PB-18-04/Jay Maharaj Realty, LLC

viii. | Boundary and Topographic Survey prepared by Geospatial Surveying and Layout dated October 2, 2017, ix. Architectural drawings prepared by CPA Architecture dated March 3, 2018 (Sheets A-1, A-2 and A-3). The Board also received: @ Memorandum from the West Orange Fire Department dated August 10, 2018, Gi) Letter to Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP from AWZ Engineering, Inc. dated November 19, 2018, iii) Letter from John Linson, Township Forester, dated November 28, 2018 The following Exhibits were admitted into evidence: Ex. A-1 Site Plans prepared by AWZ Engineering, Inc. last revised November 19, 2019 received by the West Orange Planning Department on January 23, 2019 Ex. A-2_ Architectural drawings prepared by CPA Architecture dated March 3, 2018 received by the Planning Dept. on Jan. 30, 2019 (Sheets A-1, A-2 and A-3) Ex. A-3 Color photographs (2 pages, 8 photos) Savino Russoniello, Esq. introduced the application on behalf of the Applicant. Applicant called Adnan A. Khan, PE, CME who was sworn and qualified as an expert in civil engineering. He testified that Applicant proposes to construct a new building on the subject property which will have retail space on the first floor and two 1-bedroom apartments above. The proposed building would be adjacent to a similar existing building which has first floor retail and apartments above. He noted that the property slopes upward as you enter further into the lot. A parking area at the rear of the site is accessed by a driveway on the left side which would be widened to approximately 24 feet. Twenty-one parking spaces are proposed including on handicapped van accessible. Shrubbery is proposed around the handicapped space. A retaining wall would be built behind the building with a handicapped accessible hydraulic platform lift to allow access from the elevated parking area to the ground floor level. The rear parking area and driveway would be paved and a new drainage system installed to control stormwater runoff. Responding to questions from the Board and its professionals Mr. Khan stipulated that (i) parking in the rear lot would be restricted with appropriate signage, (ii) a guardrail would be installed at the top of the retaining wall, (iii) the owner would record a stormwater maintenance manual and file same with NJDEP, (iv) Applicant would follow the special improvement district design guidelines, (v)

he top of the retaining wall, (iii) the owner would record a stormwater maintenance manual and file same with NJDEP, (iv) Applicant would follow the special improvement district design guidelines, (v) the number of handicapped parking spaces would be increased to two, (vi) consideration would be given to eliminating the proposed parking space in the northwest corner of the parking lot because of its lack of back-up area, (vii) lighting would be designed to avoid spillover onto adjacent properties especially at the rear property line, (viii) the hydraulic platform lift would be covered and have an emergency contact