2549-18 Exhibit to Ordinance Adopting Redevelopment Plan for Essex Green and Executive Drive Properties.pdf

300 EXECUTIVE DRIVE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN | Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey CONFORMANCE WITH TOWNSHIP OBJECTIVES Economic Development Recommendations  The Economic Development Element recognizes the The Township’s most recent comprehensive Master Plan was existing office / commercial developments clustered at adopted in 1989. Since that time, two Reexamination Reports I-280 and Prospect Avenue, and recommends that the and updates to several Plan Elements have been prepared. The Township continue to maintain a mix of land uses. most recent Reexamination Report, as well as a Master Plan  The Plan continues the recommendation from 2004 that update including a Sustainability Plan and updates to the Land states: “development that generates employment Use, Economic Development, and Historic Preservation opportunities and beneficial commercial/retail activity Elements was adopted in 2010. An update to the Circulation should continue to be encouraged where it is Element was adopted in 2016, which includes a subsection of compatible with adjacent land uses, and sensitive the recommendations section that incorporates a Complete natural and environmental features, and should be Streets policy. balanced by the need to maintain adequate public Master Plan Reexamination Report and Update (2010) infrastructure and facilities, services and pedestrian and The Township adopted a

Reexamination Report and Update (2010) infrastructure and facilities, services and pedestrian and The Township adopted a Master Plan Reexamination Report vehicular circulation patterns. and Update in 2010. The following goals, objectives, and policies  Improvements to the regional business districts should in the Plan are relevant to the Area and the formulation of this continue to be encouraged. Redevelopment Plan:  The Essex Green property and adjacent office complexes, of which the 300 Executive Drive Area is a Land Use Plan part, are discussed in the Economic Development  The existing land use of the 300 Executive Drive Area is Element. The Plan states that “A key for this area is to shown as “Commercial”. The plan does not contain any maintain a balance of land uses, which will have specific discussion of the Area and does not benefits with regard to traffic as well as fiscal impacts.” recommend any changes to the Zoning for the property. Sustainability Plan  Encourage improved energy efficiency in existing commercial buildings. 20 | July 2018 HEYER, GRUEL & ASSOCIATES