Last night, the Zoning Board
approved the 400 Harrison Ave project pushed by Gary Paparozzi. There were two “No” votes.
Everyone
expects to be treated the same under the law and by their government.
That expectation has been shot down
by Lodi in recent years. Many people
have been mistreated and disrespected when dealing with Gary Paparozzi and
going before the Boards. Many applicants
have been denied for things trivial in comparison to what was awarded last
night.
New development can be good for a
community. New projects can raise
property values and restore pride, especially when new housing replaces old
dilapidated homes.
But common sense should apply. And most importantly, FAIRNESS should apply.
Everyone in Lodi with a $250,000
investment and a 100X132 piece of property should have every right that was
bestowed upon the applicant last night. They
should now be entitled to replace their single family home with a 9-unit multifamily
development.
Everyone seeking to make
improvements or expand their homes should now be given the green light. They
would be seeking less variances than those that were approved last night.
Everyone seeking to knock down their
single family home and replace it with a new two family should now have that right, even if current code doesn’t allow because of property size.
How many people sold their Lodi
properties in recent years for so much less than they ever wanted because they never
imagined that they could receive the same variances that were awarded last
night?
How
many of those people will someday see “family and friends” of Lodi politicians
get rich off of those same properties, the properties they themselves once
owned?
I wanted to post this tax
record before George Reggo alters it, discards it, or claims it doesn’t exist.
Anyone going before the Boards
should save it, print it, and use it to make their case.
And if you are treated any
differently than the applicant last night, then you have every right to
question the motives of those that deliver the special favors to the special
applicants.
Gary
Paparozzi should never have been placed in a position to play rainmaker.
Look
at how many variances were required.
Public
Notice:
LEGAL NOTICE: BOROUGH OF LODI ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE, that in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Lodi and
the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-11 et seq., the Applicant, Tredici
Enterprise, LLC has filed an application with the Board of Adjustment, Borough
of Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey for the real property located at 400
Harrison Avenue, identified as Block 51 Lot 12, on the official tax map of the
Borough of Lodi, State of New Jersey (hereinafter "the Property").
The said application involves the redevelopment of the subject Property.
Currently, the Property is developed with a one family residential house. The
said house would be demolished, and the Property would be redeveloped for a
nine unit, multi-family development with a roof-top open space and on-site
parking. The subject Property is located in the R-2 Zoning District, which does
not permit multi-family housing. Accordingly, a use variance will be required. As
compared to the R-2 Zoning District requirements, the following variances would
be required: (i) building height in stories (2 stories permitted and 3 stories
proposed (however, the Board may consider the architectural mansford roof at
the front / sides of the building to be considered a story, which would make
the building 4 stories); (ii) building height in feet (25 feet permitted and
39.6 ft proposed (however, approximately 10 ft of the height is merely as a
result of the mansford roof at the front / sides of the building); (iii)
minimum floor area per dwelling unit (1,000 sq. ft required and 933 sq. ft
proposed); and (iv) maximum lot coverage (60% maximum and 72.4% proposed). The
Applicant also request preliminary and final site plan approval. For informational
purposes, the Borough's R-LR Zoning District permits multi-family housing and,
thus, the requirements of this Zone are more appropriate to evaluate the
proposed development based on the R-LR Zone requirements, the following
deviations exist as related to the proposed conditions: (i) minimum lot area;
(ii) maximum building height in stories (if mansford roof is considered a
story); (iii) maximum lot coverage. Proposed on-site parking at two spaces per
unit will be provided for a total of eighteen on-site parking, which includes
one handicap space. If the Board determines that the handicap space should not
be included in the overall parking count, a parking variance would be required.
Design waivers / variances requested include: parking lot aisle width; lack of
landscape screening for parking areas; handicap space width (11 ft proposed vs.
12 ft required by Borough Code); no landscaping at site entrance; lack of
landscaping throughout entire site; lack of a 25 foot buffer strip on north
side of property; lack of landscape islands within parking area. The Applicant
also request preliminary and final site plan approval. The Applicant reserves
the right to amend its application and shall apply for such other variances or
design waivers, interpretations, exceptions, approvals and/or relief the need
of which becomes necessary or apparent during the course of the application
process and/or the public hearing. Anyone affected by this application may have
the opportunity to be heard at a public hearing to be held on Thursday, May 22,
2014 at 7:30 PM, or as soon thereafter as the Applicant may be heard, in the
Council Chambers, Borough of Lodi, One Memorial Drive, Lodi, N.J. and when the
case is called, you may appear either in person or by agent or attorney and present
any objections you may have to the granting the relief sought in the petition.
This notice is sent to you by the Applicant by order of the Borough of Lodi
Zoning Board. This matter is a continuation from prior public hearings. All
documents relating to this application are on file with the Borough's
designated Administrator Officer for Land Use matters (kindly see Ms. Sharon
Salvacion, Secretary to Zoning Oficer), and may be inspected by the public at
Borough of Lodi, Borough Hall, One Memorial Drive, Lodi, N.J., during the hours
in which Borough Hall conducts business. CHARLES H. SARLO, ESQ. on behalf of
Applicant Dated: May 6, 2014 May 8, 2014-Fee:$103.95(110) 3683661
