West Orange Township_Fourth Round HEFSP_Final Draft

10. pb 12. Tompkins Street that is improved with a 3-story, multi-unit residential building. In addition, several other properties along Tompkins Street (1 Tompkins Street, 3 Tompkins Street, 35 Tompkins Street, and 37 Tompkins Street), as well as existing and proposed residential developments on Central Avenue, are developed with 3-story buildings. From an aesthetic standpoint, the proposed facades incorporate various elements (peaked roof, projections, etc.) and materials (vinyl siding, cedar shake, etc.) to provide architectural interest. Therefore, the proposed project is consistent with the height of the adjacent residential development, in similar character to the buildings in the area, and design of the roof lines providing for a desirable streetscape. The proposed project does not provide any off-street parking spaces where a minimum of 35 parking spaces are required. The project will instead use a shared parking system with a project recently approved for development on Central Avenue and Mitchell Street. The project on Central Avenue will provide 17 spaces at a 1:1 ratio to future residents of the project proposed at the subject property. Field data was gathered to analyze existing residential parking utilization and understand future parking demand for the proposed multi-family project. Both on-street and off- street parking spaces at various locations in the neighborhood and at different days of week and times of day were counted. The on-street parallel parking spaces along the northbound and southbound sides of Tompkins Street between Mitchell Street and Freeman Street, and the off-street parking spaces at the Harvard Printing | parking deck at the corner of South Jefferson Street and Mitchell Street and the off-street covered and surface and covered parking spaces for the Harvard Printing Il development along Central Avenue were included in the analysis. The following provide the summary utilization rates: * Weekday morning (4/23 7:00am): 54% * Weekend afternoon (4/24 3:00pm): 40% *Weekday evening (4/26 8:00pm): 53%. As evidenced from the analysis, the surrounding area has a surplus of parking spaces. According to 2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 68% of renter-occupied households have either one (45.6%) or zero (22.7%) vehicles available in their household for West Orange Township. Based on data from the Institute of

y Survey 5-year estimates, 68% of renter-occupied households have either one (45.6%) or zero (22.7%) vehicles available in their household for West Orange Township. Based on data from the Institute of Transportation Engineer's Parking Generation, Sth Edition, the 85th percentile peak period parking demand for “Multifamily Housing (low-rise)” is 1.52 vehicle per dwelling unit during the weekday peak period and 1.61 vehicles per dwelling unit during the Saturday peak period. This equates to a weekday peak period demand of 26 vehicles and a weekend peak period of 27 vehicles. As evidenced from the aforementioned analysis, the residents of the existing Harvard Printing | and II multi-family developments have a lower demand for off-street parking. This further supports the parking variance as the 17 proposed off-site parking spaces will be sufficient supply for the anticipated demand of the proposed 17 units. The project is proposing a building coverage of 45.3% where a maximum building coverage of 40% is permitted. The proposed building coverage exceeds the permitted amount by 5.3%. The proposed building footprint is suitable to provide for appropriately sized 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom units. The proposed project meets the front and side yard