Property Addresses with Specific Criteria
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:
All property addresses that have any of the following "New Jersey State Land Use Codes":
1 - Vacant Land
2 - Residential (1-4 Units)
4A - Commercial
4B - Industrial
4C - Apartment Buildings (5 or more Units)
Please include the following information with each property address:
- Zoning District
- # of Units (if multi family, mixed use, or has multiple commercial/industrial tenants)
An example would look like this:
Address, Use Code, Zoning, Units
123 Main St, 2, R-3, 3
Please return your findings in an excel spreadsheet.
Yours faithfully,
Stewart
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
WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
To: Stewart – OPRA Machine
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request Property Addresses with Specific Criteria
Date: May 16, 2023
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on May 15, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received
your OPRA request on May 15, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is May 24, 2023. The response to your
request is being provided to you on the following business day of the
custodian's receipt of said request.
Your request is hereby satisfied.
Your OPRA request sought access to the documents indicated.
Property Addresses with Specific Criteria: 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 Tax Assessor at 732-388-1943
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.