SENATE, No. 2145
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED MAY 22, 1997
By Senators KENNY and DiFRANCESCO
An Act concerning a waterfront development project and amending P.L.1983, c.9.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 5 of P.L.1983, c.9 (C.32:1-35.36f) is amended to read as follows:
5. A waterfront development project in the city of Hoboken shall be located on all that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and being in the city of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson and the State of New Jersey, more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the corner formed by the intersection of the United States pierhead line with the boundary line between the city of Jersey City and the city of Hoboken and running thence (1) westerly along said boundary line to its intersection with the westerly line of Henderson Street; thence (2) northerly along that westerly line of Henderson Street to its intersection with the northerly line of Observer Highway; thence (3) easterly along that northerly line of Observer Highway to its intersection with the westerly line of Hudson Street; thence (4) northerly along that westerly line of Hudson Street to its intersection with the westerly extension of the northerly line of Hudson Place; thence (5) easterly along that northerly line of Hudson Place to its intersection with the westerly line of River Street; thence (6) northerly along that westerly line of River Street and along its northerly extension to its intersection with the northerly line of Fourth Street; thence (7) easterly along that northerly line of Fourth Street and its easterly extension to the southeast corner of Stevens Park; thence (8) northerly along the easterly line of Stevens Park and its northerly extension to a point in the northerly line of Fifth Street, said point being the southeast corner of lot 1 in block 234 as shown on the Tax Map of the city of Hoboken; thence (9) [northerly along the easterly line of lot 1 to its intersection with the westerly extension of the northerly line of lot 2 in block 258;] westerly along that northerly line of Fifth Street to its intersection with the westerly line of River Street; thence (10) northerly along the westerly line of River Street to its intersection with the northerly line of Sixth Street; thence (11) easterly along the northerly line of Sixth Street to the westerly line of Sinatra Drive (formerly known as Hoboken Shore Road), said point being the northeast corner of lot 1 in block 234; thence (12) southeasterly to its intersection with the northeasterly corner of lot 2 in block 258; thence [(10) easterly along that extension and] (13) easterly and northerly along [that] the northerly line of lot 2 in block 258 to [a corner therein] the northerly line of said lot 2; thence [(11)] (14) easterly along another northerly line of lot 2 in block 258 to its intersection with the United States pierhead; thence [(12)] (15) southerly along that United States pierhead to the point and place of beginning.
It is the intention of this legislation to permit marginal changes in the site hereinabove described, but only to the extent required by the detailed project plan. For the purposes of this section, a "marginal change" means a change which would not result in a material expansion in the configuration of the site.
(cf: P.L.1984, c.107, s.3)
2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the State of New York of legislation having an identical effect with this act, but if the State of New York has already enacted such legislation, this act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill modifies the boundaries of the Hoboken South Waterfront Development Project, a waterfront development project of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, located in Hoboken City, Hudson County, to include property owned by Stevens Institute of Technology on which a proposed parking facility will be built, co-owned, and operated by a joint venture of Stevens and Hoboken.
This bill would take effect upon the enactment of a similar or substantially similar statute in the State of New York.
Modifies boundaries of a waterfront development project in city of Hoboken to include a proposed parking facility.