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or massing and will not impact adjacent properties, and will fit in with the Main Street retail environment. The proposed development presents a significant enhancement over existing conditions and a vibrant addition to the community. The requested off- street parking and loading variances will still provide adequate areas for the same and will not negatively impact the surrounding community. In addition, granting the requested variances would not substantially impair the intent and purpose of West Orange’s Master Plan and Zoning Ordinance. The 2019 Master Plan Reexamination Report made a number of relevant recommendations including to: • Look into changes to minimum parking standards particularly for downtown to provide more flexibility in terms of parking ratios • Incorporate green streets and infrastructure in furtherance of New Jersey’s updated stormwater management rules 7

PROFESSIONAL PLANNER’S REPORT 262 Main Street Realty, LLC & 270 Main Street Realty, LLC 262-270 Main Street / Block 114, Lots 50 & 55 Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey • Continue to maintain a balance of land uses, including varied nonresidential uses • Provide streetscape and parking improvements throughout the downtown and other business districts • Continue to make West Orange more environmentally and economically sustainable with a mix of land uses • Promote development in locations near transit and services. The 2019 Reexamination also acknowledged objectives from previous Master Plan Reexamination reports, including to “encourage development, redevelopment, and rehabilitation of the Main Street Central Business District and the Downtown Redevelopment Area”. Specific Master Plan Principles of note as set forth in the 2010 Master Plan Reexamination Report included to properly locate commercial/retail uses at “sites and locations which are suitable for their use”. Another relevant principle was to “maintain the existing scale of the community”, which was recommended to be changed to “maintain the appropriate scale of the community”, in order to reflect the changing community character of West Orange as a result of development/redevelopment. Overall, the 2019 Reexamination and previous reports made it a point of focus to ensure continued investment and improvements to the downtown and Main Street corridor. The proposed development is consistent with and will further the above- described policies and recommendations. CONCLUSION The foregoing report provided an evaluation of the proposed supermarket in terms of the Township of West Orange zoning requirements and the statutory criteria for the granting of the requested bulk “c” variances. The proposed use would revitalize the subject property and would not result in substantial detriments to the public good or substantial impairment of the Township of West Orange zone plan or zoning ordinance. The requested variances can be granted by the West Orange Planning Board. Additional testimony will be provided to the Planning Board during the public hearing. ATTACHMENT: AERIAL CONTEXT FIGURE FOR 262-270 MAIN STREET / BLOCK

be granted by the West Orange Planning Board. Additional testimony will be provided to the Planning Board during the public hearing. ATTACHMENT: AERIAL CONTEXT FIGURE FOR 262-270 MAIN STREET / BLOCK 114, LOTS 50 & 55 8

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181 WEST HIGH STREET 54 OLIN STREET SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876 OCEAN GROVE, NJ 07756 (908)927-0100 p (732)361-3430 p (908)927-0181 f Reply to: Somerville Office TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED GROCER 262-270 MAIN STREET TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY OCTOBER 14, 2025 _______________________________ _______________________________ GARY W. DEAN, P.E., P.P. RIANNA KIRCHHOF, P.E. NJ LICENSE NO. 33722 NJ LICENSE NO. 54558 SF Essex\West Orange\JMA - Grocery store 262-270 Main St - 25061\Documents/2025-10-14 TIA.doc

INTRODUCTION This Traffic Impact Assessment has been prepared in support of a site plan application for the redevelopment of a site currently developed with two buildings that would be replaced with a new local grocery store. The site is located along southbound Main Street between Prospect Place and Erwin Place in the Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey (Figure 1) as shown on the photograph below. The subject property is presently occupied by the Americana Diner and a former Walgreens pharmacy that is now closed. The proposed site redevelopment entails razing both existing buildings and constructing a partial, two-story grocery store building consisting of 13,934 square feet on the first floor for display and customer retail sales with 5,810 square feet on the second floor, for a total of 19,744 square feet. The second-floor space will not be accessible to customers and will be used for storage. Access is proposed via an ingress-only and an egress-only driveway along Main Street. Accordingly, this analysis includes the following information:  A review of the existing roadway and current traffic conditions in the vicinity of the site, including roadway configuration, traffic volumes, operations, and roadway capacities;  Projection of traffic volumes to be generated by the redevelopment based on trip generation rates as developed through published Institute of Transportation Engineers’ (ITE) research data;  An assignment of site generated traffic onto the adjacent roadway network;  An analysis of existing and future roadway and driveway capacities, considering the traffic generated by the subject site. PROPOSED GROCERY STORE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY PAGE 1 OCTOBER 14, 2025

EXISTING CONDITIONS The subject property is designated Lots 50 & 55 in Block 114 and is located at 262-270 Main Street in the Township of West Orange, Essex County. As noted, the site is currently developed with a building that formerly operated as a Walgreens pharmacy (now closed) and the Americana Diner. Main Street is designated as an urban minor arterial road that is under Essex County jurisdiction (Route 659). Main Street runs in a general north/south orientation and provides one lane in each travel direction. There is a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour in the site vicinity. On-street parking is permitted on both sides of Main Street except where otherwise restricted. Sidewalk is provided along both sides of the street. Kling Street is designated as a local road that is under municipal jurisdiction. Kling Street runs in a general east/west orientation and provides one lane in each travel direction. There is a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour in the site vicinity. On-street parking is permitted on either side of the roadway and sidewalk is provided along both sides. Erwin Place is designated as a local road that is under municipal jurisdiction and is a dead-end road. Erwin Street runs in a general east/west orientation. The roadway provides one lane in each travel direction. There is a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour in the site vicinity. On-street parking is permitted on either side of the roadway and sidewalk is provided along both sides. Prospect Place is a one-way westbound local road that is under municipal jurisdiction. The street provides one lane in the westbound travel direction and has a posted speed limit of 25 miles per hour in the site vicinity. On-street parking is permitted on the northern side of the roadway. Sidewalk is provided along both sides of the street. Main Street intersects Kling Street, Erwin Place and Prospect Place to form 3-leg intersections. Main Street vehicular movements have the right of way with Erwin Place and Kling Street under STOP Control. Pedestrian crosswalks are provided across Kling Street and Erwin Street. NJ Transit Bus Route 21 makes periodic stops along Main Street. The closest stop to the site is the Main Street & Kling Street stop located directly across the street from the site just north of Kling Street. PROPOSED GROCERY STORE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY

o the site is the Main Street & Kling Street stop located directly across the street from the site just north of Kling Street. PROPOSED GROCERY STORE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY PAGE 2 OCTOBER 14, 2025

EXISTING TRAFFIC VOLUMES To review the traffic conditions near the subject site, manual turning movement counts were conducted at the Main Street intersections with Prospect Place, Kling Street, and Erwin Place. The counts were performed on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. under normal traffic conditions with local schools in session and therefore are believed to be representative of typical traffic activity and operations. The results of the traffic count program indicate that there are distinct hours during the period of study when traffic experienced its highest levels. Figures 2a, 2b, and 2c illustrate the weekday morning, evening, and Saturday peak hour traffic volumes. The traffic counts are also appended. EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS While traffic volumes provide a measure of activity on the area roadway system, it is also important to evaluate how well that system can accommodate those volumes – i.e., a comparison of peak hour traffic volumes with available roadway capacity. By definition, capacity represents the maximum number of vehicles that can be accommodated given the constraints of roadway geometry, environment, traffic characteristics, and controls. Intersections are usually the critical point in any road network since it is at such points that conflicts exist between through, crossing, and turning traffic. It is at these locations where congestion is most likely to occur. A description of intersection Levels of Service is noted below. INTERSECTION LEVELS OF SERVICE AND DELAY Level of Service Signalized Delay per Vehicle (seconds) Unsignalized Delay per Vehicle (seconds) A < 10.0 <0-10 B >10 and <20 >10 to <15 C >20 and < 35 >15 to <25 D >35 and < 55 > 25 to <35 E >55 and < 80 > 35 to <50 F > 80 >50 A volume/capacity analysis was conducted using Synchro software for the study intersections during the morning,