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Agency approves Bass Pro sign changes, gateway reconfiguration and Quick Check access easement for Riverton site
Summary
The Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment Agency voted to approve amended signage and site-plan changes for the Riverton development, including a 75-foot Bass Pro pylon sign, and authorized an access easement for Quick Check while Peter Fisher Boulevard remains undedicated.
The Sayreville Economic and Redevelopment Agency on Nov. 13 approved three resolutions to advance amended site plans for the Riverton waterfront redevelopment, including changes to the Bass Pro sign package, a gateway-services reconfiguration that rotates a Panera building, and an access-easement allowing Quick Check to use an internal driveway until Peter Fisher Boulevard is dedicated.
Seaport Associates representatives presented the changes at the start of the meeting. "The pylon itself is reminiscent of the building. It's 75 feet tall," said Mark Feta, the developer representative, describing the proposed Bass Pro pylon sign and the building's themed exterior. Dan Bush, also representing the master developer, said the Panera building will be rotated 90 degrees to free up buildable area and that parking counts, including EV spaces, remain consistent with previous approvals.
The board considered three linked resolutions: an access agreement among the landowner, Quick Check Corp. and SSA for the gateway-services area; an amendment to the Bass Pro site plan to reflect the revised signage package; and a site-plan amendment for the gateway services area covering Panera Bread and future coffee-shop locations. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by roll-call vote.
On the access easement, Seaport counsel explained the easement will allow Quick Check to connect to the internal driveway and to Peter Fisher Boulevard until that roadway is formally accepted as a public road, at which point the easement will terminate for that portion. Board discussion focused on maintenance responsibility and the long-term approach: Seaport said it intends to use a declaration (or similar HOA-like mechanism) to put access easements in place for all tenants to avoid repeated individual agreements.
The developer provided specific sizing details: the multi-tenant building opposite Panera will be reduced in footprint (from 6,450 sq ft to about 6,225 sq ft in one example) while overall retail square footage across the gateway area remains roughly unchanged (previously ~25,500 sq ft; currently just over 25,000 sq ft, per the presentation). The board noted construction progress: core and shell work for Bass Pro is complete and tenant fit-out is underway.
The resolutions do not change construction phasing; the approvals amend the planning-board applications so the developer may file updated plans. The board also recorded that Quick Check has applied for building permits and that the developer has prepared permit packets to enter the borough’s permitting process.
The agency’s attorney said standard follow-up steps will occur at the planning-board level and in subsequent administrative steps; no additional conditions beyond those discussed were announced at the meeting.
