Township Council Meeting - Wednesday — Packet

2978-26 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, “TRAFFIC,” SECTION 32.2, “RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES,” OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE WHEREAS, The Mayor and Council of the Township of West Orange (the “Township”), have an interest in the efficient administration of government services; and WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1, the governing body of a municipality may make, amend, repeal, and enforce such other ordinances, regulations, rules and by-laws not contrary to the laws of this State or Federal Government, as it may deem necessary and proper for the good of government, order and protection of person and property, and for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants, and as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties conferred and imposed by this subtitle, or by any law; and WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 39:4-197.7. authorizes the restricted parking zones for use by residents with disabilities; and WHEREAS, the Township desires to amend Chapter 7, “Traffic,” Section 32.2, “Restricted Parking Zones,” of the Township Municipal Code to add additional restricted zones for use by residents with disabilities and removing restricted zones no longer needed; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, being the governing body thereof, that Section 32.2, “Restricted Parking Zones,” of Chapter 7 “Traffic,” shall be amended as follows. Section 1. RECITALS. The foregoing whereas clauses are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. Section 2. Chapter 7, “Traffic,” Section 32.2, “Restricted Parking Zones,” is hereby amended to incorporate the following changes: Note: Additions are shown in bold and underline and deletions are shown as strikethrough. § 7-32.2 Restricted Parking Zones Residence Address No. of Spaces Location 30 Kingsley Street 1 Beginning 151 feet north of the northerly curb line of Riggs Place and extending 20 feet north 99 High Street 1 Beginning 257 feet north of the

northerly curb line of Ridge Avenue and extending 20 feet north. Section 3. If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof, under any circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision(s) or application(s) and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with law. NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at the regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, County of Essex, State of New Jersey held in the Municipal Building on the 24th day of June, 2026, and the same came up for final passage at the regular meeting of the Township Council held on the 7th day of July, 2026, at which time, after persons interested were given the opportunity to be heard concerning said Ordinance, the same was passed and will be in full force and effect in the Township of West Orange after approval by the Mayor or in accordance with law. Susan McCartney, Mayor Susan Scarpa, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, RMC, Township Clerk Introduced: June 24, 2026 Adopted: July 7, 2026

2978-26 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY This Ordinance amends and supplements Chapter 7 Traffic, Subsection 32.2 Restricted Parking Zones of the Revised General Ordinances. Restricted Parking Stalls will be established in front of 30 Kingsley Street and 99 High Street for the exclusive use of the residents who are in possession of a NJMVC Disability ID and Parking Placard. These Stalls were requested by the residents of each location and are permissible under NJ Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.) 39:4- 197.7. Parking is permitted in the restricted parking zone except when prohibited by other sections of Chapter 7 of the Revised General Ordinances.

793-26 June 24, 2026 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, unless otherwise noted herein, the holders of alcoholic beverage licenses from the Township of West Orange set forth, have made applications to this Township of West Orange ABC Board to renew said licenses for the 2026-2027 license term; and WHEREAS, said licenses have paid all license renewal fees and submitted the appropriate application to renew; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held before the Township of West Orange ABC Board on June 24, 2026 and no one appeared in opposition to any license renewal; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Township of West Orange ABC Board wishes to renew the following alcoholic beverage licenses set forth for the 2026-2027 license term: 0722-31-074-002 W.O. Elks Home Corp. t/a W.O. Elks 0722-33-021-006 Doherty Ramen of West Orange (Pocket) 0722-33-049-009 Frederic N. Kruvant (Pocket) 0722-33-043-009 Catrina Lounge, LLC t/a Catrina Lounge 0722-33-067-010 Fan & Jade, Inc. (Inactive) 0722-36-073-002 Apple Nine Hospitality Management, Inc. t/a Courtyard West Orange KAREN J. CARNEVALE, RMC SUSAN SCARPA ABC Board Secretary Council President/ABC Board Member Adopted: June 24, 2026 Effective: June 24, 2026 Resolution Subject to Change as more Licensees renew.

794-26 June 24, 2026 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY BOARD OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL WHEREAS, Jo Jo’s Restaurant Services, LLC t/a The Valley Barbeque Lounge located at 34 South Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, is the holder of Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 0722-33-009-014; and WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Jo Jo’s Restaurant Services, LLC t/a The Valley Barbeque Lounge for renewal of its Plenary Retail Consumption License # 0722-33-009- 014, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, the Application submitted to the Township Clerk and in compliance with New Jersey State Laws regulating the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcoholic beverages; and WHEREAS, formerly LUX 123, LLC formerly Suzy Que’s had made application for an Extension of Licensed Premise to add an outdoor food and beverage service area at the rear of the current location and to accomplish that Extension applied for a Place-to-Place transfer of the abovementioned license; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted at the regular West Orange Township ABC Board meeting on June 12, 2014, no one appeared in opposition and the Police Department’s investigation did not raise any concerns, the Department approving of the transfer; and WHEREAS, the Applicant and the Attorney for the applicant, Robert C. Williams, Esq., were present and responded to questions from the Council; and WHEREAS, the Council expressed concern about creation of excess noise due to amplified music in or about the vicinity of the expansion, the proposed outdoor patio area where dining and alcoholic beverage service would be available, and to address that concern the Board would approve the expansion of licensed premises and place to place transfer only if subject to the Special Condition that there will be no amplified outside music after 10:00 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, sitting as the West Orange Township ABC Board, approved of the Extension of Licensed Premise and Place to Place transfer of License No. 0722-33-009-014, held by Jo Jo’s Restaurant Services, LLC t/a The Valley Barbeque Lounge located at 34 South Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, subject to the Special Condition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-32, that no amplified outside music shall be permitted after 10:00 p.m., all as evidenced and set forth in Resolution #483-12, adopted on June 12, 2014; and WHEREAS, on June 12, 2014, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, Sitting as the West Orange Township ABC Board, approved the renewal of the Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 0722-33-009-014, held by Jo Jo’s Restaurant Services, LLC t/a The Valley Barbeque Lounge located at 34 South Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, for the License Term July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2013, subject to the Special Condition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1- 32 that no amplified outside music shall be permitted after 10:00 p.m., there being no objection on the part of the Licensee to such Special Condition, and the same Special Condition having been deemed necessary and appropriate by the ABC Board, and having been consented by the Licensee in the succeeding License terms to date; and WHEREAS, by letter dated and sent via certified mail, registered return receipt to the Licensee on May 11, 2026, the Licensee was notified of the Township ABC Board’s intention to continue the same Special Conditions upon renewal for the 2026-2027 License Term and offering a formal hearing in the event there was objection to same by the Licensee; and WHEREAS, the Licensee has offered no objection and therefore by its inaction has consented to continuation of the same Special Conditions upon renewal; and WHEREAS, the Licensee has one pending ABC violation charge as follows: Violation #1: On April 5, 2018, you allowed, permitted or suffered on or about the licensed premises, a brawl, act or violence and/or disturbance in violation of N.J.A.C. 13:2-23.6(a)(2); Recommended Penalty: 1st Offense= 30-day suspension; and WHEREAS, a hearing on that pending charge can be scheduled at the discretion of the ABC Board and the Municipal ABC Prosecutor.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT, AND IT HEREBY IS, RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, sitting as the West Orange Township ABC Board, hereby approves of the renewal of the Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 0722-33-009- 014, held by Jo Jo’s Restaurant Services, LLC t/a The Valley Barbeque Lounge located at 34 South Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, for the License Term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, subject to the Special Condition pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-32, that no amplified outside music shall be permitted after 10:00 p.m., there being no objection on the part of the Licensee to such Special Condition. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution shall be provided to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of New Jersey and shall be maintained in the Township’s permanent Alcoholic Beverage Control records, and that the Director is, and hereby is, respectfully requested to grant his approval to the foregoing Special Conditions as required by statute, and to communicate that approval to the Township of West Orange, which approval shall then also be maintained in the Township’s permanent ABC records; The above Resolution was passed by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange sitting and serving as the West Orange Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control at their regular meeting held on June 24, 2026. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Municipal Clerk Susan Scarpa, Council President and Secretary to the ABC Board and ABC Board Chairman Adopted: June 24, 2026 Effective: June 24, 2026

795-26 June 24, 2026 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND CONTROL BOARD RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange (“Township”) serves as the Township of West Orange Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC Board”); and WHEREAS, an application has been filed by Las Palmeras, Inc. t/a La Dolce Vita Bar Restaurante (“Licensee”), 364 Valley Road, West Orange, NJ, for the renewal of its Plenary Retail Consumption License, bearing License #0722-33-045-005, for the License Period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and WHEREAS, the Licensee’s application for renewal complies with the New Jersey State Laws regulating the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcoholic beverages; and WHEREAS, the Licensee, in or about early June 2016, resolved with the State of New Jersey at least ten (10) charges filed by the Office of the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, alleging that the Licensee had committed various and serious offenses during 2014, and seeking suspension of the license for 209 days, the resolution of which included payment of $8,600 in lieu of a 72 day suspension, with 45 days held in abeyance for a period of 2 years, and the mitigating factor that the Township had imposed Special Conditions on this Licensee, including, but not limited to, the requirement to install and maintain a video security system, and the Township learning of such disposition shortly after the Licensee’s License had been renewed for the 2016-2017 License term; and WHEREAS, the Special Conditions existing on the Licensee for that License Term were as follows” 1. The Licensee shall hire one off-duty WOPD Officer or private security guard at prevailing rates to provide for exterior security at the Licensed Premises on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 9:30 p.m., to 1:30 a.m.; 2. The Licensee shall hire a licensed security company to provide security for the interior of the Licensed Premises on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 9:30 p.m., to 1:30 a.m.; 3. The Licensee shall install and maintain a video surveillance system to cover the interior of

erior of the Licensed Premises on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 9:30 p.m., to 1:30 a.m.; 3. The Licensee shall install and maintain a video surveillance system to cover the interior of the Licensed Premises, including the bar area, the front and back entrances and exits and the front sidewalk area on Valley Road, which surveillance system shall be maintained in good working order and operating during all hours when the Licensed Premises is open for business, and recordings shall be kept and made available to the West Orange Police Department upon request for at least thirty (30) days following the date of recording, and the Licensee shall 1

cooperate with the West Orange Police Department in the implementation and maintenance of this video surveillance system; and that 4. The Licensee, every day it is open, shall close its doors to new customers at 12:30 a.m., shall cease the sale of alcoholic beverages at 1:00 a.m., and all customers shall be off the premise by 1:30 a.m.; and WHEREAS, new ABC charges were brought by the Township against this Licensee in February 2017, as follows: On or about November 27, 2016, at or about 11:20 p.m., in the Township of West Orange, County of Essex and State of New Jersey, at and about the Licensed premises of the Licensee located at 364 Valley Road, West Orange, New Jersey, the Licensee did conduct the premises so as to allow, permit or suffer in, upon and about that premises, an act of violence and disturbance, specifically a patron shoving and throwing a bottle at another patron, who was highly intoxicated, and causing a laceration above the victim’s left eye, in violation N.J.A.C. §13:2-23.6(a)2, and the Licensee has violated N.J.A.C. §13:2-23.6(b) , in that it has repeatedly and over a period of at least the past three years allowed, permitted, or suffered in or upon the licensed premises assaults, acts of violence and/or disturbances, including, but not limited to seventeen incidents requiring police intervention in or about the year 2014, adversely affecting public safety or the rights of the public, to which a non-vult plea was entered and disposition made on June 1, 2016, by the State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Trans. No. R42991, as well as fifteen incidents of affrays, two incidents of aggravated assault, an incident of strong arm robbery, urinating in public, disorderly conduct, and ten noise complaints, all occurring in 2015, as well as twenty-one incidents of affrays, four incidents of simple assault, an aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, fighting, strong arm robbery, disorderly conduct, theft and noise complaints in 2016, all contrary to the public health, safety and welfare, requiring many calls to and interventions by the West Orange Police Department, such that the operation of this licensed premises has become, and its operation is, a nuisance, the Licensee unable to maintain control of its patrons and its licensed and surrounding premises; and