The Hammonton Gazette 09/11/19 Edition | Page 4

West End housing plan by NIBR, LLC OK’d Wednesday, September 11, 2019 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3 PLANNING, from Page 1 both 100 and 101 West end ave., previously owned by Hammonton Package Sales Co. Frederick J. DeClement, coun- sel for NiBr, presented the appli- cation, with testimony by Landgraf; John Bee, the com- pany’s authorized member; and anthony Nastasi, a prospective tenant. Before DeClement began the presentation, board solicitor James Schroeder spoke regarding a legal matter. “there is a settlement agree- ment between Mr. Bee’s company and the town. it is my understand- ing that you, with Mr. [Michael] Malinsky, have worked out condi- tions which have made us able to hear this tonight and not run afoul of that litigation,” Schroeder said. Malinsky, appearing as solicitor for the town of Hammonton, ex- plained that on July 25, 2011, NiBr, LLC entered into a Mount Laurel Litigation settlement agree- ment with the town and the Ham- monton Planning Board. NiBr, LLC has been in breach of that set- tlement agreement since July 1, 2013, and has remained in breach. it is the town’s understanding that NiBr, LLC needs capital in order to develop the 59-unit town- house project that was part of that settlement agreement. in accor- dance with section 11.2 of the set- tlement agreement, the town is going to cooperate with NiBr, LLC in order to carry out the pur- poses of the settlement agreement which was to construct the 59 townhouse units that were part of the settlement agreement,” Malin- sky said. Malinsky stated that the town has requested that any resolution of approval include the following 18 conditions that he read into the record, and which Malinsky pro- vided to The Gazette: 1. any pre-existing noncon- forming use certification or use variance approval shall expire five (5) years from the date of the res- olution. 2. any lease to occupy any of the buildings on the site must ter- minate within five (5) years of the date of the resolution and inform any tenant that the premises shall Now carrying Blush by Hayley Paige and Maggie Sottero We carry gorgeous dresses by: One Sindoni Lane, Suite C, Hammonton (609) 270-7886 • www.meadowsbridalshop.com Hayley Paige, Maggie Sottero Casablanca, Mori Lee, and so much more! be demolished after 5 years. it being understood that no occu- pants shall be in any building that makes up Phase i or Phase ii of the development. 3. On or before October 1, 2019, the applicant shall enter into a Contract of Sale with the town for the purchase of Lot 1, Block 2416 and Lot 1, Block 2418 for the pur- chase price of $100,000. the Con- tract of Sale shall contain an environmental hold harmless and indemnification provision con- firming that the applicant shall be solely responsible for any and all remediation of the parcels. 4. On October 1, 2019, the ap- plicant shall commence paying $2,508.47 a month to the town to be applied first towards the pur- chase price of Lot 1, Block 2416 and Lot 1, Block 2418, and then towards the Outstanding taxes pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Set- tlement agreement as hereinafter defined. 5. On or before November 29, 2019, the applicant shall apply to the Pinelands Commission for Pre- liminary and Final Major Site Plan approval for Phase i and ii and Preliminary Major Site Plan ap- proval for Phase iii and iV. a. Phase i shall consist of the de- velopment of the thirteen (13) townhouse units along Washington Street and Pleasant Street; b. Phase ii shall consist of the development of the nineteen (19) townhouse units along West end avenue, starting at the intersection of West end avenue and Pleasant Street; c. Phase iii shall consist of the development of the remaining twelve (12) townhouse units and parking on West end avenue; and d. Phase iV shall consist of the development of the eleven (11) townhouse units on West end av- enue, in between the intersections of West end avenue and Pleasant Street and West end avenue and Orchard Street, and the four (4) townhouse units located along Ja- cobs Street, West end avenue and Orchard Street i. all townhouse units and their development shall be in accor- dance with the NiBr, LLC – town of Hammonton Mount Lau- rel Litigation Settlement agree- ment entered into between the town and NiBr, LLC and dated July 25, 2011 (the “Settlement agreement”). 6. the applicant must use its best efforts to obtain a Certificate of Filing from the Pinelands Com- mission and must respond in a timely manner to any and all re- quests from the Pinelands Com- mission for any information or documentation. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “timely manner” shall mean within four- teen (14) days from the date of re- ceipt of any correspondence or email from the Pinelands Commis- See MEEtING, Page 12 DiMeglio Septic , Est. 1975 ~ DEP 03261 ~ Paul DiMeglio Inc. 1 (800) 427-4617 ~ 561-1007 ~ 561-3597 491 White Horse Pike • Ancora, NJ • Grease Trap Cleaning • Portable Toilets • Septic Certifications • Jetting Service