76 Ashland Avenue Blue Violet Grow LLC West Orange Planner Report

August 19, 2025 Page 3 of 16 PB-25-04 76 Ashland Avenue – Blue Violet Grow, LLC Block 62, Lot 22.01 105 Grove Street, Suite 3, Montclair, NJ 07042 • Phone: (973) 954-2677 • www.NishuaneGroup.com CANNABIS MANUFACTURER - Means any licensed person or entity who holds a Class 2 Cannabis Manufacturer license that processes cannabis items in this State by purchasing or otherwise obtaining usable cannabis, manufacturing, preparing, and packaging cannabis items, and selling, and optionally transporting, these items to other cannabis manufacturers, cannabis wholesalers, or cannabis retailers, but not to consumers or as otherwise defined under the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-31, et. seq. Required Variances No variances are required for this application. However, there are outstanding items that were included as conditions of approval for the Yerrr Canna, LLC application (PB-24-05), which proposed a similar use/development on the subject site. The applicant for the current application (Blue Violet Grow, LLC) has indicated their intent to satisfy these outstanding conditions as part of their application. Requested Checklist Waivers A waiver is requested from providing the following items from Township of West Orange Site Plan/Subdivision Checklist: • Item 5: A schedule of required and provided zone district(s) requirements including lot area, width, depth, yard setbacks, building coverage, open space, parking, etc. Planner’s Comment: I have no objection to this waiver being granted. The applicant proposes the internal fit-out of an existing building on the subject site and does not propose any changes to the location nor footprint of any of the existing structures on the site. As such, no setbacks or related dimensions will change. Project Description The subject site encompasses 38,497-SF (0.89-acre). The site is improved with several buildings, including a 1-story commercial building and an adjacent 2-story dwelling located on the Ashland Avenue frontage and a 3-story brick commercial building, in which the applicant proposes to lease space for the proposed cannabis establishment. Additionally, there is an existing 2-story metal building located in the southern, “flag” area of the site. The building in which the proposed establishment will be located is situated adjacent to the northern

lly, there is an existing 2-story metal building located in the southern, “flag” area of the site. The building in which the proposed establishment will be located is situated adjacent to the northern property line and is setback from the Ashland Avenue frontage, to accommodate