20 Traffic Statement 2025 09 19

INTRODUCTION Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. (TPD) has prepared this Traffic Statement to support the application to West Orange Township for the reoccupancy of an existing garden center, located within a shopping center, with retail space. The site is located is located in the northeast quadrant of the signalized intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue (NJSH Route 10) and Pleasant Valley Way (CR 636), not including the corner lot, as shown on Figure 1 in the Appendix, with additional frontage along Mount Pleasant Avenue. CURRENT CONDITION The approximately 3.7-acre property in question is occupied by the approximately 32,441 square foot Mount Pleasant Plaza shopping center. The South Branch of the Rahway River runs along the northerly and westerly sides of the property. The center consists of the main, approximately 29,187 square foot, building, including a 1,522 square foot mezzanine, and a smaller building of approximately 3,254 square feet. An approximately 3,200 square foot area in the main building is occupied by Julio's Restaurant while the smaller building is occupied by Bagels by Jarrett/The Slice Shop. Approximately 18,767 square feet on the westerly side of the larger building, including the 1,522 mezzanine, are occupied by the Metropolitan Plant Exchange garden center. The garden center additionally operates an approximately 8,980 square foot canopy-roofed and unenclosed sales area on the site, abutting the main building on its westerly side. For the purpose of traffic calculations in this report, and consistent with Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) definitions, unenclosed and roofed areas are not being included in the building floor area. Access to the site is provided via 2 driveways along the State highway; a driveway along Pleasant Valley Way (CR 636); and a driveway along Mount Proposed Retail Store, West Orange, New Jersey -1-