Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

The Applicant is requesting approval for Preliminary and Final Major site plan approval with c variances to construct a third-floor addition to an existing two (2) story building and convert the building into a mixed-use building. The proposed mixed-use building will contain 2,824 sq. ft. of office space on the first floor, which will be sub-divided into two (2) tenant spaces, and a total of seven (7) residential units on the 2"! and 3" floors. Twenty-five (25) on-site parking spaces will be provided. Mixed-use development is permitted as a conditional use in the B-1 District if specific conditions are met. The conditions required for a mixed-use development in a B-1 and B-2 District are: (1)Permitted uses on the ground floor of a mixed-use development shall include the following permitted uses in the B-1 and B-2 Districts: retail store, personal service store or studio, office, business or vocational school, restaurant, bar, massage, bodywork or somatic therapy establishment, and fitness center/health club, (2) One or more dwelling units shall be permitted on the upper floor(s) above any of the permitted ground floor uses in §25-4.2b2()(1), (3) Access to upper floor uses shall be provided by means of a separate entrance than provided for ground floor uses, (4) Minimum lot area shall be 5,000 sq. ft., and the minimum frontage of such lot shall be 50 feet. The proposed development meets all the conditional use requirements. The site is a 15,176.6 square foot (.348 acre) lot located on the western side of Main Street, between Edsonia Terrace and Park Way. The existing building is a two-story commercial building that is currently vacant and appears dilapidated.