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Supporting Documentation · Jun 24, 2026

PB2604 Orange Prospect LLC Affidavit of Service and Publication

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FBT GIBBONS LLP One Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey 07102 973-596-4500 Attorneys for Applicant, ORANGE PROSPECT LLC TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN RE: PLANNING BOARD ORANGE PROSPECT LLC, AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE 111 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey AND known on the official tax map of the Township of NOTICE OF PUBLICATION West Orange as Block 151, Lot 17.01, located within the Township's B-2 (General Business) Zoning District. STATE OF NEW JERSEY _) ) Ss.: COUNTY OF ESSEX ) I, MARY COLL, of full age, being duly sworn according to law, upon my oath, depose and say: 1. Jama Legal Assistant employed by the law firm of FBT Gibbons LLP. 2. The form of public notice (hereinafter referred to as “Notice”) announcing the Planning Board’s special virtual public hearing on June 24, 2026, at 7:30 P.M., is attached as Exhibit “A”. 3. The certified list of owners of property within two hundred feet prepared by the Tax Assessor of the Township of West Orange, as well as other entities to whom notice was sent, is attached as Exhibit “B.” In addition to the subject property, Block 151, Lot 17.01, a certified 200-foot list was requested for Block 151, Lot 15.03; Block 151.03, Lot 5; Block 151.03, Lot 6; and Block 151.03, Lot 7 due to certain existing recorded easements pertaining to access, parking, utilities and maintenance. 4. The Notice in Exhibit “A” was sent by United States Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to the property owners and to the other entities listed in Exhibit “B.” The “white” return receipts postmarked June 12, 2026, from the Township of Harrison Post Office are attached as Exhibit “Cc 29

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ntities listed in Exhibit “B.” The “white” return receipts postmarked June 12, 2026, from the Township of Harrison Post Office are attached as Exhibit “Cc 29 5. The public notice in Exhibit “A” was published in The Star Ledger on June 14, 2026; TAPinto Local, LLC on June 10, 2026, and The Essex News Daily on June 13, 2026. Copies of the Affidavits of Publication are attached as Exhibit “D”. Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 4 day of June, 2026 dG -H CTromlsQQ MARY COLL () G118599.G112642 4926-8435-3205v1 SENIELLL. BENNETT Commission # 2397909 Notary Public, State of New Jersey My Gon gi pals mores

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EXHIBIT A

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PLANNING BOARD PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of West Orange Planning Board will hold a special public meeting on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 7:30 p.m., virtually via Zoom, to review and take formal action upon the application of Orange Prospect LLC (the “Applicant”), identified as Planning Board Application No. PB-26-04. The Applicant seeks amended preliminary and final major site plan approval, together with related permits, waivers, variances, interpretations and/or other relief, for the existing restaurant/banquet facility located at 111 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, identified as Block 151, Lot 17.01 on the Township tax map. The Property contains approximately 8.29 acres, is located in the B-2 General Business Zone and has long been used as a catering/banquet hall and restaurant facility formerly known as The Manor. The Applicant previously received preliminary and final major site plan approval with bulk variance relief and waivers pursuant to Planning Board Resolution PB-25-02, memorialized June 4, 2025, which permitted driveway, walkway, valet parking, main building, porte-cochere, community garden, parking, occupancy, impervious coverage, tree replacement and related site improvements. The Prior Approval permitted 471 parking spaces, including EV credits, 1,515- person occupancy, and 60.53% impervious coverage, reduced from an existing 61.75%, where 60% is permitted. The present Application seeks amended approval for revised and additional improvements, including renovations and modifications to portions of the existing banquet hall and restaurant buildings; reconstruction and reconfiguration of portions of the rear parking area; revised parking, circulation, driveway and walkway improvements; grading, drainage, stormwater, landscaping and lighting improvements; new storm sewer infrastructure; modifications to courtyard, patio, gazebo, landscaped wall, fountain, outdoor amenity and paved walkway areas; EV parking/charging improvements; limited soil movement/soil removal; and related site work. The amended plan proposes 486 parking spaces, including EV credits, maximum occupancy of 1,563 people, and reduced impervious coverage of approximately 59.76%, whereas 60% is permitted. The Application also includes confirmation

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6 parking spaces, including EV credits, maximum occupancy of 1,563 people, and reduced impervious coverage of approximately 59.76%, whereas 60% is permitted. The Application also includes confirmation that existing second-floor space within the restaurant/accessory building, including kitchen, living/dining, bedroom and bathroom areas, may be used for staff, chef or other employee accommodation/support purposes accessory and incidental to the principal restaurant/banquet facility use. The Application further seeks approval for removal of five (5) additional trees in the 6-inch to 13-inch D.B.H. category and planting of ten (10) replacement Thuja Green Giants, resulting in a total replanting program of 348 replacement trees and a net increase of seventy-six (76) trees as part of the overall tree removal and replacement program. The Applicant also seeks an extension of time to complete certain replacement plantings pursuant to Township Code § 28-8. Overall, the Applicant seeks amended preliminary and final major site plan approval, stormwater permit approval, soil movement/soil removal permit approval, tree removal and replacement approval, an extension of time to complete tree replanting, and bulk “c” variance relief under N.I.S.A. 40:55D-70(c), if deemed necessary by the Board, together with any required waivers, exceptions, interpretations or other relief, including relief related to: the 50-foot residential buffer under Township Code § 25-11.3; parking row length under § 25-12.1 for 26 spaces where 20 spaces is permitted before a landscaped break is required; lighting under §§ 25-14.3 and 25- 14.1(d), including walkway, parking, street and/or property-line illumination; wall/fence standards

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under § 25-8.4(a); freestanding sign standards under § 25-15.3C2; a specific stormwater retention Township standard under § 25-29.4s2; and any additional variances, waivers, exceptions, interpretations, continuations of existing nonconforming conditions, modifications of prior approval conditions or other approvals reflected in the plans or determined necessary during review. The Zoom video platform access information for the Special Meeting of the Township of West Orange Planning Board to be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, is as follows: Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/821 04478576?pwd=urBqSMY fXvnDbrMYySktr7kt5mqGoS. | Webinar ID: 821 0447 8576 Passcode: 361492 Dial-In: 1-646-931-3860. At the hearing, any interested party may appear, personally or through counsel, and may ask questions, cross-examine witnesses, present testimony, and offer comments concerning the Application. All plans, materials and documents relating to the Application are on file in the Office of the Township of West Orange Planning Board at the Township Municipal Building, Room 216, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, and are available for public inspection during normal business hours. Materials may also be available through the Planning Board website at https://www.westorange.org/527/Planning-Board . Any questions on the Application or the Zoom meeting access instructions may be directed to the Planning Board Secretary at 973-325-4111 or planningboard@westorange.org . ORANGE PROSPECT LLC By: Kenneth D. McPherson III, Esq. FBT Gibbons LLP One Gateway Center Newark, New Jersey 07102 (973) 596-4415 Attorneys for the Applicant G118599,G112642 4917-1422-3541v1

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EXHIBIT B

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created on 6/9/2026 Buffer Report T H E T O WN S H I P O F WE S T O R A N G E Office of the Assessor 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Telephone: (973) 325-4060 Facsimile: (973) 669-4859 Highlighted feature(s) Parcel Limits (5) Parcel Owner Owner Owner Municipality Block Lot Qualifier Address Owner Name Street CityState Zip Property Mailing West Orange 107 107 PROSPECT PO BOX ELLWOOD 107 Prospect Avenue, Township 151 15.03 PROSPECT AVE LLC 980 CITY, PA 16117 West Orange, NJ, 07052 AVENUE West Orange 111 ORANGE 107 WEST 111 Prospect Avenue, Township 151 17.01 PROSPECT PROSPECT, PROSPECT ORANGE, 07052 West Orange, NJ, 07052 AVENUE LLC AVE NJ 16 WEST West Orange 151.03 5 16 SEAMAN KNOWLES, SEAMAN ORANGE, 07052 16 Seaman Road, West Township ROAD KURT JR RD NJ Orange, NJ, 07052 West Orange 14 SEAMAN 14 SEAMAN 107 WEST 14 Seaman Road, West 151.03 6 PROSPECT ORANGE, 07052 Township ROAD LLC AVE NJ Orange, NJ, 07052 West Orange 12 SEAMAN KNOWLES, 12 WEST 12 Seaman Road, West Township 151.03 7 ROAD KIRSTIN L. SEAMAN ORANGE, 07052 Orange, NJ, 07052 RD NJ § List

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SEAMAN ORANGE, 07052 Orange, NJ, 07052 RD NJ § List of adjoining feature(s) that intersect 200 foot buffer from Parcel Limits. Adjoining Properties (54) Municipality Block Lot Qualifier Parcel Owner Name Owner Street Owner Owner Property Address CityState Zip Mailing Prospect & West Orange 150 PROSPECT & 115 CLIFTON Eagle Rock Township 1 EAGLE ROCK COUNTY OF ESSEX AVENUE NEWARK N J 07114 Ave, West AVE Orange, NJ, 07052 25 Prospect West Orange 151 25 PROSPECT MONTCLAIR GOLF MONTCLAIR 07042 Avenue, Township 1 AVENUE CLUB P O BOX 194 NJ West Orange, NJ, 07052 107 Prospect West Orange 151 107 107 PROSPECT AVE ELLWOOD Avenue, 15.03 PROSPECT PO BOX 980 16117 West Township AVENUE LLC CITY, PA Orange, NJ, 07052

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CITY, PA Orange, NJ, 07052 111 Prospect West Orange 151 111 ORANGE PROSPECT, 107 PROSPECT WEST Avenue, Township 17.01 PROSPECT LLC AVE ORANGE, NJ 07052 West AVENUE Orange, NJ, 07052 1 Developed by Civil Solutions, using myiDV

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