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Chairman and Members of the West Orange Township Planning Board January 15, 2026 Re: 262 Main Street Realty, LLC & 270 Main Street Realty, LLC (PB25-12) File No. 115.WRP0114.V01 Preliminary & Final Site Plan with “C” Variances and Page 3 Tree Removal Permit - Review #1 H:\Legacy\Howell-FS1\SEC\West Orange\Planning Board\115.WRP0114.V01 - 262 & 270 Main Street Realty, LLC\26-01-15 - Review #1.docx • A copy of Township of West Orange Planning Board (Technical Review Committee) Resolution of Approval for Application PB12-28T, which was memorialized on December 5, 2012. This resolution granted the Applicant, Rite Aid of New Jersey, Inc., Technical Site Plan approval without variances for interior store renovations and flood damage repair on property located on Block 114, Lot 55. We have reviewed the submitted information in support of this application and offer the following comments: A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The property in question is an irregularly shaped tract which has frontage on Main Street (CR 659), Erwin Place, and Prospect Place. The property is located in the B-1 Retail Business Zone and has an area of 30,218 sf or approximately 0.69 acres. The property is currently occupied by the former Walgreens Pharmacy and the Americana Diner. The existing improvements at the site include two 1-story buildings and two asphalt parking lots. The Applicant is seeking Preliminary & Final Site Plan approval with “C” Variances and Tree Removal Permit approval to raze the existing improvements, including demolishing and regrading the parking lots. Once the existing improvements are removed, the Applicant proposes to construct a 2-story supermarket building consisting of 13,934 square feet on the first floor and 5,810 square feet on the second floor, for a total of 19,744 square feet. The second floor will be utilized for storage and will not be accessible to customers. The roof will accommodate the mechanical equipment as well as multiple solar panel arrays. The Applicant is proposing a permeable pavement parking lot containing forty-six (46) on-site parking spaces including four (4) EV parking spaces, one (1) handicap accessible parking space, and one (1) EV handicap accessible parking space. In addition, the Applicant is proposing ten (10) on-street parking spaces. Access to the new parking lot will be provided via a one-way in and one-way out driveway from Main Street.

ble parking space. In addition, the Applicant is proposing ten (10) on-street parking spaces. Access to the new parking lot will be provided via a one-way in and one-way out driveway from Main Street. Two (2) of the on-site parking spaces are separated from the rest of the parking lot with direct access provided from Prospect Place. The Applicant is proposing two (2) loading spaces; one to the rear of the supermarket and a temporary loading space along Main Street. The temporary loading space will be used for trucks up to 65 feet long, while the permanent loading space will be used for all other deliveries. The temporary loading space is intended to be used Monday through Friday, between 7:00 am and 11:00 am, outside of these hours all deliveries will utilize the permanent loading space. B. DESIGN COMMENTS 1. Based on our review, we find that the following items from the Township’s Site Plan/Subdivision Checklist must be addressed: a) Item #46 – Solid waste management plan. b) Item #48 – Sight triangles.