Plannng Board

City of Trenton Planning Board Conference and Public Hearing Thursday, March 10, 2022 Via Microsoft Teams or phone: 609-436-9298 The Conference ID is 412 046 968# Members in Attendance: Dan Fatton, Chair John McBride, Vice Chair Randy Baum Jamie Carpenter Joe Harrison Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed Charles Romanow Anthony Santora Members Not in Attendance: Marcus Green Jeff Halpern Wanda Swiggett Staff in Attendance: Stephani Register, Principal Planner George McGill, Planning Board Attorney Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary PUBLIC HEARING Current Planning Board Membership (as of 3/10/22) Class Term Ending Date Board Member I (Mayor’s Representative) Mayor’s Term Marcus Green II (City Employee) 12/31/22 Anthony Santora III (City Council 12/31/22 Joe Harrison Representative) IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Patricia Ni’ma- Mohammed IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Randy Baum IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jeff Halpern IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Dan Fatton IV (City Resident) 12/31/25 Jamie Carpenter IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 John McBride ALTERNATES IV (City Resident) 12/31/23 Wanda Swiggett IV (City Resident) 12/31/22 Charles Romanow 1 A quorum was verified and the meeting was called to order at 6:05pm. Approval of the minutes from the 2/10/22 Public Hearing. Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X John McBride, Vice Chair X Randy Baum X X Jamie Carpenter X Joe Harrison X X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Charles Romanow X Anthony Santora X Item #1 21-P-418HU: 418 Hudson Street- TRENTON NJ (To be carried) The Applicant seeks to repurpose to bring the property to full compliance with the Zone Plan. The proposal is to develop a mix-use project inclusive to a dine-in restaurant on the first floor with twenty-four (24) seats and 2 two-bedroom apartments on each of the 2nd and 3rd floors. And the applicant is seeking the same bulk variances for pre-existing conditions as were granted to the former owners, which was to propose to renovate the existing building for commercial, a play area for children on the first floor and a single residential unit on each of the second and third floors. This use was approved by the Zoning Board Adjustments dated November 16, 2016. The current Applicant is seeking a bulk/ parking variance and waiver of site plan. The Site is in the Business B Zoning District; Location 418 Hudson Street; City Tax Map: Block(s) 15501, Lot(s) 23; Applicant: 418 Hudson St., LLC 9contact person) Rober Rubiano, PO Box 495 Englishtown, NJ 07726 represented by Jeffrey Hall Esq./Szaferman, & Lakind law Offices, 101 Grovers Mill Road, suite 200, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Carry 21-P-418HU: 418 Hudson Street- TRENTON NJ to the 3//24/22 Hearing at 6pm on this platform Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X X John McBride, Vice Chair X Randy Baum X Jamie Carpenter X Joe Harrison X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X Charles Romanow X Anthony Santora X X 2 Item #2 Presentation: Bellevue/Rutherford Redevelopment/Rehabilitation Area Plan On March 3, 2016, the Trenton City Council passed a resolution to accept the Planning Board recommendation to designate the area known as the “Bellevue Rutherford Study Area” as an area in need of Redevelopment and Rehabilitation and authorizing the development of a redevelopment and rehabilitation plan. At the Planning Board hearing dated February 10, 2022, the Planning Board selected 2 persons members as a committee to made comments and recommendations to the plan. The plans were updated to reflect said changes and a memo was produced to explain the revisions. The plan was updated, producing a fourth (4) draft plan. Once Planning Board has commented and have accepted the recommendations by the Planning Board Subcommittee, a resolution will be produced and signed. The resolution will be introduced to City Council to start the process of adopting the plan. Ms. Register reviewed the purpose of this follow-up to the presentation of the Redevelopment/ Rehabilitation Area Plan. The Board asked whether there would be overlap with the cannabis space usage as identified in the public comment hearing held. Mr. Wilkerson indicated that there isn’t anything in the plan that would impede the new cannabis ordinance’s implementation. It is written that there are certain parts of the cannabis industry to that can be hosted in various parts of the City. In this specific area it is considered a conditional use. Accept the revised plan and send to City Council for adoption Member Aye Nay Ab-stain Motioned Seconded Dan Fatton, Chair X X John McBride, Vice Chair X Randy Baum X Jamie Carpenter X Joe Harrison X Patricia Ni’ma-Mohammed X X Charles Romanow X Anthony Santora X Meeting Adjourned at 6:13pm Cherry Oakley, Planning Board Secretary 3