2026 03 Tree Removal Report

This report summarizes the field assessment of existing trees on the MPB Realty, LLC site on June 18, 2021. The site is located on Block 153, Lot 38, 470 Eagle Rock Avenue (CR 611) in the Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. There is an existing restaurant building on site facing Eagle Rock Avenue. Parking is located on all sides of the existing building. The proposed site improvements include retrofitting the existing building for the occupancy of a Popeyes and IHOP restaurant, along with a new parking, a with drive-through facility and associated site improvements. As a result of these improvements, a defined area of vegetation will be removed. A tree survey was conducted by Dynamic Engineering Consultants, PC to locate trees with a DBH of 4’’ or greater, identify their species, and their general condition. The existing trees to be removed within the limit of disturbance will be replaced. The demolition area contains mostly maple, locust, and arborvitae species. The trees in this area vary in DBH and condition. Forty-three (43) existing trees are within the limit of disturbance area, twenty-seven (27) of these existing trees are non-native invasive species or in poor condition and are not included in the tree replacement calculations. A nonviable tree is defined as a tree that the officer or a qualified tree expert certifies is dead, dying, diseased or too damaged to survive (28-3 Definitions) and does not require replacement. To address the tree removal requirements of the ordinance, viable trees within the area of disturbance shall be replaced. Of the forty-three (43) existing trees to be removed, sixteen (16) trees are viable and require replacement. There are five (5) viable trees between 4” and 6” diameter and eleven (11) viable trees greater than 6” and less than 13” in diameter. For greater detail on tree species to be replaced, see the chart provided on the Demolition & Tree Removal Plan Exhibit (Sheet 1 of 2). Excluding the twenty-seven (27) nonviable trees within the area of disturbance, a total of sixteen (16) viable trees are proposed to be removed and shall be replaced. Of the forty-three (43) trees being removed, 16 viable trees require forty-nine (49) replacement trees. Sixty-four (64) replacement trees have been proposed including shade trees, ornamental trees, and evergreen trees. The proposed shade trees are Acer rubrum

s require forty-nine (49) replacement trees. Sixty-four (64) replacement trees have been proposed including shade trees, ornamental trees, and evergreen trees. The proposed shade trees are Acer rubrum ‘Autumn Flame’ (Red Maple), Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Rotundiloba’ (Seedless Sweetgum), and Nyssa sylvatica ‘David Odom’ (Tupelo). The proposed ornamental and evergreen trees are Juniperus virginiana ‘Corcorcor’ (Emerald Sentinel Red Cedar), Pinus strobus ‘Fastigiata’ (White Pine), Thuja occidentalis ‘Nigra’ (Dark American Arborvitae) and Cericis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ (Forest Pansy Redbud). For quantities and placement of each species, see the Landscape Plan Exhibit Sheet 2/2 dated March 6, 2026. To be approved for a tree removal permit connected with a development application, at least 30% of the trees on each lot shall be preserved (28-4 Approval of a Permit and Tree Replacement Requirement). To reach the necessary 30%, a minimum of five (5) trees shall be preserved (30% of the 16 total existing viable trees equals 5 trees required to be preserved). Two (2) trees are proposed to be preserved on site, and sixty-four (64) trees are proposed to replace the 16 viable trees to be removed.