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Page 90 1 station is an inherently beneficial use and the station 2 is particularly well-suited for public utilities. I 3 included a Resolution from 2007 in your application 4 packages. I also included a Resolution from 2017. And 5 I explained previously that I was able to find partial 6 or full records that PSE&G as been requesting relief 7 for expansion of a nonconforming use and height 8 variances for at least 35 years. 9 The second reason the Board can approve 10 this application is because special planning reasons 11 are advanced by the project. The special reasons are 12 the purposes in the Municipal Land Use Law and the 13 Township Zoning Ordinance. The special reasons are 14 first, the specific purposes of the municipal Land Use 15 Law that are promoted are promoting the public health, 16 safety, and general welfare of the community and 17 benefiting the public. 18 Also, we are offering a reduction in 19 potential outages which obviously advances safety from 20 and during natural disasters. And finally we are 21 promoting energy resources in the state. Purposes in 22 the West Orange Ordinance that are advanced are first, 23 helping to guide and regulate the orderly growth, 24 development, and redevelopment of the Township in 25 accordance with a comprehensive plan and with long-term