WOODCLIFF LAKE—The Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 13 at 7 p.m. on the proposed 46-unit residential development planned for 188 Broadway — one piece of a multi-part legal settlement with the applicant, borough and Fair Share Housing Center that was approved by the Borough Council in December 2022.
The date was changed from June 5 to June 13. A public notice was published on May 28 noting the date change of the public hearing. No reason was given.
The applicant, 188 Broadway LLP, had filed separate lawsuits against prior Zoning Board of Adjustment decisions in 2019 and 2021 that rejected prior applications for a 60-unit and a 53-unit development on the former office building site.
As part of the December 2022 legal agreement, the council approved a memorandum of understanding between the applicant and borough that called for the borough to rezone the 188 Broadway site and allow the 46 residential units, including 37 rental units and a total of nine townhomes.
The agreement allows the existing office building to be converted into 37 rental units, and allows two buildings behind that structure that include nine townhome units. (See “It’s Settled: 46 Housing Units At 188 Broadway.”)
To implement the settlement, a redevelopment plan for the site at 188 Broadway was recently developed and approved by Borough Council earlier this year.
“The applicant seeks preliminary and final site plan approval for a project consistent with the Redevelopment Plan. Specifically, the applicant seeks to convert an existing 42,300 (approx.) square foot office building to multifamily residential use consisting of 37 units and site plan approval for the construction of nine townhomes in two buildings,” reads the public notice published on May 23.
The project requires 81 parking spaces and 96 are provided, the notice states.
The applicant requests a variance from the Supplemental Standards For Townhomes of the Redevelopment Plan, “which requires that the minimum townhome driveway apron width be 20 feet, and where 18.67 and 19 feet are proposed,” the notice states.
The public can view the application at the Planning Board offices between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. The offices are at 188 Pascack Road. To view documents, contact board secretary Clairesse Neumann at 201-391-4977 ext. 210 or cneumann@wclnj.com.