{"id":1616,"date":"2018-02-08T03:13:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T08:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2018-02-08T03:13:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T08:13:58","slug":"toms-river-planning-board-approves-15-bed-group-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2018\/02\/toms-river-planning-board-approves-15-bed-group-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Toms River Planning Board Approves 15-Bed Group Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1617\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1617\" src=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM.png\" alt=\"An approved group home in Toms River. (Credit: Google Maps)\" width=\"786\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM.png 786w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM-771x420.png 771w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM-640x348.png 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-08-at-3.12.43-AM-681x371.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An approved group home in Toms River. (Credit: Google Maps)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Toms River planning board on Wednesday night approved a 15 bed group home that had been proposed for North Bay Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The group home, which will serve Alzheimers and dementia patients, is currently a 4,400 square foot residential home which will be renovated in order to accommodate patients. The renovation of a garage area will expand the property to about 6,000 square feet. Residents\u2019 bedrooms will measure about 13-by-16 feet, representatives for the property\u2019s owner said.<\/p>\n<p>The residence, located at 1544 North Bay Avenue, is limited by law to 15 patients, said Assistant Township Planner\u00a0Erika Stahl. Under the municipal land use law, zoning regulations for a group home with up to 15 patients fall under the existing residential building code.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf any more individuals stay there, they would have to get a use variance,\u201d said Stahl.<\/p>\n<p>Dina Vicari, the attorney for the property owner, said the group home would be operated on a \u201c24\/7\u201d basis and residents will live permanently on the premises utilizing private funding. Workers will be in the building in shifts. The daytime shift, Vicari said, will have four caregivers, a nurse, a cook and an activities director. At night, there will be two caregivers and a nurse on hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe visitation hours will be limited,\u201d said Vicari, alleviating concerns over parking at the building.<\/p>\n<p>There will be 11 parking spaces at the facility, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the look of the property will remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intent of this is to keep the house looking just as it is,\u201d Vicari said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2018\/02\/toms-river-planning-board-approves-15-bed-group-home\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toms River planning board on Wednesday night approved a 15 bed group home that had been proposed for North Bay Avenue. The group home, which will serve Alzheimers and dementia patients, is currently a 4,400 square foot residential home which will be renovated in order to accommodate patients. 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