PB 23 04 Redwood LLC Adopted Resolution

Stormwater Management J. Michael Petry, P.E., P.P., 3/7/2023 Facility Maintenance Plan R.A. Manual WHEREAS, representatives of the public asked questions of the witnesses and had an opportunity to offer statements regarding the application; and WHEREAS, the Board reviewed and considered the application, testimony and documents submitted therewith; and WHEREAS, the Board also considered the input of its professionals at the hearing; and NOW THEREFORE, the Board makes the following findings of fact, based upon the evidence presented at its public hearings, at which a record was made: iL. The Applicant is requesting preliminary and final site plan approval to construct a multifamily residential building and related improvements with no variances on property located on the east side of Pleasant Valley Way. . The plans and testimony demonstrated that the proposed building would have four residential stories over one level of parking and include 142 apartment units of which 28 will be set aside for low- and moderate-income households. The property was previously developed with non-residential uses but has been vacant for over a decade, and although there have been prior approvals granted for multifamily residential use on the property, no developments were constructed. The property is located in the R-2 Residential Zone and the IHO-2 Inclusionary Housing Overlay Zone, and its total area is 5.91 acres. The site is a flag lot with approximately 63 feet of frontage on Pleasant Valley Way and the lot’s “stem” (Or driveway) is over 550 feet long and is over 60 feet wide for most of its length, except for a 115-foot-long section that is 38 feet wide. The Peckman River runs along the western edge of the main, rear portion of the site and there are a mix of land uses in the vicinity of the site with the Montclair Golf Club bordering the site on the north and east and a vacant Township-owned parcel bordering the rear portion on the site on the south. Brighton Gardens assisted living facility is located to the west of the main portion of the site and to the south of the stem. Other nearby uses include a nursery, a house of worship, a nursery school, a fire station, and senior housing to the south and single family residential to the southeast and west. Pleasant Valley Road is a four lane Essex County Road (Route 636) in front of the subject property and there

n, and senior housing to the south and single family residential to the southeast and west. Pleasant Valley Road is a four lane Essex County Road (Route 636) in front of the subject property and there is no sidewalk on the east side of Pleasant Valley Way in the vicinity of the site (Though there is a sidewalk on the west side of the street.) The proposed affordable housing units are required to comply with the bedroom distribution requirements of the West Orange Land Use Regulations based on State Regulations and will include four (4) one-bedroom units, sixteen (16) two-bedroom units, and eight (8) three-bedroom units.