The developers of a 200,000+ sq foot school campus with 4 schools for a total of 2,500 students on Chandler Road and Jackson Mills Road tonight requested that the Jackson Township Planning Board adjourn the hearing on their application as the application (which seeks variances) drew a large crowd from interested parties.
The application was submitted by 394 Chandler Holdings, LLC, which appears to be owned by Rabbi Mordechai Neuman.
As depicted in the Site Plan designed by Lake Como, NJ-based Dynamic Engineering, the project is for a campus with 4 buildings:
A - 23,730 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys High School for 153 students. 51 off-street parking spaces will be provided as required under Jackson's zoning ordinance of 1 space per 3 high school students.
B - 57,942 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys Elementary School for 712 students. 89 off-street parking spaces will be provided as required under Jackson's zoning ordinance of 1 space per 8 elementary school students.
C - 63,160 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Girls Elementary School for 810 students. 112 off-street parking spaces will be provided, more than the 102 spaces required.
D - 57,942 sq foot (Gross Floor Area) Boys Elementary School for 776 students. 101 off-street parking spaces will be provided, more than the 97 spaces required.
The entire parcel is 23.25 acres in area. The total Gross Floor Area of the proposed buildings is 202,774 sq feet.
The Planning Board application seeks Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision Approval of 3 existing lots, Block 801 Lots 46, 62, and 63, into 4 distinct lots for the new schools. The application also seeks Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Approval.
The lots are located in the R-3 residential zone and partially in the conservation zone overlay zone.
Schools are a permitted use in these zoning districts. However, as submitted the application did require bulk variance with respect to minimum front yard setback from unimproved streets for proposed Lots A, B, & C, as well as design Waivers with respect to: (i) parking within the front yard, and (ii) minimum distance of a driveway from the side property line. The applicant published notice to the neighboring property owners with the variance and waivers.
According to public records obtained by FAA News, Rabbi Neuman acquired Lot 46 (621 Jackson Mills Road) on January 17, 2023 for $880,000; Lot 62 (394 Chandler Road) on February 24, 2022 for $3,600,000; and Lot 63 (390 Chandler Road) on October 6, 2022 for $729,000.
The public hearing was scheduled to be held tonight at the Municipal Building. A large crowd of interested parties came out to the public hearing.
Attorney Donna Jennings Esq. representing the applicant told the Board that seeing the large size of the crowd interested in the application, and taking note that their application does require variances and waivers, they want to table the application and redesign the plan to eliminate the variances and waivers so as to make it variance-free and by-right.
Ms. Jennings advised that they can revise their plans in the next 4-6 weeks and they should be ready to present their revised application on June 19.
Board Chairman Tzvi Herman advised that they will work on arranging for the meeting to be relocated to a larger meeting room.
The neighbors will receive new notice of the application prior to the new hearing date. It will include the location of a larger meeting room if one does become available.
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