Plan for Taco Bell, grocery store, townhomes in Clinton delayed
CLINTON TOWN – A public hearing on one of the largest developments in Clinton's history was postponed.
No reason was given for the postponement of the Land Use Board hearing on Clinton Moebus 34's proposal for a mixed-use development on southbound Route 31 just south of the bridge over the South Branch of the Raritan River.
No date has been set for the hearing. When the developer schedules a new hearing, a legal notice will be published and property owners within 200 feet will be notified.
What is Clinton Commons?
Proposed retail: An unidentified 21,998-square-foot grocery store, a 2,558-square-foot drive-thru, eat-in Taco Bell and a 5,694-square-foot convenience store with eight gas pump.
Proposed residential: 56 three-bedroom townhomes in 11 buildings of three to six units each.
Layout: The grocery store would be in the northern part of the property nearest the river. To the south would be the convenience store and Taco Bell. The townhomes would be behind the commercial buildings.
Traffic: Two entrances and exits from Route 31 into the development. The developer has submitted plans for the access to the state Department of Transportation for approval.
Off-site development: The project is in compliance with Clinton's affordable housing settlement in Superior Court that calls for 10 affordable residential units to be built on the former site of the Clinton Music Hall, 23 W. Main St., which was destroyed by fire in May 2016. Those plans have not yet been submitted.
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