2325 COM Cover Letter re Zinnia Health Objection w Exs

5 The residents require continuous nursing care and services above the level of room and board because of their physical condition. NURSING HOME-LEVEL CARE — Shall mean care provided to individuals who have chronic medical condition(s) required by the New Jersey Department of Health for the operation of a long-term health care facility.” a. While the proposed use purports to be residential and provide care, it is not designed to retain its patrons for a long-term period of time. Instead, the use, as described by the Operator, would typically involve stays of limited duration – 30-60 days. The proposed use allows no visitors, whereas visitors to residents of long-term care facilities are encouraged. Finally, the residents of the proposed use would not necessarily require continuous nursing care as they are said to be able to check themselves out at any time. 6. The OB-2 Zone allows “Office Building” as principal permitted use. The proposed use is not an office building but rather a short-term residential facility for treatment of mental health disorders and substance addictions. The surrounding medical uses in the neighborhood are true office buildings, as they have no residential component and limited hours of operation, making them significantly different in nature, rather than similar, to the proposed use. 7. The application by Zinnia Health seeks to appear like other uses in order to provide a “hook” or rationale for a claim that it is somehow permitted by the Township Code. The attempted association with the above uses must fail because the proposed use is uniquely and substantially different in nature than any of the above uses discussed in items 1-6 above. IV. PLANNING JUSTIFICATIONS - by the Applicant’s Planning Report: 1. REQUEST FOR AN INTERPRETATION THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS A HOSPITAL AND THEREFORE A PERMITTED USE IN THE OB-2 ZONE.