STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Brookwood Enterprise LLC
D/B/A Cocoon Daycare
33 South New Prospect Road
Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan Application with Design Waivers
Brookwood Enterprise LLC (“Applicant”) proposes construction of a child care center on property located at 33 South New Prospect Road, and designated as Block 5902, Lot 53 on the Township of Jackson’s tax map (“Property”). The Property is located in the NC (Neighborhood Commercial) Zone. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-66.6, a child care center is permitted use in all nonresidential zoning districts of a municipality, and since the NC Zone is a nonresidential district, the proposed child care center is permitted use. The site is currently developed with a one-story single family home and commercial building most recently used as a veterinary hospital, along with related accessory structures and site improvements, all of which will be removed.
The Applicant seeks preliminary and final major site plan approval to construct an approximately 32,955 gross square feet child care center, with related site improvements on a 1.92 acre lot. The structure's two floors and basement will be used for the proposed child care center, with the main entrance located at-grade.
The child care center's operation will include a maximum of four hundred (400) children, ranging in age from newborn to four (4) years old, and approximately fifty-three (53) staff members. There will be twenty-three (23) classrooms for the infants and children to be used as part of the child care center. Each classroom will accommodate 15-18 children at a time. Three (3) playrooms are proposed for the children and three (3) lunch rooms are proposed. In addition, an outdoor recreation area is proposed for two (2) classrooms at a time. The hours of operation will