Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Final arguments came at a special meeting Wednesday night.
The revived 700 Mountain Way housing development fell to defeat for the second time at a special Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting at Town Hall Wednesday night. Final arguments were the subject of the special meeting, which addressed building a controversial 20-unit townhouse development in Parsippany's only rural residential zone. Attorney Louis Rago, representing Preserve Mountain Way, a group of three citizens opposing the Edward Mosberg development, sent a letter to board members March 14 containing the vast majority of his summation and a possible legal issue over the fact that the zoning board never memorialized its initial denial of the project last year. Board Attorney George Johnson said it is clearly within the board'…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
A quorum of the zoning board was not present for a final vote on contested—and previously rejected—townhouse development proposal, which is expected soon.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment appeared to be nearing a final vote on the formerly rejected, but revised plan to erect a townhouse community at 700 Mountain Way. But the body's Wednesday meeting, which was expected to entertain summations from attorneys working for and against the Edward Mosberg development plan, had to be cut short and moved to May 1 at an earlier time than usual, 7 p.m. The meeting had to be halted due to the lack of the required seven voting members of the ZBA. Lawyers representing the developer and citizens' opposition group Preserve Mountain Way came to an agreement and asked Board Chair Robert Iracane for the matter to be carried to a future meeting. After consulting the zoning board's calendar it was decided that …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
ZBA member reminds: 'This builder is not going to go away.'
The effect a new townhouse community could have on the character of the rural residential area encompassing Mountain Way, Rocky Heights and South Powder Mill Road is still being debated at Town Hall. The Parsippany Troy-Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment resumed its long consideration of the proposed 700 Mountain Way townhouse development proposal at its Wednesday night meeting. In this session, attorney Louis Rago, representing residents' opposition group Preserve Mountain Way, was given the floor to begin his case against a revised version of a previously rejected Edward Mosberg affordable housing townhome application was presented for new testimony last week. The board carried the case over after hearing from one witness. Testimony will …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
ZBA rejected controversial development application last summer but agreed to reconsider changes to the plan.
Reconsideration of a revised plan for a proposed townhouse development began before the Parsippany-Troy Hills Zoning Board of Adjustment during its Wednesday night meeting at Town Hall. More than three years ago, the plan known as 700 Mountain Way was initially proposed as a senior affordable housing community, boasting 38 units. The idea attracted the ire of residents in the area including residents of Mountain Way, South Powder Mill Road and Rocky Heights. Eventually, the age requirement was dropped and the number of townhome units cut to 22, but that wasn't enough to convince the Zoning Board, which rejected the plan in summer 2012. Parsippany law firm Garofalo and O'Neill, representing developer Edward Mosberg, requested a re-hearing …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
New townhouse development proposal still a concern, Preserve Mountain Way founder says.
The township Zoning Board of Adjustment takes up a revised version of the previously rejected 700 Mountain Way townhouse proposal at its Wednesday meeting at Town Hall. And opponents to the Edward Mosberg development plan are gearing up to resume their battle against it. The new proposal reduces the number of townhome units from 22, the number stated in the plan rejected by the board, said attorney Robert Garofalo of Garofalo & O'Neill, the law firm representing the developer. "The revised application is for 20 townhomes," Garofalo said. "This avoids any of the critical slope variances that were previously required, and there are no other variances other than the density." In May 2011, professional planner John McDonough testified before …
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Controversial project rejected by Zoning Board will be reconsidered; residents opposed vow to fight again.
The Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously agreed to reconsider developer Edward Mosberg's plan to build a townhouse community in the Powder Mill area at its Wednesday night meeting at Town Hall. What began as a 38-unit senior community and evolved into an all-ages development of only 22 units over more than four years of deliberation finally went down to defeat June 6 by a vote of 4-3. Attorney Joseph O'Neill, representing Mosberg, appealed to the ZBA to give the project another hearing. O'Neill argued that the site plan for what's called 700 Mountain Way has been revamped. The number of units was cut to 20, which the lawyer said would preclude the need for steep slope variances, which gave some board members pause. He also …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Zoning Board spent more than three years deliberating development before denying it, but now will hear the case again.
The contentious 700 Mountain Way townhouse community proposed by developer Edward Mosberg was denied by the Parsippany Zoning Board of Adjustment in June after more than three years of consideration has returned. Now, the plan to build a 22-unit townhouse community near a residential section including Mountain Way, Rocky Heights and South Powder Mill Road is coming back before the body. At the Wednesday night ZBA meeting, President Robert Iracane announced that the matter is coming up for a re-hearing on Aug. 15 to consider revised information concerning the project's application. "I guess I am not surprised," said Rick Jilleba, who headed Preserve Mountain Way, a residents' group opposed to the townhouse proposal. "This is a little …
Susan
11:49 am on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Growing up in Lake Hiawatha I have seen much growth to the area. It is a shame that every time someone cuts down a tree someone else wants to put a house there. Parsippany used to be a beautiful country community. It is so overgrown I barely recognize it when I come home to visit. Please stop building so much. more ›