NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF ELIZABETH
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, June 11, 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 Zoning Board of Adjustment ("Zoning Board") will hold a public hearing on the application of AEE Real Estate Holdings, LLC (the "Applicant"), seeking D1 Use Variance, and preliminary and final site plan with bulk ("C") variance approvals in connection with the property located at 635-725 Division Street and identified as Block 832, Lot 6 on the Tax Maps of the City of Elizabeth (the "Property")
The property is comprised of approximately 5.86 acres and is located within the City's MRC-1 Zone District. The property has been used as a parking garage facility and is owned by Applicant with the intention to renovate the existing building and modify the existing parking. A D1 use variance is required because the parking building is not a permitted use in the MRC-1 Zone. The applicant is seeking approval for the following bulk (c) variance:
Minimum Front Yard Setback: 35ft required/0ft existing and proposed
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.
All documents relating to this Application may be inspected by the public in 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, beginning ten (10) days prior to the public hearing, by contacting Zoning Board Secretary, Phyllis Reich via telephone at (908) 820-4037, during regular business hours, or via electronic mail at preich@elizabethnj.org. Application documents will also be available for public inspection on the City of Elizabeth's website at www.elizabethnj.org at least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing. The public hearing may be continued without further notice on such additional or other dates as the Board may determine. When the case 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 JAVERBUAM WURGAFT
HICKS KAHN WIKSTROM & SININS, P.C.
370 Chestnut Street
Union, New Jersey 07083
Phone: 908-687-7000
Attorney for the Applicants
May 26 2026
LNYS0525078
$49.88