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

Page 6 1 projects they propose do not meet the requirements of 2 the West Orange zoning code, or they have been denied 3 permits by the building inspector. 4 We are their first avenue of appeal. 5 Board Members have a two-fold responsibility; first, 6 to see that the Applicant is treated as fairly as 7 possible, since no zoning code can foresee all 8 possible inequities; and second, to protect the 9 welfare of the community as a whole, which is the 10 basic purpose of the municipal zoning. 11 Our procedures are simple. The 12 Applicant presents his case. Objectors present their 13 case. Citizens in the audience are then given an 14 opportunity to speak, both for or against an 15 application. We expect the conduct of these 16 proceedings to be dignified and orderly so that all 17 parties may obtain a fair and impartial hearing. 18 As our proceedings are public, so is 19 our decisionmaking, which usually takes place the 20 same evening. Because appeals from the decisions of 21 the board can be made to the courts and in some cases 22 to the township council solely on the basis of the 23 record before this body and since the rules of 24 evidence and case law are technical, we would like to 25 advise all persons have a right to legal counsel in