Agenda · Oct 15, 2026
October 15, 2026, Regular Meeting
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TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 Department of Planning and Development Zoning Board of Adjustment SUSAN McCARTNEY Mayor Tel: (973) 325-4108 DIANA L. CHANDLER Zoning Board Secretary Email: zoningboard@westorange.org Philip D. Neuer, Chairperson Geniece Gary-Adams (Director of Planning & Development/Zoning Official) Irv Schwarzbaum, Vice-Chairperson Savo, Schalk, Corsini, Warner, Gillespie, O’Grodnick & Fisher PA, Board Attorneys William Michael Barbee Artheon or Heyer,Gruel & Associates Consulting Planner Laurence Cohen Artheon, Consulting Engineer Robin Miller Zayibeth Carballo, Municipal Engineer Brent D. Scott Alice Weiss Mark Sussman (Alt.) Michael Dannemiller (Alt.) Tal Ben-Zvi (Alt ) Todd Dubovy (Alt.) DRAFT AGENDA TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT REGULAR MEETING October 15, 2026 8:00 P.M. Will be held virtually Please click the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) to join the meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87065696482?pwd=BUjW3J3myMl5cK2j451IHZcE1WU74m.1 Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android: Passcode: 314589 Webinar ID: 870 6569 6482 Dial In: 309 205 3325 (Draft agenda is subject to change. For those persons having technical difficulties, please call 973-325-4108.) A. NOTICE Notice of this meeting was given to the Township Clerk, posted on the Township Web Site under the Current Legal Notices tab, and posted on the Township Bulletin Board in accordance with the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act” and the “Publication Reform Act.” B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE C. OPENING STATEMENT D. ROLL CALL
E. ANNOUNCEMENTS Future Meetings: October 29, 2026 (Special Meeting) November 19, 2026 (Regular Meeting) December 17, 2026 (Regular Meeting) F. SWEARING IN Township Professional(s) G. MINUTES • September 17, 2026, Regular Meeting • September 17, 2026, Executive Session H. RESOLUTIONS • ZB-26-02 Rhode (Approved 9/17/2026) 13 Porter Road Block: 175.24 ; Lot: 3; Zone: R-6 Application for C Variance for building addition was approved with conditions at the September 17, 2026, Regular Meeting. 9-18-2026 Response- to Municipal Engineer - R. Vollmar 9-2026 - Site-plan-Updated - F. Cunha • Adopt 2027 Meeting Schedule I. APPLICATIONS 1.) ZB-26-03 - WO Plaza 235 Prospect Avenue Block:152.01 Lot: 1445 &14485.05 Zone: P-C Interpretation of the Zoning Code’s definitions for “fast food restaurant” and “restaurant” and the addition of a definition for “fast casual restaurant,” in order to permit several proposed food establishments in the Planned Commercial (P-C) Zone. 9-15-2026 - Planning-Review - M. Apte 8-18-2026 - VERIFICATION-OF-TAX-AND-SEWER-CHARGES-PAID 8-17-2026 - 200 Ft Radius Map 7-30-2026 - Interpretation-submission- G. Meese 2.) ZB-25-10 Seton Hall Preparatory (Carried from 8/20/2026) 700 Prospect Avenue Block 82.01 Lot 1 Zone: R-1 Residential District The Applicant seeks to amend certain conditions of that approval established under Resolution ZB-08-37, including limits on the operation and to install lighting on the football field and parking lot. 8-18-26 - Filing-Letter-Adjournment-Request-August - E. Parlavecchio 5-22-2026-Response-From-Consulting-Professionals-re-letter-from-applicant-counsel
5-22-2026 - Filing-Letter-removal-of-sports-lights 5-20-2026 - Filing-Letter--Legal-Affidavit---Star-Ledger-Seton-Hall 5-19-2026 - Engineer-Review-2 - J. Hess 5-18-2026 - Affidavit-of-Proof-of-Publication-and-Service- - E. Parlavecchio 5-12-2026 - Filing-Letter-resubmission---revised-plans-and-response-letter - E.Parlavecchio 2-18-2026 - Heintz-and-Fiore-LLC-Response-Letter - D. Fiore Completed-Checklist-resubmission (rcd 5-12-2026) 2-12-2026 - Revised-Site-Plan-Set- D. Fiore 5-15-2026-email-from-CDochney-to-DChandler-no-update-of-Planning-Review-rcd-5-15-2026 3-5-2026 CDochney email to DChandler cf of no need for Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB) 3-4-2026 -Planning-Review-1- C. Dochney 26-02-12-Engineering-Memorandum- J. Hess 1-9-2026 - Planning-Report- J. McDonough Completed-Checklist-submission Prior-Resolutions-of-Approval-submission Completed-Sustainability-Checklist-submission 7-10-2025 -200-Foot-List Verification-of-Taxes-07-10-2025-submission 7-10-2025 - ZB-23-09-Seton-Hall-Preparatory---Resolution-submission 7-10-2025 -REVISED-Executed-Application-with-Attachment-submission 5-21-2025 - Executed-Application-with-Attachment-submission 5-21-2025 Architectural-Plans- D. Fiore 3.) ZB-25-11 Perez (Carried from 8/20/2026) 66 Whittlesey Avenue Block: 129; Lot: 60; Zone: R-T Residential The applicant is proposing to develop the rear portion of the property with a 2.5 story addition which will include two 2-bedroom apartments, along with the existing home on the site. C & D Variances are required to permit three dwelling units on the site and additional building height, as well as the existing conditions such as insufficient front yard setbacks and excess lot coverage. 8-20-2026 - Ltr-req-adjournment-to-October-15-2026-meeting -M. Piromalli 8-10-2026 - Ltr-enc-affidavits-of-mailing-and-publication - M. Piromalli 8-6-2026 -Affidavit-of-Mailing 8-4-2026 - Affidavit-of-Publication- 5-18-2026 -Planning-Review-2 - C. Dochney 5-17-2026 - Engineering-Memorandum-2- J. Hess 5-1-2026 - Ltr-submitting-revised-plans-to-zoning-board - M. Piromalli 5-14-2026 - Architectural-Floor-Plans-and-Elevations - J. Molinari (Weltz Architecture) 5-1-2026-Engineering-Plan - P. Daniele (EKA Associates) 4-17-2026 - Response-letter-from-project-engineer-re-revisions-to-the-plans -P. Daniele 4-3-2026 - Vehicle-Turning-Exhibit-P. Daniele (EKA Associates) 2-9-2026 -
ing-Plan - P. Daniele (EKA Associates) 4-17-2026 - Response-letter-from-project-engineer-re-revisions-to-the-plans -P. Daniele 4-3-2026 - Vehicle-Turning-Exhibit-P. Daniele (EKA Associates) 2-9-2026 - CME-Planning-Review-2 - C. Dochney 2-6-2026--CME-Planning-Review-1 - C. Dochney 2-4-2026 -Memorandum-Engineering- J. Hess 1-5-2026 - Ltr-submitting-applicant-planning-reports - M. Piromalli 12-30-2026 - Applicant-Planning-Report - W. Stimmel
9-26-2025 - Ltr-submitting-initial-zoning-board-application-packages - M. Piromalli 9-24-2025 - Zoning-Board-Application-exe 9-15-2025 - Architectural-Floor-Plans-and-Elevations - J. Molinari (Weltz Architecture) 9-5-2025- 200-Foot-List-with-utilities 8-28-2025-Property-Tax-Certification 8-25-2025 - Proposal - M. Piromalli 7-7-2025--Engineering-Plan - J. Bachi (EKA Associates) ADJOURNMENT ** THE NEXT SPECIAL ZONING BOARD MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026, AT 8:00 PM.** ** THE NEXT REGULAR ZONING BOARD MEETING WILL BE THURSDAY, November 19, 2026, AT 8:00 PM.**
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