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Pompton Lakes planning board continues review of mixed-use Hamburg Turnpike proposal after extended public comment
Summary
The board continued the Sarah Realty mixed-use site-plan application at 714'720 Hamburg Turnpike after an extensive engineering presentation and sustained public concern about parking, dumpster location, lighting, retaining wall and rear-yard access; the application was carried to the board's next meeting for additional materials and design revisions.
The Pompton Lakes Planning Board continued public hearings and technical review of a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 714'720 Hamburg Turnpike (PB25-01) after extensive testimony from the applicant's engineering team and extended public questions and comments.
Applicant counsel Justine Novecchio (speaker 18) introduced engineer Adnan Khan (speaker 2) who described proposed changes: two additional residential stories (10 units) above an existing commercial ground floor; 45 parking spaces proposed (engineer said existing ordinance calculations would require 48 before EV-credit adjustments); two van-accessible handicapped spaces; dry wells for stormwater management; a modest retaining wall (about 3—3.5 feet) along the rear property line; and a trash enclosure tucked at the back of the site.
Board members and many nearby residents raised concerns focused on whether the parking count and layout will work operationally, the location of the dumpster (residents asked it be relocated away from backyards), potential traffic conflicts and delivery operations, lighting and photometrics near homes, stability and screening of the proposed retaining wall, whether county approvals for curb cuts and access will be required (the site fronts a county road), and the feasibility of adding two stories to an existing one-story building (applicant submitted a structural feasibility study). Residents asked whether assigned parking will be enforced to prevent overflow into adjacent streets, and several requested clearer striping, signage and delivery-zone designation.
The applicant's team said many of the board's engineering comments had been addressed in revised plans (latest revision dates were discussed, e.g., 06/15/25), and that some items (e.g., final DEP coordination, county approvals, possible reconfiguration of the trash enclosure) would be investigated further. The board agreed to continue the application to the next meeting (July 15) to allow the applicant to meet with county staff as needed and produce revised plans addressing the board's and public's technical concerns.
