RIVER VALE—An amended preliminary and final site plan approval for 225 townhomes and condominium units at the Fairways at Edgewood, scheduled for the next Joint Planning Board meeting, proposes to reduce impervious surface area there by offering purchasers up to four rear yard design and landscape options that include pervious, or water-absorbing, surfaces.
The hearing is at Township Council chambers, 406 Rivervale Road, on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
“Specifically, the applicant proposes to modify the landscaping by using pervious materials for the rear yard patios, whereas impervious materials were previously approved, thus reducing the overall impervious coverage on the property; and providing four different rear yard landscaping options for each owner to choose from during construction,” read the public notice published on April 7.
The Fairways at Edgewood project, approved in 2019, includes 225 townhomes and quadplex condominium units. A separate affordable housing complex containing 24 condominium units was constructed earlier and is leased, said officials.
The affordable apartments — known as River Vale Place — are opposite the Holiday Farm condominium development and have an exit and entrance off Piermont Avenue, nearly opposite the entry and exit ways for Holiday Farm.
The public notice describing the hearing says the amended approval sought by applicant Toll NJ I LLC — a subsidiary of Toll Brothers of North Lebanon — applies to Block 1201, Lot 6.01, a 43.08-acre site in an A-1 residence zoned district.
The 2019 approval by the Joint Planning Board included relief from the maximum impervious coverage area, allowing up to 53% impervious coverage where only 40% is permitted.
The prior approval included relief from the maximum impervious coverage requirements, allowing up to 53% impervious coverage where only 40% is permitted.
As part of this application, the applicant seeks amended site plan approval to modify the previously approved landscaping associated with the approved townhouses and quadplex buildings.
According to the application, “Due to the very limited nature of the amended approval being sought,” the applicant requests a submission waiver from providing many of the required items but offers to provide requested documentation prior to the public hearing.
Public notices are available for free from njpublicnotices.com, offered by New Jersey Press Association.
All application documents are available for public inspection from Land Use Administrator Maria Haag, in the Building Department from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays. Haag can be reached by phone at (201) 664-2346, ext. 1065 or by email at mhaag@rivervalenj.org.
Application documents are available online under The Fairways At Edgewood Application For Amended Site Plan For 2023 on the board’s home page.
“All interested persons may attend and be heard at the aforesaid hearing. The public hearing may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the board may determine,” the public notice reads.