Township Council Meeting - Wednesday — Packet

SUSAN McCARTNEY Mayor JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE Planning Board Secretary Dr. Robert Bagoff, Chairman Jerry Guarino, Vice-Chairman Mayor Susan McCartney Council president Susan Scarpa Ken Alper William B. Wilkes II Lee D. Klein, PE PTOE Christopher Morgan, Sr Frank Noborine. John Cardoza (Alternate #1) Lori Kapferer (Alternate #2) TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE 66 MAIN STREET, WEST ORANGE, N.J. 07052 Department of Planning and Development Tel: (973) 325-4111 Email: planningboard@westorange.org Diana P. McGovern, Esq., Board Attorney John J. Hess, PE, PP, Consulting Engineer Zayibeth Carballo, PE, Township Engineer Heyer, Gruel & Associates, Consulting Planners Matrix New World Engineering, Consulting Engineer Geniece Gary-Adams, Director of Planning and Development/Zoning Official June 4, 2026 Mayor and Township Council (SMcCartney@westorange.org ; Council@westorange.org ) Municipal Building 66 Main Street West Orange, New Jersey 07052 RE: Proposed Amendment to Land Use Regulations, Ordinance 2968-26 Dear Mayor McCartney, Council President Scarpa and Council Members: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-64 and 40:55D-26a, the Township of West Orange Planning Board (the "Board") has evaluated the Proposed Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 25, Land Use Regulations, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (a copy being enclosed hereto). After reviewing the proposed Ordinance amendment and conferring with the Township’s Planner at the Board’s June 3, 2026, Regular Meeting, the Board finds that the Ordinance as amended is consistent with the most recent Master Plan reexamination and plan element updates adopted in 2019. Specifically, the proposed revisions to