July 19, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

southernmost one there is an unsignalized intersection that provides left and right turns into the shopping center, but only provides for right hand turns out of the shopping center. To the north, closer to the Mavis building, they have the third entrance to the site again. This entrance allows for both left and right turns into the shopping center and allows for left and right turns out of the shopping center as well. They also have an existing slip ramp which is on the southbound lane of Prospect Ave. and that provides access to the shopping center. From the topographic and drainage perspective, the site generally slopes from the southeast corner of the site to the northwest corner of the site with grades ranging in just the parking lot itself from a high point of 590, near the existing Verizon building, to a low of 530, in that northwest corner of the parking lot. Throughout the parking lot there are sections that are relatively flat, closer to the main building, and there are sections of the parking lot that are relatively steep today. There are two main drainage systems that go through this existing parking lot. The first system is a county system and it's shown kind of running through the middle of the parking lot. This system drains from the county reservation across the street and drains into a portion of the Prospect Avenue right away; it only drains into a little bit of the existing parking lot. Ultimately, the system discharges into an existing ditch just behind the property to the north and behind that residential development. The second drainage system that exists today runs along the frontage of the existing main building. It runs along that frontage, turns to the West and eventually back to the North where it discharges through a new outfall structure that was recently created. It then again discharges into that same ditch. The system has recently been upgraded and modified in anticipation of this forthcoming development. The proposed plan calls for the complete overhaul and modernization of the existing shopping center. The plans for the new West Orange Plaza include the construction of three buildings on site, an addition to the existing Verizon building near the corner of Prospect Ave. and Eagle Rock Ave. and the conversion of the Mavis building to a non- automated use. Most notably this application also includes the inclusion of

ng Verizon building near the corner of Prospect Ave. and Eagle Rock Ave. and the conversion of the Mavis building to a non- automated use. Most notably this application also includes the inclusion of Target as the new anchor tenant, which will be within the former Kmart space. To complement these new buildings and future tenants. they are proposing to reconstruct the existing parking lot completely. This new parking lot will include reconfiguring all three entrances into the center, the elimination of that previously mentioned slip ramp, repaving and restriping the entire parking lot and overall improving vehicular and pedestrian circulation throughout the site. The parking lot and the proposed improvements have been designed with sustainability in mind. They are proposing electric vehicle charging stations throughout the shopping center and compact car parking spaces throughout the center. Together these two features will encourage the use of smaller and more efficient cars and the use of electric vehicles, but most notably the most significant sustainability measure that they are incorporating is the inclusion of landscaped islands through the parking lot. These landscape islands will dramatically increase the amount of onsite landscaping and will reduce stormwater runoff, By reducing the amount of asphalt on site they will reduce the heat island effect caused by the existing massive uninterrupted parking lot that exists today.