The Montclair Zoning Board has rejected a couple’s appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission’s denial of a demolition permit for their home, which they say is riddled with asbestos and is not financially feasible to remediate.
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Bellevue Theatre redevelopers withdraw plans for reopening
The group planning to remodel and reopen Montclair’s historic Bellevue Theatre has pulled out — at least temporarily.
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More theaters, fewer seats planned for Bellevue Theater
The Bellevue Theater developers plan to create six theaters, more than the four housed previously in the facility when it closed in 2017, but with four hundred fewer seats.
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Planning board member claims town employee dropped the ball on density issue
A planning board member is alleging that a township employee may have intentionally allowed for a much denser housing development than was intended in the Montclair Center Gateway Redevelopment plan for one future Orange Road development.
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Orange Road housing density of 46 units allowed
The township zoning board has ruled in favor of allowing for 46 units to be built in a new mixed-use development at 33-37 Orange Road.
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Park Street dentist wants to expand offices, residence
A Montclair dentist wants zoning board approval to expand his dental practice and residence.
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Vinyl siding battle: Lawyer questions Historic Preservation Commission’s power
BY KELLY NICHOLAIDES for Montclair Local Vinyl siding is a deal breaker on homes in “potential” historic Montclair areas, even if the structures may have no historical value, critics […]
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Here’s what a no-demo law looks like in Montclair
The first step in moving the approval of demolition permits on historic structures from the building department to the Historic Preservation Commission was approved by the council last Tuesday.
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Development to replace vacant Washington Street buildings
for Montclair Local An application to demolish two vacant, dilapidated two-family dwellings at 11 and 13 Washington St. and construct new two-family building on each lot has been approved. […]
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Afterglow pool house revisited
The zoning board will re-hear an application for a pool house on Afterglow Way after rejecting it last year.
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Lloyd megamansion application withdrawn
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news The applicant of “Lloyd Estate” has withdrawn its application to build a 60,000-square-foot home on the cliff of Undercliff and […]
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Demolition moratorium extended another 30 days, Lloyd mansion hearing postponed
The 60,000-square-foot “Lloyd Estate” has been moved off tonight’s zoning board agenda, and town officials just extended their no-knockdown moratorium another 30 days.
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Town to extend demo moratorium while awaiting stronger no-knock down draft
A demolition-review ordinance on Montclair homes that was in the works by township attorney Ira Karasick was rejected by the council.
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Town issues 30-day stop on home demolitions
By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news Montclair has put a 30-day moratorium on the issuance of demolition permits on homes effective immediately, township manager Timothy Stafford announced today, Feb. 15. The […]