Planning Board Hears Detailed Testimony on 175–181 Westfield Ave Redevelopment; Applicants Seek Waivers, Agree to Conditions After Tree and Drainage Concerns

The Clark Township Planning Board held an extensive hearing on Nov. 6 on a redevelopment application by Supriya and Sumit LLC for 175–181 Westfield Ave (Block 77, Lots 2 and 4). The proposal would consolidate the two lots, expand an existing medical office with a three‑story addition and create 13 residential units above ground‑floor parking, while retaining the medical office use on the corner lot.

Applicant counsel Michael Bonner said the project has been the subject of roughly two and a half years of review and that it is governed by a newly adopted redevelopment plan for the corridor. Architect Miguel Martin, sworn as the project architect, presented a narrative description and the zoning table: the consolidated lot is 23,494 square feet, the proposed building height is about 36.96 feet (within the redevelopment-plan maximum), the plan shows 13 residential units (below the redevelopment-plan density cap), a floor-area ratio of about 0.74, and a proposed parking supply of 35 spaces.

Martin and the project team described features intended to meet redevelopment and modern code requirements: covered parking under the addition with a 12‑foot vertical clearance (proposed to accommodate emergency and service vehicles), six EV‑charging stations to meet state EV goals (four outdoors, two under cover to meet an ADA/charging requirement), new curb and sidewalk along Westfield Ave, new…