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2944-25 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY These amendments to the Sewer, the Street and the Sidewalk Ordinance(s) will delete the fee schedules for inspection of Sewer, Curb, and Sidewalk repair or replacement by contractors working in the Township, and establish that the new fee schedules will be prescribed by a resolution of the Township Council.

2945-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC, SUBSECTION 7-21, MULTI-WAY STOPS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey as follows: Section 1. The Township Council of the Township of West Orange finds it in the interest of public safety to designate the following intersections as a Multi-Way Stop Intersection pursuant to N.J.S.A.39:4-8(b). Section 2. The Municipal Engineer of the Township of West Orange designated Bright View Engineering (BVE) of Livingston. N.J. to collect data and assess conditions at the following location. Their methodology conforms with provisions set forth in N.J.S.A. 39:4-8 and the applicable requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Section 3. Subsection 7-21, Multi-Way Stops, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange is hereby supplemented and amended as follows pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 39: 4-8 (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): Intersection: Stop Signs On: Forest Hill Road at Dartmouth Road All intersecting streets Section 4. If any provisions of the Ordinance or application thereof, under any circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any of the provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the valid provision(s) or application and to this end, the provisions of the Ordinance are severable. Section 5. hereby repealed. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are Section 6. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Ordinance or any supplement thereto shall be liable to the

penalty of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment for a term not to exceed fifteen (15) days or both, as per W.O.R.G.O. Chapter 7-4.2 Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Joe Krakoviak, Council President Susan McCartney, Mayor Introduced: November 24, 2025 Adopted: December 9, 2025

2945-25 Legislative History The Ordinance, which amends the Traffic Regulations of the Township, designates the intersection listed as a Multi-Way Stop intersection with Stop signs on all approaches. Due to the safety concerns and multiple requests from Township residents, the Township's Engineering Division authorized a Traffic Study by Bright View Engineering (BVE) that determined that a Multi-Way Stop intersection would allow safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians, especially during rush hours and school dismissal hours.

2945-25 November 7, 2025 VIA (E-MAIL) Zayibeth Carballo, PE, PLS, PP, CME, CFM, CFS Director, Municipal Engineer Department of Engineering Township of West Orange 25 Lakeside Avenue West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Re: All-Way Stop Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road West Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey BVE Project No.: 251404 Dear Ms. Carballo: Bright View Engineering (BVE here-in) was tasked by the Township of West Orange (the Township here-in) with performing an analysis to determine if an All-Way Stop configuration is appropriate at the intersection of Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road. BVE, in coordination with the Township, collected data during various site visits, reviewed crash information provided by the Township and crash data from NJDOT’s Safety Voyager to assess the existing conditions at the project intersection. The collected data and observations were utilized to determine if the existing traffic conditions in the project area justify the implementation of the new traffic pattern. This analysis was performed per the standards set forth within NJSA 39:4-8, 39:4138 & 39:4-197 (Title 39), the applicable requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and AASHTO - A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (The Green Book). The following points were considered within the scope of our study:  An inventory of the roadway facilities in the project vicinity, including the existing physical and traffic operating characteristics;  Data collection including traffic volume and crash data;  All-Way Stop Analysis;  Summary and Conclusions 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com P.O. Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 2 of 14 I. EXISTING CONDITIONS Multiple field investigations were conducted to obtain an inventory of existing roadway conditions, posted traffic controls, adjacent land uses, lane configurations of the roadways in the study area, and existing vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns. The following is a brief description of the roadways: The intersection of Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road is a 4-legged unsignalized intersection. Dartmouth Road is STOP controlled at its intersection with Forest Hill Road. We note that the intersection is approximately 600 feet away from Roosevelt Middle School. Dartmouth Road is a north-south oriented roadway which spans approximately 0.23 miles between Winding Way & Club Boulevard through West Orange Township. There are no NJDOT Straight Line Diagram for this roadway. There is no posted speed limit for this roadway. It is our opinion that a 25 MPH speed limit is appropriate and conforms with the guidance set forth within the New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Dartmouth Road provides for a pavement width of 30 feet. Onstreet parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway. Within the study location, a 5-foot sidewalk is present along the both sides of Dartmouth Road. The land use along Dartmouth Road is generally residential in nature. Forest Hill Road is an east-west roadway which spans approximately 0.77 miles through West Orange Township between Collamore Terrace and South Valley Road. There are no NJDOT Straight Line Diagram for this roadway. The posted speed limit is 25 MPH. It is our opinion that a 25 MPH speed limit is appropriate and conforms with the guidance set forth within the New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Forest Hill Road provides for an approximate pavement width of 26 feet. On-street parking is permitted along the roadway. In addition, within the study location, a 5-foot sidewalk is present along the south side of the roadway. The land use along Forest Hill Road is generally residential in nature. 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com PO Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 3 of 14 Figure 1 – Study Location STUDY LOCATION Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road All-Way STOP Analysis West Orange Township, Essex Co., NJ 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com FIGURE 1 PO Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 4 of 14 II. DATA COLLECTION CRASH HISTORY DATA BVE obtained crash data from the Township and through NJDOT’s Safety Voyager. There were no crashes reported at the study intersection within a five-year period. TRAFFIC VOLUME DATA The traffic volume data was collected using Manual Turning Movement Counts (MTMC). Counts were conducted on Thursday, October 9, 2025, from 6:00AM to 7:00PM. Table 1, below, indicates the weekday morning, school dismissal and evening peak hour volumes. Table 1 – 2025 Existing Traffic Volumes – Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Peak Hour of Operation 7:45AM-8:45AM 3:00PM-4:00PM 5:00PM-6:00PM Dartmouth Road (NB) L T R P B 11 23 14 14 0 15 17 10 28 0 7 6 8 1 0 Dartmouth Road (SB) L T R P B 5 4 0 3 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 Forest Hill Road (EB) L T R P B 1 36 23 69 0 0 22 14 56 0 1 18 4 9 1 Forest Hill Road (WB) L T R P B 7 26 5 23 0 10 16 6 12 0 9 27 2 4 1 *L – Left, T – Thru, R – Right, P – Pedestrians, B - Bikes *Evening Peak Hour occurs between (4PM to 7PM) 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com PO Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 5 of 14 HCM Capacity Analysis The study intersection was evaluated during the weekday morning peak hour, and weekday evening peak hours. The results of these analyses provided the Level of Service and average seconds of delay for the intersection movements. Levels of Service (LOS) are briefly detailed for 2025 existing conditions in Table 2 and the 2025 conditions with an All-Way STOP control implemented in Table 3 below. Further details regarding the operating level of service and approach delays may be observed within the Synchro Reports found within Appendix A. Table 2 – 2025 Existing Conditions – LOS/Delay Roadway Dartmouth Road Forest Hill Road Intersection Approach NB SB EB WB Overall AM Peak Hour B/10.1 A/9.9 A/0.1 A/1.4 A/4.1 Dismissal Peak Hour A/9.9 A/9.6 A/0.0 A/2.3 A/4.8 PM Peak Hour A/9.0 A/9.1 A/0.3 A/1.7 A/3.3 Based on Table 2, under the existing conditions, the intersection operates at an overall Level of Service ‘A’ during each of the studied peak hours. Table 3 – 2025 Proposed Conditions – All-Way STOP Control - LOS/Delay Roadway Dartmouth Road Forest Hill Road Intersection Approach NB SB EB WB Overall AM Peak Hour A/7.4 A/7.5 A/7.3 A/7.4 A/7.4 Dismissal Peak Hour A/7.3 A/7.3 A/7.1 A/7.2 A/7.2 PM Peak Hour A/7.0 A/7.3 A/7.0 A/7.2 A/7.1 Based on Table 3, implementing an All-Way Stop results in all intersection movements operating at a Level of Service ‘A’ during all studied time periods. 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com PO Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 6 of 14 III. ALL-WAY STOP ANALYSIS Table 4 – All-Way Stop Analysis Results Warrant A – Crash Experience ..................................................................................... Not Satisfied Warrant B – Sight Distance .......................................................................................... Not Satisfied Warrant C – Transition to Signal/Yield Control at Circular Intersection ................. Not Applicable Warrant D – 8-Hour Volume ........................................................................................ Not Satisfied Warrant E – Other Factors .................................................................................................. Satisfied Based on Table 4, an All-Way Stop is justified for the intersection of Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road per the MUTCD, 11th Edition guidelines. We utilized the following criteria in evaluating the study location for the application of an AllWay Stop treatment. The information below is excerpted from the MUTCD, Section 2B.12-17, All-Way Stop Control: Section 2B.12 All-Way Stop Control Support: 01 The provisions in the following sections describe warrants for the recommended engineering study to determine all-way stop control. Warrants are not a substitute for engineering judgment. The fact that a warrant for a particular traffic control device is met is not conclusive justification to install or not install all-way stop control. Because each intersection will have unique characteristics that affect its operational performance or safety, it is the engineering study for a given intersection that is ultimately the basis for a decision to install or not install all-way stop control. 02 All-way stop controls at intersections with substantially differing approach volumes can reduce the effectiveness of these devices for all roadway users. Guidance: 03 The decision to establish all-way stop control at an unsignalized intersection should be based on an engineering study. The engineering study for all-way stop control should include an analysis of factors related to the existing operation and safety at the intersection, the potential to improve these conditions, and the applicable factors contained in the following all-way stop control warrants: A. All-Way Stop