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Nutley board approves driveway alteration and several fence permits with landscaping conditions
Summary
The board approved a driveway/retaining‑wall modification at 150 Point Avenue and multiple fence permits, requiring curving of retaining walls to protect structures and evergreen plantings to screen fences; applicants must complete landscaping within specified timeframes.
The Nutley Board of Adjustment on June 15 approved a driveway modification and several fence permits, imposing conditions intended to protect residences and screen visible structures.
An applicant who had already received a permit to move a retaining wall reported that work to pave a driveway was stopped because the permit did not authorize full paving. The board reviewed site photographs and survey exhibits and recommended curving the retaining wall toward the house to protect the corner of the dwelling. Members asked for screening (shrubs or evergreen plantings) in front of marked garbage-can locations and directed that landscaping and wall modifications be completed within an agreed timeframe. A motion to grant relief for the driveway/front-yard modification at 150 Point Avenue carried with conditions that the retaining wall be curved to protect the house corner and that landscaping be installed as shown on Exhibit A2; the board indicated applicants may obtain the memorialized resolution from the code office (noted July 21 availability) before starting full paving.
The board also considered multiple fence permits, including requests for 6‑foot solid fencing and combinations of 3‑foot/6‑foot sections at separate properties. The board discussed maintenance access, the location relative to air-conditioning units, and neighbors’ sight lines. Permits were granted with the condition that evergreen landscaping be planted in front of the new fence sections within a fixed period (the board set a six‑month planting window in at least one case) and that the permit be memorialized with attached exhibits (photograph marked A1 and a marked survey A2).
Why it matters: the conditions address pedestrian and vehicular safety, protect mechanical equipment access, and reduce visual impacts of tall, solid fences and retaining walls. The board’s decisions require applicants to follow up with timely landscaping and to coordinate permit issuance with the code office.
Next steps: staff will memorialize the conditions in resolutions; applicants must comply with planting requirements and coordinate with the building department for permit issuance and inspections.
