Open permits, etc. for 133-137 Westfield Avenue, Clark, NJ
Dear Clark Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested: Regarding 133-137 Westfield Avenue, Clark, NJ - Construction applications, construction permits, approvals, close-outs, certificates of occupancy, letters from Municipal departments, or zoning code enforcement, zoning permits, verification of all legal status and use, zoning, and copies and records of any and all open permits and/or violations, fines or penalties, and how the property is currently zoned and how it has been zoned in the past (if different). Information on underground oil tanks, permits for removal or fill.
Yours faithfully,
Joseph S. De Amorin, Esq.
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
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To: Joseph S. De Amorin, Esq.
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request 133-137 Westfield Avenue
Date: January 30, 2023
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on January 24, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA request on January 24, 2023. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is February 2, 2023. The
response to your request is being provided to you on the 5th business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request. Your request is hereby
satisfied.
Your OPRA request sought access to the documents indicated.
Construction Department response:
From: Elaina Lambert <[1][email address]>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2023 1:13 PM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[2][Clark Township request email]>
Subject: 133-137 Westfield Avenue
Hi,
As of today, there are no open permits, violations, fines or penalties for
133-137 Westfield Avenue. The property is currently in the DTV zone.
Have a great day,
Elaina Lambert
Technical Assistant
Construction Department
Requested documents within the 133-137 Westfield Avenue property file: see
attached
The records are being provided in their entirety and are responsive to
your request.
If you should have any questions regarding the documents, please contact
the Construction Department at 732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. "
A government record shall not include the following information which is
deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L. 1963, c 73 (C.47:1A-1
et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which
discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted
telephone number or driver license number of any person..."
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access.
At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior
Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records
Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may
contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O.
Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by email at [email address], or at their
website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions
about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.
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