Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

. The project will replace a restaurant building that has been shuttered for years and a dated hotel that have been an eyesore for many years. . The site presents natural buffers to the single family residential area. . The Application meets or exceeds the parking requirements under the Townshi ip Ordinance. - Each of the presented uses, apartment building, and retail space and daycare center are all permitted uses at the subject property. - The Applicant's planner’s testimony credibly established both positive and negative criteria for the granting of a “D(6)” Variance as well as establishing the positive and negative criteria for granting the “C” Variance. The Applicant provided testimony that a waiver of an Environmental Impact Statement or any other requirements of the Site Plan Checklist for Site Plan Approval should be granted since the site is fully developed. The purpose of the Municipal Land Use Law will be advanced by the granting of this Application and the Board specifically finds that the construction of a day care is an inherently beneficial use and that the Township of West Orange will also benefit from the affordable units to be offered in the apartment building. . The Board finds that there is no negative impact as a result of the relief granted and the granting of the Application will not substantially impair the intend and purpose of the West Orange Zone Plan or Master Plan. .. The purpose of the Municipal Land Use will be advanced by the granting of this Application.