City of Hoboken, Hudson County–Use Agreement for Resiliency Park Café (Resiliency Park Terrace Pavilion)

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.13, the NJDEP has been asked to review the following proposed use agreement for Green Acres encumbered parkland:

Park Owner: City of Hoboken

Park Name/Location:

Northwest (Resiliency) Park

1201 Madison Street/1200 Adams Street

Block 107, Lot 1 (p/o)

Proposed User: Alessio’s

Facilities: Café building at the Northwest (Resiliency) Park, Terrace Pavilion – includes the 2,260 square foot interior space in the café building of the Park, Terrace Pavilion, and the approximately 500 square foot exterior space adjacent to the café building under the canopy.

Proposed Use: Use of café building (2,260 square feet) and outdoor area (500 square feet)

Length of Use: initial term of five years with option to renew for a second five-year term

Proposed Compensation: Annual rent of $124,000

For additional information, please contact:

Cathleen Wolf, AICP, PP
Principal Planner
Community Development
City of Hoboken
94 Washington Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Telephone: (201) 420-2000 x3003
cwolf@hobokennj.gov

Scoping Hearing–City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County–Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project Cable Crossings

Applicant: City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County

Park Names: Bader Field, Pete Pallitto Field and Public Beach

Park Locations:

Bader Field: 601 North Albany Avenue, Atlantic City (Block 794, Lot 1)

Pete Pallitto Field: 3301 and 3401 Fairmont Avenue, Atlantic City (Block 370, Lots 1, 1.01, 2 and 2.01)

Public Beach: Public beach between California and Iowa Avenues (Block 1, Lots 53 through 60)

Proposed Action:

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, LLC is proposing to divert a portion of the above noted parks for the installation of underground utility facilities associated with the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, including 1.70 +/- acres of the Public Beach, 0.32 +/- acre of Pete Pallitto Field and 0.44 +/- acre of Bader Field. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, LLC is in the process of acquiring various properties, permanent rights of way and easements needed to install underground cables and related infrastructure, in connection with the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project 1, which will be necessary for the transmission of offshore wind generated energy to the electric distribution network.

Additional information about the proposed diversions may be found in the full public hearing notices:

Public Hearing Notice for Bader Field

Public Hearing Notice for Public Beach

Public Hearing Notice for Pete Pallitto Field

Hearing Date/Time: July 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Hearing Location:

Atlantic City City Hall
Council Chambers
1301 Bacharach Boulevard
Atlantic City, NJ 08540

Public Comments Accepted Through: August 10, 2023

Request for ROSI Amendment–Township of Hillsborough, Somerset County–Auten Road Farm Property

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Applicant: Township of Hillsborough, Somerset County

Park Name: Auten Road Farm Property

Park Location: Block 150, Lot 4Q (Auten Road)

Proposed Action:

The Township of Hillsborough, in the County of Somerset, New Jersey has filed a request with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, proposing an amendment to its Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI) to remove property located in the Township of Hillsborough identified as Block 150, Lot 4Q on the tax map of the Township (Property). The Property is a 57.172-acre parcel located on Auten Road. The Township asserts that the Property is held for and restricted to agricultural uses under a pre-existing Somerset County Agricultural Development Board restriction and was erroneously listed on the ROSI since it is not held for recreation and or conservation purposes.

Additional information about this request may be found at: https://www.hillsborough-nj.org/government/documents/bid-documents/notices/776-07-14-2023-auten-road-farm-property-letter-to-njdep/file

Hearing Date/Time: August 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Hearing Location:

Hillsborough Township Municipal Building
Courtroom
379 South Branch Road
Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844

Public Comments Accepted Through: September 5, 2023

City of Atlantic City, Atlantic County–Bader Field and Chelsea Heights Field–Facility Use Agreements (Baseball Facilities)

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.13, the NJDEP has been asked to review the following proposed lease of Green Acres encumbered parkland:

Park Owner: City of Atlantic City

Park Name/Location:

Bader Field
Block 794, Lot 1

Chelsea Heights Park
Block 773, Lots 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8

Proposed User: Perfect Game, Inc.

Facilities: Sandcastle Stadium at Bader Field and turf field at Chelsea Heights Park

Proposed Use: Use of facilities for exhibition games on weekends in June, July, September, and October

Length of Use: 5 months (June 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023)

Proposed Compensation: $200 per game at Bader Field and $300 per game at Chelsea Heights Field ($97,400 total compensation over lease term)

For additional information, please contact:

Catherine M. Ward, Esq.
Stradley Ronan Stevens & Young, LLP
Telephone: (856) 321-2402
Email:cward@stradley.com

Township of Howell, Monmouth County–Deerwood Park–Lease for Roller Derby Practice Rink

Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.13, the NJDEP has been asked to review the following proposed lease of Green Acres encumbered parkland:

Park Owner: Township of Howell

Park Name/Location:

Deerwood Park
2740 Lakewood-Allenwood Road, Howell
Block 42, p/o Lot 79.67

Proposed Lessee: Jersey Junior Roller Derby Thrashers (a nonprofit organization)

Proposed Leased Premises: See Exhibit A

Purpose of Lease: Non-exclusive use of outdoor hockey rink for roller derby practice and equipment storage.

Proposed Lease Term: 5 years

Proposed Compensation: $1 per year

For additional information, please contact:

Joseph A. Clark, Township Manager
Telephone: (732) 938-4500 extension 2102
Email: jclark@twp.howell.nj.us

Pending and Approved Farm Leases on Local Parkland

Please click on the link below to see a list of proposed farm leases currently being reviewed by the OTPLA Public Land Compliance Section, and previously approved farm leases.

Any questions about these leases should be directed to the point of contact listed on the linked document.

2023 Pending and Approved Farm Leases

Request for Public Comment–WPRB Exemption Requests

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

WATERSHED PROPERTY REVIEW BOARD

www.wprb.nj.gov

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

TAKE NOTICE that the Watershed Property Review Board (WPRB) has received the following requests for exemptions from the Watershed Protection and Moratorium Act, P.L. 1988, c. 163, as amended by P.L. 1990, c.19:

2023-0001: Borough of Kinnelon, Morris County (Block 33801, Lots 101 and 102; Block 33901, Lot 101; and Block 34401, Lot 101) – The Borough of Butler requests an exemption to swap approximately 30 acres of watershed land with 30 acres currently held by Our Lady of Magnificat Catholic Church which will become watershed land. Application link.

2023-0002: Township of Millburn, Essex County (Block 5302, Lot 5) – New Jersey American Water requests an exemption to convey eight acres of watershed land to Woodmont Properties, LLC in support of developing a residential housing complex with affordable housing units. Application link.

2023-0003: Township of West Milford, Passaic County (Block 16906, Lot 3) – The City of Newark requests an exemption to convey a 0.212-acre temporary construction easement on watershed property to the New Jersey Department of Transportation in support of the Route 23 Northbound Bridge Over Pequannock River Project. Application link.

Please click on the link next to each project to review the exemption request.

A 30-day public comment period on each request will begin on May 1, 2023. Written comment on these three requests may be directed to WPRB@dep.nj.gov or NJDEP, Office of Transactions and Public Land Administration, P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 401-07 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420, Attn: Jessica Patterson/WPRB. Commenters should clearly reference which application is being commented on in either the subject line of any email or in the beginning of any letter submitted. Public comment will be accepted until May 31, 2023. The three requests may be considered at a future WPRB meeting. For more information regarding the above applications as well as upcoming WPRB meetings, please visit http://wprb.nj.gov.

DATED: May 1, 2023

Scoping Hearing–Princeton, Mercer County–Community Park South

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Applicant: Princeton, Mercer County

Park Name: Community Park South

Park Location: 380 Witherspoon Street, Princeton (Block 6902, Lot 2)

Proposed Action:

Princeton Municipality has contacted the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection proposing to legalize the past diversion of approximately three acres of Community Park South, 380 Witherspoon Street, Princeton NJ 08540 in Mercer County, (Block 6902 Lot 2) in connection with the use of Green Acres encumbered parkland for the Municipal Complex Building and parking lot. Princeton will compensate for the past diversion with replacement parkland elsewhere within the municipality.

Hearing Date/Time: April 3, 2023 at 7 PM

Hearing Location:

Princeton Municipal Complex
Main Meeting Room
400 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08540

Public Comments Accepted Through: April 17, 2023

Conservation Restriction Release Hearing–Township of Howell, Monmouth County–Partial Release of Open Space Deed Restriction on Capped Landfill

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Requestor: County of Monmouth

Restricted Property:

Lakewood-Allentown Road

Block 42, Lots 38, 93, 93.01, 94 and 94.01

Township of Howell, Monmouth County

Description of Release Request:

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has received a request from Monmouth County for a partial release of an open space deed restriction on County-owned land that was created as a condition of the December 22, 1995 Settlement Agreement by, and between, the County of Monmouth, the NJDEP, Waste Management, Inc. and Waste Disposal Inc., related to a capped landfill in Howell Township, Monmouth County. The deed restriction is contained in the deed by which the County acquired the former landfill from Waste Disposal, Inc.

The County has requested a partial release of the conservation restriction to allow for the development of facilities that produce electrical energy from wind, solar, photovoltaic, or other technologies on a portion of the surface of the capped landfill, which requires development in areas on the surface of the landfill that would otherwise be prohibited pursuant to the terms of the conservation restriction. On November 25, 2019, the Department’s Bureau of Solid Waste Permitting informed the County that it does not object to the request for a partial release of the conservation restriction in the context of the original settlement agreement but advised the County that it would be necessary to obtain all other permits and approvals for its project. On April 20, 2020, Waste Management of New Jersey and the County executed a Declaration of Partial Release of Deed Restriction to memorialize their mutual agreement, as parties to the original settlement agreement and the deed conveying the former landfill to the County, to removing the deed restriction from a portion of the former landfill. The Township of Howell also signed the 2020 Declaration of Partial Release in its capacity as a party, with the County, in an interlocal service agreement related to the former landfill.

The NJDEP was a party to the original settlement agreement but not the 2020 Declaration of Partial Release. However, under the Conservation Restriction and Historic Preservation Restriction Act, N.J.S.A. 13:8B-1 through -9, the NJDEP Commissioner has oversight over all conservation restriction releases, whether the NJDEP is a party to the restriction or not, and a public hearing is required before the Commissioner can approve the partial release. On June 16, 2022, the County filed a formal request with the NJDEP for the partial release of the conservation restriction.

In accordance with N.J.S.A. 13:8B-5, the County will be conducting a public hearing on the proposed partial release in Howell Township at the time and in the location listed below.

Additional information about the proposed project may be found on Howell Township’s website at:

Related Documents:

June 16, 2022 Request for Partial Release of Conservation Restriction

April 20, 2020 Partial Release of Deed Restriction

Howell Township Planning Board Application Document Distribution Sheet #1

Howell Township Planning Board Application Document Distribution Sheet #2

Howell Township Planning Board Application Exhibit List (includes maps of the proposed solar project)

Hearing Date/Time: February 27, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Hearing Location:

Howell Township Municipal Building
4579 U.S. Route 9
Howell Township, NJ 07731

Public Comments Accepted Through: February 27, 2023 [see public notice linked above for contact information]

Change in Use Hearing–City of Margate, Atlantic County–Construction of Interpretive Center at Lucy Park

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Applicant: City of Margate

Park Name: Lucy Park

Park Location:

9210 Atlantic Avenue, Margate City, Atlantic County

Block 26, Lot 2

Proposed Action:

The City of Margate is proposing to make several changes to approximately 0.47 acre of Lucy Park. The existing snack bar structure, gift shop and storage shed will be removed. A new two-story Interpretive Visitors Center structure, containing a gift shop, exhibits and public restrooms will be constructed on the park. The project also includes parking space for a food truck. A set of site plans, originally submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office for review in June 2022, may be found here. [Please note: Minor modifications to the site plans may have been made since they were first submitted to the NJDEP.]

Hearing Date/Time: March 2, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Hearing Location:

Historic City Hall
1 South Washington Road
Margate, New Jersey

Public Comments Accepted Through: March 16, 2023

Please click the link above for the full Public Hearing Notice, including addresses where written comments should be sent.