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DRAFT WEST MAIN STREET – AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION STUDY Block 1, Lot 3 Borough of Bound Brook Somerset County, New Jersey Prepared for the Borough of Bound Brook in accordance with the New Jersey Local Redevelopment and Housing Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq.) The original of this report was signed and sealed on May 16, 2019 in accordance with Chapter 41 of Title 13 of the New Jersey State Board of Professional Planners ___________________________________ Carlos Rodrigues FAICP / PP New Jersey Professional Planner #5107

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DRAFT

WESTMAINSTREET–AREAINNEEDOFREHABILITATIONSTUDY

Block1,Lot3

BoroughofBoundBrook

SomersetCounty,NewJersey

PreparedfortheBoroughofBoundBrookinaccordancewiththeNewJerseyLocal

RedevelopmentandHousingLaw(N.J.S.A.40A:12A-1etseq.)TheoriginalofthisreportwassignedandsealedonMay16,2019inaccordancewith

Chapter41ofTitle13oftheNewJerseyStateBoardofProfessionalPlanners

___________________________________

CarlosRodriguesFAICP/PPNewJerseyProfessionalPlanner#5107

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CREDITS

GoverningBody: RobertFazen,Mayor

AbelGomez,CouncilPresident

RobertDixon

BradGaletta

ElizabethJannuzzi

VincePetti

AnthonyPranzatelli

LandUseBoard: MichaelWitt,Chair

JamesAyotte

LindaBrnicevic

RobertFazen

KeithKrauser

MarioMeola

AnthonyPranzatelli

ScottSloan

MarkSpeed,Esq.

TriciaSmith

HowardWagner

LandUseAdministrator: JasmineMathis

RedevelopmentCounsel: FrancisX.Regan,Esq

Decotiis,Fitzpatrick&Cole,LLP

LandUseCounsel: JohnBelardo,Esq

McElroy,Deutsch,Mulvaney&Carpenter,LLC

ProfessionalPlanner: CarlosRodrigues,PP/FAICP

DesignSolutionsforaCrowdedPlanet,LLC

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

1. IntroductionandDefinitionofStudyArea

2. DescriptionofStudyAreaProperty

3. CriteriaforAreainNeedofRehabilitationDetermination

3.1 StatutoryCriteriaasperNJSA40A:12A-14

3.2 StructuresinDeterioratedorSubstandardConditions

3.3 AgeofHousingStock–50YearsorOlder

3.4 PatternofVacancy,AbandonmentorUnderutilization

3.5 PersistentArrearageofPropertyTaxPayments

3.6 EnvironmentalContamination

3.7 AgeofWaterandSewerInfrastructure–50YearsorOlder

4. FindingsandRecommendations

AppendixA:RecordedEasements AppendixB:PermitApplications,InspectionsandCodeViolationsIssuedforStudyArea:1999-2019

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1. IntroductionandDefinitionoftheStudyArea

TheBoroughofBoundBrookhadpreviouslyrequestedtheauthorofthisPreliminaryInvestigationtoexaminewhethercertainproperties(the“originalStudyArea”),inparticularBlock1,Lots4,5,aportionof6,6.01,6.02,6,03,7,aportionof8,9,aportionof10,11-14,aportionof15,16-23,18.01,25and27-30;Block3,Lots7,7.01,7.02,7.03and8;andBlock4,Lots18-31,23.01,24.01,28.01and29.01qualifiedasan“areainneedofrehabilitation”accordingtoNewJersey’sLocalRedevelopmentandHousingLaw(NJSA40A:12Aetseq).APreliminaryInvestigation,datedNovember27,2018foundthatthosepropertiesdidmeettherelevantstatutorycriteriafordesignation,andrecommendedthattheareabesodesignated.TheBoundBrookPlanningBoardconcurredwiththisrecommendation,andatitsmeetingon3/28/2019foundthattheoriginalStudyAreasatisfiedthestatutorycriteriaforsuchdesignation.Thisactionwasmemorializedbyresolution2019-04attheBoard’s4/11/2019meeting.Subsequenttoitsinitialrequest,theBoroughofBoundBrookrequested,byResolution,atits4/23/2019meeting,thattheauthorofthisPreliminaryInvestigationexaminewhetheroneadditionalproperty–338WestMainStreet(Block1,Lot3)--alsosatisfiedthecriteriafordesignation.Thisproperty(the“currentStudyArea”)–theresidentialparcelfurthesttotheWestwithfrontageontheSouthsideofWestMainStreet--hadinadvertentlybeenleftoutoftheoriginalStudyArea.Assuch,thecurrentStudyAreacomplementsandcompletestheoriginalStudyArea.ThecombinedStudyAreaincludesalltheproperties,orresidentialportionsofproperties,locatedalongbothsidesofthatsectionofWestMainStreetintheBoroughofBoundBrook,SomersetCounty,NewJersey.ThesectionofWestMainStreettargetedfortheAreainNeedofRehabilitationinvestigationsisapproximately.3mileslong,andislocatedsouthoftheNewJerseyTransitrailroadtracks.VehicularaccesstotherestoftheBoroughiscurrentlylimitedtotwoat-graderailroadcrossings,atLaMonteAvenue,totheWest,andVossellerAvenue,totheEast.WiththeadditionofBlock1,Lot3,thecombinedStudyAreawillencompass49propertiesintheirentirety,andportionsoffouradditionalproperties.Thosefourpropertiesaremuchlargerthantheaverageandextendbackhundredsoffeettotheright-of-wayoftheformerLehighValleyRailroad(currentlyCSX).TheportionofthosefourpropertiesthatwasincludedinthepreviousAreainNeedofRehabilitationStudycorrespondstotheportionofthelotsoccupiedwiththeresidentialuses.PartsoftherearportionsofthesefourlotsareencumberedwitheasementsacquiredbytheUSArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE)toallowtheconstructionoftheleveethatnowprotectsthisneighborhood,andallofBoundBrook’sdowntown,fromperiodicfloodingoftheRaritanRiver.TheenclosedAreainNeedofRehabilitationmapshowsthelocationoftheStudyAreapropertyrelativetothesurroundingarea.WestMainStreetisasmall,linearneighborhoodofjusttwoblocks.Itconsistsofolder,predominantlysingle-familyhomeslocatedoneithersideofWestMainStreet,whichrunsabout1/3ofamile.Inadditiontosingle-familyhomes,therearealso11two-familystructures,four3-familystructures,one4-familystructure,aparkwithabasketballhoopandavacant,woodedlot.

Itisaveryisolatedarea,locatedbetweenactiveNJTransitraillinestothenorthandtheUSArmyCorpsofEngineersfloodcontrolleveestothesouthandwest.

Theneighborhoodcanbeaccessedonlyviatwoat-gradecrossings,atLaMonteAvenueandVossellerAvenue.

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TheresidentialstructuresthatfrontontoWestMainStreetareinanR-4zone,whichpermitsoneandtwo-familydetachedhousing.LotsizesalongthenorthsideofWestMainStreetrangefrom4,000squarefeetto16,000squarefeet,withanaveragearound8,000squarefeet.Thebuildingstockisinpoortofaircondition.

The2017MasterPlanReexaminationReportindicatesthatitisprimarilyarenter-occupiedneighborhood,withonly24%owner-occupiedunitsonthenorthsideofWestMainStreet,and30%owner-occupiedunitsonthesouthsideofthestreet(Map17–Owner-OccupiedHousingbyCensusBlock).

The2017MasterPlanReexaminationReportalsoindicatesthatthereweremanyvacancies:5of33onthenorthside,and4of23onthesouthside(Map18–VacantHousingUnitsbyCensusBlock).

The2017MasterPlanReexaminationReportidentifiestheratiosbetweenthevalueoftheimprovementsandthevalueofthelandinthisneighborhoodasamongthehighestintheBorough(Map15–RatioofImprovementstoLandValue).Thisisdueprimarilytothereducedvalueoftheland.

The2017MasterPlanReexaminationReportalsoindicatesthattheneighborhoodwasoccupiedbyaveryyoungpopulation,withthemedianagelessthan29yearsofage(Map13–MedianAgebyCensusBlock).

Finally,the2017MasterPlanReexaminationReportobservesthat“asof2016,withcompletionofthefloodcontrolleveesystemandfederalregulatoryremapping,theareaisnowclassifiedbyFEMAasZoneX–ReducedRiskofFloodingDuetotheLevee.Itisanticipatedthatthisreducedriskwillbereflectedinthevalueoftheseproperties,andspurmarket-drivenimprovements.If,overtime,thisdoesnotoccur,BoroughdesignationasanAreainNeedofRehabilitationmaybeappropriatetoattractreinvestment”(page2-18).

ThePreliminaryInvestigationsforboththeOriginalStudyAreaandtheCurrentStudyAreabothsuggestthatdesignationofthisneighborhoodasan“areainneedofrehabilitation”issupportedbytheredevelopmentstatuteandmaybebeneficialinrevitalizingtheneighborhood.

LotsizesalongthesouthsideofWestMainStreetvary,andstartaround4,000squarefeet.Butsomeflaglotsaremuchlarger–inexcessoffouracres–andextendallthewaysouthtotherailroadright-of-waythatparallelstheRaritan.TheUSACEfloodcontrolleveesextendinabandalongtherearoftheselargelots,includingtheStudyAreaparcel,justnorthoftherailroadrights-of-way.

AnordinancerezoningtherearportionsofalltheselotsfromIndustrialPark(I-P)toOpenSpace/Civic(OS-C)wasadoptedbytheBoroughin2018.FollowingthecatastrophicfloodingeventcausedbyHurricaneFloydinNovemberof1999,whenfloodwatersreacheda42-footelevation,theBoroughdesignatedextensiveareas“inneedofredevelopment”inthesouthernandwesternpartsoftown.TheWestMainStreetneighborhoodwasdesignatedasan“areainneedofredevelopment”aspartofamuchlargerredevelopmentareaencompassingallthelandstothesouthoftheNJTransitRaritanValleylineright-of-way,alongwhichmuchofthedowntown(RedevelopmentArea1),aswellasmuchoftheBorough’swesternsection(RedevelopmentArea2).RedevelopmentPlansfortheseexpansiveAreas1and2wereadoptedin2000,substantiallychangingtheplanningframeworkinthoseareas.ThePlanfortheareasouthofthetrackscalledforrelocatingthetrainstationandthetraintracksandbuildinganewdowntownclosertotheriver,alongwithextensivefloodcontrolmeasures.Thesegrandioseideaswerenotimplemented,althoughmanyyearslaterthefloodcontrolmeasureswerefinallycompleted.TheareassubjecttotheplansforbothArea1andArea2weresubstantiallyamendedin2008,radicallyreducing

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thesizeoftheareasubjecttotheseplans.TheWestMainStreetneighborhoodwasremovedfromRedevelopmentArea1atthattime.TherevisedPlandoesnotprovideanexplanationforthisaction.Section2ofthisreportprovidesrecordsfortheStudyAreaproperty,recentphotographs,anddatafromtheBoroughtaxassessor’sofficeandbuildingcodeoffice.Thesixcriteriafordeterminingwhetheranareaqualifiesas“inneedofrehabilitation”--listedintheredevelopmentstatute(hereinafterLRHL)atN.J.S.A.40A:12A-14–arepresentedanddiscussedinSection3ofthisreport.Section3alsoprovidesdetailedinformationregardinghowthetargetedpropertysatisfies,orfailstosatisfy,eachofthesixstatutorycriteria.Finally,Section4ofthisreportoffersconclusionsandrecommendations,basedonthereport’sfactualfindings.AppendixAcontainstheeasementsrecordedfortheStudyAreaproperty.AppendixBprovidesthepermitapplications,inspectionsandnoticesofcodeviolationsissuedforthestudyareapropertybetween1999and2019.

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2. DescriptionofStudyAreaProperty

Block1Lot3isaroughlytriangularparcelof9.37acres.Thestreetaddressis338WestMainStreet.

Theparcelhas515feetoffrontageontheright-of-wayforNewJerseyTransit’sRaritanValleypassengerrailline,295feetoffrontageonWestMainStreetand1,118feetoffrontageontheMiddleBrook.Assuch,thepropertyextendsfromWestMainStreetallthewaysouthtotheMiddleBrook.ItisthelargestparcelintheWestMainStreetneighborhood.

Theparcelisimprovedwithatwo-storyplusattic,single-familyhouseandadetached,one-story,480squarefoottwo-carframegarage.

Thehousehas1,600squarefeetonthegroundfloor,and1,400squarefeetontheupperfloor.Ithasfourbedroomsandthreebathrooms.Thereisa1,400squarefootbasement,anda1,400squarefootattic.

Thetaxassessor’srecordsindicatethatthehousewasbuiltin1834,althoughitishardtotellfromtheexterior,asithasbeensubjecttomanyalterationsovertheyears.

Thebuildingfootprintofthehouseisrectangular,measuring56feetby25feet.Thereareseveralattachedopenporches.

Thetaxassessor’srecordsindicatethattheroofoftheresidentialbuildingconsistsofasphaltshinglesandtheexteriorsidingisasbestos.Thehousehasgasheat,butnoairconditioning.

Itisnotclearwhetherthehouseisinhabited.Thecurrentowners–WilliamCameronMcEwenandCarmenE.Robles-Diaz--acquiredthepropertyin1988,buttheyhaveaCaliforniamailingaddressanditisbelievedthattheylivethereyear-round.ThehouseisnotregisteredasarentalwiththeBorough.

Aninteriorinspectionwasnoteffectuated.Theexteriorofthegarageisinpoorcondition.Itappearstobesaggingandmayrequirestructuralwork.Theexteriorconditionofthehouseisbetter,butalsoindicatesdeferredroutinemaintenance.

FromtherecordsoftheBorough’sConstructionOfficeweknowthattheboilerforthehotwaterheaterwasreplacedin1999–presumablyafterthefloodingcausedbyHurricaneFloyd–andagainin2009.

Aseriesof8inspections,allhavingtodowithelectricalsystems,wereconductedinJanuaryof2010,presumablyrequiredbyworkonthefloodcontrolsystemslocatedinthebackoftheproperty–seebelow.

Finally,aseriesofsummonswereissuedbytheBorough,in2018and2019,toaddressviolationsofthepropertymaintenancecode(multipleinoperablevehiclesparkedontheproperty,overgrownvegetationandweeds,furniturestoredonporch)aswellastoaddressstructuraldeficiencies,suchasthereplacementofthefenceatthefrontoftheproperty,replacementoftrim/columnsonthesideporch,replacementofdecking,replacementofexteriorsidingandtrim,etc(seeAppendixB).

Severaleasementsencumbertherearoftheproperty.TheUSArmyCorpsofEngineersacquiredin2007twoperpetual20-footwidepipelineeasements,aswellasaperpetualleveeeasementaspartoftheworkontheGreenBrookFloodControlProject.Anearliereasementfora15-footwideaccessroadwasgrantedin1981.Assuch,asubstantialportionoftherearofthepropertyisencumberedwithperpetualutility-relatedeasements.

AppendixAcontainsmapsshowingthelocationsofthevariousrecordedeasements.

AppendixBcontainsalistofconstructionpermitsapplications,buildinginspectionsandcodeviolationsfromtherecordsoftheBorough’sConstructionOffice.

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Viewof338WestMainStreetfromthestreet

Viewofdrivewayanddetachedgarage

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3. CriteriaforAreainNeedofRehabilitationDetermination

3.1 StatutoryCriteriaasperNJSA40A:12A-14

Section14oftheLHRL(NJSA40A-12A-14)definesthecriteriafordeterminingwhetheranareamayqualifyasan“areainneedofrehabilitation”inthefollowingterms:

a.Adelineatedareamaybedeterminedtobeinneedofrehabilitationifthegoverningbodyofthemunicipalitydeterminesbyresolutionthataprogramofrehabilitation,asdefinedinsection3ofP.L.1992,c.79(C.40A-12A-3),maybeexpectedtopreventfurtherdeteriorationandpromotetheoveralldevelopmentofthecommunity;andthatthereexistinthatareaanyofthefollowingconditionssuchthat(1)asignificantportionofstructuresthereinareinadeterioratedorsubstandardcondition;(2)morethanhalfofthehousingstockinthedelineatedareaisatleast50yearsold;(3)thereisapatternofvacancy,abandonmentorunderutilizationofpropertiesinthearea;(4)thereisapersistentarrearageofpropertytaxpaymentsonpropertiesinthearea;(5)environmentalcontaminationisdiscouragingimprovementsandinvestmentinpropertiesinthearea;or(6)amajorityofthewaterandsewerinfrastructureinthedelineatedareaisatleast50yearsoldandisinneedofrepairorsubstantialmaintenance.Wherewarrantedbyconsiderationoftheoverallconditionsandrequirementsofthecommunity,afindingofneedforrehabilitationmayextendtotheentireareaofamunicipality.Priortoadoptionoftheresolution,thegoverningbodyshallsubmitittothemunicipalplanningboardforitsreview.Within45daysofitsreceiptoftheproposedresolution,themunicipalplanningboardshallsubmititsrecommendationsregardingtheproposedresolution,includinganymodificationswhichitmayrecommend,tothegoverningbodyforitsconsideration.Thereafter,oraftertheexpirationofthe45daysifthemunicipalplanningboarddoesnotsubmitrecommendations,thegoverningbodymayadopttheresolution,withorwithoutmodification.Theresolutionshallnotbecomeeffectivewithouttheapprovalofthecommissionerpursuanttosection6ofP.L.1992,c.79(C.40A:12A-6),ifotherwiserequiredpursuanttothatsection.b.AdelineatedareashallbedeemedtohavebeendeterminedtobeanareainneedofrehabilitationinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisactifithasheretoforebeendeterminedtobeanareainneedofrehabilitationpursuanttoP.L.1975,c.104(C.54:4-3.72etseq.),P.L.1977,c.12(C.54:4-3.95etseq.)orP.L.1979,c.233(C.54:4-3.121etseq.).

3.2 StructuresinDeterioratedorSubstandardConditions

TherearetwostructuresintheStudyArea.Avisualinspectionoftheexteriorofthesestructuressuggeststhatthedetachedgarageisin“fairtopoor”condition,andthedetachedsingle-familyhouseisin“fair”condition.

Thehouseappearsneglectedandsubjecttodeferredmaintenanceonvariousfronts.

ThisassessmentissupportedbythemanysummonsissuedbytheBorough’sbuildingdepartmentrequiringstructuralandotherimprovements,aswellasbythemanysummonsissuedforpropertymaintenancereasons.

Combined,thesearetangibleindicationsthatthepropertyisneglectedanddeteriorating.

Theabsenceofpermitsforanysubstantialconstructionormaintenanceworkoverthelast20years–otherthanworkassociatedwiththefloodcontrolproject--reflectstheowners’absenteeismandtranslatesintoapropertythatwillrequireincreasedinvestmenttoaddressissuescausedbydeferredmaintenance.

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3.3 AgeofHousingStock–50YearsorOlder

TheBoroughtaxassessor’srecordsindicatethatthehousewasbuiltin1834,or185yearsago.

3.4 PatternofVacancy,AbandonmentorUnderutilization

Itisbelievedthattheownersresidefulltimeelsewhere,sincetheBorough’spropertytaxrecordsindicateaCaliforniamailingaddressfortheregisteredowners.

Theremaybeatenant/caretakerinchargeoftheproperty,howeverthepropertyisnotregisteredasarentalpropertywiththeBorough.

ThemanysummonsissuedbytheBoroughindicateapatternofnegligenceandunderutilization.

3.5 PersistentArrearageofPropertyTaxPayments

TheBoroughtaxassessor’sfilesindicatethattheStudyAreapropertyiscurrentintermsofpropertytaxpaymentsandtherearenorecordsofmissedtaxpaymentsinthepast.

3.6 EnvironmentalContamination

TheStudyAreasiteisnotlistedonNJDEP’sKnownContaminatedSitesdatabase.

Similarly,therearenoopenremediationcasefilesregardingUndergroundStorageTanksontheStudyAreaparcel.

Finally,theNJDEPrecordsdonotidentifyanyopenremediationwithrespecttogroundwatercontaminationontheStudyAreaparcel.

3.7 AgeofWaterandSewerInfrastructure–50YearsorOlder

TheBoroughEngineermadeinquiriesregardingtheageandconditionofthepublicwaterdistributionsystemwithNewJerseyAmericanWater(NJAW),theBorough’swaterpurveyor.NJAWindicatedthatthewatermainonWestMainStreet,fromtheintersectionwithLaMonteAvenuetothewest–whichwouldincludetheStudyAreaproperty--wasreplacedduringtheUSArmyCorpsofEngineersfloodcontrolproject.ThewatermainonWestMainStreet,betweentheintersectionswithLaMonteAvenueandVossellerAvenuewasnotreplacedanddatesbacktothe1950’s.TheBoroughEngineerdoesnothavemuchinformationregardingthecurrentageorconditionofthesanitarysewerlines.Anevaluationoftheconditionsofthesanitarysewersystem,includingthetelevisingofthesewersintheTalmageAvenue/MainStreetcorridor,iscurrentlyunderdiscussion.However,itisknownthatthesanitarysewerpipesintheWestMainStreetneighborhoodareclay.Itisnotunreasonabletoassumethattheoriginalsewerandwaterlinesmayhavebeeninstalledaroundthesametime.Ifthisisacorrectassumption,thenthepublicsanitarysewerlineis50+yearsold.Sincetherearenumerouspropertiesintheneighborhoodthatwerebuiltinthe19thandearlypartofthe20thcentury,includingtheStudyAreaparcel,itisreasonabletoassumethattheywereoriginallyonprivatewellwaterandindividualsepticsystems,whichwerelaterreplacedwhenthepublicwaterandsewersystemswereputinplace.

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4. FindingsandRecommendations

ThisreportfindsthattheStudyAreapropertyqualifiesasan“AreainNeedofRehabilitation”underthecriterialistedintheRedevelopmentStatute.

Specifically,theStudyAreapropertylikelyqualifiesundercriterion(1)“structureindeterioratedorsubstandardcondition”;satisfiesunequivocallycriterion(2)“morethanhalfofthehousingstockinthedelineatedareaisatleast50yearsold”;andalsosatisfiescriterion(6)“amajorityofthewaterandsewerinfrastructureinthedelineatedareaisatleast50yearsoldandisinneedofrepairorsubstantialmaintenance.”Inthiscase,itappearsthatthewaterlinewasreplacedinthelast10years,buttheoriginalsanitarysewerisstillinplace.

TheStudyAreapropertymayalsoqualifyundercriterion(3)“thereisapatternofvacancy,abandonmentorunderutilizationofpropertiesinthearea”.Whilethepropertyisnottechnically“abandoned”,itdoesclearlyappear“underutilized”andneglected.Thecontinuedabsenceofthehomeownersistroubling,andisreflectedintheproperty’sdeterioratingcondition.

Thereisnobasistosupportafindingundercriterion(4)“thereisapersistentarrearageofpropertytaxpaymentsonpropertiesinthearea”.

Finally,thereisnobasistosupportafindingundercriterion(5)“environmentalcontaminationisdiscouragingimprovementsandinvestmentinpropertiesinthearea”.

Wenotethatthestatuteallowsanareatobedesignatedas“anareainneedofrehabilitation”onthebasisofasinglecriterion:“thatthereexistinthatareaanyofthefollowingconditions”(emphasisadded).InthecaseoftheStudyArea,wecanstatewithcertaintythatitunequivocallysatisfiestwocriteria,andpossiblytwomore,andthereforequalifiesunderthestatutefordesignationasan“areainneedofrehabilitation”.

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AppendixA:RecordedEasements

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AppendixB:PermitApplications,InspectionsandCodeViolationsIssuedforStudyArea:1999-2019

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ConstructionPermits

PermitNumber

PermitIssueDate ControlNumber LocationAddress Block Lot

ApplicationDate

07-0654 5/24/07 C-07-02909 338WMAINST. 1 3 5/24/07

07-0550 5/18/07 C-07-02795 338WMAINST. 1 3 5/18/07

09-0196 6/15/09 C-09-0215 338WMAINST. 1 3 6/9/09

09-0197 6/15/09 C-09-0214 338WMAINST. 1 3 6/9/09

10-0477 6/25/10 C-10-0506 338WMAINST. 1 3 5/18/10

VIOLATIONS

IssueDateTrackingNumber LocationAddress Block Lot OwnerName OwnerAddress

12/4/18CVIO-18-00325

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

12/4/18CVIO-18-00324

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

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12/4/18

CVIO-18-1867814095

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

12/4/18CVIO-18-00321

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

12/4/18CVIO-18-00322

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

12/4/18CVIO-18-00323

338WESTMAINSTREET 1 3

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES

338WESTMAINSTREET

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ApplicationStatus SubcodesUsed ChangeofContractor WorkTypeWorkDescriptionComments

ClosedwithDate E FALSE AlterationELECTRICSERVICEFORSLUICEGATES

ClosedwithDate P FALSE AlterationENTRANCESERVICEUPGRADE

Open E FALSE AlterationELECTRICSERVICEFORSLUICEGATES

Open E FALSE AlterationELECTRICSERVICEFORSLUICEGATES

ClosedwithDate PEF FALSE AlterationBOILERREPLACEMENTWATERHEATER

Closed ClosedDate Summary Statute StatuteNumber

FALSE

6.NOTICEOFVIOLATION-SummonswillbeissuedifnotcorrectedbyJanuary29,2019:Detachedgarageexterioranddoorsneedsrehabilitationorreplacement.Fenceatfrontofpropertyneedsrehabilitationorreplacement.Trim/columnsonscreenedsideporchneedsrehabilitationorreplacement.Frontporchstepsanddeckingsurfaceneedsrehabilitationorreplacement.Exteriorsidingandtrimneedrehabilitation.Exteriorsidingandtrimneedrehabilitation.

17-16.2AProtectiveTreatment–Primary&AccessoryStructures 16.2A

FALSE

5.SUMMONSISSUED:Indoorfurniturestoredonporch.

Z21-10.2k.OutdoorSorage Z21-10.2k.

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TRUE 1/31/19

1.SUMMONSISSUED:Overgrownvegetationandweeds. 17-14.4Weeds 14.4

FALSE

2.SUMMONSISSUED:Shrubs/vinesovergrownandovertakingwires.Fallentreesandstumps.Allmustberemoved.

17-24.1DutiesofOwnersandTenants 24.1

FALSE

3.SUMMONSISSUED:Multipleinoperablemotorvehiclesparkedonproperty.

17-14.9MotorVehicles 14.9

FALSE

4.SUMMONSISSUED:Multiplevehiclesparkedonlawn.

PR3-16.1ParkingofVehiclesonLawns PR3-16.1

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TotalConstructionCost AlterationCost TotalDue TotalPaid TotalBalance PlanReviewFee CloseDate

1,000 1,000 5/24/07

3,600 3,600 5/18/07

20,000 20,000 274 274

20,000 20,000 274 274

4,900 4,900 203 203 6/25/10

StatuteGroup IssuingOfficer

SummonsDateScheduled SummonsNote

SummonsNumber

MartyMandell NOV

MartyMandell 12/18/18

5.SUMMONSISSUED:Indoorfurniturestoredonporch. 11372

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MartyMandell 12/18/18

1.SUMMONSISSUED:Overgrownvegetationandweeds. 11328

MartyMandell 12/18/18

2.SUMMONSISSUED:Shrubs/vinesovergrownandovertakingwires.Fallentreesandstumps.Allmustberemoved. 11329

MartyMandell 12/18/18

3.SUMMONSISSUED:Multipleinoperablemotorvehiclesparkedonproperty. 11330

MartyMandell 12/18/18

4.SUMMONSISSUED:Multiplevehiclesparkedonlawn. 11371

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OwnerName OwnerAddress OwnerCity

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES 338WESTMAINSTREET BOUNDBROOK

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES 338WESTMAINSTREET BOUNDBROOK

ARMYCORPOFENGINEERS 338WESTMAINSTREET BOUNDBROOK

ARMYCORPOFENGINEERS 338WESTMAINSTREET BOUNDBROOK

MCEWEN,CARMENE&CAMERONTRUSTEES 338WESTMAINSTREET BOUNDBROOK

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OwnerTelephone DateCreated DateLastUpdated AgentID AgentName

5/24/07 6/8/07 6,880 PIKEELECTRICINC.

5/18/07 5/25/07 6,776 KEITHJANNONE

6/9/09 1/19/10 8,342 ARMYCORPOFENGINEERS

6/9/09 1/19/10 8,341 ARMYCORPOFENGINEERS

5/18/10 6/25/10 9,184 DAVIDBURGHER

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AgentAddress AgentTelephone DCAFeeExempt TotalDCAFee

930SOUTHORANGE (973)303-7200 Yes

P.O.BOX404 Yes

338WESTMAINSTREET 34

338WESTMAINSTREET 34

801BERMUDADRIVE 8


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