Clifton Planning Board approves Hazel Street site plan 8-0; Chick-fil-A hearing carried to November 5
The Clifton Planning Board approved an amended site plan for a two-family dwelling at 170–174 Hazel Street on an 8-0 vote at its October 22 meeting, according to official minutes. The board also adopted a resolution granting site plan approval and a variance for a leasing office and amenity building at 5 Market Street. A third matter, a Chick-fil-A application at 340 Kingsland Street, was carried to November 5, 2026, with no final decision reached.
Planning Board: two approvals, one carryover
The Hazel Street application and the Market Street resolution were the only decided items in the meeting summaries provided for the past two weeks. The minutes record the Hazel Street vote as 8-0; no tally was given in the summary for the Market Street resolution.
On the Kingsland Street application, the board heard testimony on stormwater management before carrying the matter to its November 5 meeting. The summary does not indicate what, if anything, remains to be presented.
City Council: budget amendments and contracts on the October 20 agenda
The City Council's October 20 meeting was listed as an agenda only; minutes have not yet been published, so no action is recorded here. According to the agenda, the council was to consider budget amendments for grants, including $250,000 for Main Memorial Storywalk and $80,000 for Sustained Enforcement.
Contract awards listed on the agenda were to Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. for Main Avenue Streetscape and to Wielkotz & Company LLC for a sewer rate study. The agenda also listed two ordinances: O-8140-26, to amend fees for non-owner occupied dwellings regarding fire prevention registration, and O-8139-26, to add and amend designated school crossing intersections. Property tax refunds for disabled veterans at 30 Lindale Court and 14 Elm St were also on the agenda.
Because minutes are not yet available, whether the council acted on any of these items, and by what votes, is not established by the records summarized here.
Board of Adjustment: hearings scheduled for October 21
The Board of Adjustment's October 21 meeting was also an agenda-only listing, with no minutes published. Hearings were scheduled on several use and bulk variance applications:
- A proposed 8,800-square-foot, two-story addition to a school at 43 Clifton Avenue
- A request to convert a two-family dwelling into a mixed-use building at 345-347 Crooks Ave
- A request for a cultural center and non-profit charitable organization at 35 Hazel Street
- A request to convert an accessory structure into a two-family house at 77 Grove Street
- A proposed new single-family dwelling on a vacant lot at 162 Sargeant Avenue
The agenda does not indicate how the board ruled, or whether each application was heard as scheduled.
Coming up
The meeting data provided for the next 14 days lists no upcoming Clifton meetings. That absence reflects the supplied records only and is not evidence that no meetings are scheduled. Residents who want to attend should check the city's official meeting calendar and posted agendas.
The next date referenced in the records summarized here is November 5, 2026, when the Planning Board is scheduled to continue the 340 Kingsland Street application.