September 10, 2013

The Board voted on the Resolution as follows: Motion: Vice Chairman Weston Second: Dr. Bagoff Bagoff: Yes Carlucci: Yes Eben: Yes Ghebremicael: Absent Gurland: Yes Klein: - Lester: Yes McCartney: Yes Weston: Yes Wilkes: Yes Heller: Yes DISCUSSION New Legislation Mr. Dwyer said that three bills were recently signed in to law by Governor Christie. Referring to the September 4, 2013 memorandum from Paul Grygiel, Acting Municipal Planner, he and the Board discussed the relevance of the bills to municipal planning and zoning in West Orange. Mr. Grygiel’s memorandum stated that the bill most relevant to West Orange was P.L. 2013, c. 106, which clarifies authorization for cluster development under the New Jersey Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL). Mr. Gurland said the wording “low density” suggested it was in conflict with open space; Mr. Dwyer said he agreed. Council President McCartney said she would need to review the Master Plan regarding density. Vice Chairman Weston said he believed the bill would affect more suburban areas. Chairman Heller opined that recent residential developments have been designed differently; the design elements had changed for suburbia, it was becoming more urban. Dr. Bagoff suggested that when the Master Plan is next re-examined, the issue of cluster development be discussed, as it may affect the Master Plan. New bill P.L. 2013, c. 107, which enable exemptions to development regulations for raising certain structures in order to meet certain State or Federal flood elevation standards; Mr. Dwyer said the bill was a result of Hurricane Sandy. Council President McCartney said there still had to be regulations; the bill did not eliminate caps. Mr. Eben said that caps were still in place. MEETING ADJOURNED at approximately 8:04 P.M. < _ . Minutes adopted November 6, 2013 jo Robin Miller, Planning Board Secretary Township of West Orange **THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING BOARD WILL BE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2013 AT 7:30 P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS* NAPLANNING. BRD\WPWMINUTES\201 319-10-13 Minutes.doc 4