December 3, 2014

cabinet on a concrete platform outside the existing building; the cabinet met all code requirements. Mr. Pryor said the Applicant was seeking post-approval approval for the equipment cabinet. He indicated he had been in contact with the Township Zoning Official who instructed him to go before the Planning Board to prove that the cabinet was zoning and code compliant. Denis Keenan, French & Parrello, PE, was sworn in, state his credentials, and accepted by Board to be an expert in engineering. Mr. Keenan said he had visited the site on several occasions; he described the existing conditions on which occupied a steel lattice tower approximately 200 feet in height and an existing equipment building that extended underneath the tower. The property itself was .39 acres; access to the property was off Marcella Avenue. The nearest neighbor to the south of the property was an existing tower; there were no nearby residential uses. Mr. Keenan stated the installed cabinet would not be visible from Mt. Pleasant Avenue due to the change in grade. Referring to Exhibit A-1, Mr. Keenan described the location of the existing cabinet. He said the cabinet was 6 feet, 6 inches high, located on a concrete platform that was 4 feet by 4 feet. Mr. Keenan stated the cabinet did not violate any Township ordinances and did not require variance relief. Vice Chairman Weston stated the plans were dated from 2013; Mr. Pryor said the plans were correct; it was an administrative issue that made the process take so long to have the Application heard before the Board. In response to inquiry from Mr. Gurland, Mr. Pryor confirmed that property owners within 200 feet had been noticed. The Public had no questions for Mr. Keenan. Mr. Grygiel stated that the Application was indication that the Zoning Official was following the conditions of approval placed on Applicants. The Board voted on the Application as follows: Motion: Dr. Bagoff Second: Chairman Heller Bagoff: Yes | Carlucci: Yes Eben: Yes Ghebremicael: Yes Gurland: Yes | Klein: Absent | Lester: | Absent | McCartney: Yes Weston: Yes | Wilkes: Absent | Heller: Yes DISCUSSIONS DOWNTOWN WEST ORANGE ALLIANCE Council President McCartney invited all Board members to attend a December 11, 2014 workshop to create a five-year strategic plan for the Downtown Alliance.