250 252 Main Street PB 25 01 West Orange Planner Report 2 20 2025

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: PB-25-01 – 250-252 Main Street Block 114, Lot 78 DT: February19, 2025 The following is prepared on behalf of the West Orange Planning Board. The information is for advisory purposes only and is intended to assist the Board’s decision-making process. Below are descriptions of the projects based on the supplied plans and documentation as well as commentary on issues evident from them. Items Reviewed In preparation of this report, I have reviewed the following items: ● Township of West Orange Application form for the Planning or Zoning Board of Adjustment, dated January 17, 2025. ● Site and Architectural drawings titled Classroom Renovation at 250 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052, 250 Main Street, West Orange consisting of two (2) sheets, dated 1-22-2024, with revisions dated 5-11-2024, 10-7-2024 and 1-14-2025, prepared by Dicara Rubino Architects. ● Survey of Property situated at 250-252 Main Street, Block:114, Lot:78, Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, consisting of one (1) sheet, dated 12-8- 2017, prepared by Richard J. Hingos, Inc. Project Summary On property located in the Township’s Downtown Redevelopment Area, Main Street Sub- Zone (MSS), the applicant, Paul Cito – West Orange Community House proposes to construct an exterior stairway on the southern side of the existing two-story building. The applicant does not propose to change the exterior of the building nor to impact impervious coverage or any other element of the property, as part of this application. The site is utilized