05 Response to Technical Review Comments 12 17 2025

www.BohlerEngineering.com Ms. Jamilet Baquerizo Vite Township of West Orange BENJ File No. NJA230139 December 16, 2025 Page 12 of 14 4. Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management 4.1 Ordinance 2918-25 adopted on May 20, 2025 classifies this project as a Major Development. Consequently the plan shall address both water quantity and water quality standards. The Stormwater Management proposes to achieve these standards using porous pavement in the reconstructed parking area on the westerly side of the Main Building. However, this stormwater management facility is located within the Flood Hazard Area (FHA) of the West Branch of the Rahway River. The Applicant shall provide testimony as to how this facility will operate and perform when inundated with flood water from the River. Testimony regarding the function of the stormwater management facility during the flooded condition will be provided. 4.2 Since improvements will be constructed within the River’s Flood Hazard Area, permits will be required from the NJDEP. Also the Township, through the Municipal Engineer’s office, shall issue a permit to the Applicant for compliance with the Township’s Stormwater Management Regulations. Proposed improvements on site are permitted by and follow all requirements set forth in the Permit by Rules in NJAC 7:13. Specifically, the Permit By Rules are: Permit-by-rule 8 (7:13- 7.8), Permit-by-rule 39 (7:13-7.39), and Permit-by-rule 40 (7:13-7.40). Submission and review by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is not required per NJAC 7:13- 6.3(a) ‘An activity that meets the requirements of a permit-by-rule may be conducted without prior Department approval’. 4.3 The West Branch of the Rahway River along this parcel’s westerly and northwesterly property line needs to be cleaned of debris and overgrown vegetation. Acknowledged. Debris will be removed from the West Branch of the Rahway River as a condition of approval. 5. Soil Erosion & Sediment Control 5.1 A Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan was prepared as part of the site plan submission. This Plan shall be approved by the Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District. Hudson-Essex-Passaic Soil Conservation District Certification was obtained for the proposed development on September 30, 2025. A copy of this certification has been enclosed within this submission. 5.2 The soil stockpile area appears to

on District Certification was obtained for the proposed development on September 30, 2025. A copy of this certification has been enclosed within this submission. 5.2 The soil stockpile area appears to adversely impact access to existing store fronts. Another location should be considered. Sheet C-801 has been revised to re-locate the soil stockpile to a portion of parking stalls along the eastern property line, away from the existing storefronts to remain. 6. Site Lighting 6.1 The Applicant shall provide testimony regarding the site’s compliance with Township Ordinance §25-14, related to lighting levels. The Applicant shall review the need for replacement or supplemental lighting to meet the minimum lighting level criteria in §25-14.3 particularly behind the Main Building as well as to its east, while minimizing light spillover onto adjacent properties. Should additional lighting improvements be required, the Applicant shall provide a lighting plan to depict the characteristics of the additional proposed lighting, as well as a photometric analysis to demonstrate compliance with minimum illumination requirements. Additionally, the plan shall be revised to depict any existing light poles on-site that will remain, particularly those that may be behind the building and on the driveway to Pleasant Valley Way.