Zoning Board of Adjustment - Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting

Note: This agenda is provided for general information. It is not to be used as a basis for identifying the order in which application will be processed. The Chairperson will determine the order at the time of the board meeting. AGENDA REGULAR MEETING CITY OF UNION CITY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT The Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Union City has scheduled a Regular Public Meeting for Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Chambers of City Hall, located at 3715 Palisade Avenue, Union City, New Jersey. Joseph Bonacci ___*; Victor M. Grullon ___*; Margarita Gutierrez___*; Libero Marotta ___*; Miguel Ortiz____*; David Pressey____ *; John Medina ____*; Rosio Pena-Alt-1_____; Geraldine Perez-Alt-2____; Raymond Cetinich-Alt-3____ Mindry Watley-Alt-4____ Tomas Paneque, Esq., Board Counsel David Spatz, P.P., AICP, Consulting City Planner I. Meeting Called to order – roll call II. Pledge of allegiance to the Flag III. Statement with regard to the Open Public Meeting Act / Sunshine Law IV. Adoption of Minutes: Regular meeting held on February 13, 2020 V. Public Hearing: 1. 1015 West Street, LLC. 601 11th Street. Block: 46. Lot: 18. Legalize 3 existing basement apartments to create a mixed-use building containing 3 commercial units and 8 residential units. Adjourned on 04-11-2019, 05-09-2019, 06-13-2019, 07-11-2019, 09-12-2019, 10-10-2019, 11-14-2019 and 12-12-2019 The applicant’s attorney requested an adjournment to 01-09-2020 The applicant’s attorney requested an adjournment to 03-12-2020 J. Alvaro Alonso, Esq. The applicant’s attorney is withdrawing the application. E-mail received on January 22, 2020. VI. Public Hearing: 2. 1401-1407 New York Avenue Block: 73 Lot: 24 & 25. Previous storefront was converted into one bedroom apartment over 30 years ago. Want to continue use as a one bedroom apartment. Adjourned on 12-12-2019, 01-09-2020 and 02-13-2020. Revised plans received on 03-02-2020 – The applicant proposes to legalize an existing mixed use building. The number of residential units will increase from 5 to 6, plus the commercial space. Jon W. Weller, Esq. VII. Public Hearing: 3. Walter and Esther Zurkovsky. 510 26th Street. Block: 148. Lot: 5. Applicant requests to legalize existing rear carriage house dwelling unit/structure. Adjourned on 02-13-2020 D. Bezer, Esq. VIII. Public Hearing: 4. Victoria Bustos. 543 28th street. Block 154. Lots 24-25. Conversion of 2 existing commercial space, into tow residential units. B. Pereiras, Esq. IX. Public Hearing/Court Order: 5. 111 35th Street LLC 111 35th Street Block: 208 Lots: 44-45 & 46. Subdivision into 3 new lots. Construction of 3 new three family homes (Order of the court remanding the matter back to Zoning Board of Adjustment for the Board to deliberate and vote again on the existing record, after a sufficient number of members who did not hear one or the other day of testimony have read the transcripts or listened to the tapes and certified to same). J. Alvaro Alonso, Esq. X. Public Hearing: 6. Jorge Garcia. 614 10th Street. Block: 46. Lot: 31. Legalization of an existing basement apartment to convert the existing building into a seven-unit residential multifamily building. J. A. Alonso, Esq. FORMAL ACTION may be taken on the items listed on the agenda below and on any additional items coming before this board. Page 1 of 2.  Note: This agenda is provided for general information. It is not to be used as a basis for identifying the order in which application will be processed. The Chairperson will determine the order at the time of the board meeting. AGENDA REGULAR MEETING CITY OF UNION CITY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT XI. Public Hearing: 7. Monica Riera. 532 42nd Street. Applicant proposes the legalization of an existing apartment in an existing free standing rear structure. Luis A. Alum, Esq. XII. Public Hearing: 8. Noha Polack, MD. 4110 Kennedy Blvd. & 543-547 42nd Street. Block: 239 Lots: 51, 52, 53 & 56. Applicant proposes to convert and renovate existing funeral home space on first floor to medical office space; leave existing residential unit on second floor and utilize existing surface parking lot for the building. Santo T. Alampi, Esq. XIII. Adoption of Resolutions: 1. Ernesto Salgado & Guadalupe Marti Salgado. 611 11th Street. Block: 46. Lot: 13. Proposes 3 story 2 residential units building. Withdrawn 2. 613 39th Street, LLC. 611 39th Street. Block: 261. Lots: 58, 54. Applicant proposes the construction of a new three family house. Approved 3. Edwin Narvaez. 1311 New York Avenue Block: 64 Lot: 5. Applicants proposes a rear addition and deck on first floor level. Approved 4. 538 36th Street Block: 218 Lot: 13. The applicants propose a rear addition to an existing two-family house and interior renovation of the ground floor apartment and second floor. Approved 5. Ewald Pries. 512 9th Street. Block 40.02. Lot. 24. Applicant proposes to legalize a studio basement apartment in an existing multi-family building. The number of residential units will increase from 6 to 7. Approved 6. Ewald Pries. 510 9th Street. Block 40.02. Lot. 25. Applicant proposes to legalize a studio basement apartment in an existing multi-family building. The number of residential units will increase from 6 to 7. Approved 7. Ewald Pries. 514 9th Street. Block 40.02. Lot. 23. Applicant proposes to legalize a studio basement apartment in an existing multi-family building. The number of residential units will increase from 5 to 6. Approved FORMAL ACTION may be taken on the items listed on the agenda below and on any additional items coming before this board. Page 2 of 2.