May 1, 2013

provide some direction to individual unit owners seeking to install standby generators. The recommendations included: 1. Add a definition for “emergency standby power generator"; 2. Amend the definition of “lot coverage” to exclude the land area covered by an emergency standby power generator from the calculation; 3. Amend the Table of District Regulations — Part A: Permitted Uses to list a stand-by generator as a permitted accessory use in all zones; 4. Amend Section 25-8.1a, which prohibits accessory uses from being located within any minimum required front yard or side yard, to allow an emergency standby power generator to be located in a side yard as long as it meets certain standards; 5. Add a new Section 25-8.2f to Section 25-8.2, which regulates yard encroachments, to allow an emergency standby power generator to encroach in a side yard or rear yard as long as it meets certain standards; 6. Create a new Section 25-9.11 providing location requirements and other standards for emergency standby power generators; 7. Amend Section 25-10.2 regulating Planned Residential Developments to permit emergency standby power generators within said developments and to exclude emergency standby power generators from the calculation of impervious coverage. Mr. Grygiel said that at this point, the Board needed to clarify what was required for a site plan. The Board was unable to make a determination; it was decided to continue the discussion at the next Planning Board meeting. MEETING ADJOURNED at approximately 9:58 P.M. Minutes adopted June 5, 2013 eR Robin Miller, Planning Board Secretary Township of West Orange “THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD WILL BE TUESDAY JULY 9, 2013 AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS** NAPLANNING. BRD\WPIMINUTES\2013\5-1-13 Minutes. doc