The Township of Livingston’s Municipal Clerk's Department has reopened to the public and will respond to your email as soon as possible. However, if submitting an OPRA request or inquiring about a previously submitted OPRA request, please realize that pursuant to P.L. 2020 Ch 10, OPRA deadlines are inapplicable during a State of Emergency and that record custodians ”must make a reasonable effort, as the circumstances permit to respond to a request for a government record within 7 business days or as soon as possible."

Dear Karen Williams, 
This comes in response to your OPRA Request and request under the common
law right of access for: 
"  Records requested:
Any open permits
All closed permits
Any violations
any documentation re UST (oil tank removal)
Address:  1 Crossbrook Road, Livingston, NJ
Block 4902 Lot 28."
The Open Public Records Act deals with requests for readily identifiable
public records,  The Custodian of Records is not supposed to perform
research to determine which documents exist, rather to make available to a
requestor specific records that have been identified by the requestor.  
Your Request is too broad and would require the Custodian of Records to
perform research to determine which permits exist and which are open.  
Please identify the documents you are seeking including the permit numbers
or application numbers.  Do you need a list of Building Permits?  Copies
of the "Issued Building Permit Form?" or copies of the Building Permit
Application folder?   
If you just need lists of open and closed building permits, the Building
Department keeps track of building permits in three systems.  The
"Construction Permit Summary Report" from our current building permit
tracking software SDL shows the building permits listed only under the
current block and lot number.  It will also show any construction code
violations, zoning violations, or code enforcement violations    The "List
of Applications" is from our former software, Mitchell Humphreys
Construction Project Manager and shows the permits from 1997-June 2013. 
Any permits that were closed out after June 2013 will be closed in SDL and
will show up on this report as open.  The third report is the "Extract of
Permits" which is a listing of all building permits by street from
1946-1996. These 3 reports will show if a permit was issued for the
installation, removal or remediation of an oil tank.
If you are seeking other records, please clarify your request to identify
which specific documents you are seeking. 
In the future please be sure to request the proper name of the document(s)
 you are seeking when you submit an OPRA Request or your request will be
denied.  If you are looking for lists of permits, it is suggested you use
the names that are in bold and in quotes in the paragraph above.   
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
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not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
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Dear Karen Williams, 
This comes in response to your OPRA Request for: 
" Please provide me with any open permits for the premises.

just need lists of open and closed building permits, the Building
Department keeps track of building permits in three systems.  The
"Construction Permit Summary Report"
Although your request for lists of open and closed building permits, is
not a valid request, as it would require the Custodian of Records to
perform research which is beyond the scope of OPRA, please find attached
the "Construction Permit Summary Report" requested for 1 Crossbrook Rd.  
Permit #19920966 is still open and was issued under the old block and lot
number so it does not show up on this report. 
The property owner can contact the building department at (973) 535-7953
to make arrangements to close out this permit.
In the future please be sure to request the proper name of the
document(s) you are seeking when you submit an OPRA Request or your
request will be denied.  If you are looking for lists of permits, it is
suggested you use the names that are in bold and in quotes in my previous
email.     
Sincerely,
Renee Resky
Township Clerk's Office
Township of Livingston
357 S Livingston Ave
Livingston, NJ  07039
phone (973) 992-5000 ext 5405
fax (973) 535-7967
This communication is intended only for the use of the named addressee and
may contain information which is privileged, confidential and exempt from
disclosure under applicable law.  If the reader of this communication is
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please
notify us immediately by email and delete the original message. 

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