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Supporting Documentation · Aug 20, 2026

Submitted Application 10232024 4872 5331 9410 v1 rcd 10 23 24

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2448-15 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SECTIONS 51.16, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (REVISION OF ZONING ORDINANCE) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSIIIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 25 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Ovange be and are hereby amended as follows: L PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinarice is to incorporate a Sustainability checklist as part of the major/minor site plan, subdivision application process in au effort to create a more sustainable community and further the objectives of the Sustainability Plan included in the Township's Master Plan Updated adopted by the Township of West Orange Planning Board in 2010. The Sustainability checklist shall incorporate and encourage green building and sustainability measures for various aspects of zoning and planning, but zoning and planning approval shall not be conditioned upon any particular rating. TL CHAPTER 25-5116. SHALL BE ADDED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: 25-5116 Sustainable Building and Design Standards. All applicants for major and/or minor site plan ‘and/or subdivision approval shall complete a Sustainability checklist form as a completeness item. a. The Townsiip shall incorporate the current version of “Leadership in Enecgy & Environmental Design Rating System,” which includes rating systems for LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation promulgated by the US Green Building Council. b. The Sustainability checklist then shall incorporate proposed green energy and water conservation measures including: 1, The name of any LEED Accredited Professionals warking on the project. 2. A list of appliances, fixtures and construction techniques which meet U.S. EPA's Energy Star and WaterSense standards, 3, A list of green and recycled building materials used in construction, renovation, and maintenance, : 4, A Waste Management Plan for cecycling and/or reusing 60 percent of all construction and demolition waste generated in projects larger than $25,000 outlining where waste will be sent for recycling, reuse, reprocessing, or disposal, together with a letter from each of the recipient facilities. 5. Use of any water efficient landscaping. 6. Use of any on-site renewable energy systems such as: i. Solar ii, Wind iii, Geothermal As of April 2, 2015

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