172 174 Main Street West Orange Planner Report 9 24 2024

September 25, 2024 Page 2 of 11 PB-24-14 172-174 Main Street Block 89, Lot 6 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, NJ 07042 ∙ Phone: (973) 954-2677 ∙ www.NishuaneGroup.com convert the building to a mixed-use building. The proposed mixed-use building will contain 2,824-SF of office space on the 1st floor, which will be sub-divided into two (2) tenant spaces, and a total of seven (7) residential units on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Twenty-six (26) on- site existing parking spaces will also be provided. Mixed-use development is permitted as a conditional use in the B-1 District. This means that the proposed development must meet specific conditions in order to be permitted in the zone. The applicant meets all the conditional use requirement for this use. As such, the planning board has jurisdiction to hear this application. The applicant is also seeking site plan approval. Required Variance Relief Building Height – Pursuant to the Township of West Orange Zoning Ordinance §25-7.1, Part B, for the B-1 District, a maximum height of 2 ½ Stories and not exceeding 35-Feet required, and the applicant proposes 3 stories with a height of 34.6-feet. A C-variance is required to permit a greater number of stories than required. Rear Yard Setback – Pursuant to the Township of West Orange Zoning Ordinance §25-7.1, Part B, a minimum rear yard setback of 30-feet is required, and the applicant proposes a rear yard setback of 6.54-feet. A C-variance is required to permit a lesser rear yard setback than required. (This is an existing Nonconforming Condition). Lot Coverage – Pursuant to the Township of West Orange Zoning Ordinance §25-7.1, Part B, a maximum lot coverage of 75% is permitted, and the applicant proposes a lot coverage of 84.2%. A C- variance is required to permit a greater lot coverage than permitted. (This is an existing Nonconforming Condition). Project Description The subject site is a 15,158-square-foot (0.348-acre) lot located on the western side of Main Street, between Edisonia Terrace and Park Way. The site is improved with a two- story, commercial building that currently appears to be vacant. The existing building is setback 125.7-feet from the eastern (front) property line on Main Street, 6.54-feet from the rear property line and 11.4-feet and 8.6-feet from the northern and southern side property lines respectively. No changes to the footprint of the existing

perty line on Main Street, 6.54-feet from the rear property line and 11.4-feet and 8.6-feet from the northern and southern side property lines respectively. No changes to the footprint of the existing building are proposed as part of this application.