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Business Proposal Business Name: Coluna Coffee & Cookies Concept: Coluna Coffee & Cookies is a small, home-based business that provides freshly roasted coffee and homemade cookies to our local community. By combining high-quality coffee beans, roasted to perfection in small batches, with delicious, freshly baked cookies made from scratch, we aim to offer a unique and comforting experience for coffee and treat lovers. Our focus is on freshness, quality, and local accessibility, ensuring neighbors get their favorite coffee and cookies without leaving the community. Products Offered: 1, Freshly Roasted Coffee: o Variety of roasts (light, medium, dark) and blends. © Single-origin options for coffee enthusiasts. ¢ Available in whole beans or ground, tailored to customer preferences. 2. Homemade Cookies: o Classic flavors: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter. o Seasonal and specialty flavors to match holidays and tocal events. o Available in standard and mini sizes for convenience. Target Market: Our target market includes: + Neighborhood residents seeking convenient, fresh coffee and treats. ¢ Local professionals, parents, and students looking for quality snacks. ¢ Small gatherings, community events, and informal gifting. Operating Model: Coluna Coffee & Cookies operates primarily as a home-based business. Customers can place orders through phone, text, or social media platforms. We offer pickup services directly from our home and are exploring options to provide free local delivery within a set radius to ensure convenience. Rationale for Operating from a Home Kitchen Starting Coluna Coffee & Cookies from our home kitchen allows us to overcome the prohibitive costs of leasing a commercial or retail space. Renting and maintaining a storefront can be financially unsustainable for small startups, especially when margins are initially tight. By using our fully equipped home kitchen: 1. Lower Startup Costs: o We avoid expensive lease agreements, security deposits, and costly renovations required for retail spaces. co Funds can instead be invested into high-quality coffee roasting equipment, baking supplies, and marketing efforts.

2. Operational Flexibility: o Ahome kitchen allows us to operate on a small scale, fulfilling orders based on demand. o We can maintain flexible hours, ensuring we meet the needs of our customers without the pressure of retail operating costs. 3. Freshness and Quality Control: © Operating from home ensures we can focus on small-batch production, maintaining superior freshness and quality for both our coffee and cookies. 4. Community-Centered Appeal: o Asa home-based operation, we foster a sense of local connection and trust, serving neighbors directly with homemade products. o Customers appreciate supporting small, family-operated businesses within their community. Long-Term Vision: While operating from home is ideal for our launch, our long-term goal is to build a loyal customer base and generate enough revenue to expand. This could include attending farmers’ markets, collaborating with local businesses, or even eventually moving into a commercial space once the business is financially sustainable.

HOME OCCUPATION OR HOME PROFESSIONAL APPLICATION FORM Full Legal Name: __ Taharally Christopher Cast) Girst) Mailing Address: 77-79 Lessing Rd. West Orange. NJ. 07052 (Street) (City) _ (State) (Zip) ‘Telephone Number: ( 646) 334-1961 Email:__ctaharally@gmail.com Is the Applicant an: &) Individual, C) Corporation, 1 Partnership, 1 Other If the Applicant is a corporation or partnership, a list of the names and addresses of persons having a 10% interest or more in the corporation or partnership must be attached. Relationship of the applicant to the property: [4 Owner, (1 Tenant or Lessee, 1 Purchaser under contract (with consent of owner, 1) Other (please specify) If the applicant is not the owner of the property in question, the applicant must submit an affidavit with the owner(s) authorization to proceed with this process. B. PROP NERINFORMATION. ee Check here if same as applicant. If the owner is not the applicant, please complete the following: Owner’s Name: Address: Telephone Number: ( ) Email: C. PROPERTY INFORMATION Street Address: _77-79 Lessing Rd. West Orange, NJ,.07052 Block Number(s): 158.14 ; Lot Number(s): 243 Tax Plate: $346,000 3; Zone of Property: R-4 The location of the property is approximately 410 _ feet from the intersection of St. Cloud Avenue and. Lessing Rd. (closest intersection.) Has there been any previous Zoning Board of Adjustment or Planning Board hearings involving this property? 0 Yes, Date(s): 3K] No If yes, please attach copies of the written decisions adopted by the Board to each application. Please attach a list of all contiguous or adjacent property owned by the applicant or owner. &% None Is this property listed in “The Historic Sites Survey” prepared by Robert Guter 7/9/1992 Cl Yes KI No ‘PLANNING BRENDociment Litasy205 Applications Home Orcepain- Home Profesional Applian 7201S oe

D. TYPE OF APPLICATION - Indicate the type of application being submitted: 1) & Home Occupation — Skip to Section E. 2) © Home Professional — Complete all: Days/Hours of Operation: HOURS OF OPERATK Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Number of Employees: Number and Type of Commercial Vehicles (Type/Size): Overnight Parking of Commercial Vehicle or Vans? Y_N__ NEW LIGHTING? Y__N__ If yes, provide details and indicate location on site plan. SIGN DETAILS for any new sign. Submit details and depict location, total square footage, height, type of font and letter size as well as construction materials and any illumination. Existing Use of the Property Briefly describe the major elements of your proposal including parking plan: (you may attach a more detailed written description.) « Home Occupation must include written details of parking drop-off and pick-off. * Home Professional must indicate parking details on site plan. We intend to sell roasted coffee and cookies made in our kitchen to the local neighborhood (St, Cloud) surrounding community. Customers will park on the street or may use our driveway temporarily to pick up their items. Pick up should not take longer than 3-5 mins, and parking will not disrupt the flow of traffic on Lessing Rd. The property is 1,410 sq. ft. (square feet); 24 (acres) Impervious Surface Coverage: Present: 3 Proposed: Building Coverage: Present: ; Proposed: Is the property located: Within 200 feet of another municipality? O Yes 1 No Adjacent to an existing or proposed county road? O Yes No Adjacent to other county land? 0 Yes No Adjacent to a state highway? C1 Yes KI No ‘TAPLANIMING BRDDocument [strony $ ApplicasionsHteme Oceupation-Home Profesianat Application 7-2015.de0 2f4

FLEXPERTS | The following information is respectfully requested to enable the Board to facilitate the processing of this application: APPLICANT’S ATTORNEY: Telephone Number: ( ) __Email: Address: APPLICANT’S ENGINEER: Telephone Number: ( y Email: Address: APPLICANT’S ARCHITECT: Telephone Number: ( ) Email: Address: APPLICANT’S PLANNER: Telephone Number: ( ) Email: Address: OTHER EXPERT(S): Telephone Number: ( ) Email: Address: If necessary, please list any additional experts below, including address, telephone number and email address. “TALAIUNO.BRDDocuent[ieurytOLS Applicaton Hose Occupation Home Profane! Apliztion 72015 oe 3/4

SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: APPLICANT’S VERIFICATION Thereby certify that the above statements made by me and the information contained in the papets submitted in connection with this application are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements are willfully false, [am subject to punishment. Applicant’s Signature: Lam , Al Date: ka | 18) reat CONTINUANCE Should the Planning Board/Zoning Board of Adjustment have a full and heavy agenda, or discussion and meeting regarding this application requiring carrying the matter past the statue time limit, the applicant grants permission for such an extension. Applicants Signature: a Date: ( Bh 2024 OWNER’S AUTHORIZATION — MUST BE SIGNED Thereby certify that I reside at 11-14 Lessey 2p. in the County of Ceex and the State of New Jetsey and that 1 am the owner of all that certain lot, piece or parcel of land known as Block(s) 158.14 : Lot(s)__ 243 on the Tax Map of which property is the subject of the above application, and that said application is hereby authorized by me. Furthermore, I authorize inspection of the site which is the subject of this application. | 6 Owner’s Signature: (bsp wid O, Date: 2/1 |reeq THIS APPLICATION DOES NOT RELIEVE THE APPLICANT FROM COMPLYING WITH OTHER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES SUCH AS THE TREE REMOVAL ORDINANCE AND OBTAINING THE NECESSARY APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER SUCH ORDINANCES. “VPLANNING BRIADoounent Lirary 2015 AppisiensAome Oceupos Hone Pofesimal Appiston 7-291S.oe 44

12/18/2024 RE: Coluna Coffee & Cookies Geniece Gary-Adams, Zoning Official c/o Department of Planning & Development 66 Main Street, Room 214 West Orange, NJ, 07052 Dear Ms. Gary-Adams, | hope this letter finds you well. This letter is sent with the intent of informing the West Orange Planning Board of my full commitment to abide by the rules of the West Orange Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 25-9.9 in all home occupation activities as applied. Respectfully Submitted, Christopher Taharally 77-79 Lessing Rd. West Orange, NJ, 07052 (646) 334-1961 ctaharally@gmail.com

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TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 OFFICE OF THE TAX COLLECTOR SUSAN McCARTNEY , Tel: (973) 325-4075 Mayor Fax: (973) 736-9182 KATHY LONGO Email: taxcollector@westorange.org Tax Collector VERIFICATION OF TAXES & SEWER CHARGES PAID DATE: 12/11/24 BLOCK: 158.14 LOT: 243 QUAL: NAME: TAHARALLY, C. & PADOVER, M. ADDRESS: 77-79 LESSING ROAD TAXES PAID UNTIL: 1/31/25 2024 SEWER PAID (5) NO AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, www.westorange,org