111225_PB 25 10_457 Mount Pleasant Ave_Completeness Review

Memorandum 236 BROAD STREET, RED BANK, NJ 07701 • TEL 732.741.2900 • FAX 732.741.2929 • MAIL@HGAPA.COM • www.HGAPA.com TO: Howard D. Geneslaw, Esq. (Gibbons P.C.) FROM: Malvika Apte, PP, AICP, Township Consulting Planner Megan Adam, AICP Candidate, Associate Planner RE: PB Application 25-10 457 Mount Pleasant Avenue (Trader Joe’s) Block 157, Lot 5 Completeness Review (Application for Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan Approval and “c” Variances) DATE: November 12, 2025 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ As requested, we have reviewed the following materials: • Township of West Orange Planning Board Application, dated July 31, 2025; • Transmittal Letter Prepared by applicant’s attorney, Howard D. Geneslaw, Esq., dated October 7, 2025; • Fees & Escrow Computation, dated September 17, 2025; • Corporate Disclosure Statement, dated July 31, 2025; • Owner's Consent Affidavit, dated July 31, 2025; • Attachment of all previous Planning Board and Zoning Board of Adjustment Decisions for Block 157, Lot 5 in the Township of West Orange, dated August 14, 2025; • 4-sheet Description of Current Proposal, dated September 17, 2025; • 3-sheet Lists of Variances, Design Exceptions, and Submission Waivers for the Current Proposal, dated September 17, 2025; • 4-sheet Description of “Reasons for Relief,” dated September 17, 2025; • List of Plans & Exhibits, dated September 17, 2025; • Township of West Orange Sustainability Checklist for PB-25-10, undated; • Township of West Orange Site Plan / Subdivision Checklist for PB-25-10, undated; • Verification of Taxes and Sewer Charges Paid, dated August 8, 2025; • List of Required Regulatory Approvals, dated September 17, 2025; • 200-Foot Buffer Report for Block 157, Lot 5, prepared by the Township of West Orange Tax Accessor, dated July 7, 2025; • Package of Existing & Proposed Deed Restrictions and Covenants;