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Redevelopment agency approves redevelopment agreement with design and permitting conditions
Summary
The Pompton Lakes Redevelopment Agency voted to adopt resolution PLRDA‑26‑01 approving a redevelopment agreement for a downtown mixed‑use project, attaching conditions including 10‑foot sidewalks, an on‑street parking investigation, updated surveys, easements for overhangs and dumpster access, and a mandatory retail street entrance.
The Pompton Lakes Redevelopment Agency on July 16 voted to approve a redevelopment agreement (PLRDA‑26‑01) for a downtown mixed‑use project, attaching a package of design and permitting conditions the board said must be satisfied before the project proceeds to the council and planning board.
Agency members listed a set of required changes and investigations to be added to the redevelopment agreement, including “confirm there’ll be 10 foot sidewalks along Colfax and Lakeside,” requiring the redeveloper to investigate providing on‑street parking on Lakeside and to submit that analysis to the board’s engineer, and requiring updated base surveys before planning board application. The resolution also specifies that any rooftop overhangs that extend into public rights‑of‑way will require an easement from the appropriate public entity and that dumpster placement must be accommodated by an easement or truck access so on‑site parking is not lost.
Staff member said the redeveloper must also revise the corner at Wanakue and Colfax to place a retail door at the chamfered corner and that retail access should be from street level only; garage access to retail was to be restricted so residential and retail entrances remain separate. The resolution calls for courtyard planters, a management office with posted on‑site hours, and that the developer provide documentation about whether their proposed brick is thin brick or full‑bed masonry.
A motion to adopt PLRDA‑26‑01 passed on roll call. The clerk recorded votes as follows: Miss Novak — Yes; Mister Sankey — Yes; Mister Lavasi — No; Mister Presta — Yes; Councilman Bennett — Yes. The board’s approval is conditional: the designation and any legal rights for the redeveloper will not take effect until a signed redevelopment agreement that incorporates these conditions is executed and the additional processes (bureau tax negotiation and ordinance revisions) are completed.
The board said that once the conditions are incorporated and the redeveloper agrees in writing, the matter will move to the council for final action and, as applicable, to the county and planning board for any additional approvals.
