Notice Package Submission 66 Franklin

MSW MURPHY SCHILLER & WILKES LLP August 10, 2026 VIA HAND DELIVERY Diana Chandler, Board Secretary Township of West Orange Planning & Development 66 West Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Phone: (973) 325-4106 RE: ZB-24-18 M Vega Investments LLC THOMAS S. GARLICK parTNER OFFICE 973 877 6984 | pDIRECT 973 567 7194 TGARLICK@MURPHYLLP.COM 66 Franklin Avenue, West Orange, NJ (Block 132.02, Lots 75.03, 79 and 81) NOTICE PACKAGE SUBMISSION Dear Ms. Chandler, This firm represents M Vega Investments LLC (“Applicant”) in connection with the above- referenced application. Enclosed please find the following: 1. Newspaper Notice 2. Affidavit of Publication 3. Affidavit of Service (200 Foot List Notice) 4. Property Owners Notice 5. Copy of 200 Foot List from the Township of West Orange 6. Certified Mail Receipts (for Property Owner Notice) The Legal Notice was published in the Essex Daily News on August 8, 2026. We will forward the Affidavit of Publication to your office as soon as we receive it. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Very truly yours, THOMAS S. GARLICK, ESQ. DEI nnn nnn IEEE EERE MURPHYLLP.COM 973 877 6984 | INFO@MURPHYLLP.COM NEWARK ONE GATEWAY CENTER, SUITE 400, NEWARK, NJ 07102 NYC 5 PENN PLAZA, 19TH FLOOR, #19113, NEW YORK, NY 10001

AFFIDAVIT OF PROOF OF SERVICE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE STATE OF NEW JERSEY )S.S. ) COUNTY OF ESSEX Thomas S. Garlick of full age, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says, that he maintains offices at One Gateway Center, Suite 400 in Newark, County of Essex and State of New Jersey; and that M Vega Investments LLC is an applicant in a proceeding before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Township of West Orange, being application under the Zoning Ordinance, and related to premises, 66 Franklin Avenue, West Orange, NJ (Block 134.02, Lots 75.03, 79 and 81); and that on or before August 6, 2026, which is at least 10 days prior to the date of hearing (August 20, 2026), he gave written notice of the hearing on this application to each and all of the owners of property affected by said application, in the form hereinafter set forth, and according to the attached lists, and in the manner indicated therein, and the notice published in an official newspaper of general circulation in the Township of West Orange. A copy of said notices are attached hereto. Respectfully, M Vega Investments LLC — Applicant By: OMAS S. GARLICK, ESQ. Attorney for Applicant M Vega Investments LLC Sworn to before me, this /o/ day of August, 2026. STEPHANIE MCLEISH wee ae My Commission Expires 9/21/2027 00091937 - 1 364796v1

LEGAL NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT Application No: ZB-24-18 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 20, 2026, at 8:00 P.M. EST, a virtual public hearing will be conducted before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of West Orange (“Board”), via Zoom, a web-based video conference application, or by telephone (details below), in connection with the property located at 66 Franklin Avenue and designated as Block 134.02, Lot 75.03, 79, and 81 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange, New Jersey (“Property”). The applicant, M Vega Investments LLC. (“Applicant”), has applied to the Board for preliminary and final major site plan approval with ‘C’ and ‘D’ variances in connection with the renovation of the existing one-story masonry building into a landscaping contractor's office with associated parking for commercial landscaping vehicles. The project includes the restriping and curbing of the existing parking lot to provide eight (8) parking spaces, including one (1) handicap accessible parking space, and associated site improvements including landscaping and stormwater management. The Property is currently occupied by a one-story masonry building with a partial basement, a detached one-story frame shed, and a parking area used as a contractor’s storage yard, located in the B-1 Retail Business Zone of the Township of West Orange. The Applicant seeks variance relief for a “D(1)” use variance, as the proposed use as a contractor’s storage yard is not a permitted use within the B-1 Retail Business Zone, and a “C” variance for off-street parking of commercial landscaping vehicles, which do not constitute passenger automobiles as required under §25-12.1g. The Applicant also seeks bulk “C” variance relief for exceeding maximum lot coverage, permanent window signs exceeding the permitted percentage of window area, insufficient curb setback from fence, screening or structure, insufficient minimum driveway width for two-way traffic, and insufficient buffer strip width. In addition, the Applicant requests a waiver from §25-14.2 for parking lot lighting and requests that the Board grant any additional approvals, permits, variances, interpretations, waivers or exceptions reflected in the plans and materials filed (as same may be amended or revised from time to time without further notice) or determined to be necessary during the review

retations, waivers or exceptions reflected in the plans and materials filed (as same may be amended or revised from time to time without further notice) or determined to be necessary during the review and processing of this application. Any person interested in this application will have the opportunity to address the Board at the virtual meeting on August 20, 2026, at 8:00 P.M. EST via Zoom, a web-based video conference application, or by telephone using the followin Zoom Webinar Details When: August 20, 2026, 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment Hearing Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://usO2web.zoom.us/j/885008 181 00?pwd=wCfNLeO0c7HpBuMPDla4gg YudZmfY W. | Telephone: 1-301-715-8592 364358v1

Webinar ID: 885 0081 8100 Passcode: 114843 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that documents relating to this nee may be ae by the public on the Planning and Zoning’s Website: http://westo1 The Township of West Orange is utilizing the Zoom service to conduct virtual meetings in compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. FOR MORE INFORMATION and any questions on how to access virtual meetings, participate, provide public comment, and review agendas, digital plans and application materials or to schedule an in office visit please contact the Secretary by electronic mail at dchandler@westorange.org_ or by telephone at (973) 325-4108 Monday through Friday between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Respectfully, M Vega Investments LLC — Applicant By:4/ROOSEVELT J. DONAT ROOSEVELT J. DONAT, ESQ. Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP Attorneys for Applicant 364358v1

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE NOTICE OF HEARING TO PROPERTY OWNERS ON APPLICATION FOR 66 FRANKLIN AVENUE, TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (BLOCK 134.02, LOTS 75.03, 79, & 81) Application No: ZB-24-18 TO: All property owners and other parties entitled to notice within a 200-foot radius of the property located at 66 Franklin Avenue and designated as Block 134.02, Lot 75.03, 79, and 81 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange, New Jersey. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 20, 2026, at 8:00 P.M. EST, a virtual public hearing will be conducted before the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of West Orange (“Board”), via Zoom, a web-based video conference application, or by telephone (details below), in connection with the property located at 66 Franklin Avenue and designated as Block 134.02, Lot 75.03, 79, and 81 on the Tax Map of the Township of West Orange, New Jersey (“Property”). The applicant, M Vega Investments LLC. (“Applicant”), has applied to the Board for preliminary and final major site plan approval with *C’ and ‘D’ variances in connection with the renovation of the existing one-story masonry building into a landscaping contractor’s office with associated parking for commercial landscaping vehicles. The project includes restriping and curbing of the existing parking lot to provide eight (8) parking spaces, including one (1) handicap accessible parking space, and associated site improvements including landscaping and stormwater management. The Property is currently occupied by a one-story masonry building with a partial basement, a detached one-story frame shed, and a parking area used as a contractor’s storage yard, located in the B-1 Retail Business Zone of the Township of West Orange. The Applicant seeks variance relief for a “D(1)” use variance, as the proposed use as a contractor’s storage yard is not a permitted use within the B-1 Retail Business Zone, and a “C” variance for off-street parking of commercial landscaping vehicles, which do not constitute passenger automobiles as required under §25-12.1g. The Applicant also seeks bulk “C” variance relief for exceeding maximum lot coverage, permanent window signs exceeding the permitted percentage of window area, insufficient curb setback from fence, screening or structure, insufficient minimum driveway width for two-way traffic, and insufficient buffer strip width. In addition, the

percentage of window area, insufficient curb setback from fence, screening or structure, insufficient minimum driveway width for two-way traffic, and insufficient buffer strip width. In addition, the Applicant requests a waiver from §25-14.2 for parking lot lighting and requests that the Board grant any additional approvals, permits, variances, interpretations, waivers or exceptions reflected in the plans and materials filed (as same may be amended or revised from time to time without further notice) or determined to be necessary during the review and processing of this application. Any person interested in this application v ave the opportunity to address the Board at the virtual meeting on August 20, 2026 at 8:00 P.M. EST via Zoom, a web-based video conference application, or by telephone using the following: Zoom Webinar Details When: August 20, 2026 at 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: Township of West Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment Hearing 364359v1

Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us0O2web.zoom.us/j/885008 18 100?pwd=wC{NLeO0c7HpBuMPDla4gg YudZmfY W.| Telephone: 1-301-715-8592 Webinar ID: 885 0081 8100 Passcode: 114843 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that documents relating to this hearing may be inspected by the public on the Planning and Zoning’s Website: http://westorange.org/Archive.aspx?A MID=40, The Township of West Orange is utilizing the Zoom service to conduct virtual meetings in compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act. FOR MORE INFORMATION and any questions on how to access virtual meetings, participate, provide public comment, and review agendas, digital plans and application materials or to schedule an in office visit please contact the Secretary by electronic mail at dchandler@westorange.org_or by telephone at (973) 325-4108 Monday through Friday between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Respectfully, M Vega Investments LLC — Applicant By:4/ROOSEVELT J. DONAT ROOSEVELT J. DONAT, ESQ. Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP Attorneys for Applicant 364359v1

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