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Borough Planner Brigette Bogart (Burgis Associates, Inc.) completed an 8 page memorandum dated September 19, 2006 (BA#1782.28), pertaining to "Enchantment at Paramus".  Deviations from the borough's ordinance requirements, prior agreements and resolutions, and environmental issues were all mentioned.  To read this memo please click on the link below:

http://app3.websitetonight.com/projects/2/7/1/0/271076/uploads/burgisreport.pdf

Borough of Paramus Code (Zoning) mentions:

ARTICLE XXXIII
RML Mount Laurel Residential Zone [Added 10-18-1988 by Ord. No. 88-32; amended 3-12-1991 by Ord. No. 91-1]

§ 429-192. Purpose.
The purpose of this zone is to provide certain development bonuses in settlement of a Mount Laurel action entitled "Cedar Park Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paramus" and in consideration of the developer's agreement to contribute to the production of lower-income housing in satisfaction of Paramus' affordable housing obligation under N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 5:92.

§ 429-193. Maximum number of units. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, the maximum number of dwelling units in this zone shall be 140.

§ 429-194. Nonbuildable areas. No buildings shall be located in inland wetlands, areas with slopes in excess of 15% or in soils more than 10 feet deep whose bearing capacity is less than 2,000 pounds per square foot. No buildings shall be located in one-hundred-year floodplains except to the extent that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy expressly authorizes such development.