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Supporting Documentation · Jun 10, 2026

Affidvait of Proof of Service with Exhibits 05202026 4935 0228 75342

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 /(*$/127,&(2)38%/,&+($5,1* LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 72:16+,32):(6725$1*( TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 3/$11,1*%2$5' PLANNING BOARD 127,&(723523(57<2:1(56 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS $SSOLFDWLRQ1R3% Application No: PB-25-11  72$OOSURSHUW\2ZQHUVDQGRWKHUSDUWLHVHQWLWOHGWRQRWLFHZLWKLQDIRRWUDGLXVRI TO: All property Owners and other parties entitled to notice within a 200-foot radius of SURSHUW\ORFDWHGDW%ORFN/RWRQWKH7D[0DSRIWKH7RZQVKLSRI:HVW2UDQJH property located at Block 159.04, Lot 1.01 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange, 1HZ-HUVH\ New Jersey. 3/($6(7$.(127,&(WKDWDQDSSOLFDWLRQZLOOEHKHDUGRQ:HGQHVGD\0D\DW PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an application will be heard on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 30(67DYLUWXDOSXEOLFVSHFLDOPHHWLQJKHDULQJZLOOEHFRQGXFWHGEHIRUHWKH7RZQVKLS 07:30 P.M. EST, a virtual public special meeting hearing will be conducted before the Township RI of :HVW West 2UDQJH Orange 3ODQQLQJ Planning %RDUG WKH ³%RDUG¶ Board (the “Board’),  YLD via =RRP Zoom, D a ZHEEDVHG web-based YLGHR video FRQIHUHQFH conference DSSOLFDWLRQRUE\WHOHSKRQH application, or by telephone (as DVGHVFULEHGEHORZ described below)), WRSHUPLWDSSOLFDQW1RUWKILHOG$YH//& to permit applicant, 525 Northfield Ave., LLC ³$SSOLFDQW´ WRGHPROLVKWKHH[LVWLQJVWUXFWXUHDQGFRQVWUXFWDQHZIRXU (“Applicant”), to demolish the existing structure and construct a new four (4)  VWRU\PL[HGXVH

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Ave., LLC ³$SSOLFDQW´ WRGHPROLVKWKHH[LVWLQJVWUXFWXUHDQGFRQVWUXFWDQHZIRXU (“Applicant”), to demolish the existing structure and construct a new four (4)  VWRU\PL[HGXVH story mixed use EXLOGLQJDW1RUWKILHOG$YHQXHDQGGHVLJQDWHGDV%ORFN/RWRQWKH7D[0DSRI building at 525 Northfield Avenue, and designated as Block 159.04, Lot 1.01 on the Tax Map of WKH7RZQVKLSRI:HVW2UDQJH1HZ-HUVH\ ³3URSHUW\´ 7KH3URSHUW\FRQVLVWVRIDSSUR[LPDWHO\ the Township of West Orange, New Jersey (“Property”). The Property consists of approximately  2.53 acres (110,025 square feet) and is located at the intersection RI DFUHV  VTXDUH IHHW  DQG LV ORFDWHG DW WKH LQWHUVHFWLRQ 1RUWKILHOG $YHQXH of Northfield Avenue DQG and 6KHULGDQ Sheridan $YHQXH Avenue LQ in WKH the 7RZQVKLS Township RI of :HVW West 2UDQJH ³7RZQVKLS´  within Orange (“Township”), ZLWKLQ WKH the %ဩ B-2 *HQHUDO General %XVLQHVV Business 'LVWULFW District, ZKHUH where PL[HGဩXVH mixed-use GHYHORSPHQW development LV is D SHUPLWWHG FRQGLWLRQDO a permitted conditional XVH use SXUVXDQW pursuant WR

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pursuant WR to †ဩE P  §25-24.2.b.2(m). 7KHSURSRVHGEXLOGLQJZLOOFRQWDLQDSSUR[LPDWHO\VTIWFRPPHUFLDOVSDFHDQGYDULRXV The proposed building will contain approximately 1,200 sq. ft. commercial space and various DPHQLWLHVIRUWKHUHVLGHQWLDOWHQDQWVRQWKHILUVWIORRUDWRWDORIUHVLGHQWLDOXQLWV VRPHRIZKLFK amenities for the residential tenants on the first floor, a total of 95 residential units (some of which ZLOOEHVHWDVLGHDVDIIRUGDEOH DQGYDULRXVUHVLGHQWLDOWHQDQWDPHQLWLHVRQWKHXSSHUIORRUVDQG will be set-aside as affordable) and various residential tenant amenities on the upper floors and  165 HTXLYDOHQW SDUNLQJ VSDFHV equivalent parking LQFOXVLYH RI spaces (inclusive of WKH the HOHFWULF electric YHKLFOH vehicle FUHGLW credit DQG and VWDFNHG stacked SDUNLQJ parking VSDFHV spaces), DORQJZLWKDVVRFLDWHGVLWHSODQLPSURYHPHQWV along with associated site plan improvements (the WKH³3URMHFW´ “Project’’).  $SSOLFDQW Applicant KDV has DSSOLHG applied WR to WKH the %RDUG Board DQG and VHHNV SUHOLPLQDU\ DQG seeks preliminary and ILQDO final PDMRU major VLWH

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final PDMRU major VLWH site SODQ plan DSSURYDO approval, FRQGLWLRQDOXVHDSSURYDOWUHHUHPRYDOSHUPLWDQGWKHIROORZLQJ³F´EXONYDULDQFHUHOLHI conditional use approval, tree removal permit and the following “c” bulk variance relief IURP from &KDSWHURIWKH:HVW2UDQJH/DQG8VH5HJXODWLRQV ³/852´  Chapter 25 of the West Orange Land Use Regulations (““LURO’”). D  )URQW (a) Front <DUG Yard 6HWEDFN Setback:  2.6 IW SURSRVHG ZKHUH ft. proposed where  30 IW ft. LV is UHTXLUHG † %XON required (§25 Bulk 6WDQGDUGV Standards $WWDFKPHQW Attachment 3);  E &RUQHU/RW6LGH)URQW<DUG6HWEDFNIWSURSRVHGZKHUHIWLVUHTXLUHG (b) †%XON Corner Lot Side Front Yard Setback: 0.4 ft. proposed where 25 ft. is required (§25 Bulk 6WDQGDUGV$WWDFKPHQW Standards Attachment 3);  F  0D[LPXP,PSHUYLRXV&RYHUDJHRIWKHHIIHFWLYHORWDUHDDQGRIWKHWRWDO (c) Maximum Impervious Coverage: 83.77% of the effective lot area and 63.94% of the total ORWDUHDSURSRVHGZKHUHLVSHUPLWWHG †%XON6WDQGDUGV$WWDFKPHQW lot area proposed where 60% is permitted (§25 Bulk Standards Attachment 3); 

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 G 0D[LPXP%XLOGLQJ&RYHUDJHRIWKHHIIHFWLYHORWDUHDDQGRIWKHWRWDOORW (d) Maximum Building Coverage: 53.0% of the effective lot area and 40.41 of the total lot DUHDSURSRVHGZKHUHLVSHUPLWWHG †%XON6WDQGDUGV$WWDFKPHQW area proposed where 40% is permitted (§25 Bulk Standards Attachment 3);  H  %XLOGLQJ+HLJKWIWDQGVWRULHVSURSRVHGZKHUHIWDQGVWRULHVSHUPLWWHG (e) † Building Height: 38.5 ft. and 4 stories proposed where 35 ft and 2.5 stories permitted (§25 %XON6WDQGDUGV$WWDFKPHQW Bulk Standards Attachment 3);  (f)I  'ULYHZD\ Driveway 'LVWDQFH Distance IURP from 5HVLGHQWLDO Residential 'LVWULFW District:  13.6 IW SURSRVHG ZKHUH ft. proposed where  50 IW ft. UHTXLUHG required † DQG (§25-12.1.1); and J 5HVLGHQWLDO%XIIHUIWH[LVWVDPLQLPXPRIIWLVSURSRVHGZKHUHPLQLPXPRI (g) Residential Buffer: 13.6 ft. exists, a minimum of 25.5 ft. is proposed where minimum of IWUHTXLUHG †  50 ft. required (§25-11.3) :LWKUHVSHFWWRWKHSURSRVHGWUHHUHPRYDODQGUHSODFHPHQWWUHHVDUHWREHUHPRYHG7R With respect to the proposed tree removal and replacement, 27 trees are to be removed. To DFFRXQWIRUWKHWUHHVWREHUHPRYHGQHZUHSODFHPHQWWUHHVDQGDUHSURSRVHGLQ account for the trees to be removed, 51 new replacement trees and 51 are proposed, in FRPSOLDQFHWKH/852,QDGGLWLRQWKH$SSOLFDQWUHVHUYHVWKHULJKWWRVHHNDQGUHTXHVWVWKDW compliance the LURO. In addition, the Applicant reserves the right to seek, and requests that WKH$SSOLFDWLRQEHGHHPHGDPHQGHGWRLQFOXGHDQGWKH%RDUGJUDQWDQ\DGGLWLRQDO the

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DQGUHTXHVWVWKDW compliance the LURO. In addition, the Applicant reserves the right to seek, and requests that WKH$SSOLFDWLRQEHGHHPHGDPHQGHGWRLQFOXGHDQGWKH%RDUGJUDQWDQ\DGGLWLRQDO the Application be deemed amended to include and the Board grant, any additional GHWHUPLQDWLRQVDSSURYDOVSHUPLWVYDULDQFHVLQWHUSUHWDWLRQVZDLYHUVRUH[FHSWLRQVIURPWKH determinations, approvals, permits, variances, interpretations, waivers, or exceptions from the /852WKH0XQLFLSDO/DQG8VH/DZDVUHIOHFWHGRQWKHILOHGSODQVDQGDSSOLFDWLRQPDWHULDOV LURO, the Municipal Land Use Law, as reflected on the filed plans and application materials ILOHG DVVDPHPD\EHDPHQGHGRUUHYLVHGIURPWLPHWRWLPHZLWKRXWIXUWKHUQRWLFH filed (as same may be amended or revised from time to time without further notice) RU or GHWHUPLQHGWREHQHFHVVDU\GXULQJWKHUHYLHZDQGSURFHVVLQJRIWKLVDSSOLFDWLRQRUGXULQJWKH determined to be necessary during the review and processing of this application or during the KHDULQJSURFHVV hearing process $Q\SHUVRQLQWHUHVWHGLQWKLVDSSOLFDWLRQZLOOKDYHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRDGGUHVVWKH%RDUGDWWKH Any person interested in this application will have the opportunity to address the Board at the YLUWXDOPHHWLQJRQ:HGQHVGD\0D\DWSP(67YLD=RRPDZHEEDVHGYLGHR virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 07:30 p.m. EST via Zoom, a web-based video FRQIHUHQFHDSSOLFDWLRQRUE\WHOHSKRQHXVLQJWKHIROORZLQJ conference application, or by telephone using the following: 3OHDVHFOLFNWKHOLQNEHORZWRMRLQWKHZHELQDU Please click the link below to join the webinar: KWWSVOLQNHGJHSLORWFRPVIHFDEI1M\ https://link.edgepilot.com/s/6f0ecabf/Niy- PN-K2.F(NR,NO=/H$"X KWWSVXVZHE]RRPXVM"SZG 9HEU+NV&S4 mkJhO0OKcEkoIkIZLeA ?u=https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86191393347?pwd=VebrHks3CpQ <SWQ'=OW09&NP'=85 Yp1tnDZItM3VCkmDZUR.1  RU\RXPD\MRLQWKHPHHWLQJE\WHOHSKRQHE\GLDOLQJWKHEHORZQXPEHU or you may join the meeting by telephone by dialing the below number. 2U7HOHSKRQH'LDO Or Telephone: Dial: 86 US: 646-931-3860 :HELQDU,' Webinar ID: 861 9139 3347 3DVVFRGH Passcode:

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g by telephone by dialing the below number. 2U7HOHSKRQH'LDO Or Telephone: Dial: 86 US: 646-931-3860 :HELQDU,' Webinar ID: 861 9139 3347 3DVVFRGH Passcode: 510951  $Q\LQWHUHVWHGSHUVRQPD\DSSHDULQSHUVRQYLDWKH=RRPRUWKURXJKDQDWWRUQH\DQGEH Any interested person may appear in person via the Zoom or through an attorney and be UHFRJQL]HGE\WKH%RDUGDWWKHDSSURSULDWHWLPH7KHKHDULQJRQWKH$SSOLFDWLRQPD\EH recognized by the Board at the appropriate time. The hearing on the Application may be DGMRXUQHGSRVWSRQHGRUFRQWLQXHGWRVXFKDGGLWLRQDORURWKHUGDWHVDVWKH%RDUGPD\ adjourned, postponed or continued to such additional or other dates as the Board may GHWHUPLQH determine.  7KH7RZQVKLSRI:HVW2UDQJHLVXWLOL]LQJWKH=RRPVHUYLFHWRFRQGXFWYLUWXDOPHHWLQJVLQ The Township of West Orange is utilizing the Zoom service to conduct virtual meetings in FRPSOLDQFHZLWKWKH1HZ-HUVH\2SHQ3XEOLF0HHWLQJV$FW compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. (01160520.23 ^` 4933-5853-1739, v. 6 Y

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 3/($6(7$.()857+(5127,&(WKDWDOOGRFXPHQWVUHODWLQJWRWKLVDSSOLFDWLRQFDQEH PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all documents relating to this application can be LQVSHFWHGE\WKHSXEOLFLQWKHRIILFHRIWKH6HFUHWDU\RIWKH%RDUGLQWKH0XQLFLSDO%XLOGLQJ inspected by the public in the office of the Secretary of the Board in the Municipal Building, ORFDWHGDW0DLQ6WUHHW:HVW2UDQJH1-E\DSSRLQWPHQWRQO\3OHDVHFRQWDFWWKH located at 66 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052, by appointment only. Please contact the 6HFUHWDU\-DPLOHW%DTXHUL]R9LWHYLDWHOHSKRQH Secretary, Jamilet Baquerizo Vite via telephone 973) RUYLDHPDLODW 325-4111 or via email at MYLWH#ZHVWRUDQJHRUJWRVHWXSDWLPHDQGGDWHWRYLHZWKHGRFXPHQWV jvite@westorange.org to set up a time and date to view the documents. )25025(,1)250$7,21DQGDQ\TXHVWLRQVRQKRZWRDFFHVVYLUWXDOPHHWLQJV FOR MORE INFORMATION and any questions on how to access virtual meetings, SDUWLFLSDWHSURYLGHSXEOLFFRPPHQWDQGUHYLHZDJHQGDVSODQVDQGDSSOLFDWLRQPDWHULDOVRUWR participate, provide public comment, and review agendas, plans and application materials, or to VFKHGXOHDQLQRIILFHYLVLWSOHDVHFRQWDFWWKHFRQWDFWWKH6HFUHWDU\RIWKH%RDUGDW   schedule an in office visit please contact the contact the Secretary of the Board at (973) 325- GXULQJUHJXODUEXVLQHVVKRXUV 4111 during regular business hours. 5HVSHFWIXOO\ Respectfully 1RUWKILHOG$YH//&±$SSOLFDQW 525 Northfield Ave., LLC — Applicant    0$56+$00225((64 MARSHA M. MOORE, ESQ. 3RVW3RODN3$ Post Polak, P.A. (DJOH5RFN$YHQXH6WH 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Ste 200 5RVHODQG1HZ-HUVH\ Roseland, New Jersey 07068  H[W (973) 228-9900 ext. 220 PPRRUH#SRVWSRODNFRP mmoore@postpolak.com (01160520.23 ^` 4933-5853-1739, v. 6 Y

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