PB-22-13 West Crescent Realty, LLC Block: 17 Lot: 62 Zone: B-1

17. 18. 19, 20. 21. 22) 23, 24. 335 Valley Road is a pizzeria around the corner from the Applicant’s building and has an existing license to allow vehicles to pass through the Applicant’s property to make deliveries to the rear of the restaurant. All parking spaces will be inside the building (Total of seven (7)) and will include two electric charging stations and two make ready spaces. Applicant agreed with the suggestion of the Board to remove the two exterior parking spaces shown on the plans. The Applicant has secured twelve (12) off site spaces for the residents of the building at the Valley Road and Main Street municipal parking lot for the next five (5) years to be paid by the owner of the building. (Each year the owner will advise the Township of the number of parking spaces required for the tenants, up to 12 total.) The property as currently exists has only a 1.8 feet of existing rear yard setback but with the removal of the section at the back of the building the setback will be improved to 5.6 feet. With the removal of the portion of the building the building coverage would be reduced from an existing 67.5% to 56.24% which would then be in compliance with the maximum allowed lot coverage of 60%. The application requires the following bulk variance (c (2)) relief from the Board: Section Required Existing Proposed 25-12.2 Minimum 24 N/A 7 required number of parking spaces N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46a. and b. and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-50a. govern the Board’s review of the preliminary and final site plan application. N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46a provides that an “ordinance requiring site plan review and approval shall require the developer submit to the administrative officer a site plan and such other information as is reasonably necessary to make an informed decision as to whether the requirements necessary for preliminary site plan approval have been met.” N.J.S.A. 40:55D-46a further provides that “The site plan and any engineering documents to be submitted shall be required in tentative form for discussion purposes for preliminary approval. If any architectural plans are required to be submitted for site plan approval, the preliminary plans and elevations shall be sufficient.” N.J.S.A. 50:55D-46b provides that “if the planning board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a

hall be sufficient.” N.J.S.A. 50:55D-46b provides that “if the planning board required any substantial amendment in the layout of improvements proposed by the developer that have been the subject of a hearing, an amended application for development shall be submitted and proceeded upon, as in the case of the original application for development” and “the planning board shall, if the proposed development complies with the ordinance and this act, grant preliminary site plan approval.” N.J.S.A. 40:55D-50a. provides that final site plan approval “shall” be granted