August 25, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

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 9 MR. AFRAN: I couldn't really answer that until I see it, but it's going to analyze, my understanding it's going to analyze the site in conjunction with the geographical area around it, which is critical because one of the tasks under the MLUL, whether there's an ordinance or not, is avoidance of environmental and ecological harm from any site plan application. In addition, traffic analysis for example, is another critical area. Flooding we've heard about from this project, or potentially from this project through Princeton Hydro, all that relates to the surrounding geography of the region and what impacts it will have on areas surrounding this particular site. One way to understand that environmental impact is to see visually the environment around the property. We can't look at the four squares and say we understand the impact. So this is -- generally this is a tool that's used in state planning, and Professor Hasse can into that himself, to analyze the affect of development and to planned developments throughout the state. GIS is a fundamental planning tool and so that's the purpose. And it's used in the state planning process, so certainly relevant here. CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Will you be evaluating the