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Applicant seeks approval for three‑story mixed‑use building at 105 Main Street; board requests more documents

Boonton Planning Board · October 9, 2024
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Summary

An applicant presented plans to convert a vacant downtown storefront into a three‑story mixed‑use building with retail at grade and four two‑bedroom apartments above, seeking a D1 use variance and parking waivers. The board asked for additional documentation (historic commission report, updated survey showing trees, material samples, stormwater and tree evaluations) and did not take a final vote.

An applicant seeking site plan approval for a three‑story mixed‑use building at 105 Main Street presented design, engineering and planning testimony at the Boonton Planning Board meeting on Oct. 8, 2024. The project proposes to retain the existing street‑level footprint for retail and add two residential floors totaling four two‑bedroom units, and asks the board for a D1 use variance and parking waivers.

The project’s architect, Matt Huber, who also identified himself as an owner in the applicant entity, told the board the design “keeps the existing footprint” and adds two residential stories above the storefront. He said each apartment would be roughly 760–800 square feet, the building height would remain well under the 50‑foot municipal limit, and the team has worked with the historic preservation commission, which gave its approval last week. Huber said…

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