33 Mount Pleasant Ave ZB 24 12 Planning Review October 28 2024

5 | Page 105 Grove Street, Suite 3 Montclair, NJ 07042 www.Nishuanegroup.com 973.954.2677 Figure 6: Parking area in rear of site Project Overview The Applicant, Zinnia Health, LLC, proposes to open and operate a residential behavioral health facility at the Former Canterbury Village, a residential nursing home. As described in the application, “Applicant proposes to lease the property to Zinnia Health LLC, for the purpose of operating a residential behavioral health facility for the treatment of mental health disorders and other, often co-occurring disorders like substance abuse. The facility would operate as an extended stay facility where patients would typically remain for a period of approximately 30 - 60 days. For many years, the property was used for the Canterbury Assisted Living facility, which closed in 2023 and has been vacant since.” The applicant applied for the use as a “Hospital”, which is a permitted use within the OB-2 zone, which was denied by the Zoning Officer. The applicant requests an appeal of that decision. If the Board finding the proposed use does not meet the definition of a “Hospital”, the Board must consider if the proposed use requires a D-1 Use Variance or