EIS waiver memo 02252026 4908 0095 34901

House and parking lot. Therefore, much of the steeper grades appear to have been artificially created over the years. The area immediately surrounding the existing building is all bituminous pavement except for several planting beds with shrubs and groundcovers. Most of the trees on the site are those that established themselves within the last several decades after most of the “disturbance” activities had ceased. The trees range from saplings just a few inches in diameter to 32-inches in diameter along the northerly property line. The understory consists of sticker bushes and other miscellaneous woody plants. There are no known endangered or other unique plants on the site. A review of the NJDEP GIS web site indicates that there are no freshwater wetlands on the site or on adjacent properties. There is an existing 8-inch diameter municipal sanitary sewer running down the northern side of Northfield Avenue. This line flows from east to west, this sewer line eventually discharges into interceptor sewers and then to the treatment plant owned and operated by the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union counties. There are no sewer bans or moratoriums restricting connections into the sewer system at this time. Northfield Avenue is a major county artery road. Traffic is discussed in greater detail in a separate Traffic Report, and testimony shall be provided. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed development requires to remove all existing buildings, pavement, and site infrastructure for submission of preliminary and final site plans seeking approval to construct a multi-family 105-unit apartment building with an underground parking garage. The proposed building will have (84) one-bedroom units, (16) two-bedroom units and (5) three-bedroom units. The building will also have 1,200sf retail space and 5,784sf of outdoor amenity area. The building will also have a total of (200) at grade parking spaces. The proposed conditions will have a reduction in impervious coverage by approximately 3,265sf. A complete discussion of the proposed drainage, and treatment, along with supporting calculations is found in the Stormwater Management Report previously submitted. All land that will be disturbed by the proposed construction will be restored through complete re-landscaping of the site. This will be accomplished with deciduous shade and ornamental trees, evergreen trees,

that will be disturbed by the proposed construction will be restored through complete re-landscaping of the site. This will be accomplished with deciduous shade and ornamental trees, evergreen trees, evergreen and deciduous shrubs, and lawn ground cover. The plantings will form an attractive buffer along the site’s northern and eastern perimeters. In all, 94 trees and 187 plants are proposed to be planted for this site. The construction of the proposed multifamily building with its associated parking areas, drives, walkways, grading, and utilities would disturb a substantial portion of the site. However, most of this activity would take place on those areas of the site that are extensively already altered, i.e., the area of the existing building and bituminous pavement. Much of the disturbed terrain is where the major elements of construction is to take place which is moderately to severely sloping, there is a potential for soil erosion once the vegetative cover is removed for construction. Standard soil erosion and sediment control techniques on the steeper slopes would be necessary for this project. An erosion control plan has been prepared as part of the site plans and approval from Huson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District shall be obtained. The existing property has already been substantially developed. The project site terrain has been graded and reshaped. As noted above, there are steep slopes along the northern side of the project area, the extent of which may have been exacerbated during the site work for the various structures built here decades ago.