PUBLIC NOTICE
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing before the Hanover Township Zoning Board of Adjustment will be held on August 4, 2026 at 6:30PM, and continued from time to time as necessary, in the Hanover Municipal Building, Main Meeting Room, 1000 Route 10 West and North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ, at which time the application of Commerce Park Ventures VI, LLC ("Applicant"), the owner of Block 3901, Lot 28, more commonly known as 1 Apollo Drive, Whippany, NJ, for Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan approval, C-Variance approval and D-Variance approval will be heard. The site consists of one multi-tenanted and two free standing commercial/industrial buildings on a 12.77 acre parcel located in the Township's Industrial Zone District (I-Zone). The Applicant seeks approval to construct a new approximately 36,920-square-foot stand-alone building to be occupied by Tesla, Inc. as a collision repair and auto-parts replacement center. The proposal also includes the creation of additional parking spaces, pervious pavement, bioretention basin stormwater management facilities, stormwater conveyance network, utilities, fencing, landscaping and lighting, and related infrastructure improvements. The Township's I-Zone does not specifically permit a collision repair and auto-parts replacement center as a permitted use in the zone. As a result of the proposed development, the Applicant is seeking a variance from Hanover Township Code §166-194A, Permitted Use of collision repair and auto-parts replacement center pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d), and the following variances of the Hanover Township Code pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c): §166-196D, Rear Yard Setback (60' permitted, 33.9' proposed); §166-196H, Floor Area Ratio (25% permitted, 26.6% proposed); §166-196H, Impervious Coverage (65% permitted, 73.9% proposed); §166-153K, Landscaped Bay Location; §166-155B, Minimum Parking Spaces (241 required, 232 proposed); and, §166-147, Max. Dimensions of Principal Identification Sign. The Applicant also reserves the right to request any additional variances, design waivers, submission waivers or other relief to which the Applicant may be entitled and that may become necessary during the review of the application as required by law or by the Hanover Township Zoning Board of Adjustment.
The application filed by Applicant will be on file with the Hanover Township Zoning Board of Adjustment located at 1000 Route 10 West and North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ, at least ten days prior to the public hearing and may be inspected by all interested parties during regular business hours.
MICHAEL J. LIPARI, ESQUIRE
Mandelbaum Barrett PC
3 Becker Farm Rd., Suite 105
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Tel. 973-243-7927
Fax. 973-325-7467
Email: MLipari@mblawfirm.com
Attorney for Applicant, Commerce Park Ventures VI, LLC
Publication Dates
LNYS0559867
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