Planning Director Memo Dated August 29 2022

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER www.westorange.org 1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 Department of Planning and Development ROBERT D. PARISI Tel: (973) 325-4108 Fax: (973) 325-6359 Mayor Email: planning@westorange.org TO: Planning Board Members FROM: Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP, Township Planning Director DATE: August 29, 2022 RE: PB 22-08/Cummings Block: 80.03; Lots: 10 & 21; Zone: R-1 Ridge Road and Mount Pleasant Avenue Preliminary and Final Minor Subdivision with Variance INTRODUCTION The applicant is proposing to subdivide a currently undeveloped property at the intersection of Ridge Road and Mount Pleasant Avenue into four lots. The application includes requests for preliminary and final major subdivision and “c” variance approval. LAND USE The property is located in the R-1 zone and is currently vacant. Its total area is 552,878 square feet (12.7 acres). Ridge Road is developed with low-density single-family detached residential uses to the west, but there is also a mix of land uses in the surrounding area. These include the Goddard School daycare/preschool, office and commercial uses to the north along Mount Pleasant Avenue, multifamily residential to the east (Crestridge Apartments) and senior living/nursing care facilities to the west (Arden Courts and Brookdale West Orange) with Essex County Country Club further to the west.