Herolds Farm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOROUGH OF FAIR LAWN ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. at the Council Chamber, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Borough of Fair Lawn will hold a public hearing on an application filed by 909 Glen Rock, LLC for a modification to an existing use variance, preliminary and final minor site plan approval and preliminary major subdivision approval. The parcel situated in Fair Lawn is commonly known as Saddle River Road and identified as tax lot 6, block 1808. The Applicant requests variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d)(1) from the requirements of the Fair Lawn R-1-2 One-Family Residential Zoning District under Ordinance # 125-17 with respect to the proposed commercial parking lot use, which was previously granted in 1986. The Fair Lawn property is currently zoned for residential use; a commercial parking lot is not a permitted use in the zone. However, as a result of approvals granted by the Fair Lawn Zoning Board of Adjustment in 1986, a commercial parking lot presently exists on the Fair Lawn property and services the existing Herold’s Farm. The Applicant is presently seeking, among other things, to demolish the Herold’s Farm structure and construct a Bottle King market in its place. The property located in Fair Lawn will continue to be used as a commercial parking lot, whereby servicing the new Bottle King market. The Applicant will further seek any and all variances, variations, waivers, exceptions and interpretations as the Board and/or its professionals may consider to be required for this application. Specifically, on June 8, 1986, a zoning appeal application was filed with the Fair Lawn Zoning Board of Adjustment by Walter Amos and Edna Amos, at which time the Applicants sought to erect a new Herold’s Farm to replace the existing retail center. The structure is located in Glen Rock but a portion of the property is located in Fair Lawn. At that time, the applicants sought to use the portion of the Property located in Fair Lawn for off-street parking. The application was approved. This application, combined with the pending application before the Glen Rock Planning Board, seeks a five (5) lot subdivision; four (4) residential and one (1) commercial lot; one (1) residential lot located within the Borough of Fair Lawn and the partial parking area of the commercial lot located in Fair Lawn with the remaining lots and site located in Glen Rock. Applicant is seeking preliminary and final major site plan approval and preliminary major subdivision approval for the property located at 909 Prospect Street, Glen Rock, NJ (“Property”) from the Glen Rock Planning Board. The Property is situated in Glen Rock, NJ, with a portion of the Property located in Fair Lawn, NJ. The parcel situated in Glen Rock is known as tax lot 16.02, block 254. The entire site is comprised of 123,337 square feet, or 2.83 acres. Applicant is proposing to remove all on-site structures, utilities, and other site improvements and construct a new building consisting of 15,712 square feet to be used as a Bottle King market with parking. The parking lot in Fair Lawn, which presently has 12 parking spaces, will be partially located in Fair Lawn and will continue to have 12 parking spaces in Fair Lawn. Applicant is also proposing four residential lots. The existing impervious coverage for the site is 65,373 s.f. or 53%. It is comprised as follows: Buildings = 16,693 s.f. Macadam = 38,263 s.f. Concrete, Pavers, Etc. = 10,417 s.f. The proposed impervious coverage is 58,578 s.f. or 47.5%. It is comprised as follows: Buildings = 15,712 s.f. Macadam = 40,748 s.f. Concrete, Pavers, Etc. = 2,118 s.f. There is a total decrease of impervious coverage of 6,795 s.f. A total of 4,896 s.f. of impervious area lies within the Borough of Fair Lawn, which will have a 1,530 s.f. decrease. Thus, the total proposed impervious coverage in Fair Lawn will be 3,366. The Property is located in zones A-2 and C-1 in Glen Rock and zone R-1-2 in Fair Lawn. The Applicant will further seek any and all variances, variations, waivers, exceptions and interpretations as the Board and/or its professionals may consider to be required for this application. The application is on file in Room 216 of the Municipal Building, 8-01 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, New Jersey and is available for inspection weekdays between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein in accordance with the rules of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. GREGORY K. ASADURIAN, ESQ. KAUFMAN, SEMERARO & LEIBMAN, L.L.P. Two Executive Drive, Suite 530 Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 Tel. No. (201) 947-8855 Attorneys for Applicant 909 Glen Rock, LLC July 18, 2015-Fee:$133.25(141) 3895696