File #: 20-1501    Version: 1 Name: Resolution: Refund for construction permit fees - Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 11/10/2020 In control: Engineering
On agenda: 12/16/2020 Final action: 12/22/2020
Title: Dept./ Agency: Engineering Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Refund Purpose: Refund monies for construction permit fees. Entity Name: Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC Entity Address: 350 Veterans Boulevard, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070 Amount: $595,401.00 List of Property: (Address/Block/Lot/Ward) 173-269 Doremus Avenue/Block 5016.01/Lot 10/East Ward Additional Information: Certification of Funds in the amount of $595,401.00. (Permit #20-CP-001362; 173-269 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105)
Sponsors: Council of the Whole
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Dept./ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Refund
Purpose: Refund monies for construction permit fees.
Entity Name: Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC
Entity Address: 350 Veterans Boulevard, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070
Amount: $595,401.00
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
173-269 Doremus Avenue/Block 5016.01/Lot 10/East Ward
Additional Information:
Certification of Funds in the amount of $595,401.00.
(Permit #20-CP-001362; 173-269 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105)
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WHEREAS, Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC, 350 Veterans Boulevard, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070, submitted an application to the Uniform Construction Code Office (the "UCC Office") dated June 16, 2020, for a Construction Permit to perform new construction of warehouse property located at 173-269 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105; and

WHEREAS, Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC, paid a relevant fee in the amount of One Million Sixteen Thousand One Hundred and Sixty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,016,164.00), (which consists of Plan Review Fees and Construction Permit Fees), as per the attached Construction Permit Document relating to Permit Number 20-CP-001362; and

WHEREAS, the permit for the construction, specifically, Permit #20-CP-001362, for 173-269 Doremus Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07105, Block 5015.01, Lot 10, was voided by the Construction Official because, when calculating fees for storage facilities, there is a 20' height cap, however, the building technical section did not reflect this calculation. It was based on the total height of 52'6, which resulted in overcharge. Therefore, Morris Doremus Avenue Associates Urban Renewal, LLC, is continuing to conduct work associated with this project, but is requesting that permit fees are recalculated based on the 17,024,920 cubic feet volume and ...

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