042326_ZB 26 01 15 Alan Street Combined Completeness Board Review rcd 4 24 2026

Memorandum Page 1 of 6 TO: Township of West Orange Zoning Board FROM: Malvika Apte, PP, AICP, Planning Board Planner Langley Oudemans, Associate Planner RE: ZB Application 26-01 Completeness/Board Review # 1 15 Alan Street Block 146, Lot 72 “C” Variance Application DATE: April 23, 2026 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Materials Reviewed As Requested, we have reviewed the following materials: • Seven (7) pages of Township of West Orange Zoning Board Application for “C2” Variance at 15 Alan Street, dated March 19, 2026; • Six (6) pages of 200’ Property Buffer Report dated February 25, 2026; • Three (3) pages of Proposal Memo for Max Grossman, 15 Alan Street, undated. • Four (4) pages of Reasons for Relief Memo for Max Grossman, 15 Alan Street, undated; • One (1) page of W-9 for Max Grossman, dated February 25, 2026; • One (1) page of Verification of Taxes & Sewer Charges Paid, prepared by the Township of West Orange Office of the Tax Collector, dated February 25, 2026; • Five (5) sheets of Garage Expansion at West Orange, NJ, prepared by Sanjay Patel of Seva Engineering, dated February 27, 2026; • One (1) sheet of Site Survey prepared by Richard J Hingos, Inc. Professional Land Surveyors, dated November 19, 2018; • Unsigned and Undated Drawings include: o One (1) sheet of elevation drawings, “Existing Conditions, No House” o One (1) sheet of “Proposed New Garage, plan from west” o One (1) sheet of “Proposed New Garage on Lot, no house” o One (1) sheet of, “Proposed New Garage, with house and tree” o One (1) sheet of, “Proposed New Garage” o One (1) sheet of, “Proposed Survey Overlay with Tree” o One (1) sheet of “Height Comparison” 2. Site Description and Surrounding Land Uses The subject property is an interior lot, identified as Lot 72 in Block 146, located at 15 Alan Street between Valley Way and Mississippi Avenue. The rectangular-shaped lot includes 40 ft. of frontage on Alan Street and is approximately 4,784.8 square feet in area. The property is currently used as a residential property with a detached garage in the rear yard. The garage is 1.5 stories with a height