Letter Requesting Extension of Approval athletic center 10 16 2025

Ms. Diana Chandler-Zimmerman October 16, 2025 Page 2 a total of three (3) one-year extensions. See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52(a). As a result, the protection period is set to expire on October 27, 2025.1 Following the adoption of the Resolution, the Applicant has encountered delays in finalizing its construction drawings and obtaining all required outside agency approvals. Therefore, the Applicant respectfully requests the Board grant a one-year extension of the protection period for the Project from October 27, 2025 to October 27, 2026 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-52(a). On behalf of the Applicant and in furtherance of this request, enclosed are the following documents: • Township of West Orange Zoning Board Resolution (Case No. ZB-22-12) memorialized October 19, 2023; and • Notice of Decision published by the Zoning Board in the West Orange Chronicle on October 26, 2023. Kindly advise as to when this matter is expected to be placed on the Zoning Board’s agenda for consideration and whether an appearance is required. Thank you for the courtesies extended in this matter. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or require additional information. Very truly yours, Marc E. Leibman Counsel MEL:eap 1 Section 25-48.10.c. states, “The time limits mentioned in paragraph a above, shall commence on the date of the publication of a notice of the granting of the conditional use, variance or site plan in the official newspaper of the Township of West Orange or a newspaper of general circulation in the Township . . . .” Due to the Zoning Board publishing notice on October 26, 2023, we have calculated the protection period to expire on October 27, 2025 (two years and one day following the notice of publication of the granting and memorialization of the approval). It appears a notice was published on October 5, 2023 indicating only that an approval was granted on September 28, 2023. However, as noted throughout this request, the Resolution was not adopted until October 19, 2023 and notice of such adoption was not published until October 26, 2023. 4899-0215-3843.v1