January 7, 2026, Planning Board Regular Meeting Minutes

o Vehicle Circulation °o Sidewalks o Landscaping - Residential neighborhoods are located north and east of the site. - To the south is the golf course across Mount Pleasant Avenue - To the west is the gas station, storage facility, restaurants, and other commercial uses. - Exhibit A2 dated January 7, 2026, shows a site plan rendering. - Color coding includes: o Green: Landscaping © Dark tan: Trader Joe’s portion o. Light tan: Existing building areas remaining unchanged. - Original total building area: 39,899 square feet © 8,980 of that was the greenhouse that was removed. - New size of the building will be 30,919 square feet - Trader Joe’s store area is 17,245 square feet on the first floor. © Located in an L-shaped portion of the building. - The property has four existing driveways, which will remain unchanged: © Two on Mount Pleasant Avenue © One on Pleasant Valley Way © One on Mount Pleasant Place - Trucks cannot use the Pleasant Valley Way driveway, consistent with current site conditions. - The darker gray areas on the site plan represent new asphalt surfaces being proposed. - The entire parking lot will be milled and overlaid, with affected areas indicated by cross- hatching on the plan. - Additional green infrastructure improvements are being added to comply with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) requirements. - Two rows of parking spaces directly outside the Trader Joe’s building will use porous pavement as part of the stormwater management strategy. - Building height and lot area remain unchanged, since no building expansion is proposed. - There are no additional lots being added. - Front yard setbacks remain unchanged, with the closest being the bagel shop building at 32.1 feet. - Side yard setbacks also remain unchanged: © Bagel shop building side yard: 16.2 feet © Main building side yard: 56.5 feet - Rear yard setback: 43.1 feet, unchanged. - Maximum permitted building coverage: 40% o Existing building coverage: 24.7% © Proposed building coverage: 19.1% © This reduction is due to the removal of the former greenhouse structure. - Maximum permitted lot coverage: 60% o Existing lot coverage: 83.8% © Proposed lot coverage: 82.1% © The decrease results from additional landscaping and green areas. - Overall, impervious coverage on the site will decrease as part of the redevelopment. - Required parking spaces: 188 o Existing

.1% © The decrease results from additional landscaping and green areas. - Overall, impervious coverage on the site will decrease as part of the redevelopment. - Required parking spaces: 188 o Existing parking spaces: 165 © Proposed parking spaces: 188, achieving full compliance. - Breakdown of proposed parking: