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Supporting Documentation · Jan 16, 2025

12 12 24 PSEG West Orange BOA ZB 24 06 PSEG 35 Mt Pleasant Ave Full Size

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Page 106 1 Norway spruce, the willow oaks, the Little Leaf 2 Lindens, the London planes, the Doug fir, the horse 3 chestnut. 4 Those were the ones that I specifically 5 noted on my plan and highlighted them and 6 cross-referenced whether they were being preserved or 7 proposed for removal. 8 So, again, I was -- you know, the 9 smaller trees can be replaced, but the larger trees, 10 you know, they provide a benefit, a visual screening 11 of the site that cannot be replaced any time soon. 12 Q. Thank you. 13 Are you aware of any language in the 14 ordinance that mandates that alternatives be 15 considered when -- with respect to designing a site? 16 A. It's kind of subjective in terms of, 17 you know, the purpose and intent of it is to try to 18 preserve trees. So you would hope that all of the -- 19 all of the options to preserve a tree would be 20 exhausted before it becomes evident that the tree has 21 to be removed. 22 So I'm just not aware that all of the 23 options have been considered. 24 And, again, I just -- if the driveway 25 was slightly configured, if the improvements on the

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