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9 ○ Applicant may provide an easement to the township for inspection and maintenance access. ○ The culvert conveys flows from Turtle Brook through the property and downstream toward the Rahway River. ○ No existing stormwater management system currently exists on-site. ○ Runoff currently sheet-flows across the parking lot into drains feeding the culvert. ○ The site also receives off-site runoff from neighboring properties and uphill areas. - In regards to utilities, existing public water, sewer, gas, and electric service already serve the site. - The existing building and parking lot would be demolished. - The existing culvert would remain undisturbed. - The applicant seeks preliminary and final major site plan approval for a mixed-use development. - Proposed building: ○ Four-story mixed-use building ○ Approximately 44,541 square feet footprint ○ 95 residential units total: ■ 68 one-bedroom units ■ 22 two-bedroom units ■ 5 three-bedroom units ○ Ground-floor commercial space: ■ Revised to 1,250 square feet - Ms. Moore emphasized that the project satisfies conditional-use standards: ○ Minimum lot area requirement: ■ Required: 5,000 sq. ft. ■ Provided: over 110,000 sq. ft. ○ Minimum street frontage: ■ Required: 50 feet ■ Provided: approximately 440 feet on Northfield Avenue - Total proposed parking is 165 spaces. This includes 6 ADA-accessible spaces. - Parking configuration includes: ○ 16 dual stacked parking units ○ Tandem parking spaces in several areas of the site - Mr. Facchino noted that the number of tandem spaces had been reduced through revisions. - Retail parking requirement is 6 spaces required for the proposed commercial component. - EV charging: ○ 27 EV charging spaces required under state law. ○ Charging stations placed primarily outdoors to address fire department concerns. ○ One ADA-accessible EV charging space would be relocated near an accessible parking stall under the building to comply with state requirements. - Mr. Facchino stated the project meets the parking requirement exactly with 165 spaces after applying EV parking credits. - Two gated access points are proposed: ○ One at the Northfield Avenue entrance ○ Another inside the building area - In regards to gate operations, it will be activated through technology such as key fobs or barcode readers. - Emergency access: ○ Gates integrated with building security systems.