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Zoning board approves three townhouses at 696–698 JFK Boulevard with variances and conditions
Summary
The Zoning Board approved a developer’s plan to replace a one‑story commercial building with three two‑bedroom townhouses at 696–698 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, granting a d1 use variance and several bulk and design waivers subject to planting and curb‑cut conditions and county approvals.
The City of Bayonne Zoning Board of Adjustment voted Aug. 30 to approve a proposal to redevelop 696–698 John F. Kennedy Boulevard (Block 177, Lot 47) into three two‑bedroom townhouses, granting a d1 use variance, bulk variances and several design waivers with conditions including landscaping and curb‑cut modifications.
Applicant counsel Matthew Posada told the board the project replaces a one‑story commercial office (a nonconforming use) with three townhouse units that will each provide one garage parking space and rooftop amenity access. The project team testified the redevelopment reduces impervious cover on the lot by about 954 square feet and improves stormwater quality and quantity on a site the engineer described as “entirely impervious” today.
Sameh Walli, the civil engineer, testified the lot area is 2,672 square feet (0.06 acres) and that proposed building footprint is about 1,680 square feet with a 31‑foot building height. Walli said proposed…
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