Ltr Chandler enc report and application Rider 102725

Summary Overview This report has been prepared in support of an Expansion of Nonconforming Use Variance (D-2) application submitted by 127 Mitchell Street, LLC for property located at 512-516 Pleasant Valley Way, designated as Block 154.06 Lots 11 & 12 on the official tax map of the Township of West Orange. The application proposes to demolish the existing single-family dwelling on Lot 12 and develop a building addition off the rear portion of the existing mixed-use building on Lot 11. The subject property is located in the OB-1 (Office Building) District, where the existing/proposed mixed-use building is not explicitly permitted under the current zoning regulations. As such, the applicant is requesting D-2 variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D- 70(d)(2) to continue and expand the existing nonconforming use. The report is generally structured into 4 segments: a description of existing conditions; a description of proposed conditions; a description of the zone and the project’s conformance or deviation from the literal requirements therein; and application of the statutory criteria for relief. Qualifications of Preparer John McDonough Associates, LLC is a land use planning and landscape architecture consulting firm with office location in Parsippany, New Jersey. John McDonough, LA, PP, AICP isa licensed professional planner and landscape architect in the State of New Jersey. Both licenses are current and in good standing. He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. All licenses have been obtained through requisite showing of educational and experience requirements and passing of license examinations (none have been achieved through reciprocity). All licenses have been maintained through participation in mandatory continuing education courses. Mr. McDonough has been practicing as a land use consultant for over 30 years. He has been recognized as an expert in land use matters before hundreds of boards and commissions throughout the State of New Jersey, and in Superior Courts. He has been a regular speaker at the League of Municipalities annual conference and at Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. John McDonough Associates e Land Use Planning « Landscape Architecture Page 1 of 7