11122025 PB 25 10 457 Mount Pleasent Ave Planning Review 1

Memorandum Page 16 of 17 236 BROAD STREET, RED BANK, NJ 07701 • TEL 732.741.2900 • FAX 732.741.2929 • MAIL@HGAPA.COM • www.HGAPA.com f. Monument Sign Standards (§25-15.3.C.2) – The applicant is proposing to maintain a monument sign with the following deviations from the Township Ordinance: insufficient front yard setback, insufficient height, and excessive width. 2. We have noted the following new variances are required: a. Excessive Impervious Cover (Chapter 25 Attachment 3) – A maximum impervious coverage of 60% is permitted, where 82.1% is proposed. b. Insufficient Parking Lot Trees (§25-12.1)– A minimum of 19 trees are required within the parking area, where 15 trees are proposed. c. Excessive Wall Height (§25-8.4) – In all nonresidential districts, a fence or wall to be used for screening may not exceed six feet in height; the applicant is proposing a 8’ high screen wall. d. Insufficient Parking Area Illumination for B-2 District (§25-14.3) – Where a minimum illumination throughout the parking area is 2.0 footcandles (fc), less than 2.0 fc is proposed periodically. e. Insufficient Number of Loading Spaces (§25-12.3) – Where a total of 4 loading spaces is required, 2 loading spaces are proposed. f. Insufficient Number of Make-Ready Parking Spaces (§25-12.6) – Where a total of 8 make-ready off-street parking spaces is required, 4 make-ready parking spaces are proposed. g. Excessive Canopy Letter Height (§ 25-14.4.l) - Where a maximum letter height of 8 inches is permitted, a height of 1’-6” is proposed. h. Excessive Canopy Extension (§ 25-14.4.l) - Where a maximum canopy extension of 6 feet is permitted, an extension of 8’-7” is proposed. 12. Statutory Criteria: Bulk/ “C” Relief 1. The applicant requires c-variance relief for this application. The applicant shall provide testimony that demonstrates how the request for relief may be granted based on one of the standards provided in the MLUL at N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c. It is the applicant’s responsibility to bear the burden of proof. In order to satisfy the positive and negative criteria for each c variance enumerated above, the applicant should provide testimony that satisfies either the c(1) hardship criterion or c(2) flexible criterion as set forth in the MLUL. a. Positive criteria: There are two types of c variances - the c(1) hardship and the c(2) flexible variance.