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2 20 01 1. .4 48 81 1. .1 15 58 82 2 airoofingandguttersnj.com Lindvale: Attorney finds faults with proposal
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attorneyʼs complaint.
Moreover, “In addition to failing to request or provide notice of the d(6) variance, the Applicant has also failed to apply for and provide notice of multiple waivers/exceptions from the requirements of the Townshipʼs Subdivision and Site Plan Ordinances. This failure also deprives the Board of jurisdiction to proceed with the current application,” alleges the Lindvale Gardensʼ objection.
The complaint cites applicantʼs failure to comply with code for buffering; landscaping and submission of a landscape plan; provision of commons space and open areas for developments with more than 4.5 units per acre; and installation of fencing and/or landscaping near retaining walls.
In addition, the complaint notes a failure to request a waiver from a requirement for “side lot lines to be straight from the street to the rear property line, for the entire depth of the lot.”
Also, the complaint charges the board cannot hear the application due to applicantʼs failure to provide landscape plans at least 10 days before a public hearing.
The complaint states though the applicant contends it should be governed by standards of the TH1 (Townhouse) Zone, the more appropriate zone would be the adjacent PRD (Planned Residential Development) Zone, which is where the Lindvale property is located.
The complaint charges the applicant fails to comply with multiple requirements of the TH-1 Zone, including but not limited to proper bedroom distribution, the requirement to provide affordable housing units, the prohibition against cash contributions for affordable units in lieu of constructing the same, and a minimum lot area of 5 acres.
The complaint notes, “Overall, Lindvale Gardens contends, Lindvale Gardens has significant concerns with the design and overdevelopment of the property, and the number and type of variances being requested. The height, number of stories, density, configuration, lack of setbacks, lack of open space and recreational areas, and lack of buffers and landscaping, among other things, will negatively impact Lindvale Gardens and the surrounding community.
Adds the complaint, “The subject site appears to be particularly unsuitable” for a 14-unit townhouse development in a commercial zone where multiple variances are required, “the lot needs to be terraformed,” and “the applicant cannot comply with most of the requirements of comparable multi-family residential zones.”
It claims, “The immediately adjacent PRD Zone was well planned and developed and allowing this property to be overdeveloped without regard to the applicable design standards will degrade the character of the community and substantially impair the intent and purpose of the zone plan.”
While the complaints were not resolved, the objectorʼs attorney said he reserves the right to address all charges as hearings continue and also present expert witnesses in rebuttal.
Steven Napolitano, of SNS Architects & Engineers, Montvale and John Lignos, also of SNS, testified for the applicant at the hearing.
Lignos said all townhomes will be three-stories high, with three bedrooms, and have a driveway and one-car garage. He said residents will be able to exit and enter from both Collignon Way and Rivervale Road.
Lignos said the soil on the site drains really well, and noted there were no drainage problems. However, borough engineer Chris Statile said he would have to monitor percolation pits dug on the site to gauge drainage for storms rated as 2-, 10-, 25- and 100-year storms.
At one point, resident Leianne Eskinazi said she was concerned about “adding more density to the neighborhood” and questioned how the applicant would handle runoff.
Napolitano assured her that the storm runoff design “retains all the water within the property.” He said no stormwater would exit the property but in case of an overflow due to a heavy storm, all overflow is directed into the municipal stormwater system.
Several traffic concerns related to increased volumes and childrenʼs safety were held until future testimony by the applicant traffic expert.
In its public notice, the applicant, Collignon Estates, requests two “D” or use variances: one to permit townhouse development in a commercial zone and one to exceed maximum allowable density. In addition, it requests 11 bulk or “C” variances.
The notice, dated Jan. 16, 2022, can be found at njpublicnotices.com, a clearinghouse of municipal public notices.
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cack Valley towns have had.”
He said outdoor dining is permitted in Old Tappan, and the former Charlie Brownʼs restaurant was taken over by Aurora, a Mediterranean/Greek-style restaurant.
He said the borough offers “many programs” for seniors; however many were affected by Covid.
He said after more than 50 years of operation, Old Tappanʼs municipality-owned golf course will be managed by a private company for the 2022 golf season. He said it will now be a “semi-public course” operating seven days a week, scheduled tee times, and a spring reopening. He urged golfers to check the borough website at oldtappan.net for more information.
When he finished his report, his host, Greater Pascack Valley Chamber of Commerce chair Robin Malley, assured him, “We still like to consider you part of the Greater Pascack Valley.”
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