Category: PLC Public Notices

City of Margate, Atlantic County–Lucy the Elephant–Lease to Save Lucy Committee, Inc.

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 Margate

Park Name/Location:  

Lucy the Elephant
9200 Atlantic Avenue
City of Margate, NJ 08402

Proposed Lessee: Save Lucy Committee, Inc. (nonprofit organization)

Proposed Leased Premises:  Block 26, Lot 2 (0.75 acre (approx.), including Lucy the Elephant structure)

Purpose of Lease:   Recreation and public amusement, focused on historical preservation and operation of the structure known as Lucy the Elephant, and including on-site souvenir gift shop and refreshment pavilion.

Proposed Lease Term: 20 years (subject to reevaluation every 5 years)

Proposed Compensation:  $1 per year

For additional information, please contact:  

Johanna Casey, City Clerk/Registrar
9001 Winchester Avenue
Margate, NJ 08402
609-822-2605
Casey_johanna@margate-nj.com

 

Change in Use Hearing–Township of River Vale, Bergen County–Construction of Golf Course Equipment Storage Building

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Applicant:  Township of River Vale

Park Name:  River Vale Country Club

Park Location:

660 River Vale Road, River Vale Township, Bergen County

Block 701, Lot 2

Proposed Action: 

The Township of River Vale is proposing to change the purpose or use of approximately 0.11 acre (4,800 square feet) of the 98.43-acre River Vale Country Club (Block 701, Lot 2) from open parkland to a golf course equipment storage building.  The storage building will have indoor and external lighting, various sized bay doors, and storage for grounds equipment and summer patio furniture.

Hearing Date/Time:  December 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Hearing Location: 

River Vale Town Hall Council Chambers
406 Rivervale Road
River Vale, New Jersey

Public Comments Accepted Through:  December 27, 2022

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

Administrative Transfer Hearing–Township of Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County–Land Exchange between Ocean County and Little Egg Harbor Township–Various Blocks/Lots

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Applicants:  County of Ocean and Township of Little Egg Harbor

Park Name:  Unnamed Parkland

Park Location:

Currently owned by Little Egg Harbor/To be transferred to Ocean County:

Block 109, Lots 45, 54 and 99; Block 126, Lots 21, 24, 25 and 26; Block 269, Lots 3 and 9; Block 326.01, Lots 63 and 64; Block 326.203, Lots 2 through 22

Total acres:  86.082 (+/-)

Currently owned by Ocean County/To be transferred to Little Egg Harbor:

Block 326, Lots 27, 27.01 and 62; Block 326.33, Lot 46

Total acres:  42.01 (+/-)

Proposed Action: 

Ocean County and Little Egg Harbor Township propose to exchange ownership of the lands listed above.  The purpose of the proposed exchange is to consolidate ownership of adjacent lands to improve the management and administration of public open space by both the Township and the County.  All lands involved in the proposed transaction are Green Acres encumbered, and will remain Green Acres encumbered after the exchange is completed.

A public hearing on the proposed transfers is required under the Green Acres rules, N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.5.  Details of the Green Acres hearing are listed below.

A second public hearing on the proposed transfers is required under N.J.S.A. 40A:12-15.4 (the statute authorizing collection of County open space trust funds).  Details of the County hearing are listed in the attached public hearing notice.

Hearing Date/Time:  Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Hearing Location: 

Little Egg Harbor Township Municipal Building
665 Radio Drive
Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey 08087

Public Comments Accepted Through:  Thursday, November 17, 2022

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

Diversion Application Information Page–City of Ocean City, Cape May County–Ocean Wind Project

Last modified on November 3rd, 2022 at 5:24 pm

Application by Ocean Wind, LLC to Cross Green Acres Encumbered Parkland for Offshore Export Cable
 

Disclaimer:  The following application items are posted as a courtesy to the public and may not have been fully reviewed or accepted as complete by the Department.

 

Posted November 3, 2022:

Notice of November 14, 2022 Final Public Hearing (Rescheduled)

 

Posted October 3, 2022:

Notice of Cancellation of October 3, 2022 Public Hearing

 

Posted September 13, 2022:

Notice of October 3, 2022 Final Public Hearing

 

Posted July 26, 2022:

Part 1.     Description of the Proposed Disposal/Diversion

Part 2.     Alternatives Analysis

Part 3.     Environmental Assessment Report

Part 4.     Appraisals

Beach Lots Appraisal

Bayfront Lot Appraisal

Part 5.     Compensation Proposal

Part 6.     State Plan Analysis

Part 7.     List of Required Permits

Part 8.     Deeds for the Proposed Disposal/Diversion Area and Replacement Parcel(s)

Part 9.   Maps

Part 10.  Public Hearing Information

 

 

 

Conservation Restriction Release Hearing–Township of East Windsor, Mercer County–Partial Release of Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission Deed Restriction on Private Property

 

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Requestor:  269 Wyckoff Mills Road Urban Renewal, LLC

Restricted Property:

269 Wyckoff Mills Road (Block 12, Lot 2)

Township of East Windsor, Mercer County

Description of Release Request:  

The Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission has received a request from 269 Wyckoff Mills Road Urban Renewal, LLC for a partial release of a Conservation Easement due to planned development at 269 Wyckoff Mills Road. The Conservation Easement was granted by 269 Wyckoff Mills Road EW3, LLC to the Commission on May 24, 2018 and applies to the property listed above. The property was required to be restricted as a condition of Commission approvals for the proposed development of the property. As holder of the Conservation Easement, the Commission is required to conduct a public hearing on the proposed partial release prior to making a final determination on this request.  Under N.J.S.A. 13:8B-6, the approval of the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection is also required for this release.

Note:  The Millstone Township property listed in the public hearing notice is associated with off-site mitigation for this release request and is not the subject of this request.

Hearing Date/Time:  September 21, 2022 at 9:30 to 10:00 AM (just prior to the Commission’s regularly-scheduled monthly meeting)

Hearing Location:  

The hearing will be held remotely.  Information about how to join the hearing may be found at:  https://www.nj.gov/dep/drcc/meeting-info/upcoming-notice/

Public Comments Accepted Through:  September 16, 2022

Conservation Restriction Release Hearing–Township of Hamilton, Atlantic County–Amendment of Pinelands Commission Deed Restriction on Private Property

 

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Requestors:  Kristin Conover and Kirk Conover

Restricted Property:

7517 Fourth Avenue (Block 31, Lot 1)

Township of Hamilton, Atlantic County

Description of Release Request:  

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Township of Hamilton have received a request for a partial release of a Deed Restriction for Threatened and Endangered Species (Deed Restriction) originally created as a condition of approval by the Pinelands Commission for single family home construction. The Deed Restriction was granted by Thomas McGrath, III and Barbarajean McGrath, prior property owners, in favor of the NJDEP and the Township on September 10, 2007 and applies to the tax lot listed above. As a condition of the construction of a single family residence on the subject lot, a portion of the lot was required to be restricted by NJDEP to protect threatened and endangered species. In exchange for the now requested partial release, the Deed Restriction will be amended to add an equal area of the subject tax lot not previously restricted pursuant to the Deed Restriction.

Hearing Date/Time:  September 19, 2022 at 5 PM

Hearing Location:  

The hearing will be held remotely.  Information about how to join the hearing through Microsoft Teams or be telephone may be found in the public hearing notice linked above.

Public Comments Accepted Through:  September 19, 2022

Administrative Transfer Hearing–Township of Manchester, Ocean County–Block 71, Lots 1.01 and 6.01; Block 71.02, Lot 159.02; Block 72, Lot 4

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Applicant:  County of Ocean

Park Name:  Future County Park

Park Location:

3623 Ridgeway Road, Manchester Township, Ocean County

Block 71, Lots 1.01 and 6.01; Block 71.02, Lot 159.02; Block 72, Lot 4

Proposed Action: 

Ocean County proposes to construct a new County park on a 260-acre parcel formerly owned by Manchester Township. This Green Acres encumbered property was conveyed by Manchester Township to Ocean County in 2019.  However, because the Township did not conduct a public hearing under the administrative transfer process at N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.5 at the time of the conveyance, the County is now seeking public comment on the administrative transfer to bring the conveyance into conformance with N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.5.

The proposed County park will occupy 33 acres of the property.  The property is currently undeveloped.  Proposed amenities include athletic fields and courts, picnic pavilions, a spray park, playgrounds, hiking trails, a comfort station, a maintenance yard, and associated parking.

A schematic of the proposed park may be found here.

A County press release about the park project may be found here.

As indicated in the public hearing notice linked above, public comment will also be accepted on the conversion of the property to developed parkland under the “change in use” process at N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.6.

Hearing Date/Time:  Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Hearing Location: 

Ocean County Library (Manchester Branch)
21 Colonial Drive
Manchester Township, New Jersey 08759

Public Comments Accepted Through:  Thursday, September 22, 2022

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

Change in Use Hearing–Township of Manchester, Ocean County–Construction of New Ocean County Park

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Applicant:  County of Ocean

Park Name:  Future County Park

Park Location:

3623 Ridgeway Road, Manchester Township, Ocean County

Block 71, Lots 1.01 and 6.01; Block 71.02, Lot 159.02; Block 72, Lot 4

Proposed Action: 

Ocean County proposes to construct a new County park on a 260-acre parcel formerly owned by Manchester Township.  The proposed County park will occupy 33 acres of the property.  The property is currently undeveloped.  Proposed amenities include athletic fields and courts, picnic pavilions, a spray park, playgrounds, hiking trails, a comfort station, a maintenance yard, and associated parking.

A schematic of the proposed park may be found here.

A County press release about the park project may be found here.

As indicated in the public hearing notice linked above, public comment will also be accepted on the previous administrative transfer of the property from Manchester Township to Ocean County in order to bring the transfer into conformance with the procedural requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.5.

Hearing Date/Time:  Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Hearing Location: 

Ocean County Library (Manchester Branch)
21 Colonial Drive
Manchester Township, New Jersey 08759

Public Comments Accepted Through:  Thursday, September 22, 2022

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

Town of Morristown, Morris County–Pioneer Park (formerly Washington Park)–Lease for Outdoor Dining

 

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:  Town of Morristown (by easement)

Fee Owner:  Sixth ROC-Jersey Associates, LLC

Park Name/Location:  

Pioneer Park (formerly known as Washington Park)
located on top of the Headquarters Plaza Parking Garage at 52 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown
Block 4901, p/o Lots 1.04, 1.06 and 1.08

Proposed Lessee/Leased Premises:  To Be Determined/5,847 square feet

Purpose of Lease:  Use of leased premises for outdoor dining.

Proposed Lease Term:  5 year initial term with 1-year renewal option

Proposed Compensation:  $1 per year

Background Information:  

  • A recent article about the refurbishment of Pioneer Park may be found here.
  • A 2015 memo from NJDEP to the Town of Morristown about the extent of the Green Acres encumbrance on the Headquarters Plaza property may be found here.
  • A copy of the easement held by the Town of Morristown may be found here.

For additional information, please contact:  

John P. Miller, Esq.
Inglesino, Webster, Wyciskala & Taylor, LLC
600 Parsippany Road, Suite 204
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
General: (973) 947-7111
Fax: (973) 887-2700
Email: jpmiller@iwwt.law

Robbinsville Township, Mercer County–Multiple Parks–Proposed Leases to Nonprofit Sports Leagues

 

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

Park Owner:  Robbinsville Township

Park Names/Locations:

Blakely Park (also known as Tindall Park), located on Meadowbrook Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (funded)

Community Park, located on West Manor Way and Gordon Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (unfunded)

Tantum Park, located on Meadowbrook Road, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 (funded)

Proposed Lessees/Leased Premises:

Robbinsville PAL Junior Ravens Football and Cheerleading (nonprofit organization)–all lined athletic fields on Blakely Park and specifically identified appurtenant structures, including field lights and toilet facilities provided by the Township.

Robbinsville Lacrosse Association (nonprofit organization)–all lined athletic fields on Blakely Park and Community Park, and specifically identified appurtenant structures, including field lights and toilet facilities provided by the Township at Blakely Park and Community Park.

Washington Township Little League of Robbinsville NJ, Inc., aka Robbinsville Little League (nonprofit organization)–all baseball/softball fields located on Tantum Park (Tantum Field #1, #2, #3 and Joe Barker Field (#4)) and specifically identified appurtenant structures, including Tantum Field #1 and #3 field lights, toilet facilities, concession facilities, Board and Equipment rooms, indoor and outdoor batting cages, and press boxes and T1 Garage and T3 storage sheds provided by the Township.

Robbinsville Soccer Association (nonprofit organization)–all lined athletic fields on Community Park and specifically identified appurtenant structures, including field lights and toilet facilities provided by the Township.

Purpose of Leases:  Use of leased premises for practices, games, tournaments, and other recreational events sponsored by the lessees.

Proposed Lease Term:  5 years (no renewal)

Proposed Compensation:

In kind services (operation of sports leagues and programming, and facilities maintenance) plus annual rent.  Proposed annual rent for the first year of each lease is $5.00 per registered child, with annual rent increasing by $1.00 per registered child each year on January 1, up to a maximum of $9.00 per registered child.

For additional information, please contact:  

Bruce R. Darvas, Esquire
Township Attorney / Director of Law
Robbinsville Township
2298 Route 33
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
(609) 259-3600 x 1110
bdarvas@robbinsville.net