PB 24 01 West Essex Highlands Inc Draft Resolution

47. The Board’s engineer issued a response to the Objector’s expert dated October 29, 2025. The Board engineer opined that the average daily traffic for the 496-unit apartment complex is approximately 2,728 trips per day which requires a second means of ingress and egress and the proposed development included two means of ingress and egress via Warner Road and Kuzik Drive as well as emergency access via Howell Drive. Members of the Board; however, indicated that they were very familiar with the roadway into the proposed complex and Warner Road was the only access road into the complex as Kuzik Drive was merely a short distance road that also fed into Warner Road and provided no real secondary traffic path to or from the proposed development. 48. The Board engineer disagreed with the Objector’s expert (Litwornia) and agreed with the Applicant’s engineer that the roadways should be classified as minor collector roadways with total volume that should not exceed 3,500 trips. The Board engineer further opined that if the de minimis exception from RSIS to allow for the closure of access to Kuzik Drive (except in emergency situations) is granted then Warner Road would be classified as a multi-family cul-de-sac with a maximum of 1,000 average daily trips which would be exceeded by the proposed development, thereby requiring a de minimis exception. 49. The Board’s engineer also disagreed with the opinion of engineer Litwornia and opined that the Applicant is not required to widen the roadway widths of the adjacent existing roadways. 50. While Mr. Litwornia opined that the roadways within the complex were too steep and would contribute to accidents, the Board engineer opined that pursuant to RSIS Table 46, the maximum allowable grade for a minor collector roadway is 10% and the