West Orange Fourth Round HEFSP_adopted 111025_Appendices

variance for a five foot setback of a monument sign from the property line when a 10 foot setback is required, all to build a mixed use apartment building, retail space and childcare center; and the Applicant having also requested a waiver of the filing of an Environmental Impact Statement and from sections 28 and 31 of the checklist requirements for Site Plan Approval; and WHEREAS, the Applicant presented proof that adequate Notice of the Hearing on the said Application was published in the West Orange Chronicle, one of the official newspapers of the Board; and WHEREAS, the Applicant submitted proof of service of the Hearing on the Application upon all property owners within two (200) hundred feet of the property; and WHEREAS, the Application was heard by the Board at hearings dated May 16, 2019, June 20, 2019, July 25, 2019, August 15, 2019 and September 18, 2019; and WHEREAS, the Applicant was represented by Robert C. Williams, Esq.; and WHEREAS, the Applicant presented testimony of Michael Lanzafama, a licensed Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor of the State of New Jersey, who was recognized by the Board as an expert in the fields of civil engineering and land surveying, Mr. Lanzafama testified about the engineering and site plan aspects of the Application including a height study of structures in the vicinity of the subject property, which showed a nursing home at 48.44 feet, the Codey Arena at 56 feet, the parking deck at the Codey Arena at 56.23 feet and the St. Cloud Elementary School at 410 feet, noting that the subject Application seeks a height variance for 62 feet 10 inches, he further testified about existing and proposed building coverage and impervious coverage, and the parking requirements and proposed parking that will be compliant with the Township Ordinance requirements,