NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby provided that Croft Mill Housing Associates, LLC ("Applicant") has filed an application for D(1) "Use" variance and a D(6) Height Variance and Preliminary & Final Site Plan approval with the City of Camden Zoning Board of Adjustment. The subject property is identified as Block 497, Lot 20, on the City of Camden Tax Map, located on Jefferson Street between Broadway and 4th Street ("Property"). The Property is located in the R-2 Zoning District.
The Applicant is proposing to construct sixty-four (64) affordable rental units with thirty four (34) units in three (3) townhouse-style buildings, and one apartment building with office/amenities on the first floor and thirty (30) units above.
The Applicant is seeking a "use" variance pursuant to N.J.S.A 40:55D-70.d(1), from §870-52, to permit a multi-family use, and related office and medical uses in the R-2 zone where such use is not specifically permitted; and pursuant to N.J.S.A 40:55D-70.d(6) to permit the height of the multi-family building to be 46' 6" inches where 35 feet is permitted.
The Applicant is also seeking Preliminary & Final Site Plan approval for this project. The Applicant will be seeking the following variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55d-70.c: (i) a variance from §870-52 to permit Lot area of 74,700 sf where 3,000 sf maximum is permitted; (ii) a variance from §870-52 to permit front yard setback of 3.9 feet for townhouses and 0.6 feet for the multi-family building; and (iii) a variance from §870-52 to permit 80 parking spaces (65 on-site and 15 street) where 120 spaces are required. The Applicant will request any and all other variances the Board and its professional staff may deem necessary upon its review of the application.
The City of Camden Zoning Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing on this application on August 3, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 520 Market Street, Camden, New Jersey 08101. Copies of the Applicant's application, maps and papers are on file with the Administrative Officer of the Zoning Board in the Zoning Board Office at City Hall, 520 Market Street, Room 224, Camden, New Jersey and may be viewed during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Any interested party may appear at said hearing and participate therein in accordance with the rules of the Zoning Board. Please take further notice that the Zoning Board may, at its discretion, adjourn, postpone, or continue said review from time to time and you are hereby notified that you should make diligent inquiry of the Zoning Board Office concerning such adjournments, postponements or continuations.
Kevin D. Sheehan, Esquire
PARKER McCAY P.A.
2 Cooper Street, Suite 1901
Camden, NJ 08102
(856) 985-4020
Attorneys for the Applicant,
Croft Mill Housing Associates, LLC
Publication Dates
LNYS0558973
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