Montclair Planning Board

Community members voiced support for existing buildings, historical structure.

After the developer of a proposed housing and office building on Elm Street downsized his plans in response to backlash from Planning Board members concerned with its size, the board approved the new plans on Monday, Feb. 7.

The developer of a proposed housing and office building on Elm Street has come up with plans to downsize the project, in response to backlash from Planning Board members concerned with its size.

The Montclair Township Planning Board continued its hearing on a proposed 22-housing-unit and office space building for 10 Elm St. on Monday, with some planning board members vocally opposing the density of the project even before the application was done being heard.

By JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news Despite opposition from several members of the business community, the Montclair Township Council has introduced an ordinance that eliminates an exemption to the township’s usual off-street parking requirements for some new businesses. U...

The Lackawanna redevelopment’s days in court may be over. 

On Friday, April 30, a group of residents will ask a judge to reconsider his own earlier ruling, and send a plan to redevelop the Lackawanna Plaza property back to Montclair’s planning board for more testimony. 

Montclair’s Planning Board members say they’re concerned the Orange Road garage won’t be able to accommodate enough cars for special events.

A parking expert told the Planning Board Monday that the Orange Road garage could park up to 694 vehicles in the case of a special event by going mostly valet. 

Local architect John Guadagnoli has proposed making a nondescript building on Lorraine Avenue into a Mondrian-esque work of art.