12 3 25 WO PB Draft Minutes

1 MINUTES TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PLANNING BOARD MEETING December 3, 2025, 6:00 P.M. The Township of West Orange Planning Board held its regular meeting on December 3, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. via virtual ZOOM videoconference and in person (Council Chambers of Town Hall). Vice Chairman Guarino called the meeting to order at approximately 6:18 P.M. He announced that notification of the meeting was given to the Township Clerk, and posted on the Township Bulletin Board, sent to the West Orange Chronicle and the Star Ledger, and posted on the Township’s website calendar. This meeting has been properly noticed to the public in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act. No new matters will start after 10:30 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE • Vice Chairman Guarino requested that all persons stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. ANNOUNCEMENTS ● The next Planning Board regular meeting will be held on January 7, 2026, at 7:30 P.M. via Zoom. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Dr. Robert Bagoff (6:24 PM); Mr. Jerry Guarino; Mr. Ken Alper; Mr. John Cardoza; Mayor Susan McCartney; Mr. Christopher Morgan, Sr.; Councilwoman Susan Scarpa (6:30 PM); Mr. Lee Klein; Mr. William Wilkes; Ms. Lori Kapferer ABSENT: Mr. Frank Noborine; ALSO PRESENT: Diana P. McGovern, Esq., Planning Board Attorney; Malvika Apte, Board Planner Jamilet Baquerizo Vite, Planning Board Secretary Jordan Rizzo, Board Engineer Sean Savage, Board Engineer SWEARING IN ● The Township Professional(s) sworn in. APPLICATIONS ● PB-25-04 Blue Violet Grow Inc Block: 62 Lot: 22.01 Zone: I 76 Ashland Avenue The applicant is proposing to operate a cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility on the subject premises, which is located in the I industrial Zone. PRESENTATION