Complete Streets Ordinance Master Plan Consistency Review

105 Grove Street, Suite 3 Montclair, NJ 07042 973.954.2677 www.NishuaneGroup.com MEMORANDUM TO: Township of West Orange Planning Board FR: Gerard M. Haizel, PP, AICP, Principal RE: Master Plan Consistency Review – Ordinance 2891-25 - An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 2, Subsection 61, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board of The Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, Establishing A Complete and Green Streets Advisory Committee and Creating a Complete and Green Streets Policy. DT: January 29, 2025 Pursuant to The NJ Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL) at N.J.S.A. 40:55D-26(a), the above referenced matter was referred to the Township Planning Board for review and comment to the Governing Body, regarding the proposed Ordinance’s consistency with the Township’s Master Plan. For this review, the following items were reviewed: • Township of West Orange Ordinance 2891-25 • Township of West Orange Master Plan Reexamination Report And Plan Element Amendments – 2019. At its meeting on January 28, 2025, the West Orange Township Council introduced Ordinance 2891-25 on first reading. This Ordinance will amend and supplement Chapter 2, Subsection 61, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, sstablishing a Complete and Green Streets Advisory Committee and Creating A Complete and Green Streets Policy. The purpose of the proposed amendment, as stated in Ordinance 2891-25, is to utilize Complete and Green Streets as a means to provide a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options through planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of new and retrofit transportation facilities along the entire right-of-way for all roadway users of all ages and abilities.