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South Brunswick planners reverse warehouse decision
By: Joseph Harvie , Staff Writer
Board grants approval to Trammell Crow after developer offers $100,000 for stormwater study.
Less than a month after denying Trammell Crow's plan to build 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space, the Planning Board reversed itself Wednesday, after the developer promised to donate $100,000 to the township for the study of stormwater problems in the area.
The board voted 7-1 in favor of the application, which was rejected Feb. 15 amid concerns about stormwater management and traffic issues.
Debra Johnson was the lone dissenting vote. Ms. Johnson said she was not comfortable with the application coming back to the board without changes. She also said she was uncomfortable accepting the $100,000 from the developer.
Ms. Johnson said she is still concerned about the traffic that would be generated by the development and with the stormwater calculations provided by Trammell Crow's engineer.
The plan calls for the warehouses to be built at the intersection of Davidsons Mill Road and Route 535. The complex would be built in three phases: a 600,000-square-foot warehouse on a 34.64-acre parcel facing Route 535; a 450,000-square-foot complex on a 26.7-acre parcel adjacent to the first, located closer to the intersection of Route 535 and Davidsons Mill Road; and a 750,000-square-foot warehouse on a 44.8-acre parcel located behind the first two warehouses.
The application also called for setting aside 7 acres for open space.
Trammell Crow is an international commercial real estate firm that owns more than 530 million square feet of commercial real estate across the United States.
The plan was originally denied after a 4-4 vote Feb. 15 because a majority was not in favor of the application.
Board attorney Jay Jorgenson said the applicant has the right to come to board for reconsideration because the board had not yet adopted a resolution memorializing the Feb. 15 denial.
He also said that it was not illegal to accept the money for the study from the applicant because the site is within the effected watershed.
Residents of the northeastern section of town have complained about flooding in areas that were once uplands in the Pigeon Swamp State Park west of the N.J. Turnpike. Residents have blamed the flooding on warehouse construction in the vicinity of Davidsons Mill Road.
The study of stormwater management in the area will be conducted by professionals under the guidance of the recently created Davidsons Mill Road Committee. The council gave the committee three months to study flooding and traffic in the area and report its findings to the council.
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South Brunswick planners reverse warehouse decision
By: Joseph Harvie , Staff Writer
Board grants approval to Trammell Crow after developer offers $100,000 for stormwater study.
Less than a month after denying Trammell Crow's plan to build 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space, the Planning Board reversed itself Wednesday, after the developer promised to donate $100,000 to the township for the study of stormwater problems in the area.
The board voted 7-1 in favor of the application, which was rejected Feb. 15 amid concerns about stormwater management and traffic issues.
Debra Johnson was the lone dissenting vote. Ms. Johnson said she was not comfortable with the application coming back to the board without changes. She also said she was uncomfortable accepting the $100,000 from the developer.
Ms. Johnson said she is still concerned about the traffic that would be generated by the development and with the stormwater calculations provided by Trammell Crow's engineer.
The plan calls for the warehouses to be built at the intersection of Davidsons Mill Road and Route 535. The complex would be built in three phases: a 600,000-square-foot warehouse on a 34.64-acre parcel facing Route 535; a 450,000-square-foot complex on a 26.7-acre parcel adjacent to the first, located closer to the intersection of Route 535 and Davidsons Mill Road; and a 750,000-square-foot warehouse on a 44.8-acre parcel located behind the first two warehouses.
The application also called for setting aside 7 acres for open space.
Trammell Crow is an international commercial real estate firm that owns more than 530 million square feet of commercial real estate across the United States.
The plan was originally denied after a 4-4 vote Feb. 15 because a majority was not in favor of the application.
Board attorney Jay Jorgenson said the applicant has the right to come to board for reconsideration because the board had not yet adopted a resolution memorializing the Feb. 15 denial.
He also said that it was not illegal to accept the money for the study from the applicant because the site is within the effected watershed.
Residents of the northeastern section of town have complained about flooding in areas that were once uplands in the Pigeon Swamp State Park west of the N.J. Turnpike. Residents have blamed the flooding on warehouse construction in the vicinity of Davidsons Mill Road.
The study of stormwater management in the area will be conducted by professionals under the guidance of the recently created Davidsons Mill Road Committee. The council gave the committee three months to study flooding and traffic in the area and report its findings to the council.
©PACKETONLINE News Classifieds Entertainment Business - Princeton and Central New Jersey 2006
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