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| = # ©} che Consulting & Municipal ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS Chairman and Members of the West Orange Township Zoning Board February 19, 2025 Re: M. Vega Investments LLC (ZB-24-18) Our File No. 115.WRZ0134.V01 Preliminary & Final Major Site Plan with ‘C’ Page 4 and ‘D’ Variances - Review #1 We note the Applicant previously applied to the Board to add a residential apartment on the second floor which was denied by the Board. If the Applicant is again proposing to add a residential unit on the second floor, then our office is concerned that this application may be barred by the doctrine of res judicata. The Board will need to determine if res judicata is applicable to the current application. 5. The Applicant should address the Board regarding the type of business that is proposed at the site. In addition, will the trucks be part of the proposed business of will they be part of a separate business at the site? 6. The Applicant should address the Board regarding the proposed hours of operation at the site. 7. Anote should be added to the plans which states that any settled or damaged sidewalk or driveway aprons along the site frontage shall be replaced as directed by the municipal engineer. 8. The Applicant should address the Board regarding their plans to provide a trash enclosure at the site. In addition, the Applicant must demonstrate that the trash enclosure has adequate capacity to accommodate the trash and recyclables that are anticipated at the site. 9. Itshows on the plans that the existing shed in the southeast corner of the site is to remain. The Applicant should address the Board regarding the types of materials that will be stored in the shed. 10. It shows on the Boundary & Topographic Survey drawings that between June 28, 2021 and March 19, 2024, the following improvements were constructed at the site: a) Retaining walls were constructed in front of the existing building, in the southwest corner of the site. In addition, a wood fence was installed along the top of the inner retaining wall. b) A chain link fence was installed along the westerly, southerly and easterly sides of the site. In addition, a rolling chain link gate was installed at the entrance to the site. c) Aconcrete pad and gravel area were installed along the southerly side of the site. d) A portion of the gravel parking lot was paved and parking spaces were striped along the

entrance to the site. c) Aconcrete pad and gravel area were installed along the southerly side of the site. d) A portion of the gravel parking lot was paved and parking spaces were striped along the easterly side of the parking lot. The Applicant must demonstrate that the recent improvements to the site have been approved and inspected by the Township. 11. It shows on sheet C-4 that 1 handicap parking space, two 9’x18’ parking spaces, three 9’x30° parking spaces and two 10’x20’ parking spaces are proposed at the site. The Applicant should address the Board to clarify the types of vehicles that will be parked in the different size spaces. ‘S:\West Orange\Zoning Board\t15 WRZ0134.V01 - M. Vega Investments, LLC\25-02-19 Review #1. docx a