Planning Director Memo Dated August 29 2022

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER www.westorange.org 2 SUBMISSIONS ITEM SIGNED BY DATE/REVISION ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey James A. Conway, Jr., PLS 5/11/2022 Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plat Robert P. Freud, PE, PP 7/27/2022 Planning Report Robert P. Freud, PE, PP 8/8/2022 Environmental Impact Statement Robert P. Freud, PE, PP August 2022 Traffic Impact and Parking Assessment Justin Taylor, PE, PTOE, LEED AP and Nick Verderese, PE, PTOE 8/5/2022 VARIANCES REQUIRED SECTION/REQUIREMENT PERMITTED /REQUIRED EXISTING PROPOSED VARIANCE 25-28.8b and c Disturbance of Steep Slopes 25% or greater Not permitted NA 3,640 square feet “c” PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT The subject property is located on the south side of Mount Pleasant Avenue and the west side of Ridge Road a short distance to the east of Prospect Avenue. Ridge Road is not a public street. It is a 30-foot wide private drive. The subject property is currently vacant, with the exception of remnants of former development such as rock walls, fencing and a brick path. There are steep slopes on the site, particularly on the eastern portion of the property adjacent to a cliff face on the property to the east. The site has a grade change of 122 feet, with elevations ranging from 510 feet to 632 feet. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property into four lots, which would have the following lot areas: • Lot 1: 118,714 square feet (2.73 acres) • Lot 2: 99,559 square feet (2.28 acres) • Lot 3: 169,390 square feet (3.89 acres) • Lot 4: 165,215 square feet (3.79 acres) Schematic layouts of dwellings and driveways are shown on each lot. A stormwater detention basin is shown on each lot. Site improvements are limited to the western portion of each lot, except for a storm sewer line leading from the basin on each lot into the eastern portion of each lot. Much of the eastern and northeastern portions of the site contain steep slopes and/or are