HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Hillsborough has come to a settlement agreement with Larken Entities following a lawsuit filed over the Township’s warehouse ordinance.
The Township Committee passed a resolution at its Sept. 24 meeting authorizing the execution of the settlement agreement.
The agreement states that the Township will “adopt a revised Ordinance permitting small scale logistics facilities as a principal permitted use in the LI Light Industrial District in consideration for the Larken Entities dismissal of the Larken Litigation.”
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“Hillsborough is pleased to have come to a mutually agreeable resolution to one of the lawsuits following the adoption of Ordinance 2023-08, which limits the over-development of warehouses within the Township,” said Hillsborough Mayor Robert Britting, Jr. “I continue to stand behind the ordinance passed by the Township Committee in 2023. This settlement agreement with Larken Associates will allow their existing and future tenants to operate under a new use called small-scale logistics. This ensures that we maintain the character and scale of the area while addressing the concerns raised by residents. The Township Committee plans to adopt a new ordinance by the end of this year.”
The lawsuit was filed by Larken Self Storage, LLC, Hillsborough Park, LLC, Hillsborough Mini-Office, LLC, Hillsborough Industrial 5/6 Associates, LLC, Hillsborough Industrial 18/19 Associates, LLC, Jill Court Associates, LLC, Jill Court Associates II, LLC and 133 Stryker Lane, LLC, (collectively “Larken Entities” in Somerset County Superior Court on July 31, 2023.
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The lawsuit followed the Township’s passage of an ordinance on June 13, 2023 to remove warehousing, and shipping and receiving facilities as a principal permitted use in the I-1, I-2, and I-3 Light Industrial Districts, GI General Industrial District, and LI Light Industrial District. Read More: Hillsborough Takes ‘First Step’ In Fight Against Warehouses
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Bridgewater Township also passed an ordinance in October 2022 removing “warehouse use” as a permitted use in specific areas of the township. A lawsuit was also filed against Bridgewater over their ordinance.
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