470 Eagle Rock Avenue West Orange_Revised Planning Report_07072023

470 Eagle Rock Avenue, Township of West Orange, NJ – Professional Planning Report 3 Planning/Land Use Analysis Project Location: The project site is located at 470 Eagle Rock Avenue in the Township of West Orange, specifically along the western side of Eagle Rock Avenue (which is County Road). The project site consists of one tax lot: Lot 38, which contains approximately 45,713 square feet of land. A 1-story vacant commercial building stands on the property, which was most recently used as a free-standing restaurant surrounded by surface parking serving the restaurant. The property is located within the General Business District (B-2). (NOTE: Year built of the existing restaurant building is not noted in the Township tax records). Project Description: The proposed project involves the demolition of the existing one-story commercial/restaurant building and construction of two one-story, free-standing quick-serve restaurants (QSR). One of the proposed restaurants will be a Popeyes restaurant and the other will be a Sonic restaurant. Both will contain drive-thru facilities. The proposed Popeyes restaurant will contain a floor area is approximately 2,537 square feet (with 706 square feet open to patrons) and a patron capacity of 42 seats and the proposed fast food Sonic restaurant will contain a gross floor area of approximately 1,484 square feet (with a 433-square foot patio that is open to patrons) and a patron capacity of 30 seats. In total, 31 parking spaces will be provided on site. There will be two ingress/egress driveways. The westerly driveway will only permit a right turn for vehicles exiting the site. Each restaurant will have its own respective refuse/trash enclosure area, located at the southerly boundary of the site. Signage associated with each fast food restaurant is also proposed, including 1 freestanding sign and 5 building mounted signs for the Popeyes restaurant and 1 freestanding sign and 1 building mounted sign for the fast food restaurant. The applicant is requesting approvals for major site plan, Conditional Use variances and “C” variances. Surrounding Land Uses: Immediately north of the project site, across Eagle Road Avenue, is Mayfair Farms and its associated surface parking. Northeast is the strip commercial shopping center with a large surface parking area (containing a variety of retail tenants, such as Whole Foods, Staples, Dollar

ms and its associated surface parking. Northeast is the strip commercial shopping center with a large surface parking area (containing a variety of retail tenants, such as Whole Foods, Staples, Dollar Tree, Jersey Mikes and Chipotle. East of the project site, on the same side of Eagle Rock Avenue, is a one-story bank with drive-through facility. Abutting the project site to the south are single-family dwellings located on Rosney Terrace to the west and Fundus Road to the east. Residential dwellings are also located west of the project site, fronting along Eagle Rock Avenue.