LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., at the Peter J. Biondi Hillsborough Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road (corner of Beekman Lane and South Branch Road), Hillsborough, New Jersey, 08844, the Hillsborough Township Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on applications submitted by Harvestate Group, LLC, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company. The hearing will be held in the Court Room of said Building. The applications seek the following: (a) A use variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70.d(1) in order to permit the construction of a new one (1) story temperature controlled self-storage facility that will include 678 units. The development will include a 105,663 SF building footprint that includes the interior drive-thru, and 96,663 SF of building footprint without the drive-thru, which includes 850 SF office space. The building will have a height of 13.5 feet and front façade slightly higher at 18.5 feet, with a dual sloped roof. The project proposes a total of 15 parking spaces, including two (2) handicap parking locations in the immediate vicinity of the office, which meets the 15 parking spaces required. The facility will be associated with an exterior access drive, and two (2) proposed bioretention stormwater management basins. A 15-foot wide emergency access drive traverses the southern section of the site adjacent to the building with proposed grass pavers. Thus, relief is being sought from Section 188-113.3(B) of the Land Use and Development Ordinance of Hillsborough Township (hereinafter “Ordinance). (b) Preliminary and final major site plan approval for the above project pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-76(b). The applications also seek the following design waivers in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51, all from Section 188-64 of the Ordinance which provides for natural features of the Township of Hillsborough: (c) Relief from Section 188-64.D(3)(b)(2) of the Ordinance which provides for location of activities on tracts partially within stream corridor. The Applicant is asking the Board to allow stream corridor averaging for a buffer. (d) Relief from Section 188-64.D(3)(c)(4) of the Ordinance which allows a waiver for private or public water supply in the stream corridor, and the proposal is for a 2-inch domestic and a 6-inch fire water service line within the stream corridor. (e) Relief from Section 188-64.D(3)(c)(10) of the Ordinance for a waiver for a detention or retention basin for related outfall facilities in the stream corridor. The proposal is to have bioretention basin “A” West having outfall facilities in the stream corridor and bioretention basin “B” East which has grading and outfall facilities in the stream corridor. (f) Relief from Section 188-64.D(3)(c)(7) of the Ordinance which allows for a waiver for activities in the stream corridor for sanitary or storm sewers, and the proposal is for a storm sewer within the stream corridor. (g) Relief from Section 188-64.D(3)(d) of the Ordinance which allows for activities within the stream corridor that will cause hardship. The proposal is to have an entrance drive within the stream corridor as there is no other reasonable area to access the property. In addition, Applicant will be seeking an interpretation of the Board of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(b) that the stream which is the subject matter of the hereinabove design waivers is not a stream within the meaning of the definition of a stream in Section 188-3 of the Ordinance, and thus not a 150 foot stream buffer in accordance with the definition of stream buffer of Section 188-3 of the Ordinance. Applicant believes and will present testimony that same is not necessary because, among other things, the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission reviewed this proposal and confirms that the “stream” is actually a “ditch” and is not a stream and does not warrant a stream buffer in accordance with its definition in Section 188-3 of the Ordinance. However, if there is a determination by the Zoning Board of Adjustment of Hillsborough Township that it is in fact a stream, then a request is being made that the 150 foot stream corridor be reduced to the stream watershed dividing line because the 150 foot stream corridor exceeds the watershed line (drainage area) to the “stream.” Additionally, applicant seeks any bulk variances and any waivers from the Ordinance that the Board may deem necessary at that time. Testimony of the Applicant will show that but for the hereinafter following deviations, the self storage facility which is a permitted conditional use in the LI Light Industrial District, complies with same except for Section 188-107.1D(6)(e) as to building height where 15 feet is the requirement in the district and this proposal has 18.5 feet for the front façade (the main self-storage facility will be 13 feet, 6 inches); and from Section 188-107.1D(6)(b) where the minimum aisle width where access to storage units shall be a minimum of 24 feet for a two-way travel and 15 feet for a one-way travel, exclusive parking and loading zones, and the proposal is for a 14-wide one-way drive-thru, 8-foot wide parking zone and a 3-foot wide pedestrian path. The property involved in the applications is located on the northwest side of New Jersey State Highway Route 206. The property is known and designated as Lots 44 and 45, Block 180.01 on the Hillsborough Township Tax and Assessment Map and lies in the HS Highway Service District Zone of the municipality. The property is owned by Meade, LLC., a New Jersey Limited Liability Company. The above mentioned applications, together with accompanying site plans, architectural plans, reports and other data, are on file with the Planning and Zoning Department at the Peter J. Biondi Hillsborough Township Municipal Building, 379 South Branch Road (corner of Beekman Lane and South Branch Road), Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844, and are available at such office for public inspection during regular business hours – 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and/or online at https://hillsboroughnj.civicclerk.com/. SCHATZMAN BAKER A Professional Corporation Attorneys for the Applicant 1x, HB, 10/25/24, Fee:$79.40 Affidavit Fee:$15.00