02_27_2026 81 Northfield Ave Planning Reportrcd 3 2 2026

Planning Report Planning 81 Northfield Avenue Report West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey Langan Project No.: 101325601 27 February 2026 Page 4 of 4 o The vehicles will operate between 9:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. No overnight activity beyond the medical transport vehicles remaining parked will occur. o The project does not have a substantial impact on the parking inventory in terms of parking space demand. • No substantial impairment to the zoning ordinance and the zone plan: 2019 Master Plan Update, page 12, Master Plan Principles, #2: “Properly Locate Public, Commercial/Retail, Industrial, Residential and Service Uses.” The accessory medical transport parking use is proposed at the location of its office, a permitted use. The 10 parking spaces are suitable for the site, offer convenient access to surrounding roadways, and are not out of scale with the surrounding area. Regarding Medici, the applicant has to reconcile granting the use variance even though the zoning ordinance does not explicitly permit the proposed use. The OB-1 zone limits accessory uses to parking spaces and signs. Where possible, it is customary for a business to have its vehicles located where its office is for operational purposes. In this case, use variance approval would allow for more efficient operation of the permitted office, without substantial impairment to the zoning ordinance and zone plan. Based on the foregoing, the planning analysis outlines the reasons to support the requested “d(1)” use variance for accessory medical transport vehicle parking at the project site. NJ Certificate of Authorization No. 24GA27996400 \\langan.com\data\PAR\data6\101325601\Project Data\_Discipline\Planning\Background Materials\02_27_2026 81 Northfield Ave Planning Report FINAL.docx