THEWAYMAKER LETTER OF EXPLANATION AND G COMPLIANCE

Priscilla J. Triolo, Esq. ptriolo@bittigerelias.com BITTIGER ELIAS TRIOLO & DIEHL Please reply to New Jersey office 12 Route 17 North, Suite 206 Attorneys at Law Paramus, New Jersey 07652 P: 201.438.7770 F: 201.438.5726 September 18, 2024 Via Messenger Delivery Planning Board Township of West Orange 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Re: Application of TheWayMaker, LLC 40 Eagle Ridge Way Block 106 Lot 20.03 Chairperson and Members of the Planning Board, This firm represents TheWayMaker LLC, the owner of the above referenced property (“Owner”). PROPOSAL In response to directives from the Township, this Major Site Plan Development Application is to propose a subsurface chamber infiltration basin in the rear yard to enhance the previously approved stormwater seepage pit detention system and to enlarge the surface area of collection for the yard. It also addresses the incomplete boulder wall in the rear yard and shows the landscaping. The performance of the permitted work caused more than an acre of property to be inadvertently disturbed by the construction equipment during the approved relocation of the stormwater seepage pits. REASONS FOR RELIEF The performance of permitted work installing the stormwater seepage pits inadvertently resulted in the disturbance of more than anacre. The proposed Stormwater Chamber System and Stormwater Management Report responds to the directive of the township engineer and the West Orange Ordinance for Stormwater Management. No variances are required for this Application. BACKGROUND Construction permits were issued on 9/29/21 & 10/14/22 for the construction of a pool and pool house respectively together with a stormwater seepage pit system approved by DPW on 3/6/2023 to collect the stormwater from impervious facilities on the property. During the Website: bittigerelias.com | New York Office: 11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, New York 10004