New Yeshiva planned for Lanes Mill Road in Lakewood

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story gave the incorrect time for the meeting when the yeshiva and commercial development proposals will be discussed. They are on the agenda for the Planning Board's planning review meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. The applications will be scheduled for a formal public hearing at a later date.

LAKEWOOD - The Planning Board has received an application for a new yeshiva on Lanes Mill Road, in the northeast section of the township.

Also on the board's professionals' plan review meeting agenda Tuesday is a proposal for three new commercial buildings at Avenue of the States and Cedar Bridge Avenue, in the central part of town.

For the yeshiva proposal, Yeshiva Toras Yisroel Inc. wants to build a Jewish religious school on a 2.5-acre tract on the northeast side of Lanes Mill Road, northwest of Red Oak Drive and just southeast of the traffic light at Joe Parker Road.

The plan calls for three buildings: a two-story school building with classrooms and dormitory space; a two-story building for classrooms and offices, and a gymnasium.

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The applicant proposes to provide 75 off-site parking spaces in the front of the site. The property is located in the R-15 Residential Zone District. Schools are a permitted use in the zone.

The commercial project targets 86 acres of township-owned land not far from FirstEnergy Park. The bulk of the land — totaling 69 acres — would remain undeveloped. The three proposed commercial buildings would be located on the west side of the Cedar Bridge Avenue and Avenue of the States intersection.

The co-applicants are Avenue of the States Office LLC and AOTSR LLC. The property is located in the Cedarbridge Redevelopment Zone.

Both proposals will be discussed at the plan review meeting of the board's professional staff, which is held at 1 p.m. in the municipal building meeting room. No formal action is taken at plan review meetings. Applications are usually scheduled for formal public hearings before the full board after the review.

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