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Zoning board adjourns Hookah Paradise storage expansion after delivery, parking and circulation concerns
Summary
The Clifton Zoning Board continued an application by Hookah Paradise USA LLC for a 30-foot rear addition and an 18,900-sq-ft second-floor storage area at 1219–1231 Main Ave., citing unresolved truck circulation, parking and stormwater questions. The board set a new hearing date of July 16, 2025.
The Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 4 continued an application from Hookah Paradise USA LLC for a two-story rear addition and a second-floor storage expansion at 1219–1231 Main Ave., postponing a decision to allow the applicant to provide more detailed truck-turning, parking and drainage plans.
The application matters because the proposal would add about 18,900 square feet of second-floor storage above the existing retail/hookah space and extend the building roughly 30 feet to the rear, increasing on-site storage capacity in the Main Avenue Overlay District, where expanded storage uses are restricted by the overlay. Neighbors and board members raised questions about deliveries, vehicle circulation, stormwater runoff and dumpster screening.
Architect Michael Romanek described the project as…
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