25 11 14 Pardo CME Planning Review 1

West Orange Zoning Board November 14, 2025 Re: 104 Winding Way – Pardo Development Our File No. 115.WRZ0046.V01 CME Planning Review #1 Page 3 S:\West Orange\Zoning Board\115.WRZ0046.V01 - Pardo Development Group, Inc. (104 Winding Way)\25-11-14 Pardo - CME Planning Review 1.docx c. §25-7.1 Side Yard – The minimum required side yard setback for principal structures is 25 feet, where side yard setbacks of 11.4 feet and 15.1 feet are proposed. d. §25-7.1 Building Coverage – The maximum permitted building coverage is 20%, where building coverage of 64% is proposed. e. §25-7.1 Lot Coverage – The maximum permitted impervious lot coverage is 30%, where an effective lot coverage of 111.6% f. §25-9.8 Minimum Floor Area – The minimum required floor area for a 2.5 story home in the R-1 district is 3,000 square feet, where a home with a floor area of 2,689 square feet is proposed. g. §25-8.4 Fences – Fences in a front yard area are not permitted to be more than 50% solid, where a solid fence is proposed in the front yard. h. §25-28.8.f(11) Walls – Retaining walls are permitted to have a height of up to 4 feet, where retaining walls of over 20 feet are proposed. i. §25-28 Steep Slope – Areas with a slope grade of 25% or greater are not permitted to be disturbed, where disturbance of 5,769 square feet is proposed, and slopes with a grade of 20% or more are permitted to be disturbed at a rate of no more than 20% of the area, and 81.4% (746 s.f.) of slope area is proposed to be disturbed. 5. Master Plan Considerations The Township’s Master Plan was last reexamined in December of 2019. The following goals, objectives, and recommendations of the Master Plan may be relevant to this application: • Maintain the existing scale of the community. • Improve and maintain existing residential neighborhoods. • Encourage appropriate residential development. • Protect natural features and environmental resources. 6. Planning Comments a. All comments provided in the previous planning report of the Nishuane Group, dated April 7, 2025, remain valid and should be addressed by the applicant. b. The application as proposed requires the removal of several specimen trees, and the disturbance of steep slopes. The applicant should provide testimony addressing any