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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 7 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 36. As a condition of any approval granted by the Board, it is our recommendation that the Applicant be required to consolidate the existing tract. Prior to recording, a copy of the proposed Deed of Consolidation must be submitted to the Board for review and approval by the Board Attorney and our office. In addition, the proposed lot number for the consolidated parcel must be approved in writing by the West Orange Township Tax Assessor. 37. The Applicant must obtain approval from the Township Council and the County to permit a designated loading zone on Main Street (CR 659). 38. The Applicant should address the Board regarding the status of the required outside agency approvals for this project. 39. The plans should be revised to include details of the following improvements that are proposed: a) Gravel Path. b) Retaining Wall. c) Electric Vehicle parking space sign. d) Railing. e) Gate at entrance of loading dock. f) PVC Fencing. g) Pavers. h) Striping. i) Belgium Block Curb. j) Curb Cut. C. TRAFFIC COMMENTS 1. The Applicant should submit turning movement plans to the Board to demonstrate that adequate circulation can be achieved for emergency vehicles, trash trucks, and delivery vehicles. 2. The Applicant is proposing to provide 61 parking spaces (inclusive of EV space credits), whereas 62 spaces are required. In addition, the Applicant is proposing to utilize three of the on-street parking spaces for the purposes of temporary loading on weekdays between 7:00 am to 11:00 am. Therefore, the Applicant’s relief request should be expanded to indicate 58 parking spaces during this timeframe. 3. Within the Data Table 1 and Technical Appendix of the Traffic Impact Assessment, the Applicant used the weighted average trip generation projections. The report should be revised utilizing the projections from the calculated fitted curve. 4. Within the Technical Appendix of the Traffic Impact Assessment, the data point and equation graphs for the supermarket were generated using

ilizing the projections from the calculated fitted curve. 4. Within the Technical Appendix of the Traffic Impact Assessment, the data point and equation graphs for the supermarket were generated using the peak hour of adjacent