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- Salvatore Granata was found guilty by City of Orange Township judge on multiple counts of developing his parking lot without planning board approval. He is fined, ordered not to further develop his lots and required to plant trees according to a plan submitted to the court by his attorney, to be approved by the court. (See complaints page)
- He plants some trees which were inadequate to screen his property and was ordered to plant more.
- He planted more and was approved. (not even close to what he would have been required to do if he went in front of any board but it was of some relief to neighbors and view from the street) A GIFT TO HIM FROM THE JUDGE!
- After approval, he then, with malice, removes the 50 foot section of trees that were ordered by the Judge as screening in order to continue being a nuisance (see nuisance page) to the neighbor next door. He also removed some of the trees ordered on Joyce Street to enlarge his illegal driveway.
- He then ignores the judges order again- and develops a small access gate into an illegal driveway expanding onto the driveway apron of the house next door directing cars from his lot onto a residential street that is very narrow that has enough difficulty with traffic before the illegal driveway was added which is directing cars into the path of cars entering and leaving the legal driveway next door.
That's it- It Is Determined!, Illegal lot! What has happened since?
With a multitude of complaints prior, it is determined that the lot is illegal and developed without planning board approval, and it is not to be developed further without it!
After the ruling, violation and Salvatore Granata's guilty verdict, the lot was further developed illegally without any building, zoning or planning board permits or approvals and an illegal driveway was added. Plus the 50 foot section of screening trees ordered by the court were removed.
1. Where is the planning board approval?
2. Where is the zoning permit?
3. Where is the building permit?
4. Where is the site plan?
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Salvatore Granata found Guilty on two counts
Salvatore Granata found Guilty by City of Orange Township judge of developing his vacant lot on Joyce Street into a parking lot. He is also found guilty of developing his lot on So. Jefferson Street without planning board approval.
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Front of building- Stolen 4 feet of public sidewalk
Bella Italia Restaurant, Orange, NJ Illegally expanding the front of the restaurant four feet over the property boundaries onto the public sidewalk. This illegal building addition is now blocking motorists view of traffic causing motorists to actually pull into the westbound lane flow of traffic to view traffic going north creating an extremely dangerous and deadly situation and limiting pedestrian walkway at Central Avenue and South Jefferson Street. An already dangerous intersection. This addition was constructed without the required Orange, NJ or Essex County Planning Board approval. No application was even made as required because Central Avenue is an Essex County Road. Also, any building and zoning permits applied for from the Orange Building Department must be fraudulent and void because Salvatore Granata did not own the property it was applied for or was built on.
This illegal addition was to add a BAR to the dining room inside! to an area that already had plenty of legal space inside the building to build on. He didn't even have to steal the public sidewalk and put the public in danger.
Nuisance Neighbor Exposes Corruption
A Nuisance Neighbor, Salvatore Granata, owner of Bella Italia Restaurant, Orange, NJ exposes signs of corruption and nepotism with Mayor Dwayne Warren and Orange, NJ Business Administrator Chris Hartwyk and more...
Granata exposed these issues by not complying with an Orange Municipal Court Guilty Verdict penalty on multiple charges of expanding his illegal parking lots without planning board approvals.
One of the lots which is on Joyce Street and which is listed as vacant land with the tax office has none of the required site plans, building permits or zoning board approval for a parking lot. And more importantly he added an illegal makeshift and danger to the public driveway by adding an extention to the legal driveway apron belonging to the property next door.
exiting on a small residental street. This guilty verdict required Mr. Granata to plant screening trees around his property and not to make additional changes to his illegal parking lot without Orange, NJ Planning Board approval.
He planted the trees. They were found to be inadequate, and he was ordered to plant a proper screen of trees and not to expand his illegal lot in any way without Orange Planning Board approval. He complied, got inspected and then removed the trees after inspection, then expanded a small 9' access gate into a 18 foot makeshift driveway without any of the required building and zoning permits or planning board approvals
If Salvatore Granata would have just left things as the court ordered him to, and he agreed to, and he already had done, you would not be reading all about it now.
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Years of disturbing nuisance activity
Years of disturbing nuisance activity
Years of Nuisance behavior.
I would not lower myself to respond except to begin recording it.
Just outside my back door. Multiple, very sick, life-threatening displays aimed at me.
Now the City of Orange Officials including Orange Mayor Dwayne Warren and Orange business administrator Chris Hartwyk are actively being an accomplice in a sick expanded version of Mr. Granata's nuisance activity by continuing to ignore the issues without even the courtesy of any reply.
PAST VIOLATIONS, PUBLIC PROPERTY THEFT - CURRENT DANGER TO MOTORISTS ON CENTRAL AVE & SO JEFFERSON ST - PROPERTY EASEMENT THEFT - ILLEGAL DRIVEWAY ON
Orange City Officials Allow Nuisance Activity to Continue
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Planter added to building front over property boundry
Front of Bella Italia Restaurant, Orange, NJ prior to illegal building expansion. This view shows prior view with planter/landscape over property boundary but at least you could see the traffic over plants. Next image shows illegal expansion blocking the view of traffic from motorists at the stop sign.
Illegal expansion to building front
Bella Italia Restaurant, Orange, NJ Illegally expanding the front of the restaurant four feet over the property boundaries onto the public sidewalk. This illegal building addition is now blocking motorists view of traffic causing motorists to actually pull into the westbound lane flow of traffic to view traffic going north creating an extremely dangerous and possibly deadly situation as well as limiting pedestrian walkway on Central Avenue at South Jefferson Street. An already dangerous intersection. Just to add a bar to the dining room inside.
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It's hard for me to believe that Salvatore Granata, A supposedly reputable restaurant owner would blatantly not comply with the simplest of requirements ordered by the court. Especially since he has practically stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars of city property, endangers lives, Illegally developed property & mor
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Orange Municipal Court ordered to plant trees.
Mayor Ignores and uses restaurant
Protest at Mayor Dwayne Warrens Fundraiser at the Bella Italia Restaurant, Central Ave., Orange
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Orange Business Administrator Chris Hartwyk Notified.
After sending multiple complaints to Building and Zoning officials, Mayor Warren, as well as Orange Business Administrator Chris Hartwyk and receiving no reply's I asked BA Hartwyk in public, at the public meeting of the Orange City Council why he had not acted on the complaints including all planning and building documentation I sent to him which I received from his departments using OPRA, which I sent to provide proof. Mr Hartwyk said he was verifying the documents were authentic and would get back to me. He didn't, no surprise. I also asked him publicly how many accidents had occurred at the corner of South Jefferson Street and Central Avenue and if the motorists involved were notified of the illegal building expansion and whether that may have been a factor in any accidents there since the property was illegally expanded obscuring the view of motorists. He said no but would look into it. No reply, No Surprise.
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Prior Business Administrator acted in the interest of the people.
Prior Business Administrators acted immediately. When Mr. Mason (Mr. Hartwyks predecessor) was notified of prior issues he acted immediately
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