1240815 EIS Pleasant Valley Wayrcd 3 12 2026

2 I. INTRODUCTION The subject property is designated as Lots 11 & 12 of Block 154.06 on Tax Map Sheet 40.02 of the Township of West Orange Tax Maps. It is located on the easterly side of Pleasant Valley Way approximately 560 feet south of Eagle Rock Avenue. The property is just north of West Orange High School. To the east of the project site are adjoining residential properties fronting on Beasley Street. To the north there are a mixture of residential and commercial uses. The FEMA mapping indicates that the site is not impacted by any 100-year flood hazard areas. No evidence of freshwater wetlands exists on the site. There is an existing one (1)–story frame dwelling located within tax lot 12. A bituminous parking area exists behind the structure. On tax lot 11 there is a two (2) story structure which contain office uses on the first floor and residential on the second floor. Parking for eleven (11) vehicles exist to the east of the structure, access to the parking area is by means of a driveway located to the south of the existing building. The subject property lies within the Township’s OB-1 Zone, which allows commercial and residential type uses. Owner and Applicant 127 Mitchell Street LLC 516 Pleasant Valley Way West Orange, New Jersey 07052 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The proposed development plan is to demolish the existing 1 story frame dwelling on the northern half of the property and refurbish the existing building to the south, The building will be extended to the east and a new parking facility will be established on the north side of the building. The footprint of the original building will continue to be utilized for office space with a residential unit above. The building extension would contain offices in both the lower level and ground floor. Two new apartments will be constructed over the office space. The new parking area would have a capacity of 21 cars, including 1 handicap space. The driveway access along Pleasant Valey Way will see one driveway eliminated and the other repositioned to the north. The impervious areas on-site will increase by about 167 sq. ft. All land that will be disturbed by the proposed construction will be restored through a complete re-landscaping of the site. This will be accomplished with deciduous shade and ornamental trees, evergreen trees and hedges, evergreen and deciduous shrubs, lawn, ground

be restored through a complete re-landscaping of the site. This will be accomplished with deciduous shade and ornamental trees, evergreen trees and hedges, evergreen and deciduous shrubs, lawn, ground cover and perennials. The plantings will form an attractive filtered buffer along the site’s northern and eastern perimeters. In all, 108 landscape trees and plants are proposed for this site.