April 1, 2015

Staigar confirmed the Township had run turn templates on site; a diagram could be provided for review. Responding to Mr. Russo, Mr. Staigar said he did not know if the Township had any one- way streets with on street parking; however, they were somewhat common throughout Essex County; he was not aware of restrictions on driver side parking; and RSIS allowed. Messrs. Russo and Staigar discussed the Omland memorandum dated March 26, 2015. Kevin Kruse, Downtown West Orange Alliance, asked if parallel parking would be safer than angled parking; Mr. Staiger answered in the affirmative. Dr. Joseph Rozehzadeh was sworn in; and identified as the Applicant and owner of the property. In response to questions from Mr. Eben, Dr. Rozehzadeh said the building would not be owner occupied; he acknowledged Mr. Eben’s property maintenance concerns; he owned other properties in the area; he testified the property would maintained. He told Vice Chairman Weston he wanted as much parking as possible; however, as a condition of approval, less parking would be acceptable. The property had been sitting vacant for a long time; he wanted the project to move forward. He would agree to conditions set forth by the Board regarding the issues previously discussed. In response to Mr. Russo; Dr. Rozehzadeh said all the other properties he owned had curbside garbage collection; he would prefer curbside pickup for the new property. The Public Advocate and Public had no questions for Dr. Rozehzadeh. John McDonough, LA, PP, AICP, was sworn in, and accepted by the Board to be an expert in planning. Referring to Exhibit A-4, Mr. McDonough gave a brief overview of the property and surrounding area. He said the area did not have an established downtown Main Street “streetwall” effect. The Applicant had previously removed eight trees from the property as per Township notice; the existing shade tree in the front of the property would remain. Most recently, the building was an all-office use. In line with the Redevelopment Plan, the Applicant proposed to upgrade and convert the building to have a mixed-use component including ground floor retail and upper level residential. He opined the renovation would be more compliant with the Township’s Master Plan than the previous office use. He summarized the parking difficulties; he said the Applicant would be agreeable to eliminating additional spaces,

would be more compliant with the Township’s Master Plan than the previous office use. He summarized the parking difficulties; he said the Applicant would be agreeable to eliminating additional spaces, banking stalls and filling in with landscaping for better circulation. He indicated the Applicant required variance relief from eight sections of the Redevelopment Plan: SECTION/REQUIREMENT: REQUIRED: EXISTING: PROPOSED: Downtown Redevelopment Plan — Main 20 ft. 22.6 ft. 24.9 ft. Street Subzone Maximum front yard setback Downtown Redevelopment Plan — Main 101 3 7 Street Subzone Minimum off-street parking spaces 25-12.1a Sidewalk between any building Required None None and a parking area or drive 25-12.1b Minimum distance of curbing 5 ft. NA Oft. from fence or screening