DuBois and Associates, L.L.C. (DuBois) has been retained by Shlomo Horowitz to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the construction of a 15,000 square foot commercial office building, a 12,750 square foot warehouse building and a 1,575 square foot commercial storage building and parking areas on a 6.11-acre site within Block 22401, Lots 7-12 (the site) located within Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey. As part of the redevelopment, disturbed wetland buffer areas are proposed to be restored and revegetated in accordance with the approved wetlands buffer restoration plan. All new clearing, grading, and construction activities are limited to designated disturbance areas outside regulated wetlands and required buffer setbacks. Pursuant to the Township of Jackson Land Use and Development Regulations, Chapter 244-189, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared for the proposed project. (herein termed, “the project site”). This report presents an inventory of existing environmental conditions at the site, an assessment of the probable or potential impact the development may have upon environmental conditions at the project site and in the surrounding area, and provides an overview of measures taken to minimize any adverse environmental impacts that may be caused by the project.
As outlined within the context of this EIS, the proposed project is situated on a developed site within the Pinelands Area and will therefore comply with the planning agenda within this area of Jackson Township and the New Jersey Pinelands Commission (NJPC).
This EIS has been prepared to document the decision-making process used to formulate and render a professional opinion concerning the subject site and development project. This report has been prepared through on and off-site field investigations of existing natural resources located upon the site and desktop review of the following material:
Jackson Township Land Use and Development Regulations;
New Jersey Pinelands Commission (NJPC) Comprehensive Management Plan;
NJPC Inconsistent Certificate of Filing and application review documents;
NJDEP Bureau of Geographic Information Systems;
NJDEP NJ-GeoWeb Map Viewer;
NJDEP Historical Preservation Office;
Ocean County Soil Survey;
Federal sources including USDA, USFWS, USEPA and FEMA.
- Project materials supplied by the Project Engineer, including:
Project materials supplied by the Project Engineer, including:
Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan prepared by Civil Core Consulting, dated January 22, 2025 revised 6/5/2025.
Stormwater Management Report by Yosef Portnoy, PE, January 21, 2025 revised on June 5, 2025.
Land Restoration Plan prepared by Forward Engineering, dated February 26, 2024, revised 9/19/2024.
Traffic Impact Analysis prepared by McDonough & Rea Associates, Inc., dated January 14, 2025.
DuBois performed an investigation of the site in January 2026. On-site vegetation communities, wildlife, ecotone areas, and existing and surrounding land uses were evaluated in direct relation to probable or potential impacts that may be imposed upon these resources by the proposed project.
The project site is depicted on Sheet 224 of the Jackson Township tax map (refer to Figure 1: Jackson Township Tax Map). The site is known as 510 Whitesville Road within Jackson Township, Ocean County.