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RESOLUTION FOR A DEVELOPER’S AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH PASSAIC COUNTY PLANNING BOARD APPLICATION FOR A PROPOSED WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT WITH FRONTAGE ALONG UNION AVENUE IN WANAQUE, NEW JERSEY.
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WHEREAS, the Passaic County Department of Planning and Economic Development is in receipt of a proposed Developer’s Agreement (attached hereto) relating to premises located on Union Avenue, Block 400; Lots 11, 12, & 13 and Block 460, Lot 9 in Wanaque, New Jersey (hereafter “Property”), which have been merged and/or subdivided to create two new lots designated as Block 400, Lot 13.01 and Block 400, Lot 13.02 to construct a warehouse development, related parking, and on-site and off-site improvements; and
WHEREAS, Wanaque Depo Urban Renewal, LLC (hereafter “Applicant”), whose address is 62 Main Street, Suite A, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403, applied to the Passaic County Planning Board (hereafter “Board”) under File No. SP-22-007 for site plan approval for the Property; and
WHEREAS, a Site Plan, originally dated May 31, 2023, revised on June 1, 2023, prepared by Jonathan R. Istranyi, PE (NJ Lic. No. 51968) was summitted to the Board and received a review letter (hereafter “Site Plan Review Letter”), attached hereto, withholding approval of the application, subject to certain terms and conditions as set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, per the requirements of the Planning Board, the applicant shall perform traffic impact studies along Union Avenue; the potential trip generation scenarios reveal that mitigation will be needed, with the installation of a signal at Union/Greenwood/Susquehanna, to be coordinated with the existing signals at I-287 South and at Ringwood Avenue; a signal may also be required at the site driveway in the worst case scenario, in which delays will be over 200 seconds for vehicles exiting the driveway; and
WHEREAS, the post-construction traffic studies shall be performed 1, 3, 5 and 10 years after a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Borough of Wanaque; left turn restrictions shall be provided at the site driveway; additionally, any future development that utilizes the rear entrance noted on the site plan shall submit an application for review to the Passaic County Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, the Site Plan is being reviewed in conjunction with an associated minor subdivision application (SU-22-004) for the same property; and
WHEREAS, the attached Developer’s Agreement has been reviewed by staff and the most recent Planning Board Review Letter, dated December 23, 2024, is also attached for reference.
WHEREAS, the Applicant shall confer and cooperate with the County with respect to all maintenance decisions concerning the foregoing; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the July 31, 2025, meeting of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and is being recommended to the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners for approval; and
NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED by the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners that the County Commissioner Director and Clerk of the Board be and are hereby authorized to execute the attached Developer’s Agreement by and between Wanaque Depo Urban Renewal, LLC and the County of Passaic, as set forth above.
JDP August 12, 2025