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Home My Public Portal Aboutordinance 03:02No. 03-02 ~f t~e Councilman Presents the following Ordinance Seconded by Councilman AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT IN THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET BE IT OR1}AINED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret, as follows: Section 1. a) The Borough of Carteret Planning Board, after due consideration and in conformance with the Local Housing and Redevelopment Law, (N.~I.S.~ 40A: 12A-l, et seq., "Redevelopment Law"), has recommended the adoption of the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan prepared by CME Associates, dated November 6, 2002, ("Redevelopment Plan") for the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District established by Resolution No. 01- 234, (~'LRABD"), with the area of the LRABD shown on pages 5A and 5B of the Redevelopment Plan; and b) The Redevelopmem Plan proposes development guidelines for the development of residemial and commercial uses as set forth in Section 5.0 of the Redevelopment Plan; and ¢) The Redevelopment Plan is in furtherance of the goals and objectives of the Borough with respect to the LRABD and the Redevelopment Law; and d) The Borough Council of the Borough of Carteret has reviewed the Redevelopment Plan and held a public hearing about the Redevelopment Plan to receive the comments of the public and interested parties; and e) The Redevelopment Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A. SECTION 2. The Redevelopment Plan is adopted as the official redevelopment plan for the LRABD, in accordance with the Local Housing and Redevelopment Law. NO. 03-02 PAGE 2 SECTION 3. The zoning district map of the Borough's Land Development Ordinance is hereby amended to reflect the applicability of the Redevelopment Plan to the LRABD and the Borough's Land Development Ordinance as it affects the LRABD is hereby superseded by the Redevelopment Plan to the extent set forth therein. SECTION 4. All Ordinances and/or provisions thereof inconsistent with the provision of this Ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed as to the extent of any such inconsistencies : SECTION 5. finny section, subsection, part, clause or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid by judgment of any Court of competent jurisdiction, the section, subsection, part, clause or phrase shall be deemed to be sever able fi.om the remainder of this Ordinance SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days following final passage and publication according to law. DO NOT USE SPACE BELOW THIS LINE RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE COUNCILMAN Y~ NO NV A.B. COUNCILMAN YF, S NO NV A.B. KRUM X RIOS X NAPLES ~ SOSNOP/SKI X PARI SI ]~ S ITARZ X X - Indicate Vot~ AB - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto JANUARY 16, 2003 Adopted on first reading of the Council of the Borough of'Carteret, N.J., on Adopted on second reading after heating on FEBRUARY 6. 2003 Affidavit of Publication Publisher's Fee $66.00 Affidavit Charge $17.00 State of New Jersey ss. ~:.-2003 MIDDLESEX COUNTY ~;'~ ~ OF Personally appeared PAT HENEGHAN of the Home News Tri_bune, a newspaper printed In Freehold, NJ and published In NEPTUNE, In said County and State, and of general circulation In said county, who being duly sworn, deposeth and salth that the advertisement of which the annexed Is a true copy, has been published In the said newspaper 1 (ONE) times, once In each Issue, as follows 1/21/~3, Sworn and subscribed before me this NOTARY. PM OF NEW JERSB' - -MY 0,OJ~J~-~N ~k~,~,~O~ 21St day of January, A.D., 2003 ~/0tary Pubiig of-New Jersey ' / - - ~0R01EH OF CARTERET ~,, p ...... interested wi~ be giYe .... pportunity to be heard, KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MU~liCipal Clerk ORDINANCE #GG-2 {$66.00) 25776 AN ORDIN~J~ICE TO ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT i PLAN FOR THE LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE BUSINESS BISTRICT IN TIlE BOROUGH OF CAR- TERET BE IT ORDAINED~ by the Mayor and Courtcil of the Affidavit of Publication Publisher's Fee $17.60 Affidavit Charge $17.00 } of New Jersey State SS. MIDDLESEX COUNTY Personally appeared LINDA DIAZ of the [-[o~'~e ~lews Tz/bune, a newspaper printed In Freehold, NJ and published In NEPTUNE, In said County and State, and of general circulation In said county, who being duly sworn, deposeth and salth that the advertisement of which the annexed Is a true copy, has been published In the said newspaper I (ONE) times, once In each Issue, as follows 2/14/03, PATRICIA W. TOWNSEND NOTARY PUBLIC OF NEW JERSEY A.D., 2003 MY CO[~MISSION EXPIRES OCT. 2, 2005 ~/~ /~z~,, Sworn and subscrlbe~J/before me this .~)~ ~.~ .~/~ ~ 14th day of February, A.D., 2003 Notary Public of New Jersey BOROUGH OF CARTERET ORDINANCE #03-02 AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A REDEVELOP- MENT pLAN FOR THE LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT IN THE BOR- OUGH OF CARTERET APPROVED AND ADOPTED: February 6, 2003 INTRODUCED: JANUARY 16. 2003 Advert sad as adopted on first reading with notice of Public Hearing: January 21, 2003 LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Prepared for: The Borough of Carteret Mayor and Council Under the direction of: Carteret RedeveE)pment Agency (CARA) Prepared by: CONSUL TING AND MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS. 3t4f BORDENTOWN A VENUE, PARLIN, NEW JERSEY 08859 (732) '1460 US HIGHWAY 9 SOUTH, HOWELL, NEW JERSEY 07731 (732) 462-7400 November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Borough of Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey November 6, 2002 Prepared by CMEAssociates 3141 Bordentown Avenue Parlin, N.J. 08859 732.727.8000 The original of this report was signed and Sealed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 45:14A-12 Bruce J. Rydel, P.P. #3139, AICP LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Credits: Borough of Carteret Mayor and Council Mayor James A. Failace Council President Janet Santoro Councilman Frank Parisi Councilman Daniel Reiman Coancilman Ranald Rios Councilman Alexander "Buddy" Soyayda Councilman Brian Sosnowski Kathleen M. Barney, Clerk Robert J. Bergen, Esq., Attorney Borough of Carteret Planning Board Chairman James Mancuso Secretary Remy Quinunes, (Board officer) Mayor James A. Failace Councilman Daniel Reiman Jean Dato Michelle Grandell Joseph Ivanitski Anthony Neibert Maniano Santana Richard Greenberg (Mayor's Alternate) Hydaryl Singh (Alternate) Jerry Siracusa (Altemate) ~ Mary Jane Kerat~, Secretary John DuPont, P.E, Engineer Ronald H. Gordon, Esq., Attorney Carteret Redevelonment Agency Chairman Larry Aleksandrich Vice Chairman Michael Kepich (to August 2002~ Vice Chairman Olu Onafowom (from September 2002) Commissioner Talisa Andrews Commissioner Christopher Fiore Commissioner Thoma9 Lang Commissioner Anthony Neibert Commissioner Joseph Si.tarz Judy Leshko, Sec~tary Eric F.M. Chubenko, Executive Director CME Associates Nolan & Hynes 3141 Bordantown Avenue 280 Hobart Sffeet Parlin, NJ 08859 Pefda Amboy, NJ 08861 David J. Samuel, P.E., P.P., C.M.E. Robe~ Hynes, Esq. Bruce J. Rydel, P.P., AICP Windels Marx Lane & MiRendorf, LLP 120 Albany Street Plaza New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Charles B. Liebling, Esq. Canere! Redevelopment Al~enc~ November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District R~d~velopm~t plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 1 2.0 AREA DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 2 Description, Access, Development Parcels, Utilities and Infrastructure, Environmental Conditions 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SITE FINDINGS OF NEED FOR REDEVELOPMENT. ............ 4 4.0 REDEVELOPMENT PLAN GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ........................................... 6 5.0 LAND USE PLAN ............................................................................................................. 7 Uses, Design Standards, Purpose, Exceptions, Site Design Standards, Architectural Design Standards, Landscaping Design Guidelines, Plan Interpretation, LRABD Zone Regulations, Deviation Requests, Relocation, Roadway Vacations 6.0 CONSISTENCY REVIEW ............................................................................................... 23 7.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION .................................................................. 24 Appendix: "Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Strategic Revitalization Plan, Part One: Evaluation and Analysis; Part Two: Redevelopment Program" dated December 2000, Prepared by: Schoor DePalma, Inc. Cartc~t Redevelopment Asenc~ Novoaber 6, 2002 Lowcr Roosevclt Avenue I~u$ine~s Dislrict Redevelopment pIn~ 1.0 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS According to State statute 40A:12A-I "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law", the Redevelopment Plan shall include an outline for the planning, development, redevelopment or rehabilitation of the project area sufficient to indicate: · Its relationship to definitive local objectives as to appropriate land uses, density of population and improved traffic and public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements; · Proposed land uses and building requirements in the project area; · Adequate provision for the temporary and permanent relocation as necessary of residents in the project area including an estimate of the extent to which decent, safe and sanitary dwelling units affordable to displaced residents will be available to them in the existing local housing market; · An identification of any property within the Redevelopment Area which is proposed to be acquired in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan; · Any significant relationship of the Redevelopment Plan to: the Master Plans of contiguous municipalities; the Master Plan of the County in which the municipality is located; and the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to the "State Planning Act" PL 1985, C398 (C52:18A-196 et al.). Where appropriate, this Redevelopment Plan for Roosevelt Avenue incorporates by reference certain elements of the "Revitalization Plan" when such elements are consistent with CARA's recommendations and are appropriate to satisfy statutory requirements. Savings of financial resources and time are thereby realized to the benefit of Carteret. The "Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Strategic Revitalization Plan, December 2000" prepared by Schoor DePalma, Inc. is incorporated herein as Appendix to this 2002 Redevelopment Plan. Those elements of the Revitalization Plan found pertinent to this Redevelopment Plan will be referenced in this document rather than being re-created. Carteret Redevelopment A(3ency November 6, 2002 · Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment plan Page I 2.0 AREA DESCRIPTION Description The Project Area is defined as the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District (LRABD). The LRABD is located at the southeast section of the Borough adjacent to Woodbridge Township and has served as a commercial center for the past century. Although the LRABD served as a vibrant commercial center, over the past 40 years the area has been marked by a drop in the area's commercial vitality. There are seventy-one (71) individual tax parcels in the project area. According to the Revitalization Plan, an assessment of the project area conducted in August 2000, shows fifteen (15) occupied commercial properties; eight (8) partially occupied commemial properties; eight (8) vacant buildings; twenty-four (24) vacant storefronts and nine (9) vacant lots. The Redevelopment Area Location Map on page 5a provides an aerial photograph overview of the project area. Access The Project area is located on the southern section of Roosevelt Avenue, an arterial roadway that traverses the entire Borough and is commonly used by tractor-trailers. Mitigating the negative impacts of the tractor-trailer traffic on the commercial corridor is an essential part of the redevelopment efforts. The 1998 Master Plan Reexamination Report recommends that Industrial Avenue be completed to connect to Port Reading Avenue / Roosevelt Avenue, providing a potential method of reducing truck traffic. (See Appendix C, the Revitalization Plan discussing the completion of Industrial Avenue in detail.) Development Parcels The Redevelopment area Tax Map on Page 5b depicts the project area. Available acreage is as follows: Block 243 0.833 acre Block 253 0.829 acre Block 252 (portion) 0.41 acre Block 254 1.60 acre Block 260 (portion) 0.914 acre Block 261 0.915 acre Block 272 (portion) 1.72 acre Block 273 (,portion) 0.948 acre Block 292 (portion) 0.38 acre Total 8.549 acres Carteret Redevelopment A~enc7 November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page · Refer to the Revitalization Plan - Appendix C for descriptions of each lot within the Redevelopment Area. A complete listing of the Blocks and Lots comprising the Redevelopment Area follows: Block 243; Lots 1-5 Block 253; Lots 1-7 Block 252; Lots 1-5 Block 254; Lots 1, 2, 3.01, 3.02, 4.01, 4.02, 6~10, 12-14 Block 261; Lots I-8 Block 260; Lots 7-15 Block 272; Lots 1-6, 6.01, 7-16 Block 273; Lots 10-12 Block 292; Lots 1-3 Utilities and Infrastructure Municipal water, sanitary sewer, storm-water provision, natural gas, electricity and voice and data transmission facilities either serve or are available ti> serve the parcels within the Redevelopment Area. · Water. Middlesex Water Company services the entire Borough of Carteret for domestic purposes and with water pressure for fir~e fighting purposes. · Sanitary Sewerage. The Borough maintains and operates a sewerage collection system that pumps the collected wastewater to the regional Middlesex County Utility Authority for treatment. While surcharging of portions of the storm water system does occur, the separation of storm from sanitary lines has eliminated that health concern. · Electricity. Power is provided to the Project area by Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G). · Natural Gas. Gas lines that service the Project area are provided by New Jersey Natural Gas. · Voice and Data Transmission. Verizon services are available for the Project Area. Environmental Conditions · Site Contamination. A cursory due-diligence effort has been conducted to determine potential environmental liabilities present within the project area and areas proximate. Please review the Revitalization Plan (Appendix C), Part One, Section 1.4, for an environmental assessment detail. In 1994 Carteret achieved an urban enterprise zone (UEZ) status for the business district comprising the redevelopment area. Carteret Redevelopment A~ency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business D[stdct Redevelopment Plan Page o 3.0 DESCRIPTION OF SITE FINDINGS OF NEED FOR REDEVELOPMENT Area analysis, urban design assessment, traffic assessment, environmental assessment, market analysis, socioeconomic data analysis, survey analysis (of business owners and community residents in the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District) as compiled in year 2000, and results of conmaunity meetings (also from year 2000), are contained in the report entitled "Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Strategic Revitalization Plan, Part One: Evaluation and Analysis" dated December 2000. Demographics, market analysis and socioeconomic data analysis were in general analyzed at 0.6 mile radius, 1.2 mile radius, and 3 mile radius from the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Pershing Avenue within the LRABD. As stated in the analysis, these radii were chosen to provide a market and socioeconomic profile specific to the immediate environs surrounding the study; (Staten Island was specifically excluded due to physical remoteness to the study area). The redevelopment program found in Part II of the Revitalization Plan, includes, and is referenced for inclusion in this redevelopment plan, elements of methodology, block-by-block descriptions and findings and recommendations. The Revitalization Plan identifies with specificity the "grim conditions" found to exist during the area analysis. The following statutory criteria were cited together with the block and lot designations and a description of the conditions evident as justification for inclusion of the properties for redevelopment: Criterion A: The generality of buildings are} substandard, unsafe, unsanitary, dilapidated or obsolescent, or possess any of such characteristics, or are so lacking in light, air, or space, as to be conducive to unwholesome living or working conditions. Criterion B: The discontinuance of the use of buildings previously used for commercial, manufacturing, or industrial purposes; the abandonment of such buildings; or the same being allowed to fall into so great a state of disrepair as to be untenantable. Criterion C: Land that is owned by the municipality, the county, a local housing authority, redevelopment agency or redevelopment entity, or unimproved vacant land that has remained so for a period of ten years prior to the adoption of the resolution, and that by reason of its location, remoteness, lack of means of access to developed sections or portions of the municipality, or topography, or natu3', e of the soil, is not likely to be developed through the instrumentality of private capital. Criterion D: Areas with buildings or improvements which, by reason of dilapidation, obsolescence, overcrowding, faulty arrangement or design, lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities, excessive land coverage, deleterious land use or obsolete layout, or any combination of these or other factors, are detrimental to the safety, health, morals, or welfare of the community. Criterion E: A growing lack or total lack of proper utilization of areas caused by the condition of the title, diverse ownership of the real property therein or other conditions, resulting in a stagnant or not fully productive condition of land potentially useful and valuable for contributing to and serving the public health, safety and welfare. Cartemt Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 4 Additionally, "Section 3" properties are also cited as qualifying for inclusion in the proposed redevelopment area pursuant to the definition of "Redevelopment area" in N.J.S.A. 40A: 12A-3, which states that "a redevelopment area may include lands, buildings, or improvements which of themselves are not detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, but the inclusion of which is found necessary, with or without change in their condition, for the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part." As further stated in the Revitalization Plan "If these parcels are separated from consideration of the entire Study Area as a redevelopment area, the ability to approach redevelopment in an effective and comprehensive manner will be severely compromised." Ca,tenet Redevelopment Acoency ' November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page ,, 4.0 REDEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES The following redevelopment objectives have been identified as a result of the findings of the Steering Committee, the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District commtmity, the Revitalization Plan consultant team, and the Carteret Redevelopment Agency and their consultant team: · To stabilize and revitalize the entirety of the LRABD to serve the needs of community residents, business owners and the whole of the Borough of Carteret; · To encourage private investment in the LRABD through the establishment of new commercial, mixed-use and residential buildings; · To enhance the visual quality of the Roosevelt Avenue business corridor and all side streets by investing in quality streetscape features, fixtures and amenities; · To create new employment and entrepreneurial oppommities within the business district to reinforce and stabilize the local economy; · To reintroduce quality retail and professional services to the business district that directly serve the needs of the community; · To change the local and regional perceptions of the LRABD from a desolate, rundown and unsafe area to a vibrant, secure and attractive business district; · To redevelop all the land within the LRABD by completely razing all the existing structures, addressing any necessary remediation issues, and constructing completely new structures - no rehabilitation of properties that are now deleterious to the public health, safety and welfare - to create a neighborhood of land use elements that are productive, clean, attractive and that engender community pride; · To employ and reinforce traffic calming policies, measures and devices that ensure pedestrian and vehicular safety throughout the LRABD; · To balance the needs of business owners with quality-of-life issues that are essential to community residents; · To aggressively enforce property maintenance codes in order to reestablish community safety, welfare and pride; · To acknowledge the diversity of the area's population, and to encourage minority-owned and women-owned businesses to locate within the LRABD; · To provide a range of housing opportunities within the LRABD, which range may include the Borough's senior conununity; · To enhance recreational opportunities for the community's youth population; · To reinforce revitalization efforts taking place in other areas of the Borough, i.e. Waterfront Park, Meridian Square and Belle Meade Phase 2. Such objectives reinforce and further the underlying goals sought to be achieved in the Borough's master plan and zoning ordinance, except for those zoning elements as expressed herein that supercede the zoning ordinance. Carteret Redevelopment Agenc,/ November S, 200 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 5.0 LAND USEPLAN Uses As stated in the Revitalization Plan, the land uses for the redevelopment area are intended to provide opportunities to accomplish the objectives outlined above. The permitted and accessory uses identified in the Revitalization Plan are sufficiently broad to permit a diverse and yet cohesive range of residential and commercial activity that may be attracted to this redevelopment area. Modifications to the identified Land Use Plan include the addition of Single Family Attached Townhouses, For Sale Condominiums, and Apartments. As dwelling ownership is deemed a desirable characteristic, such a component is encouraged. The LRABD zone permits a mixed use project to include residential units no greater than 4- stories in height having a variety of ownership/rental options such as single family attached, flats, condominiums, townhouses and apartments - some units potentially age restricted. Commercial uses, especially retail, shall comprise a significant portion of square footage of the project along Roosevelt Avenue on the ground floor, anticipating a residential component above such units. Types of land uses that have been included in the 'permitted use sections have been identified in part in survey results or by market analysis of the existing neighborhood. Design Standards ~ Pedestrian activity along Roosevelt Avenue shall be encouraged; parking for on-street short term and longer term parking behind structures on Roosevelt Avenue are essential. An architectural style attractively meshing residential and commercial land uses, quality building materials, and an enticing streetscape including traffic calming devices are character requirements of the Redevelopment Plan. Purpose · To set forth guidelines and standards that promote the creation of functional and attractiv.e development that shall promote and give due consideration to the health, safety, general welfare, morals, order, efficiency, economy, maintenance of property values and character of the Borough of Carteret. · To ensure that any development shall comply with the stated goals and objectives of the LRABD Redevelopment Plan. · To provide guidelines and standards that shall be used by an applicant in preparing a redevelopment proposal, and the designated redevelopment entity in reviewing same. Carteret Redevelopment Agency November 6~ 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 7 · To minimize adverse impacts of flooding, drainage, erosion, vehicular traffic, pedestrian movement, parking, vibration, lighting and glare, noise, odor, solid waste disposal, litter, ventilation, vibration, crime and vandalism and inappropriate design and development. · To ensure that any new development gives due consideration to the physical, visual and spatial characteristics of the existing streetscape neighborhood and district in which such is located and the Borough generally, while providing sufficient opportunity for creativity in design · To ensure that the physical, visual and spatial characteristics of any proposed development shall not be so markedly incongruous with the same characteristics of the existing streetscape, neighborhood and district in which such is located, and the Borough generally, so as to materially detract from the real property value of adjacent or nearby properties. Exceptions The design standards herein shall be used as the Borough's presumptive minimum requirements for development in the LRABD. However, the guidelines and standards are not intended to restrict creativity, and a potential redeveloper may request that the guidelines and standards be modified or waived. Such modification or waiver, may be approved upon a demonstration that the resulting change will: · Generally satisfy LRABD goals and objectives; · Be designed in accordance with the Borough's normally acceptable engineering, planning and/or architectural practices; · Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics of the overall development plan for the parcel or tract to be developed; · Generally enhance the overall development plan for the tract; · Not have an adverse impact on the physical, visual or spatial characteristics of the existing streetscape and neighborhood in which such development is located or the LRABD; · Generally enhance the streetscape and neighborhood; · Not reduce the useful life or increase the cost of maintenance of the improvement to be modified or otherwise have an adverse impact on the long-term function of the development; Carteret Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page ,~ · Not materially detract from the real property value of the development or adjacent or nearby properties; Site Design Standards · Vehicular access. It is the intent of the Redevelopment Plan to maximize on-street parking opportunities, and minimize the amount and frequency of driveway curb cuts. Vehicular access to parcels within the Redevelopment Area may only be provided if the redevelopment entity deems it essential to the effective functioning of the site. Parking lots shall be prohibited in any front yard setback area. Limited vehicular access may be provided to parcels within the Redevelopment Area provided the intended use of the site does not promote the long-term parking of vehicles. · Commercial activity. The commercial component within the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District will draw both pedestrian and motor vehicle activity, and is dependent on both to varying degree according to the type of business. Sustainability of such "Main Street" revitalization efforts has come to recognize the significant role that automobiles and their parking mover has Bn the sustainability of such a commercial area. Sufficient parking for retail, other commercial, and residential components of the LRABD is crucial for the long-term success of the community. As such, heavy emphasis will be placed on providing parking in sufficient quantity and in reasonable proximity, to acco,mmodate both on-street and off-street parking demands within the LRABD for all land uses proposed. · Drive-through banks. Safe access for drive-through banks shall include provision for a minimum of two driveways or other points of access separated by a distance of 100 feet between center lines of each. Sufficient stacking is interpreted as providing a minimum of 10 vehicles' stacking spaces for each drive-in window. Safe line-of- sight shall be provided to include such placement of drive-in windows to be greater than 50 feet of a street right-or:way from which vehicles enter, or within 20 feet of street line from which vehicles will exit. · Building location. A building shall be located to front towards and relate to a public street, both functionally and visually, however, no garage may be oriented to directly function from a public right-of-my. All business uses with frontage along Roosevelt Avenue shall maintain a storefront appearance and access from the Roosevelt Avenue sidewalk. In a multiple-building development, buildings located on the interior of a site shall front towards and relate to one another, both functionally and visually. Spatial relationships between buildings shall be geometrically logical and architecturally formal. No building shall be primarily oriented to front toward a parking lot. All buildings shall be located to allow for adequate fire and emergency access. · Pedestrian circulation. A barrier-free walkway system shall be provided to allow pedestrian access to a building from the Borough sidewalk system. Such walkway system shall promote pedestrian activity both within the site itself and throughout the carteret Redevelopment A~enc,/' November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 9 community by its integration with the Borough sidewalk system. Walkways shall be separate from motor vehicle circulation to the greatest extent possible and shall provide a pleasant route for users that will promote enjoyment of the site and encourage incidental social interaction among pedestrians. · Decorative lampposts. The exterior of a tract with greater than 45 feet of street frontage shall provide decorative lampposts approximately 10 feet to 12 feet high, spaced at intervals of approximately 40 feet to 60 feet along or near all street lines and driveways. Walkways in the interior of a site shall have decorative lampposts approximately 10 feet to 12 feet high, spaced at intervals of approximately 30 feet to 40 feet. The style, size, color and type of light source of such lampposts shall be in accordance with those shown in the photograph and illustrations provided in this Plan, or its functional and aesthetic equivalent. Lighting levels from such fixtures shall be in accordance with generally accepted Borough standards. · Sidewalk type. For new sidewalks, see Appendix to this report for streetscape section detail. · Bench type. DuMor, Inc. Site Furnishings Bench'58, 8' long, black, with center armrest, or functional and aesthetic equivalent (See Figure 5:1). · Planter type. DuMor, Inc. Site Furnishings Planter 114; black, or functional and aesthetic equivalent (See Figure 5.2), · Refuse container. DuMor, Inc. Site Furnishings Receptacle 107, 32 gallon, black, or functional and aesthetic equivalent (See Figure 5.3). Figure 5:2 - Planter Type Figure 5:1 - Bench Type Figure 5:3 - Receptacle Type November 6, 2002 Cafferet Redevelopment A~ency Page Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business Dist~ct Redevelopment Plan )krchitectural Design Standards · Massing. Any building over 175 feet in length shall be designed to appear as two or more buildings on the facades facing a public street. Building wall offsets, including both projections and recesses, shall be provided along any building wall measuring greater than 50 feet in length in order to provide architectural interest and variety to the massing of a building and relieve the negative visual effect of a single, long wall. The total measurement of such offsets shall equal a minimum of 10% of the building wall length. The maximum spacing between such offsets shall be 40 feet. The minimum projection or depth of any individual offset shall not be less than I foot. Roofline offsets shall be provided along any roof measuring longer than 75 feet in length. · Horizontal courses. All visibly exposed sides of a building shall have an articulated base course and cornice or facia for pitched-roof buildings. The base course shall be traditionally proportionate to the overall horizontal and vertical dimensions of a facade and shall align with either the kickplate or sill level of the f'n'st story. The cornice shall terminate the top of a building wall, may project out horizontally from the vertical building wall plane and shall be ornamented with moldings, brackets and other details that shall be appropriate to the architectural style of a building. The middle section of a building may be horizontally divided at floor, lintel or sill levels with belt courses. Building courses shall be considered an integral part of the design of a building and shall be architec~turally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building. · Continuity of treatment. All sides of a building shall be architecturally designed so as to be compatible with regard to style, materials, colors and details. · Roof The type, shape, pitch, texture and color of a roof shall be considered as an integral part of the design of a building and shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building. The minimum permitted roof pitch shall be 8:12, and all gables on a building shall be oftbe same pitch. A flat roof may be permitted on a building of a minimum of two stories in height, provided that all visibly exposed walls shall have an articulated cornice that projects out horizon.tally from the vertical building wall plane. A mansard roof may be permitted, but only if such is located at the third story or above of a building, completely and integrally enclosing such story. Flat or mansard roofs shall be prohibited on all one- story buildings. Architectural embellishments that add visual interest to roofs, such as dormers, belvederes, masonry chimneys, cupolas, clock towers and Such similar elements shall be permitted, provided that such are architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building. Windows. Fenestration shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of a building. Windows shall be vertically proportioned wherever possible the location of windows on the upper stories of a building shall be vertically aligned with the location of windows and doors on the ground level of such building. Permitted retail and personal service business uses located in bUSiness districts shall Ca~teret Redevelopment Acjency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page ~ 1 have pane display windows on the ground level. Such window shall be framed by the surrounding wall and shall not comprise less than 45% or greater than 75% of the total ground level facade area of such building. All other windows shall be double- hung or casement types. A building designed of an architectural style that normally has windows with muntins or divided lights shall utilize them. Such muntin or divided light grids may be the snap-on type, if fitted on the interior of the window or between the glazing of the window units. Entrances. All entrances to a building shall be defined and articulated by utilizing such elements as lintels, pediments, pilasters, columns, porticoes, porches, overhangs, railings, balustrades and other such elements, where appropriate. Any such element utilized shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building. Recessed entryways shall be provided where a building is located adjacent to a sidewalk. · Physical plant. All air-conditioning units, I-IVAC systems, exhaust pipes or stacks and elevator housing shall be shielded from view for a minimum distance of 500 feet from the site. Such shielding shall be accomplished by utilizing the walls or roof of the building or a penthouse-type screening devige that shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building. · Materials, colors and details. All materials, colors and details used on the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style of such building, as well as with each other. A building designed of an architectural style that normally includes certain integral materials, colors and/or details shall have such incorporated into the design of such building. · Lighting. Light fixtures attached to the exterior of a building shall be designed to be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building and other lighting fixtures used on the site. Consideration shall also be given to the type of light source utilized and the light quality such sources produce. The type of light source used on buildings, signs, parking areas, pedestrian walkways and other areas of a site shall be the same or compatible. The use of low-pressure sodium or mercury vapor lighting either attached to buildings or to light the exterior of buildings shall be prohibited. · Awnings and canopies. The ground level of a building in the Redev61opment Area shall have awnings or canopies, where appropriate, to complement the architectural style of a building. Awnings may also be used on the upper levels of a building, where appropriate The design of awnings shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of such building All signage on awnings or canopies shall conform to that section of this Plan entitled, Section 5.0 Land Use Plan, Subsection Plan Interpretation - LRABD Zone District regulations, A wning/canopy signs at page 21. Carteret Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lowe; Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment P~an Page 12 · Multiple uses. A building with multiple storefronts or other multiple uses, no matter whether such uses are the same type of use or located on the same floor level, shall be unified through the use of architecturally compatible styles, materials, colors, details, awnings, signage, lighting fixtures and other design elements for all such storefronts or uses. · Corner buildings. A building on a comer lot shall be considered a more significant structure from an urban design standpoint since such building has at least two front facades visibly exposed to the street. Such building may be designed to have additional height and architectural embellishments relating to its location on a comer lot, if deemed appropriate by the redevelopment entity. · Multiple buildings. A development plan that contains more than one building or structure shall be unified through the use of architecturally compatible styles, materials, colors, details, awnings, signage, lighting fixtures and other design elements for all such buildings or structures. · Repetition of building design. Building designs shall vary in terms of architectural elevations, fenestration, type of roof, height, entrance and garage locations, materials, colors and details. · Materials. Exterior building materials shall consist of the following: Walls shall consist of brick, stone, cast stone or other smooth £mished surface masonry and wood, aluminum or vinyl horizontal clapboard. - Roofs shall consist of asphalt or cedar shingles, tile, slate, synthetic slate (mineral fiber reinfomed roofing shingles) and standing or batten seam metal. Door trim shall consist of wood, stone, steel, anodized aluminum or fiberglass. Window trim shall consist of wood, stone, steel, anodized aluminum, fiberglass or vinyl clad wood. Cornices shall consist of wood, stone, or fiberglass. Shutters shall consist of wood or vinyl with woodgraln imprint. Awnings shall consist of canvas, acrylic or vinyl. Gutters, leaders and flashing shall consist of galvanized steel, copper, colored anodized aluminum or teme coated stainless steel. · Prohibited materials. The use of bare aluminum or other bare metal materials or exposed non-decorative concrete block as exterior building materials shall be prohibited. November 6, 2002 Carteret Redevelopment A~ency page 1 ~ Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business Dist~t Redevek~u,,,=nt Plan Landscaping Design Guidelines · Landscaping. The entire development shall be landscaped in accordance with a plan conceived as a complete pattern and style throughout the total site. All areas of the site not occupied by buildings and other improvements shall be planted with trees, shrubs, hedges, ground cover and perennials and annuals. Landscaping shall be provided to achieve the following: Preservation and enhancement, to the greatest extent possible, of existing natural features on the site, including vegetation and land forms; Assistance in adapting a site to its proposed development; Mitigation and control of environmental and community impacts from a development; Creation of an attractive appearance for the development, as viewed from both within the site itself and the surrounding area; Enhancement of the habitability of a development; Definition of yard areas and oth,er open space; Energy conservation and micro-climatic control; · Other site design elements. The development plan shall incorporate landscaping with other functional and ornamental site design elements, where appropriate, such as the following: Courtyards, plazas, alleys and similar public and semi-public open spaces; Active recreation areas and facilities; Ground paving materials; Paths and walkways; Ponds, fountains and other water features; Trellises, pergolas, gazebos and other accessory structures; Fences, walls and other screens; Street or site furniture; Cartemt Redevelopment Acjency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment plan p~ge 1 1 Art and sculpture; Traffic calming devices. · General standards. The following general standards shall be used to prepare and review landscaping for any development plan. Deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of two and one half inches at time of planting. Evergreen trees shall be a minimum of 6 feet in height at time of planting. Low-growing evergreen shrubs shall be a minimum of 2.5 feet in height at time of planting. Size of other plantings shall depend on setting and type of plant material. Plantings shall be watered regularly and in a manner appropriate for the specific plant material through the first growing season. All landscaped areas shall be well maintained and kept free of all debris, rubbish, weeds, tall grass, other overgrown conditions and the storage of any equipment or materials. The redeveloper shall be required to replace d6ad or dying plant material for a period of two years from the date of issuance of a final occupancy permit and shall post a maintenance guaranty for such. If plant material is dead or dying during a planting season, it shall be replaced that same season. If plant material is dead or dying during a non-pl,anting season, it shall be replaced as soon as is reasonably possible at the start of the next planting season. Specific standards. The following standards shall be used to prepare and review landscaping within the Redevelopment Area: The interior area of all parcels shall be landscaped to enhance the site's aesthetic appearance, provided visual relief from monotonous appearance of extensive building and parking areas, and to provide shading. In parking lots, such landscaped areas shall be provided in protected planting islands or peninsulas within the perimeter of the parking lot and shall be placed so as not to obstruct the vision of motorists. The 'redeveloper shall provide to the redevelopment entity an acceptable landscaping plan. Benches, trash receptacles, kiosks, phone booths and other street or site furniture shall be located on-tract, and shall be positioned and sized in accordance with the functional need of such. Selection of such furniture shall take into consideration issues of durability, maintenance and vandalism. All such furniture shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of buildings on the site. Ca[temt Redevelopi~er,[ Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Reoseveit Avenue Business District Redev=;op,,~nt Plan Page 1= Street trees shall be provided on-tract along all public streets within the LRABD. Street trees shall be Redspire Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire') or equivalent planted 30' on-center, a minimum 2-1/2" caliper at the time of planting. Plan Interpretation Unless otherwise specified herein, with respect to the redevelopment area, permitted, conditional and accessory uses, bulk requirements, sign regulations and design standards enumerated in the Borough Zoning Ordinance are hereby repealed, and the regulations set forth in the LRABD Land Use Plan shall govern. A new, single zone to accommodate the intended permitted land uses will be established and known as the LRABD Zone District. This zone district is not an overlay zone, but a replacement zone to those now in existence in the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District. Final adoption of this Redevelopment Plan by the Borough Council shall be considered an amendment to the Borough of Carteret Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Plan shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Borough's Zoning Ordinance. The flexibility of mixed land uses within the overall zone district is essential to achieve the best design possible, and to create a sustainable business district. The local land development regulatory process will be administered by the Carteret Planning Board to ensure that the goals and objectives of the Redevelopment Plan are being met. LRABD Zone District regulations · Residential Uses Residential land uses within the LRABD zone are established in order to achieve the general goals as enumerated in the Code of the Borough of Carteret. Purpose To protect residential areas against fire, explosion, noxious fumes, offensive noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare and other objectionable influences. To protect residential areas against the invasion of abnormal vehicular traffic and to provide space for off-street parking. To protect residential areas against congestion by regulating the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for residential development to meet the needs of probable expansion in population. Ca~teret Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 1~, To protect those quasi-residential uses which require a residential environment and which provide essential health and welfare services for the residents. Principal Uses Garden apartment, and multifamily dwellings as regulated in the bulk schedule in the LRABD zone. Townhouse single-family dwelling units as regulated in the bulk schedule in the LRABD zone. Dwelling units above permitted commercial uses as regulated in the bulk schedule in the LRABD zone. Accessory Uses Customary. accessory uses including off-street parking garages and parking lots shall be permitted and regulated in Section 160.98 of the Borough Zoning Ordinance, except for parking uses which shall be governed by Section VI of this Redevelopment Plan. · Commercial Uses ~ - Purpose To encourage the tendency of retail development to cluster to the mutual advantage of both customers and merchants and thus to promote public convenience, prosperity and welfare. To protect commercial development against the establishment of uses which would create ba?~rds, offensive noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare and other objectionable influence. · 'To protect commercial development against congestion as far as possible and appropriate in each area by limiting the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to one another. To provide sufficient space for the transaction of all types of commercial and miscellaneous service activities in a beneficial relationship [o one another. Principal Uses Retail uses: retail stores, retail trades, personal and household service establishments, restaurants but not restaurant drive through, movie theatre, Carteret Redevelopment A~enc), November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment P{an Page 17 health club and youth recreation facilities, dry cleaner, laundromat, ice cream parlor, and package goods. Restaurants but not restaurant drive-through. Business, professional and governmental offices, business services, banks, check cashing and fiduciary institutions. Non-profit uses: Eleemosynary, charitable and philanthropic institutions, but not including any hospitals; churches, temples and schools conducted by religious and charitable institutions; quasi-public facilities. Child-care centers shall be a permitted use in all commercial districts, subject to the following: - Outdoor space requirements shall be as follows: For children in attendance for three or more consecutive hours, the center shall provide a minimum of 150 square feet of net outdoor space. When more than five children are using such a space at one time, there shall be 30 square feet of net outdoor space for each additional child in addition to the required minimum of 150 square feet. The proposed optdoor area shall be designed with sufficient dimensions and orientation to enable its convemion to a parking area that would serve the building if it were occupied for an alternative permitted use. An applicant for a day-care facility shall be required to submit a sketch layout indicating the prospective conversion of play area to parking use, including the location of access aisles, stall dimensions, location of parking spaces, and provision of an area for permitted landscaping, as provided by ordinance. One off-street parking space shall be provided for every five children that the center is designed to accommodate. Such facility shall comply with all applicable governmental requirements and shall be licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services. - A child-care facility may be permitted to occupy an entire building, or a portion of a building that is partially occupied by other uses, irrespective of any other ordinance limitations on the number of principal permitted uses allowed on a lot. CaVe,el Redeve{op.ie,,[ Agenc7 November 6, 2002. Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 1~ Accessory Uses Off-street parking space, loading and ramp areas. Storage of goods incidental to the conduct of a retail business. Conditional Uses - Both Residential and Commercial Conditional Uses shall be permitted upon application and approval of the Planning Board as follows: Religious-affiliated offices or counseling centers. The conditions hereinafter set forth shall be applicable to religious affiliated offices or counseling centers: Such use shall not operate in any cap3tcity between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. any day of the week. During conditional use/site plan review', the applicant shall provide evidence as to the number of parking spaces required for the specific use. ~ Inns, hotels, bars, restaurants serving alcoholic beverages. The conditions hereinafter set forth shall be applicable to inns, hotels, bars, and restaurants also serving alcoholic beverages, defined as Type A- 2 in the BOCA Code: ~ No such use shall be located adjacent to a lot containing a school, church, or within 500 feet of a similar-type use. Building windows shall not be boarded up, shuttered or covered. Privacy shall be provided from the interior of the building. Only one wall mounted sign per business shall be permitted, not to exceed 12 square feet per sign. No Other signs or advertising shall be permitted on the premises. Any application for development for a conditional use, as set for the above, shall be reviewed by the Planning Board for compliance with those specific conditions hereinafter set forth. Additionally, site plan approval shall be required as a condition to the grant of the use. C~,,~.,=,o;. Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page Prohibited Uses Both Residential and Commercial Any use that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter, coal or gas fumes, noise, vibrations or similar substances or conditions. All uses that are not specifically permitted. · Permitted signs - Commercial All signs shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building and other signs used on the site. Illuminated signs shall consist of a dark background with lighter lettering. Exposed neon tubing shall not be permitted. A maximum of one signs shall be permitted for each frrst floor commercial establishment, except that such establishments at a building comer shall be permitted one sign on each street front and all signs shall conform to the following standards: Wall-mounted signs: Maximum size of signb0ard shall not exceed 32 square feet in area; Maximum height of signboard shall not exceed 3 feet; Maximum width of signboard shall not exceed 16 feet; Maximum height of letters, numbers or other characters or images on the signboard shall not exceed 2 feet; No portion of such sign shall extend above or beyond the limits of the wall to which it is affixed; · . Ground floor business uses located on comer lots, therefore having a second faq:ade fronting on a public street, shall be permitted to have one additional sign on the faqade of the building facing the side street, provided that such sign meets the foregoing standards. Projecting signs: Maximum size of signboard shall not exceed 10 square feet in area. Only one side of such sign shall be used for the purposes of calculating the permitted sign area; Caterer Recleve{ut:m=,,t Agent/ November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 20 Maximum height from ground level to lowermost portion of sign shall be 12 feet; Maximum height from ground level to uppermost portion of sign shall not exceed the height of the sill or bottom of any second story windows; Maximum horizontal projection from building wall shall not exceed 3-1/2 feet. Such signs may project or extend over a public sidewalk; Maximum width of signboard shall not exceed three t~et; Maximum height of signboard shall not exceed 6 feet; Awning/canopy signs: Maximum size of such sign shall not exceed 10 square feet in area per awning/canopy up to a maximum of two awing/canopy signs per business Maximum height of lettering shall not exceed one foot; Off-street parking and loading - Both Residential and Commercial See Section 160-107 of Code of the Borough of Carteret, except for subsection J pertaining to minimum parking requirements; the minimum parking requirements are as specified in the Bulk Requirements figure - Table 5. Deviation Requests The Planning Board may grant deviations from the regulations contained within this Redevelopment Plan, where, by reason of exceptional narrowness, shallowness or shape of a specific piece of property, or by reason of exceptional topographic conditions, pre-existing structures or physical features uniquely affecting a specific piece of property, the strict application of any area, yard, bulk or design objective or regulation adopted pursuant to the Redevelopment Plan, would result in peculiar and exceptional practical difficulties to, or exceptional and undue hardship upon, the developer of such property. The Planning Board may also grant such relief in an application relating to a specific piece of property where the purposes of this Redevelopment Plan would be advanced by a deviation from the strict requirements of this Plan and the benefits of the deviation would outweigh any detriments. No relief may be granted under the terms of this section unless such deviation or relief can be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and will not substantially impair the intent and purpose of the Redevelopment Plan. Carteret Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 21 Relocation All lands within the LRABD not owned by the Borough of Cartemt, are subject to acquisition for redevelopment. Borough owned property within the LRABD will be made available for sale or lease to the redeveloper for redevelopment purposes. Relocation, temporary and/or permanent, of families, individuals and businesses displaced as a result of implementation of this Redevelopment Plan will be carded out by the Borough or an entity designated by the Borough ("Relocation Entity") in accordance with the provisions of the State of New Jersey Relocation Assistance Law of 1967 (N.J.S.A. 52:31B-1 et seq.) and Relocation Assistance Act of 1971 (N.J.S.A. 20:4-1 et seq.) the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and a State approved Workable Relocation Assistance Plan (WRAP) for the Redevelopment Area. Said WRAP will be available for public inspection at the offices of the Relocation Entity. It is estimated that adequate m-housing accommodations will be available in the immediate region during the relocation period. The Relocation Entity will seek to identify for displaced families and individuals accommodations which are decent, safe, sanitary and within their financial means. It is anticipated that such persons will be relofiated in low-rent public housing, and private rental and sales housing, in the immediate region. Roadway Vacations : The roadway vacations as specified in the Revitalization Plan may be advantageous. It is envisioned in this Redevelopment Plan that the option of street vacation and utilization of said roadbed(s) be explored at the time a redeveloper is selected, and if vacations are appropriate, to then approach the Governing Body in this regard. Carteret Redevelopment Agency November 6, 2002 Lower Rooseve/t Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 2z Novemb~' 6, 2002 6.0 CONSISTENCY REVIEW In so far as the Revitalization Plan addresses the issue of the relationship of the redevelopment plan to master plans of contiguous municipalities, county master plan and the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, that information remains applicable at this time and is incorporated herein by reference. CaAeret Redevelopment Agency November 6. 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page 2.~ 7.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION SELECTION OF REDEVELOPER AND EXECUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT · Potential redevelopers will be required to submit to the Redevelopment Entity for review and approval prior to the designation of a Redeveloper(s): documentation evidencing financial responsibility and capability with respect to development proposed, estimated total development cost, estimated time schedule for start and completion of development, conceptual site plans, subdivision plans, preliminary plans, outline specifications and elevations sufficient in scope to demonstrate the design, architectural concepts, proposed distribution and intensity of uses, parking, loading, landscaping and/or passive recreation space, and sign proposals for any proposed development of a non-residential nature; and conceptual site plans, subdivision plans, preliminary plans, outline specification and elevations, sufficient in scope to demonstrate the design, architectural concepts, bedroom distribution and size of dwelling traits, parking, landscaping, active and/or passive recreation space, and sign proposals for any proposed residential development. · Designation of a Redeveloper by the Redevelopment Entity shall be subject to the execution of an appropriate redevelopment agreement. The estimates referred to in the previous paragraph shall be finalized by the designated Redeveloper(s) at the time of execution of such agreement. Prior to the commencement of construction of any improvements on Redevelopment Area land, final plans and specifications must be submitted to the Redevelopment Entity by the Redeveloper for approval to insure conformance with the approved preliminary submission. · The Redevelopment Entity shall have the authority to sell, lease or otherwise convey to a Redeveloper(s) for redevelopment, subject to the restrictions, controls and requirements of this Plan, all or any part(s) or portion(s) of land within the Redevelopment Area which becomes available for disposal as a result of public action under this Plan. Caderet Redevelopment A~lenc~ November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Busir~ss Distdct Redevelopment Plan Page 2,1 The redevelopment agreement shall provide, among other things: The Redeveloper(s) will be obligated to carry out certain specified improvements in accordance with the Redevelopment Plan and the preliminary submission. The Redeveloper(s) and his successors or assigns shall devote land to the use(s) specified in this Plan for such area for the period of the duration of the Redevelopment Plan and shall not devote such land to any other use(s). The Redeveloper(s) shall begin and complete the development of said land for the use(s) required in this Plan within a reasonable time as determined by the Redevelopment Entity. The Redeveloper shall have the obligation to maintain all aspects of the built environment of the LRABD including the buildings, parking areas both surface and structure, landscaping, streetscaping, sidewalks including curbing and traffic calming devices (but not the paved roadway unless disturbed by the Redeveloper), trash collection & receptacles, and all such issues identified in the Borough Property Maintenance Code Section 222. The Redeveloper(s) shall pay to the Redevelopment Entity a fee for the purpose of defraying its costs incurred in connection with this Plan and the Redeveloper's project. The Redevelopment Entity shall consent to the disposition of all or any part of the Redeveloper's interest in the Redevelopment Area, such consent to be effective upon the completion by the Redeveloper(s) of all the improvements, rebuilding and redevelopment work required. The Redeveloper(s) will not be permitted to dispose of property until the improvements are completed without the prior written consent of the Redevelopment Entity, which consent will not be granted except under conditions that will prevent speculation and protect the interests of the Borough of Carteret. No covenant, agreement, lease, conveyance or other instrument shall be effected or executed by the Borough of Carteret or its Redevelopment Entity or by purchasers or lessees from them or by any successors in interest of such purchasers or lessees, by which land in the Redevelopment Area is restricted as to sale, lease or occupancy upon the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, affectional preference or marital status. Neither the Borough of Carteret nor its Redevelopment Entity nor any of their assigns nor any purchasers or lessees from them nor any successors in interest to any such purchasers or lessees shall discriminate upon the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, affectional prefemnee or marital status in the sale, lease or rental or in the use and occupancy of land or improvements erected or to be erected thereon, or any part thereof, in the Redevelopment Area. Furthermore, no covenant, agreement, lease, conveyance or other instrument shall be effected or executed by the Borough of Carteret nor its Redevelopment Entity nor by any purchaser or lessee from them or by any successor in interest of such a purchaser or lessee, whereby land in the Redevelopment Area to be used for residential purposes is restricted in occupancy to persons who have or do not have children in their household. The foregoing restrictions shall be implemented by appropriate covenants or other provisions in transaction instruments. Carteret Redevelopment A~lency November 6, 2002 Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redevelopment Plan Page ;-~ The portions of the Revitalization Plan entitled "Execution of Redeveloper Agreement", and "Certificates of Completion", are by reference incorporated herein. To reiterate the last sentence of the Completion segment, "This Redevelopment Plan shall remain effective until all the Redevelopment Area has been redeveloped and deemed no longer in need of redevelopment by the governing body of the Borough of Carteret." November 6.2002 Cafteret Redevelopment A~ency Page-2~. Lower Roosevelt Avenue Business District Redeve;~,~,,,,ent Plan