PB 24 01 West Essex Highlands Inc Draft Resolution

west of the proposed traffic circle and extending to the west of side of the Warner Road extension. 43. The Board rejected the request for an exception to close the Kuzik Drive access and had serious concerns about the fact that opening access to Kuzik Drive, which is only a block and a half long and is not an actual separate access point to the proposed development, is merely a short loop extension and not a separate road. The request to close Kuzik Drive would concentrate traffic even more significantly within the development. 44. The development area embraced the Township’s Complete Streets resolution as it provides sidewalks, ADA accessible curb openings, marked crosswalks, street trees and is bicycle friendly. There are sidewalks on both sides of the streets with the exception of on Warner Road where sidewalks are on one side only because there are no homes in that location but still providing a connection to the development. However, the Board took notice that once out of the complex, there were no sidewalks along Oval Road making pedestrian access to Eagle Rock Avenue and connections to mass transit by foot dangerous. 45. At Building D, the sidewalks are located on just one side of the street and Applicant agreed to install a walkway from Building D to the clubhouse. 46. Objector’s traffic expert, Alexander J. Litwornia, P.E. provided a report dated August 22, 2025, and testimony where he opined that the application created a single cul-de- sac with an estimated daily traffic would be over 5,100 trips per day when the existing townhouse development is taken into account.