 270 Tenth Street (aka the Embankment House) Block: 8602 Lot: 2 Zone: Newport Redevelopment Plan Description: Reconfiguration of parking Decision: Approved. 12. Case: P06-124.3 Amended Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with Deviation Applicant: 25 Columbus Circle #59B, LLC Review Planner: Maryann Bucci Carter, PP, AICP and Barkha R Patel Attorney: James C. McCann, Esq. Address: 310 Tenth Street (aka the Revetment) Block: 8601 Lot: 2 Zone: Newport Redevelopment Plan Description: Construction of new residential building (Revetment) with 6 stories, 163 residential units ranging from studios to 3 bedrooms and a total of 163 parking spaces Deviation: Number of signs Decision: Approved. 13. Case: P16-048 Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with Deviations Applicant: 184 Morgan Street Associates Urban Renewal, LLC Review Planner: Matt Ward, PP, AICP Attorney: Marjorie M. Mocco, Esq. Address: 331 Marin Boulevard Block: 11507 Lot: 8-22 Zone: Morgan Grove Marin Redevelopment Plan Description: A mixed-use high rise building with 448 dwelling units, 5,110 square feet of ground floor commercial, 6,470 square foot theater, and a valet parking garage with 116 spaces Deviation: Maximum utility room frontage and required building stepback CARRIED TO AUGUST 16, 2016 MEETING WITH PRESERVATION OF NOTICE 14. Case: P16-043 Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with Deviations Applicant: The Roxy Urban Renewal Company, LLC Review Planner: Matt Ward, PP, AICP Attorney: Eugene T. Paolino, Esq. Address: 201 Cornelison Avenue Block: 13601 Lot: 12 Zone: Beacon Redevelopment Plan Description: Renovation and restoration of an existing historically significant building as a mixed use building with 64 dwelling units, 1,970 square feet of ground floor commercial, and 9 onsite and 15 off-site parking spaces Deviation: Minimum required parking Decision: Approved. 15. Case: P16-007 Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with Deviations Applicant: GND Builders, LLC Review Planner: Matt Ward, PP, AICP Attorney: Charles J Harrington, III, Esq. Address: 313-321 Pine St & 412-418 Whiton St Block 17505 Lots: 6, 7, 8,17, and 18 Zone: Morris Canal Redevelopment Plan Description: A phased development of two 6-story residential apartment buildings with 44 units and 29 parking spaces in phase 1 and 36 units and 28 parking spaces in phase 2 Deviations: two curb cuts, minimum drive aisle width, minimum rear yard setback Decision: Approved. 16. Case: P16-027 Minor Subdivision with “C” Variances Applicant: Broadway West Associates LLC Review Planner: Jeff Wenger Attorney: Francis Regan Address: 1072 & 1075 West Side Avenue Block: 9204 Lot: 1 & Block: 9301 Lot : 24, 27-30 Zone: R-3 Multi-Family Mid-Rise Description: Consolidation of 6 tax lots into 1. Variance: 5 structures on 1 lot. Decision: Approved. 17. Case: P16-025 Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with “c” Variances Applicant: Broadway West Associates LLC Review Planner: Jeff Wenger Attorney: Francis Regan Address: 1072 & 1075 West Side Avenue Block: 9204 Lot: 1 & Block: 9301 Lot : 24, 27-30 Zone: R-3 Multi-Family Mid-Rise Description: Construction of 3 new mixed use buildings and conversion of one existing mixed use building, ranging from 3 to 8 stories for 486 residential units, 25,452 square feet of retail and 384 parking spaces. Variance: Maximum parking level height, Minimum setback for rooftop height exceptions. Decision: Approved with conditions. 18. Case: P16-041 Preliminary & Final Site Plan with “C” variances Applicant: 206 York Group, LLC Review Planner: Willow Latham Attorney: Jason Tuvel, Esq. Address: 206 York Street Block: 14102 Lot: 14 Zone: Van Vorst Park Historic District Description: Expansion of an existing four-story townhouse to the rear, with historical renovation of front faade and demolition of an existing one-story stucco garage. Variance: Maximum Building Coverage Decision: Approved with conditions. 19. Case: P16-028 Preliminary & Final Site Plan with “C” Variance Applicant: 208 York Group, LLC Review Planner: Willow Latham Attorney: Jason Tuvel, Esq. Address: 208 York Street Block: 14102 Lot: 15 Zone: Van Vorst Park Historic District Description: Expansion of an existing four-story townhouse to the rear, with historical renovation of front faade and demolition of an existing masonry shed. Variance: Maximum Building Coverage Decision: Approved with conditions. 20. Case: P16-051 Minor Site Plan with “C” Variances Applicant: 87 Bright Street JC, LLC Review Planner: Willow Latham Attorney: Charles Harrington, Esq. Address: 87 Bright Street Block: 13905 Lot: 12 Zone: Van Vorst Park Historic District Description: Rehabilitation of an existing two-story structure and addition of two stories to create a four-story, two-unit residential building with two garage spaces. Deviation: Maximum height; on-site parking; front yard setback Decision: Approved with conditions. 21. Case: P16-040 Minor Site Plan Applicant: Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. Review Planner: Jeff Wenger Attorney: Matthew Tomasco, Esq. Address: 3000 JFK Blvd. Block: 6505 Lot: 13.02 Zone: Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan Description: Store signs Waiver: Sign size and placement. Decision: Approved. 22. Memorialized the following resolutions available for review at the Division of City Planning at 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, 14th Floor, JC, NJ 1. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving One Year Extension of Amended Preliminary & Final Site Plan Approval # P 13-010.1 to June 16, 2017, submitted by Morgan Point Urban Renewal Co., LLC (159 Morgan St & 328 Marin Blvd). 2. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving Administrative Amendment to Preliminary and Final Major Sire Plan with Deviations # P12-064.001 submitted by PSE & G ( 427-451 Grand Street). 3. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving Preliminary & Final Site Plan # P16-042 submitted by 2 Shore Drive North, LLC ( 2 Shore Lane and 1 Shore Lane and 20 Newport Parkway). 4. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving Preliminary & Final Site Plan with Deviations # P16-033 submitted by LBM Group ( 829-843 Garfield Avenue). 5. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving Minor Subdivision with “C” variances # P16-038 submitted by G to K, LLC ( 237-239 Gates Avenue) 6. Resolution of the Planning Board of the City of Jersey City Approving Minor Site Plan # P16-037 submitted by MEPT Newport Tower, LLC ( 525 Washington Blvd.- Signage and Plaza improvements). CHRISTOPHER LANGSTON, CHAIRMAN, PLANNING BOARD 07/26/16 $169.54