February 26, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 46 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 115 03/03/2025 06:36:47 AM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor LEE KLEIN WILLIAM WILKES II LEE D. KLEIN, PE PTOE LORI KAPFERER (Alternate 2) JOHN R. CARDOZA (Alternate 1) KEN ALPER SUSAN SCARPA, Council Woman JORDAN RIZZO, Engineer STEVEN MARTINI, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official JOSEPH FAGAN, Zoom Moderator FISHMAN COURT REPORTING AGENCY 89 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA NORTH 4 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, SUITE 1440 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 (973) 285-5331 - FAX - (732) 605-9391 2 A P P E A R A N C E S :1 2 H U T T , S H I M A N O W I T Z & P L O C K E R , E S Q S . B Y B R Y A N D . P L O C K E R , E S Q .3 B p l o c k e r @ h u t t s h i m . c o m 4 5 9 A M B O Y A V E N U E4 W O O D B R I D G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 9 5 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e A p p l i c a n t5 6 G A C C I O N E & P O M A C O , E S Q S . B Y D I A N A P . M c G O V E R N , E S Q .7 O N E B O L A N D D R I V E , S U I T E 1 0 2 W E S T O R A N G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 5 28 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e B o a r d 9 10 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q . 1 0 B R A E B R U N D R I V E11 P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 0 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e O b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J12 C o r p . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S2 3 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N 4 0 - 5 H Y D R O R E P O R T 5 0 - 6 C D F R O M C O M P U T E R 6 0 - 7 C O L O R I Z E D D I A G R A M 7 0 - 8 C O L O R I Z E D D A - 1 F R O M O B J E C T O R 8 0 - 9 C O L O R I Z E D D A - 2 9 0 - 1 0 C O L O R I Z E D W I T H R E D A R R O W S 10 0 - 1 1 S A M P L E T E S T P I T L O G 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x1 H i g h l a n d s , I n c . B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 2 , W a r n e r R o a d . T h e2 a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g t o d e v e lo p a 4 9 6 u n i t3 i n c l u s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a4 v a c a n t 1 2 0 a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t

i s p r o p o s i n g t o d e v e lo p a 4 9 6 u n i t3 i n c l u s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a4 v a c a n t 1 2 0 a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e5 T o w n s h ip .6 M r . P l o c k e r , w o u l d y o u l ik e t o p u t y o u r7 a p p e a r a n c e o n t h e r e c o r d .8 M R . P L O C K E R : Y e a h . G o o d e v e n i n g e v e r y b o d y .9 B r y a n P l o c k e r w i t h t h e f i r m H u t t , S h im a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r10 o n b e h a lf o f t h e a p p li c a n t .11 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : M r . A f r a n , y o u h a v e t h e12 f lo o r , s i r .13 M R . A F R A N : G o o d e v e n i n g , M r . C h a i r m a n .14 B r u c e A f r a n . I ' m c o u n s e l f o r t h e o b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J .15 W e w i l l b e p r e s e n t i n g t w o w i t n e s s e s t o n i g h t .16 I u n d e r s t a n d t h e d e v e l o p e r s t i l l h a s s o m e w i t n e s s e s t o17 g o , w e ' l l c o m e b a c k , b u t i n t h e i n t e r im w e ' r e g o i n g t o18 s t a r t w i t h o u r w i t n e s s e s . I d o n ' t t h i n k w e ' l l b e t h a t19 l o n g t o n i g h t , b o t h w i t n e s s e s w i l l b e r e l a t i v e l y s h o r t ,20 d e p e n d i n g o f c o u r s e o n q u e s t i o n s f r o m t h e b o a r d , t h e21 p u b l i c a n d M r . P l o c k e r , b u t w e h a v e S e a n W a l s h f r o m22 P r in c e t o n H y d r o is o u r f i r s t w i t n e s s , w h o w i l l b e23 s p e a k i n g t o s t o r m w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t is s u e s a n d w e h a v e24 E m i l e D e V i t o f r o m t h e N e w J e r s e y C o n s e r v a t i o n F o u n d a t i o n25