PB 24 16 350 Mount Pleasant Avenue Essex Country Club West Orange Planner Report 8 27 2024

August 27, 2024 Page 3 of 13 PB-24-16 350 Mt. Pleasant Avenue Block 156, Lot 1 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, NJ 07042 ∙ Phone: (973) 954-2677 ∙ www.NishuaneGroup.com The pool house is an existing use on the site and is permitted in the R-2 District. However, the proposed improvements do not meet all the bulk and design requirements for the District. Site plan approval is required for this application. Required Variance Relief Accessory Building Height (Open Air Structure) – Pursuant to the Township of West Orange Zoning Ordinance §25-8.1(f), an accessory building in a residential zone shall not be taller than 1½ stories or 15-feet in height, and the applicant proposes a building height of 17.83-feet for the golf building. A C-variance is required to allow a greater accessory building height than permitted. Land Use Regulations & Requested Checklist Waivers 1. A waiver is required from West Orange application checklist item 13 that requires “metes and bounds description showing dimensions, bearings, curve data, length of tangents, radii, arcs, chords and central angles for all centerlines, and right of way, and centerline curves on streets if applicable.” The applicant comments that the proposed site development is deep into the site property and therefore, there are no impacts to elements of item #13. Survey is provided. Planner’s Comment: The applicant should provide an updated survey of the property. 2. A waiver is required from West Orange application checklist item 19 that requires “all proposed lot lines and area of lots in square feet if applicable.” As per West Orange Code §202-29.2A(6) “Length and bearings of the lot lines of the proposed project” is required. The applicant comments that the proposed site development has no adjustments or impacts to the lot line and area of the site. Planner’s Comment: No objection to this waiver. 3. A waiver is required from West Orange application checklist item 28 that requires “all existing street, water courses, flood plains, wetlands or other environmentally sensitive areas on and within 200’ of site.” As per West Orange Code §202-29.2A(6) “All existing structures and wooded areas within the site and within 200 feet thereof.” The applicant comments that the proposed site development has no adjustments or impacts to the existing street, water courses, flood plains, wetland or any environmentally

nd within 200 feet thereof.” The applicant comments that the proposed site development has no adjustments or impacts to the existing street, water courses, flood plains, wetland or any environmentally sensitive areas. Planner’s Comment: No objection to this waiver.