NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF ELIZABETH-PLANNING BOARD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 7:30 P.M., in the City of Elizabeth City Council Chambers, third floor of City Hall, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey, the Planning Board ("Planning Board") will hold a public hearing on the application of 908-912 Elizabeth Avenue, LLC (the "Applicant"), seeking Preliminary and Final Site Plan approval and bulk ("c") variances and design waivers in connection with the property located at 914-916 Elizabeth Avenue, Elizabeth, New Jersey, further identified as Block 553, Lot 3 on the Tax Maps of the City of Elizabeth (the "Property"). The Property is in the City's C-2 (Community Commercial) Zone District ("C-2 Zone") and is currently a vacant, unimproved parking lot. The Applicant proposes to construct a mixed-use building with three residential units (one 1-bedroom apartment, one 2-bedroom apartment and one 3-bedroom apartment) and a small retail space on the lot. Applicant is requesting relief for the following Bulk (c) variances: Minimum Lot Width: 50 ft Existing; 62.83 ft Required Minium Lot Frontage: 50 ft Existing 62.83 ft Required Minimum Lot Depth: 105 ft Existing; 150 ft Required Minimum Side Yard: 5.08' Proposed; 12.42' Required. Minimum Distance Between Structures: 5.25' Proposed; 15' Required Maximum Impervious Coverage: 90% Proposed; 75% Permitted Applicant is also requesting relief for the following Bulk (c) variances: Landscaping Areas accompanying Parking Areas: 14.5% of Paved Parking Proposed; 20% Required Buffer adjacent to a Residential Property: 3 ft Wide Proposed; 10 ft Wide Required Minimum Open Space Required: no Open Space is Proposed; 600 square ft Required Applicant is requesting relief for the following design waivers: Minimum Setback from Parking Areas to Side Property Line: 0 ft Proposed; 10 ft Required Minimum Setback from Parking Areas to Rear Property Line: 0 ft Proposed; 25 ft Required Applicant further seeks any additional deviations, variances, waivers, exceptions, interpretations, de minimis exceptions to RSIS, modifications of conditions of prior approvals, continuation of any preexisting nonconforming conditions and other approvals reflected on the filed plans (as same may be further amended or revised from time to time without further notice) and/or relief that may be determined to be necessary during the review and processing of the application and/or based upon an analysis of the plans and testimony at the PUBLIC HEARING on the Application. The Applicant reserves the right to supplement its submission either prior to or at the PUBLIC HEARING on this matter. Beginning ten (10) days prior to the public hearing, Application documents will be available for public inspection on the City of Elizabeth's website at www.elizabethnj.org or may be inspected at the Office of the Bureau of Construction and Zoning, Division of Zoning and Land Use, 50 Winfield Scott Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey, during that Office's normal business hours. If you have any questions you may contact Zoning Board Secretary Phyllis Reich at 908-820-4037 or email preich@elizabethnj.org, or contact Pablo Garcia at 908-820-4036 or by email to pablo.garcia@elizabethnj.org. When the matter is called you may appear either in person or by agent or attorney and present objections which you may have to the granting of this Application. The PUBLIC HEARING may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine. Stephen F. Hehl, Esq. HEHL OFFICES of JAVERBAUM WURGAFT HICKS KAHN WIKSTROM & SININS, P.C. 370 Chestnut Street Union, New Jersey 07083 Phone: 908-687-7000 Attorneys for the Applicant February 23 2026 LNYS0462040 $68.64