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Supporting Documentation · Jan 15, 2026

22 1 20 Katsanos Chit Chat Diner West Orange Prior Zoning Board Resolution of Approval

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the deck will be able to withstand hurricane type weather, and will be a concrete structure with fire-rated steel and the flooring will be slip proof outdoor tile; after comments from the Board at the first hearing, Mr. Blasch lowered the deck by two feet to make it less visible from the residenital area but so that it will still be able to have three parking spaces underneath to replace the spaces being lost due to the installation of the deck (for regulation size cars only), that there will be no interefernce with the system by which deliveries of food and supplies are made to the facility, that there will be steps up to the deck from the rear diner door, that there will be a handicapped accessible lift for access the deck and that diners will enter the deck from the interior of the diner, there will be no direct access from the parking lot to the deck for patrons other than for emergency exits; WHEREAS, the Applicant offered the testimony of Nick Katsanos, general manager and son of the owner, Mr. Konstanti Katsanos, Mr. Katsanos testified that the maximum occupancy level of 182 patrons will be monitored by a clicking system, keeping counts of patrons, that there will be no speakers or other amplified audio on the deck, that the Diner operates from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., but that the deck will close at 11:00 p.m., that the deck will not be lit when not in use, that no new patron will be seated on the deck after 10:45 p.m., that no parties will be held on the deck, and that there will be no PA system on the deck; 6139105-1

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