80 Main Street Redevelopment Plan

76 -80 MAIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE , COUNTY OF ESSEX Page 17 Prepared by Heyer, Gruel & Associates 6.2.3 Awning s & Awning Signage 1. No portion of an awning or canopy or its sign may extend below 6.5 feet when extended or retracted, and may not extend more than eight feet from the building line when open. An awning or canopy sign may not exceed eight inches in height, but may run the en tire length of the allowable edge. 6.3 PARKING REQUIREMENTS The following parking requirements shall apply to the Area. Deviation from the parking standards requires variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D -70 (C) . 6.3.1 Minimum Required Number of Parking Spaces 1. Minimum Required Parking Spaces : For office uses, 3 parking spaces per 1,000 SF of gross floor area are required. For ground -floor commercial uses, 4 parking spaces per 1,000 SF of gross floor area are required. a. Redevelopers must supply electric vehicle parking as required by §25 -12.6. b. The parking requirement for a building or development with a mix of nonresidential uses shall be the total of the requirements of the component uses. 6.3.2 Off-Street Loading Requirements Unless otherwise specified herein, all projects within the Area shall comply with the loading regulations at §25 -12 of West Orange’s Land Use Ordinance . 6.4 LANDSCAPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS The following landscaping and environmental requirements shall apply to the Area. Deviation from the landscaping and environmental standards requires variance relief pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D -70 (C) . 1. Green roofs shall be permitted and installed in accordance with §25 -8.11 of West Orange’s Land Use Ordinance. 2. Along any side or rear property line which is contiguous to a residential use, a 5-foot -wide buffer strip shall be planted and maintained in perpetuity with trees and shrubbery of such sizes and densities as to adequately screen the buildings from such abutting residential district or use in a residential zone. When a required buffer area is impractical due to size constraints, decorative fencing shall be provided in lieu of a landscaped buffer. 3. Landscaping shall be required for any part of the property not used for buildings, off -street parking, sidewalk area or other similar purposes. a. All plant material used shall be planted consistent with standards as established by the American

the property not used for buildings, off -street parking, sidewalk area or other similar purposes. a. All plant material used shall be planted consistent with standards as established by the American Association of Nurserymen. A planting schedule shall be provided by the developer as part of any Site Plan Application. Any landscaping that dies within one (1) year of planting shall be replaced. 4. All developments shall comply with the Township of West Orange Zoning Ordinance at §25 -29, “Stormwater Control,” in addition to the NJ DEP ’s current regulations and best practices for stormwater management . 5. All applicants for major site plan and/or subdivision approval shall complete a Sustainability Checklist form as a completeness item as outlined in §25 -51.16.