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Chairman and Members of the West Orange Township Zoning Board December 12, 2025 Re: PSE&G Company (ZB-24-06) Our File No. 115.WRZ0155.V04 Preliminary & Final Site Plan with ‘C’ and ‘D’ Page 4 Variances and Tree Removal Permit - Review #3 H:\Legacy\Howell-FS1\SEC\West Orange\Zoning Board\115.WRZ0155.V04 - PSE&G Company\2025-12-12 - Review #3.docx • A completed State of New Jersey Non-Residential Development Fee Certification/Exemption dated May 10, 2024 which states that Public Service Electric and Gas is exempt. • A set of photosimulations prepared by Burns McDonnell consisting of 6 sheets. The photosimulations show the existing and proposed conditions at various locations along Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Prospect Avenue. • A brochure of the proposed Impasse II high security steel palisade fencing from Ameristar Fence Products. We have reviewed the information submitted in support of this application and offer the following comments: A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The property in question is an irregularly shaped tract located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Mount Pleasant Avenue and Prospect Avenue. It is located in the O-R Office Research Zone and has an area of approximately 23.36 acres. The site is currently occupied by an electrical switching station. The Applicant is seeking Preliminary & Final Site Plan approval with ‘C’ and ‘D’ Variances and Tree Removal Permit to upgrade the existing electric substation. The proposed improvement include the following: • The installation of 2-story 26kV switchgear and associated electrical equipment. • The installation of six (6) 70-ft tall lightning masts. • The installation of new underground electrical ducts and electrical manholes. • The installation of a new 8 ft high security fence along Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Prospect Avenue and along a portion of the westerly Mt. Pleasant Avenue access driveway. • The installation of a new gate at the easterly entrance to the site from Mt. Pleasant Avenue. • Reconfiguration of the existing driveway entering the site. • The construction of new drive paths for access to the new equipment. • The installation of new grass swale and underground detention basins to convey and collect new stormwater runoff. • The installation of up to six (6) temporary construction trailers and possibly a guard shack for the duration of the project which is expected to take 3 years to

y and collect new stormwater runoff. • The installation of up to six (6) temporary construction trailers and possibly a guard shack for the duration of the project which is expected to take 3 years to complete. • The removal of 14 dead or dying trees and 89 viable trees at the site and the installation of 220 replacement trees.