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Board hears addition at 11 Campbell Street; counsel urges clearer notice to applicants about assessment/2% fee
Summary
An application for an addition at 11 Campbell Street was approved after testimony about a skewed lot line and combined side-yard setback; the board also discussed a 2% assessment-related obligation on additions and recommended including clear notice language in applications and resolutions.
The Waldwick Board of Adjustment reviewed and approved an application for an addition at 11 Campbell Street and used the discussion to press for clearer notice to applicants about a tax-assessor ‘‘2% obligation’’ that can raise the cost of additions.
An attorney representing the owners explained the parcel sits on a skewed lot line that produces combined side-yard setbacks shorter than the code’s combined requirement; the applicant’s position was that the unusual lot geometry creates a hardship…
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