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Agenda · Jul 1, 2026

July 1, 2026 Planning Board Regular Meeting.

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TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 Department of Planning and Development SUSAN McCARTNEY Tel: (973) 325-4111 Email: planningboard@westorange.org Mayor JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE Planning Board Secretary Dr. Robert Bagoff, Chairman Jerry Guarino, Vice-Chairman Mayor Susan McCartney Council president Susan Scarpa Ken Alper William B. Wilkes II Diana P. McGovern, Esq., Board Attorney Lee D. Klein, PE PTOE John J. Hess, PE, PP, Consulting Engineer Christopher Morgan, Sr Zayibeth Carballo, PE, Township Engineer Frank Noborine. Heyer, Gruel & Associates, Consulting Planners John Cardoza (Alternate #1) Matrix New World Engineering, Consulting Engineer Lori Kapferer (Alternate #2) Geniece Gary-Adams, Director of Planning and Development/Zoning Official AGENDA TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PLANNING BOARD MEETING July 1, 2026 7:30 P.M. West Orange Planning Board Meeting, Wed. 7/1/2026 @ 7:30 pm Please click the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) to join the meeting and enter the password when prompted: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89554061365?pwd=OO77lhU9XB5avWPWf0HzUXTJ6qDzua.1 Telephone: Dial: US: 646 931 3860 Webinar ID: 895 5406 1365 Password: 907918 (Draft agenda is subject to change. For those persons having technical difficulties, please call 973-325-4106.) _________________________________________________________________________________ A. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE Notice of this meeting was given to the Township Clerk and posted on the Township bulletin board and Township website calendar, and sent to the West Orange Chronicle and the Star-Ledger. This meeting has been properly noticed to the public in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act. No new matters will start after 10:30 P.M. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. ANNOUNCEMENTS

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• The next Planning Board regular meeting will be held on August 12, 2026, at 6:30 P.M. via Zoom. D. ROLL CALL E. MINUTES & RESOLUTIONS 5-6-26-WO-PB-Draft-Minutes F. SWEARING IN • The Township Professional(s) sworn in. . G. APPLICATIONS • PB-23-04 Redwood LLC 200 Pleasant Valley Way Block: 151 Lot: 33 Zone: IHO-2 Applicant proposes to construct a four (4) story/142-unit residential rental community with luxury amenities and on-site parking for 338 vehicles. PB-23-04 Redwood LLC - Request for an Extension (Received 6-10-26) PB-23-04-Redwood-LLC---Adopted-Resolution Affidavit-of-Publication-06182026 Affidavit-of-Service-Executed-06182026 PB-23-04-Redwood-LLC---Extension-of-Time-Resolution-7-1-2026 • PB-25-09 Perez 68 Whittlesey Avenue Block: 129 Lot: 58 Zone: R-T The applicant proposes to subdivide the property into two 50-foot lots, convert the existing single-family dwelling to a two-family dwelling, and construct a new two- family dwelling on the subdivided lot. Perez-Letter Perez Application 200-Foot-List Perez-Checklist Public-Utilities Tx-Collector Cert Subdivision Plan Revised Subdivision Plan PB-25-09-68-Whittlesey-Ave-Completeness- Planner Review---1st 03022026_PB25-09-68-Whittlesey-Ave-Planning-Review-1 2025-12-16---CME Review-1 2026-01-28---CME Review-2 Response-Letter---Dated-12-31-25 Resubmission of Revised Subdivision Plan 12926_PB-25-09-68-Whittlesey-Ave-Completeness- Planner Review---2nd Affidavit-of-Service Perez-Aff-of-Publication Adjournment Letter

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Revised Plans - Received 6/18/26 Resubmission - Received 6/18/2026 062626-PB25-09-68-Whittlesey-Ave-Planning-Review-2 • PB-26-03 Crestmont Country Club 750 Eagle Rock Avenue Block: 174 Lot: 1.01 Zone: R-2 The applicant is proposing the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Oval Road. Modifications to the existing driveway and parking area are also being proposed. 00---2026-03-18-West-Orange-Transmittal 0---2026-03-17-Cover-Letter 1---Application-Form Rev-first-page-of-application-form 2---2026-03-10-Project-and-Variance-Request-Narrative 3---Site-Plan-Application-Checklist 4---Sustainability-Checklist-Form 5---Tree-Removal-and-Replacement-Permit-Application-Checklist-and-Notification- Forms 6---2026-03-10-Tree-Removal-and-Replacement-Plan-Supporting-Letter 7---2026-03-10-Site-Plan-Submission-Checklist-Waiver-Request-Letter 8---2026-02-11-Verification-of-Taxes-and-Sewer-Charges-Paid 9---2026-02-12-Township-of-West-Orange-200-Property-Owners-List 10---2024-04-05-Borough-of-Roseland-200-Property-Owners-List 11---2026-02-10-Township-of-Livingston-200-Property-Owners-List 12---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Stormwater-Management-Report 13---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Stormwater-O-and-M-Manual 14---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Environmental-Impact-Statement 15---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Preliminary-and-Final-Site-Plans 16---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Tree-Restoration-Plans 17---2026-02-11-Crestmont-CC-Right-of-Way-and-Partial-Site-Survey 18---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Steep-Slope-Analysis-Exhibits 19---2026-02-12-Preliminary-Eagle-Rock-Ave-Roadway-Improvement-Plans 20---2026-01-21-Eagle-Rock-Ave-and-Oval-Road-Laurel-Avenue-Traffic-Signal- Design-Report 21---2023-07-19-Planning-Board-Resolution-PB-23-06 22---2024-11-21-Zoning-Board-of-Adjustment-Resolution-ZB-24-07 2026-04-24---PF-Site-Plan-Rvw-1 PB-26-03-Crestmont-Country-Club-Completeness-Review-1 2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Preliminary-and-Final-Site-Plans 2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-and-Eagle-Rock-Ave-Stormwater-Management-Report 2---2026-02-12-Crestmont-CC-Tree-Restoration-Plans 3---2026-02-12-Steep-Slope-Analysis-Exhibits Noticing Documents TAP-West-Orange-Affidavit-Planning-Board-05222026 2026-05-28-Project-Aerial-Map-Signed-and-Sealed 20260603_PB-26-03-Crestmont-Country-Club_Planning-Review-1 Ltr-Vite-61825-with-TAPinto-Affidavit - Received 6-18-26 Settlement-of-Litigation-Agreement-2020

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• PB-25-12 262 & 270 Main Street Realty LLC 262 & 270 Main Street Block: 114 Lot: 50 & 55 Zone: B-1 The applicant proposes to construct a two-story supermarket building consisting of 13,934 square feet on the first floor and 5,810 square feet on the second floor, for a total of 19,744 square feet. PB-25-12-Application Traffic-Impact-Statement---Dated-10-14-25 12232025-updated-PB-25-12-262-and-270-Main-Street-Completeness-Review 26-01-15---CME-Review-1 12425-Tree-Removal-Application-COMPLETE-with-Plans PB-25-12-262-and-270-Main-Street-Realty-LLC---Forester-Memo 13026-Resubmission Final-Architectural-Plans Final-Engineering-262-270-Main Final-Traffic-Impact-Analysis Artheon---Review-2 03132026_PB-25-12-262---270-Main-Street-Completeness-Review-2 SPRAB-Meeting-Summary-2-10-26 Affidavit of Publication 41626-Request-for-Adjournment-to-June-3-2026-Siad 262-270-Main-St---2026-05-26---Compliance-100-Planning-Set Siad-topographical-survey-from-Schmidt5282026 JMA02P00301-262-270-MAIN-STREET JMA02P003---262-270-Main-Street-Development-Stormwater-Management-Report Siad-topographical-survey-from-Schmidt5282026 JMA02P00301-262-270-MAIN-STREET JMA02P003---262-270-Main-Street-Development-Stormwater-Management-Report 262-270-Main-St---Final-Presentation 262-270-Main-St---2026-05-26---Compliance-100-Planning-Set 06262026_PB-25-12-262-and-270-Main-Street-Planning-Review-2 • PB-25-11 525 Northfield Ave LLC 525 Northfield Avenue Block: 159.04 Lot: 1.01 Zone: B-2 The applicant is proposing a 4-story mixed-use building containing 1,200 sq. ft commercial space on the ground floor and 95 residential units on the upper floors, and 165 off-street parking spaces. Executed-PB-Application-4904-1062-97512 Executed-Disclosure-and-Consent-Statements-4913-1220-85032 West-Orange-Application---Tax-and-Sewer-Charge-Certification-4938-7274-22642 West-Orange-Application---Sustainability-Checklist---complete-4924-1417-48411 West-Orange-Application---Site-Plan-Checklist-11102025---kak-REVISED-4905- 5465-81691 Tree-Removal-Permit---Checklist-Only-4935-0023-97382 Tree-Removal-Permit---Application-Only-4905-4954-71305 Traffic-Impact-Study-11102025-4927-7608-81845

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Stormwater-Management-Report-4898-2292-85031 Stormwater-Maintenance-Plan-10222025-4920-5008-39592 Boundary-and-Topography-Survey-4927-0592-03731 List-of-All-Trees-11172025-4927-9040-95942 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-11182025-4926-0114-18822 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-11102025-4932-1098-71275 Flood-Hazard-Area-Determination-02212025-4924-8773-33672 Executed-Tree-Removal-Application-4908-7908-10792 Conditional-Use-Statement-4935-5136-01212 Civil-Plans-October-22-4933-3434-73811 Architectural-Schematic-Design-4913-9585-80391 AF-comment--Application-Addendum-proposal-description-and-reasons-for-relief CME Review-2 CME Review-1 200-List---as-of-10302025-4923-5149-42622 525-NORTHFIELD-AVENUE-FORESTER-MEMORANDUM Planner's Completeness-Review-1 Planner's Completeness-Review-2 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-enclosing-memo-from-Jarmel-Kizel-and-tree-permit-and- planning-memo--03022026-4904-1928-84663 Stonefield-Planning-Memo-02272026-4914-4328-66742 EIS-waiver-memo-02252026-4908-0095-34901 CME Review-3 ANS-Consultants-to-Board-Secretary-01272026-4916-9454-3757-v1 Architectural-Schematic-Design---Revised-as-of-01292026-4908-4716-3021-v1 Civil-Plans-Revised-01292026 Completeness-Review-1---Waivers-Checklist-4903-0348-8643-v4 Letter-from-Engineer-to-Board-Secretary-01292026-4913-0296-5901-v1 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-enclosing-revised-plans-addressing-completeness-- 02062026-4902-4495-3485-v3 NJDEP-Applicability-Determination-Survey-07212010-4909-9265-3197-v2 Stormwater-Management-Report---Revised-as-of-01282026-4936-0314-8685-v2 Stormwater-Maintenance-Plan-and-Field-Manual-01282026-4932-5213-7869-v2 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-enclosing-memo-from-Jarmel-Kizel-and-tree-permit-and- planning-memo--03022026-4904-1928-84663 Stonefield-Planning-Memo-02272026-4914-4328-66742 EIS-waiver-memo-02252026-4908-0095-34901 Tree-Removal-Permit---Application-Only-4905-4954-71308 03132026-PB-25-11--SPRAB-Meeting-Review 03132026-PB-25-11--Planning-Review-1 Amended-Application-03312026 Architectural-Schematic-Design-03302026 Email-from-Brian-Feeney-12292026 Letter-to-Board-Secretary-enclosing-revised-plans-and-email-from-HPC-03312026 Memo-Regarding-Revisions-03302026 Preliminary-and-Final-Site-Plans-03302026 Stormwater-Management-Report-03302026 Letter-to-Planning-Board-encl-affidavit-of-proof-of-service Returned-Green-Cards---as-of-04082026-4931-9445-67352 Affidavit-of-Proof-of-Service-with-Exhibit

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02026 Stormwater-Management-Report-03302026 Letter-to-Planning-Board-encl-affidavit-of-proof-of-service Returned-Green-Cards---as-of-04082026-4931-9445-67352 Affidavit-of-Proof-of-Service-with-Exhibits-4926-0391-13272

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PB25-11-525-Northfield-Ave---Planning-Board-Review-2 Artheon Review-4 A-1-Sheet-E-100---Aerial-Exhibit A-2-Sheet-E-200-4937-0150-9535-v2 Letter-to-Planning-Board-encl-marked-exhibits-4896-6208-6562-v1 Affidavit-of-Proof-of-Service-with-Exhibits---05202026-4935-0228-75342 Letter-to-Planning-Board-encl-affidavit-of-proof-of-service--06012026-4909-6927- 7873-v-4913-5887-71061 Affidavit-of-Proof-of-Service-with-Exhibits-4904-3317-88022 Returned-Green-Cards-as-of-06032026-4936-8579-80662 20260609-Letter-to-WO-PB-re-Representation • PB-26-01 15 Ridgeway LLC 15 Ridgeway LLC Block: 158 Lot: 28.01 Zone: R4 The applicant is seeking a minor subdivision with bulk variance approval to create an additional building lot from an oversized lot. PB-26-01-Application Survey PB-26-01-Proposal-and-Reasons-for-Relief Copy-of-15-Ridgeway-Subdivision-Civil-Plans-1-6-2026--File-29906 12052025-Architect-Plans Letter from Township Engineer-15-Ridgeway-Avenue-Bl-158-L-2801-Review-1 03032026_PB-26-01-15-Ridgeway-Avenue-Completeness-Review-2 CME Review-1 Resubmission-Letter-to-West-Orange-Town-Hall---Planning-Board Response-Letter-1-To-Board-Engineer-15-Ridgeway-West-Orange Report-4-13-2026 Hudson-Essex-Passaic-Soil-Conservation-District---15-Ridgeway-Ave Certified Certificate-AFU-and-ABJ BusinessRegistrationCertificate-AFU_AJ-2 15_RIDGEWAY_LLC_Operating_Agreement_Final_Aug_11_2025 15-Ridgeway-West-Orange-Two-Run-Card 15-Ridgeway-Ave-Minor-Subdivision-Rev-3-Dated-4-13-26-File-29906 04222026-VARIANCE-APPLICATION-compressed - Architectural Plans Proof-of-Mailing-Packet-to-West-Orange Certified-Mail-Receipts 05012026_PB-26-01-15-Ridgeway-Avenue-Planning-Review 05-01-2026---Review-2 05042026-Variance-application--UPDATED-compressed 05042026-Variance-response-letter 2026-05-20-Ltr-of-Rep-15-Ridgeway10817401 Affidavit-of-Publication-Exhibits 29906-Response-Letter-2 29906-15-Ridgeway-Minor-Subdivision-R3-5-26-2026 29906-15-Ridgeway-West-Orange-5-26-26-HydroCAD-Report 2026-05-28-Ltr-15-Ridgeway-Adjournment-10828851 Artheon - Review-3 06192026_PB-26-01-15-Ridgeway-Avenue-Planning-Review-2

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H. GENERAL DISCUSSION I. PUBLIC COMMENT J. ADJOURNMENT **THE NEXT REGULAR PLANNING BOARD MEETING WILL BE WEDNESDAY, August 12, 2026 AT 6:30 P.M. **

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