Public Notice:
CENTRAL PLANNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF NEWARK NOTICE OF HEARING Calendar Number: CPB 15-25 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, May 4, 2015, beginning at 6:30 p.m., and thereafter on such dates as such hearing may be continued, the Central Planning Board of the City of Newark (“Board”) will hold a public hearing in the Municipal Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, on the application of Newark 40 E. Park LLC (“Applicant”) for preliminary and final site plan (“Approvals”) for property located at 40 East Park Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and designated on the tax maps of the City of Newark as Block 126, Lots 1, 2, and 52 (“Property”). The Property is located in the RDV/SD Redevelopment/Special Districts. The Applicant requests the Approvals in connection with an addition and renovation to the existing brick office building to be converted to a 15-unit residential apartment building (the “Project”). The Applicant is requesting the following bulk variances from the development regulations of the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan to the extent the development regulations are applicable: (1) A variance from Section 7.4 to permit a 0-foot stepback from the street-facing cornice line, when a minimum 10-foot stepback from street-facing cornice line of the existing historic building would otherwise be required for new additions to existing buildings within an historic district. (2) A variance from Section 7.5 to permit 0 parking spaces, when 8 parking spaces would otherwise be required. While the Applicant believes that, except as stated above, its application is in conformance with the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, the Newark Zoning & Land Use Regulations, and the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan, it hereby requests any other waivers, variances, deviations, and/or exceptions from the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, the Newark Zoning & Land Use Regulations, and the Newark Living Downtown Redevelopment Plan as may be required for the Project. Copies of the application and all documents submitted to date concerning this application are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Room 306, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, and are available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted. The Applicant suggests that any party interested in inspecting or obtaining copies of the application or documents submitted to date concerning this application first go to the Office of Boards, City Hall, Room 112, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays and furlough days excepted. At the hearing, all interested parties will be given the opportunity to be heard. You may appear either in person, by agent or by attorney and present any objections which you may have to granting these variances. Respectfully, Adam Faiella, Esq. Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Attorneys for Applicant (973) 643-7000 4/23/15 $151.90