PB-23-09 Essex County Country Club Block: 156 Lot: 1

allowing a deviation from the Zoning Ordinance requirements and the benefits of any deviation will substantially outweigh any detriment. The Board finds that a parking variance is not needed. The Applicant was previously granted a variance for parking in 2014 to allow 203 parking spaces and this application improves on the parking deficit which has already been approved by prior variance. In this instance, the Applicant adequately demonstrated that its proposal to demolish the existing pro shop/golf cart barn and replace it would a new golf cart barn would not generate additional or new traffic to the golf course. Moreover, the Board recognizes that variance relief runs with the land, and that the Applicant proposed to increase the number of parking spaces above the parking variance relief that was granted in 2014. Therefore, the Board finds that there is no need to reestablish the parking variance that was already granted. The Board finds that a technical variance is needed from Section 25-12.1.0. with respect to the number of landscape islands in the parking area, but notes that the existing parking area does not contain any landscape areas. In connection with the proposal the Applicant proposes a total of four (4) parking islands and seven trees along the paved parking area. The creation of the parking islands will also reduce the impervious coverage and function as bio-retention areas within the parking area to capture rainwater and will reduce the heat island effect creating an overall better condition within the area than exist today. . These tests specifically enumerated above constitute the affirmative proofs necessary in order to obtain “bulk” variance relief, under Sections c(1) and c(2). The Property and parking area in question are presently in existence and the Property is fully