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Agenda · Sep 21, 2023

September 21, 2023 Regular Meeting

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TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 Department of Planning and Development SUSAN McCARTNEY Mayor Tel: (973) 325-4108 DIANA L. CHANDLER Zoning Board Secretary Email: zoningboard@westorange.org Philip D. Neuer, Chairperson Steven K. Warner, Esq., Board Attorney Irv Schwarzbaum, Vice-Chairperson Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP, Consulting Township Planner William Michael Barbee John J. Hess, PE, PP, Consulting Engineer Michael Dannemiller (Alt.1) Leonard Lepore, PE, Township Engineer Jerome Eben Geniece Gary-Adams, Director of Planning & Peter Ricci Development /Zoning Official Peter Scalora (Alt. 2) Brent. D. Scott Zayibeth Carballo, Assistant Municipal Engineer Mark Sussman (Alt. 3) Alice Weiss AGENDA TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING September 21, 2023 8:00 P.M. Will be held virtually Please click below (or copy and paste into your browser) to join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87646171955?pwd=bkcyR3VUcEVzOFBGQmhzQmdpNlJsZz09 Dial In: 1-646-931-3860 Webinar ID: 876 4617 1955 Password: 477972 (Draft agenda is subject to change. For those persons having technical difficulties, please call 973-325-4109 or 973-325-4133.) A. NOTICE Notice of this meeting was given to the Township Clerk, the West Orange Chronicle and the Star-Ledger, and posted on the Township Bulletin Board in accordance with the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act.” B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. OPENING STATEMENT D. ROLL CALL

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E. ANNOUNCEMENTS Future Meetings: September 28, 2023 (Special Meeting) October 19, 2023 (Regular Meeting) November 16, 2023 (Regular Meeting) December 21, 2023 (Regular Meeting) - ZB-22-08 Flores is being carried to the November 16, 2023 Regular Meeting. - ZB-22-01 Williams is being carried to the November 16, 2023 Regular Meeting. - The Special Meeting on September 28, 2023, for application ZB-22-12 / Seton Hall Preparatory School located at 700 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 instead of the original applicant ZB-22-13 / MPB Realty LLC located at 470 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052. Application ZB-22-13 MPB Realty LLC is being carried to the October 19, 2023 Regular Meeting. F. EXECUTIVE SESSION Privileged Discussion on Pending Litigation. G. MINUTES Adopt: July 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes July 20, 2023, Executive Session Minutes H. SWEARING IN Township Professional(s) I. RESOLUTIONS 1) ZB-23-02/Robert and Rachel Ciottariello (Approved 8/17/2023) Block: 170; Lot: 15.4; Zone: R-2 606 Mount Pleasant Avenue Application seeking use and bulk variances and minor site plan approval for mix of residential and commercial uses was approved with conditions at the August 17, 2023, Regular Meeting. Planning post-approval compliance memo -ZB-23-02 - Ciottoriello Front Landscape specifics (606 Mt. Pleasant Ave) - From Applicant 2) ZB-23-06/Daughters of Israel Geriatric Services Urban Renewal, Inc. (Approved 8/17/2023) Block: 165; Lot: 16; Zone: R-2 748-750 Northfield Avenue Application seeking “c” variances for new freestanding sign was approved with conditions at the August 17, 2023, Regular Meeting. DIGSUR Inc - Application to the W Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment for 748-750 Northfield Ave - ARCHITECT PLANS - 5-11-2023 rev 8-28-2023 DIGSUR Inc - Application to the W Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment for 748-750 Northfield Ave - STREET SIGNAGE RENDERING

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J. APPLICATIONS 1.) ZB-23-07/Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc. Block: 155.21; Lot: 40; Zone: P-C 495 Prospect Avenue Seeking use variance approval for veterinary operations (227282749 1) - Ltr to D. Chandler-Zimmerman - Variance App (2) (227315906 1) - POL from West Orange 6-9-23 PET176.00812 CLPF-ESSEX GREEN (Verification of taxes) Essex Green - Survey_2018-11-02 Essex Green - West Orange ZB Signed Site Plan_2023-05-01 Petco West Orange NJ_Architectural Set_Binder Planning Review Memo ZB-23-07 - Petco (227325158 1) – Response Letter to Diana Chandler-Zimmermann – West Orange ZB- 23-07 - Petco - Notice Material (9_21_23 Hearing) Affidavit of Publication (9_21_23 Hearing) PET176.00812 2.) ZB-23-08 Orange Valley Social Settlement House, Inc. Block: 6; Lot: 47; Zone: R-M 37 Tompkins Street Seeking use variances and minor site plan approval for conversion of existing building 23-07-26 - CME Review #1 Boundary Survey (01117847xA1948) 200' property owners list dated 1-18-23 (01113076xA1948) Completed Checklist (01121332xA1948) Completed checklist and Sustainability (01150520xA1948) Letter to Board filing application (01144205xA1948) Letter to ZBA encl. Completed Sustainability Checklist and Traffic Reports (01152288xA1948) Planning and Zoning Evaluation Report (01144135xA1948) Planning Review Memo ZB-23-08 - Orange Valley Social Settlement House Preliminary Zoning Submission (01120816xA1948) Signed West Orange ZBA Application (01120108xA1948) Traffic Parking Assessment Report (01152280xA1948) Letter to ZBA encl Affidavit of Proof of Service (01162766xA1948) Addendum to Application Section G Requirements for Variances (01162990xA1948) Planning Report (01162460xA1948) Revised Plans (01162867xA1948) Summary of Revisions Letter with Sustainability Checklist (01162866xA1948) Tax Certification dated 9-7-23 (01162577xA1948) Revised Plans (01162867xA1948) CME Review Letter (9-18-23) K. ADJOURNMENT ** THE NEXT SPECIAL ZONING BOARD MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 AT 8:00PM.** **THE NEXT REGULAR ZONING BOARD MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023 AT 8:00PM.**

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