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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A STORMWATER DRAIN CONNECTION PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW STORM SEWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A PROPOSED MIX-USE BUILDING AT 1607-1617 MAIN AVENUE, BLOCK 9.09, LOTS 9 & 11, IN THE CITY OF CLIFTON, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, the County has a policy which prohibits the connection of new stormwater drainage systems into existing stormwater drainage systems maintained by the County of Passaic without a permit authorized by the County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, a storm drain connection permit application, attached hereto and made a part hereof is required for County Planning Board (Site Plan Number SP-24-044) as part of County Planning Board approval has been made for the property located at 1607-1617 Main Avenue, (Block 9.09, Lots 9 & 11) in the City of Clifton; and
WHEREAS, the storm drain connection permit application is a request to allow the applicant, 1607-1617 Main Avenue LLC, C/O Fawzi Abdelgani to construct a new storm sewer management system that will discharge into an existing County Storm Drain Structure within Main Avenue; and
WHEREAS, 1607-1617 Main Avenue LLC, C/O Fawzi Abdelgani shall hold the County of Passaic and its agents and employees harmless for any damages incurred as a result of the connection to the storm drain system; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the April 30, 2025 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic authorizes the storm drain connection permit for 1607-1617 Main Avenue LLC, C/O Fawzi Abdelgani, owner of 1607-1617 Main Avenue, (Block 9.09, Lots 9 & 11) in the City of Clifton, to construct a new storm sewer management system that will discharge into an existing County Storm Drain Structure within Main Avenue, subject to the above-stated terms and conditions.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforesaid storm drain connection permit is not to be considered a change of policy by the County of Passaic and future requests for storm drain connection permits shall be considered on a case-to-case basis.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, the Director of the Board of County Commissioners, Clerk of the Board and County Counsel are hereby authorized to execute a Storm Drain Agreement on behalf of Passaic County.
ZMQ May 13, 2025