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By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news With several caveats, the Township Planning Board Monday night granted the owner of a four-family dwelling on the corner of Midland Avenue and Walnut approval to build a three-car garage. Following a hearing the board approved the site plan and granted three variance to Charles Swanson for his property at 90 Midland Ave...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair's zoning ordinance is undergoing an overhaul to update it, eliminating its confusing sections and inconsistencies. A draft of the new ordinance is under review by members of two township bodies, the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Agreeing with many major recommendations made by planners and historic preservationists, a special Township Council committee on Monday night said that the proposed Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan should be downsized — to just 280 dwelling units from 350, with a smaller footprint — and that the site's historic elements be preserved. The thr...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news The Township Planning Board has had two hot potatoes — a pair of major, and controversial, redevelopment projects — on its agenda this year, putting its actions in the spotlight in recent months. In July, ...

BY LINDA MOSS  moss@montclairlocal.news The Township Planning Board on Monday night approved the conversion and expansion of a two-story building on North Willow Street to permit retail space on the first floor and two two-bedroom apartments upstairs. ...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Montclair developer Steven Plofker won township approval Monday night to transform the site of the former Diva Lounge into a combination retail and multi-family development, adding a six-story building at the rear of the property for apartments...

By LINDA MOSS moss@montclairlocal.news Following a five-hour-long meeting, the Township Planning Board voted 9-0 early Tuesday morning to approve the site plan for the redevelopment of Seymour Street, aiming to create an arts and entertainment mecca by the Wellmont Theater and to help revitalize downtown Bloomfield Avenue...