If anyone is interested...

We just found out that the Planing Board meeting for this variance will be tonight at 5:30pm, it is the first thing on the list. It was postponed last month after we went and sat there for an hour!

Binny's Liquor Store Building going 4 stories.

15. Case: P06-151 Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan with ?c? variances
Applicant: Marc Donnelly (for Binny's Liquor Store)
Address: 306-310 Newark Avenue (Corner Brunswick / Fourth)
Block: 387 Lot: 1
Zone: NC - Neighborhood Commercial
Description: New multi-family building with 6-units, 3 parking spaces, and 1,310 sf of office and retail space
Variances: parking

Jersey City Planning Board, scheduled for TODAY, Tuesday, June 16th, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 280
Grove Street, Second Floor, Downtown Jersey City

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Here is the link on all public notices at the "official" Jersey City Municipal site:

Public Notices
http://www.cityofjerseycity.com/public_notices.html

Below is the agenda for
May 22, 2007 - Planning Board Meeting Agenda

Planning Board Meeting
May 22, 2007
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12. Case: P06-168 Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan with ?c? variances
Applicant: Jwala MA Montgomery, LLC
Attorney: Ron Shaljian
Address: 646 Montgomery St.
Block: 1892 Lot: 20
Zone: NC Neighborhood Commercial
Description: New 4-story building with 6 residential units and 1,736sf of retail space on a
conforming 2,500sf lot.
Variance: Rear Yard

13. Case: P05-042.1 1-year extension of Preliminary & Final Site Plan,Deviation
Applicant: Jersey City Investors
Attorney: George Garcia
Address: 355 Grand St.
Block: 60.12 Lot: 3
Zone: Grand Jersey Redevelopment Plan
Description: 6-story, 90,000 sf medical office building. Originally approved May 3, 2007.
Subsequently amended on October 11, 2005.
Deviation: street frontage

14. Case: P04-103 Final Major Site Plan
Applicant: Raritan Bay Associates LLC
Attorney: Charles Harrington
Address: 91-93 Maple St.
Block: 2069 Lot: 13 & 14
Zone: Morris Canal
Description: Construction of (2) two-family homes on existing conforming vacant lots.
Preliminary approval granted on July 27, 2004.

15. Case: P06-151 Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan with ?c? variances
Applicant: Marc Donnelly
Attorney: pro se
Address: 306-310 Newark Avenue
Block: 387 Lot: 1
Zone: NC - Neighborhood Commercial
Description: New multi-family building with 6-units, 3 parking spaces, and 1,310 sf of office
and retail space
Variances: parking

16. Case: P06-123 Minor Site Plan with ?c variances
Applicant: Malik Arshad
Attorney: Pro Se
Address: 296 Magnolia Avenue
Block: 1862 Lot: 31
Zone: OR Office/Residential
Description: New construction of three-family home.
Variances: lot area, lot width, front yard, side yards, parking.
Carried from the April 10 , 2007 meeting. th

17. Certification of Artists as recommended by the Jersey City Artist Certification Board

18. Executive Session, as needed, to discuss litigation, personnel or other matters

19. Adjournment

MICHAEL RYAN, CHAIRMAN, PLANNING BOARD

as per the agenda, the only deviation from existing zoning is for parking. if anyone would like me to forward them the agenda, please email me.

Wait, what's going to happen to Binny's? Are you saying he might close?! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where am I going to go to buy cheap liquor now?

Oh, it was so nice having a liquor store only a block away....farewell Binny.

Video tape and take photos of your property - especially where the floor meets the walls, the walls meet the ceiling, floorboards, tiled areas, window and door frames etc.

Hopefully during the neighbors construction they won't cause structural (cracks) damage for you and it will help, if you need to make a claim against them!

Howdy neighbor,

So Binny is gonna go condo crazy too! I think it is likely a good thing for this part of Newark Avenue - though we will likely be fighting for parking spaces with you.

Good luck with those construction issues -- you should talk to him.

A. Depends on zoning. My guess is they aren't required to have a setback.

B. Yes, you're almost certainly entitled to this.

C. assuming the zoning allows them to fill out the lot, they have the right to excavate.

D. 6 units should be less of a concern then the 600 opening this summer.

E. Limited parking means fewer cars means more people using mass transit. When buildings build parking it just brings more cars.

F. Lets hope the selection gets better!

The Liquor store building on the corner of Brunswick & Newark Avenue is trying to become a 4 story (6 condo) building with 2 store fronts. The liquor store will be staying. The new building will be built to lot (no setbacks) with only 3 parking spaces in the basement via a car elevator. Currently it is only a one story building and there is no basement just a slab.

We live right next door and will loose our windows on that side -- any thoughts or advice? We are concerned about

A. That the plans call for the new building to be to lot with no set backs

B. That there needs to be adequate gutters/shielding our sidewall from new added water running down from his top floor wall -- ( there is a 2 inch gap between our properties - our land )

C. We are concerned with the digging down next to our foundation wall for this new foundation

D. We are concerned with adding to the sewer system

E. We are concerned with the loss of parking in the area with his adding of only 3 new spaces - in a basement no less.

F. We are also concerned with his expansion of his liquor store via the gaining of more basement space.

We are supportive of development just wanting advice about when the development is right next door! The meeting with planning is Tuesday at 5:30pm at City Hall.