Take notice that an application for a CAFRA individual permit has been submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Land Use Regulation for the development described below: APPLICANT: CS Paramount Hooper, LLC PROJECT NAME: Proposed Shopping Center Redevelopment PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project consists of the partial demolition and redevelopment of the existing shopping center. New construction as a result of the redevelopment will consist of a proposed 23,024 SF retail/grocery use (Sprout's) and two (2) pad sites with restaurant uses (5,149 SF and 6,079 SF). The redevelopment will also consist of the modification of the existing principal shopping center structure onsite to create a separate 18,369 SF retail space (Boot Barn) with other existing uses onsite being relocated or remaining throughout the rest of the building. The buildings will have a total footprint of ±113,010 SF, with 7.39 acres of motor vehicle surface, 10.9 acres of impervious surface, and 6.89 acres of land disturbance. The proposed project will also include all associated site improvements including parking areas, landscaping, lighting, stormwater management facilities, and utilities. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS: 1220 Hooper Avenue BLOCK: 573 LOT: 2.03 & 8 MUNICIPALITY: Township of Toms River COUNTY: Ocean The complete permit application package can be reviewed at either the municipal clerk's office in the municipality in which the site subject to the application is located, or by appointment at the Department's Trenton Office. Either a 30-day public comment period or public hearing will be held on the application in the future. Individuals may request a public hearing on the application within 15 calendar days of the date of receiving this letter. Requests for a public hearing shall be sent to the Department at the address below and shall state the specific nature of the issues to be raised at the hearing: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Land Resource Protection P.O. Box 420, Code 501-02A Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 Attn: Township of Toms River Supervisor December 27 2025 LNYS0430139 $40.04