February 4, 2015

shifted to the west, closer to the existing retaining wall, as per the landlord’s request and landscaping had been added between the parking lot and the wall. (C) Four shade trees had been added directly adjacent to the parking areas and to the landscaped island (described B). (D) Three street trees along Main Street changed from ornamental cherry to maple. (E) Design of the monument sign at the front of the store along Main Street had been reduced in length to coincide with the length of the base as requested by the Board. (F) The storm system had been redesigned to provide underground detention to limit the peak flow of stormwater into the existing storm sewer systems along Main Street and the adjacent property in the City of Orange. (G) The sanitary sewer service had been revised to eliminate the grinder pump and low pressure sewer line. The sanitary sewer line would be a gravity sewer line and would connect to the existing sanitary sewer line that ran adjacent to the Township boundary line. The line was owned and maintained by United Water. Mr. DeVito advised the Board the Applicant had subsequently received comments from the Downtown West Orange Alliance (memo dated February 4, 2015) requesting the materials used for the building and monument signs be the same; he confirmed the Applicant agreed to comply with the request. Mr. Ursprung continued his testimony; he gave a recapitulation of his response to the comments provide in the Omland Engineering Technical Review #1 memo, dated June 18, 2014 (Comments #1- #31). Mr. Gurland asked if a separate landscape architect had prepared the landscaping plan; Mr. DeVito said the plan had been prepared by both the project architect and the engineer; not a separate landscape architect. Chairman Heller inquired if the Applicant would be open to suggestions for changes to the proposed species in the landscaping plan as a condition of approval; Mr. Ursprung said he had no issue with suggested changes. Vice Chairman Weston stated there was a small parcel of land behind the St. Mark’s Church property that fronted Main Street; he asked if there were plans for landscaping improvements in that area. Mr. Ursprung indicated that the Applicant was a leasehold, not a contract purchaser, the Applicant had no control over that parcel of land and no improvements were proposed, Mr. Gurland stated there was a retaining wail

ed that the Applicant was a leasehold, not a contract purchaser, the Applicant had no control over that parcel of land and no improvements were proposed, Mr. Gurland stated there was a retaining wail and a cluster of trees on the north side of the property behind St. Mark’s Church; Mr. Ursprung indicated that was the adjacent property, not part of the Application. Mr. Russo advised the Board that Mr. Ursprung had addressed all the concerns of the Omland memo dated June 18, 2014. The Public Advocate had no questions for Mr. Ursprung. Sarah Gaughan, AIA, Bergmann Associates, was sworn in, stated her credentials, and was accepted by the Board to be an expert in architecture. Referencing the AutoZone Color Elevation dated 5/21/14, and Color Elevation Sheet No. CE-1, dated 7/14/14, revised 1/21/15; Ms. Gaughan described the most recent revisions to the exterior elevations. The exterior base color changed