April 5 2006 Planning Board Resolution

WHEREAS, certain residents of the Township of West Orange objected to the Application and made their presentation directly to the Board and their submissions ——-—-—ineluded-the Report of William-Gregor, PE, PP; dated January-24,2006-and-February-4; 2006; the Reports of Alexander Litwornia, PE, PP, of Litwarnia Associates, dated October 6, 2005 December 6, 2005 and February 1, 2006; the Report of Amy Green dated February 7, 2005 and numerous exhibits marked O-1 through O-10 for the Record; and WHEREAS, certain residents of the Township of West Orange objecting to the Application presented and the Board heard the testimony of William Gregor, Alexander Litwornia and Amy Greene; and WHEREAS, other objectors to the Application included the Planning Board of the Township of Verona, having made its objections to the Board through its attorney Gregory Mascera, Esq., Bannon, Rawding, McDonald & Mascera; WE CARE, having made its objections to the Board through its attorney Herbert Waldman, Esq., Nagel, Rice & Mazie; The Condominium Association of West Essex Highlands, having made its objections to the Board through its attorney Richard Schkolnick, Esq., Ramsey & . Berman, P.C.; and WHEREAS, the Board heard the testimony of, considered the opinion of and reviewed the written submissions of Deborah Cerbone, the Board’s consulting landscape engineer, dated January 10, 2006 and February 7, 2006; Leonard Lepore, PE, the Board’s Engineer, dated March 30, 2005 and November 30, 2005 and Susan Borg, PE, PP, the Board’s Planner, dated January 10, 2005; the Traffic Bureau of the West Orange Police Department, in an undated report signed by Police Officer Mastras #145; the Fire-Sub Code Official Matthew Serignese, dated November 9, 2004; December 21, 2005 and January 4, 2006; and Deputy Fire Chief Paul O’Connor; and WHEREAS, all the facts and data contained in the submitted application and in all submissions and exhibits submitted to the Board by any and all interested parties and produced at a public hearing before the Board are incorporated as findings of fact of this Board as if set forth at length herein; and WHEREAS, the Board having determined that it has jurisdiction to review and decide the matters brought before it by the Applicant; NOW THEREFORE, does the Planning Board of the Township of West Orange make the following specific findings of facts and

risdiction to review and decide the matters brought before it by the Applicant; NOW THEREFORE, does the Planning Board of the Township of West Orange make the following specific findings of facts and conclusions of law with regard to this application: A. Applicant seeks Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision approval, with no variances, for 136 single-family lots at property which it owns, being property located approximately 1600 feet from the intersection of Oval Road and Warner Road, West