PB-16-09C/WO Board of Education/Gregory School

RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING BOARD OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE Heard and Decided: June 1, 2016 Case No.: PB-16-09C West Orange Board of Education WHEREAS, pursuant to Municipal Land Use Law §40:55D-31 the Board has heard proposed capital improvements by the West Orange Board of Education for improvements to the Gregory Avenue School which is located at 301 Gregory Avenue, West Orange, NJ, said premises being designated on the municipal tax map as Block 47, Lot 9; and WHEREAS, the Board having heard the presentation and having performed its review pursuant to MLUL 40:55D-31 hereby makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law: 1. The Board accepted into evidence the following Exhibits: A-l Site Plan Drawings prepared by Petry Engineering dated May 9, 2016 (5 sheets) PA-1, 2 & 3 Color Photographs of Lowell Avenue 2. John A. Napolitano, Esq., introduced the application on behalf of the Applicant. 3. Applicant called J. Michael Petry, PE, PP, RA, who told the Board that the improvements were intended to maximize parking and provide bus drop-off for children in the front of the Gregory Avenue side of the school. He testified that there were currently 53 parking spaces in the parking lot on the north side and that more than 60 cars are parked there on a regular basis. He noted that currently large bus drop-off is done behind the school on Lowell Avenue and short buses in the parking lot. He noted that Lowell Avenue represents an unsafe condition in that both parents and school buses are often times backed up on that street which results in children crossing the street in between buses and cars parked and/or moving in order to