Essex Green-Executive Drive Redevelopment Plan Resolution #19-03

* The Master Plan provides that development that generates employment opportunities and beneficial commercial/retail activity should continue to be encouraged where it is compatible with adjacent land uses, and sensitive nature and environmental features, and should be balanced by the need to maintain adequate public infrastructure and facilities, services and pedestrian and vehicular circulation patterns. The EGED Plan accomplishes this by providing for commercial/retail uses in the area while also allowing for public facilities, providing pedestrian accessways and appropriate vehicular circulation. + The Master Plan provides that improvements to the regional business districts should continue to be encouraged. The EGED Plan supports this goal by encouraging further improvements to the existing Essex Green shopping center. * As noted above the Master Plan calls for recognition of the existing commercial and retail land uses in the 1-280 Prospect Avenue area. The Essex Green shopping center and surrounding area is identified as a “Regional Center” for its variety of retail, restaurant and entertainment establishments, as well as the complementary uses located close by including office, hotel and personal services. The EGED Plan furthers that understanding and states that “A key for this area is to maintain a balance of land uses, which will have benefits with regard to traffic as well as fiscal impacts.” The EGED Plan also encourages a mix of uses in the redevelopment area. (ii) Sustainability Plan: e The EGED Plan is guided by the goals, principles and actions set forth in the Sustainability Element of the West Orange Master Plan, and includes criteria for incorporating Green Building Standards, Storm Water Best Management Practices, Steep Slope and Natural Features protections, electric vehicle charging stations and exploring the feasibility of incorporating renewable energy into development. (iii) Circulation Plan: e Consistent with the Master Plan the EGED Plan promotes connections throughout the development and requires design improvements to the circulation system that are consistent with the 2016 Complete Streets Plan Element. IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Board hereby finds that the EGED Plan is consistent with the Master Plan and recommends adoption; and FURTHER RESOLVED that at its meeting held on May 1, 2019 the Board recommended that

LVED that the Board hereby finds that the EGED Plan is consistent with the Master Plan and recommends adoption; and FURTHER RESOLVED that at its meeting held on May 1, 2019 the Board recommended that the Essex Green — Executive Drive Redevelopment Plan be further amended to provide that applications for development be required to include a traffic impact study, an environmental impact study and a community impact study. Those recommendations have since been incorporated into page 15 of the Plan. i)