Approval for construction of a 2.5-story addition at Artistic Tile Inc.

NOTICE OF DECISION
TOWN OF SECAUCUS ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 9, 2026, the Town of Secaucus Zoning Bord of Adjustment (the “Board”) adopted a resolution of approval (the “Resolution”) memorializing its January 12, 2026, approval of the application of Artistic Tile Inc. (the “Applicant”) for amended preliminary and final major site plan approval, a d(6) height variance, a bulk (“c”) variance, and a design waiver/exception (the “Approvals”) for the construction of a 2.5-story, in-fill addition (+/-21,053 square feet building footprint) to the existing building (the “Addition”) at property identified on the Tax Maps of the Town of Secaucus as Block 58, Lot 3, and commonly known as 520 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 (the “Property”).
 
The Property is improved with an existing two-story warehouse and office building that is utilized by the Applicant as its slab gallery / showroom, headquarters (office), and distribution center (the “Building”). The Addition will include showroom, warehousing, and office space. Additional approved improvements include, but are not necessarily limited to, signage, drainage modifications, landscaping, lighting, grading, paving and striping, curbing, sidewalks, walkways, and utility modifications. The Property is in the Town's Light Industrial Zone 1 (the “LI1 Zone”), which permits the Applicant's business operations.
 
The Applicant was previously granted approvals for the proposed Addition by the Zoning Board on May 8, 2023, as memorialized by Resolution dated June 12, 2023. Town officials informed the Applicant that the previously granted approvals expired because construction did not commence within 18 months of the adoption of the Resolution. This application was a re-submission of the previously granted approvals, with some minor revisions which were made during resolution compliance.
 
As part of the Approvals, the Board granted the Applicant a d(6) height variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d(6) to permit a deviation from the following section of the Town of Secaucus Zoning Code (the “Code”): Maximum Building Height (§ 135-9.D): Permitted, 30 feet / 2 stories; Existing / Previously Approved (Existing Building), 44 feet / 2 story; Previously Approved (In-Fill Addition), 39.67 feet / 2.5 stories; Proposed (In-Fill Addition), 38.75 feet / 2.5 stories.
 
As part of the Approvals, the Board granted the Applicant a bulk “c” variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c) to permit a deviation from the following section of the Code: Minimum Number of Off-Street Parking Spaces (§§ 135-10 & 135-11): Required, 233 spaces; Existing / Previously Approved, 111 spaces; Previously Approved (In-Fill Addition), 116 spaces; Proposed (In-Fill Addition), 120 spaces (116 physical spaces plus 4 electric-vehicle credits).
 
As part of the Approvals, the Board granted the Applicant a designer waiver / exception pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-51(b) to permit a deviation from the following section of the Code: Drive Aisle Width for Two-Way Traffic (§ 135-12.1.K(3)): Required, 24 feet; Proposed / Approved, 20 feet.
 
All documents, maps, and exhibits related to this matter and submitted as part of this application, including the Resolution, may be reviewed by the public at the office of the Planning / Zoning Board, Town of Secaucus Municipal Building, 1203 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, during that office's normal business hours, Monday through Friday.
 
Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Attorneys for the Applicant
Adam J. Faiella, Esq.
973-643-7000
Record-Herald February 13, 2026
Fee: $68.64 12077628