PDJ Components Settles Violations, Submits Expansion Plan in Chester

PDJ Components, the industrial operation at 35 Brookside Avenue in the Village of Chester, reached a settlement with village officials over cited violations last week and simultaneously submitted a revised site plan seeking to expand its site operations.

The settlement resolves the outstanding violations that had been lodged against the Brookside Avenue facility, clearing a legal hurdle that now allows the company to move its expansion proposal forward through the village's planning process. The revised site plan represents PDJ Components' formal bid to grow its footprint at the Chester location.

The dual development, reported March 10, puts the industrial operator in a position to pursue growth rather than continue contesting regulatory action. By settling the violations rather than litigating, PDJ Components appears to have chosen a path toward working within the village's approval process rather than against it.

Chester village officials will now take up the revised site plan, which will likely require review by the village's planning board before any expansion work can proceed. The outcome of that review will determine whether PDJ Components can move ahead with its proposed changes to the 35 Brookside Avenue property.