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14 - The site will be served by several utilities with existing “will serve” letters: ○ Sanitary sewer – West Orange Township (letter dated November 2023) ○ Telecommunications – Verizon (letter dated November 2023) ○ Gas and electricity – PSE&G (letter dated November 2023) ○ Water service – New Jersey American Water (letter dated November 2023) - A new transformer will be installed to support electrical upgrades. - Parking lot lighting standards require 2 foot-candles of illumination. - The project proposes 0.5 foot-candles in some areas, creating the need for a variance. - 20 new LED fixtures will be installed. - Some existing lighting will remain. - A light meter study was conducted to measure existing conditions. - The lighting plan aims to eliminate dark spots while minimizing light spillover to nearby residential properties. - The proposed lighting system will still improve safety compared to current conditions. - Proposed landscaping includes: ○ 30 canopy trees ○ 110 shrubs ○ 49 grasses (1-gallon containers) ○ 73 perennials (1-gallon containers) ○ 32 perennials (2-gallon containers) - Tree removal and replacement: ○ 5 trees will be removed ○ 10 replacement trees will be planted - Based on comments from the review letter, the applicant will install root ball barriers near trees adjacent to porous pavement. - Several external approvals and communications have already occurred: ○ Soil erosion certification issued (September of the previous year). ○ NJDOT letter of no interest confirming no driveway changes. ○ Essex County Planning Board: ■ Provided a letter stating no comments on the project. ■ Final approval will occur after the West Orange Planning Board resolution is issued. - The project will use NJDEP Permit-by-Rule approvals, specifically: ○ Permit-by-Rule 8 – Construction at or above flood hazard areas. ○ Permit-by-Rule 39 – Underground utilities not crossing regulated waters. ○ Permit-by-Rule 40 – Milling and repaving existing pavement. - Reasons this approach is allowed: ○ No increase in building size. ○ No change to building footprint. ○ No disturbance beyond existing limits of disturbance. ○ No encroachment into regulated waterways or flood storage areas. - The engineer explains that the project does not encroach beyond the existing limits of disturbance on the property. - Existing curb lines around the perimeter of the site remain unchanged. -

areas. - The engineer explains that the project does not encroach beyond the existing limits of disturbance on the property. - Existing curb lines around the perimeter of the site remain unchanged. - The site will mostly maintain two-way circulation throughout the property. - The only one-way circulation area is located on the eastern façade of the building, where angled parking currently exists. - This one-way section will remain unchanged as part of the redevelopment. - The existing stormwater system drains toward the South Branch of the Rahway River. - The redevelopment does not alter the existing drainage patterns.