PB 22 10 CME Associates Review 1 Dated September 28 2022

Ne ASSOCIATES Chairman and Members of the West Orange Township Planning Board September 28, 2022 Re: Altera 769, LLC (PB-22-10) Our File No. VWRP0166.01 Phase 2 Final Site Plan with “C” Variances - Review #1 Page 2 e¢ AnApplicant Disclosure Statement. ¢ A completed Application for Tree Removal and Replacement Permit dated August 30, 2022. « Acompleted Site Plan/Subdivision Checklist. e Acompleted Sustainability Checklist Form. e¢ Acopy of an August 26, 2022 letter from the Office of the Tax Collector which states that the taxes on Block 166.15, Lot 9 are paid through October 31, 2022 and the 2022 sewer charges are paid in full. e A Buffer Report which lists the owners of property within 200 feet of Block 166.15, Lot 9 from the Office of the West Orange Assessor dated July 8, 2022. We have reviewed the information submitted in support of this application and offer the following comments: A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The property in question is an irregularly shaped tract which fronts on the northerly side of Northfield Avenue approximately 320 ft west of the intersection with Vizcaya Boulevard. It has an area of 212,742 sf or approximately 4.88 acres and is located in the OB-1 Zone. The property currently occupied by a 3-story office building with a penthouse level having a total floor area of 67,803 sf. Access is provided to the site via a one-way entrance drive on the easterly side of the site and a one-way exit driveway on the westerly side of the site. Parking for 12 vehicles exists in front of the building, 24 parallel parking spaces exist along the entrance/exit drives and parking for an additional 190 vehicles exists in the rear of the building. The Applicant proposes to construct various improvements at the site. The improvements are to be constructed in two (2) phases. The Phase | improvements include: e Upgrade the existing building facade. e Add a new drop-off area at the rear of the building with a second lane providing access to 7 handicap accessible parking spaces. e Install a canopy over the new drop-off area. e Mill and overlay the existing parking lot and drive aisles. e Construct an extension to the existing parking lot at the rear of the building to replace the parking spaces that will be lost due to construction of the proposed drop-off and handicap parking area. e Install additional drainage pipes and a subsurface stormwater

of the building to replace the parking spaces that will be lost due to construction of the proposed drop-off and handicap parking area. e Install additional drainage pipes and a subsurface stormwater management basin to mitigate the increase in runoff from the proposed parking lot extension S:\West Orange\Planning BoardlVWRPO166.01 - Altera 769, LLC\Phase 2 Final Review #1 09-28-2022.docx