Asbury Park Planning Board approves Views at North Shore with conditions after technical revisions

The Asbury Park Planning Board on May 19 approved the Views at North Shore redevelopment application, carried from the April 7 hearing, with conditions requiring revised plans and several technical clarifications.

The board voted 8–0 with one member ineligible to vote to grant the application for two residential buildings proposed by APW Redeveloper (property to be sold to K. Hovnanian), with conditions including updated site and landscape plans, revised lighting modeling and custom cutoff shields, confirmation of roof drainage routing into the project stormwater system, and finished material clarifications.

The project team said it resubmitted plans on April 28 to address the board’s concerns and walked the board through further adjustments at Monday’s meeting. "We did resubmit plans on April 28 to address a number of the changes," said Jennifer Phillips Smith, an attorney with Gibbons representing the applicant. Civil engineer Robert Curley described roof drainage changes, saying the new gutters and downspouts "will tie into a lateral system that'll ultimately run around the building and tie into the stormwater detention base." Planner testimony described the requested design exceptions and concluded the changes produced ‘‘a good set of compromises.’’

Most important approvals and required follow-ups - Plan consistency: The board recorded several updated exhibits (color board, A8; roof screening/drainage exhibit, A9; updated lighting exhibit) and required the applicant to update site, architectural and landscape plans so the construction documents match the rendering and exhibits presented at the May 19 hearing. - Drainage: The engineering witness testified gutters and downspouts on shed roofs and tower elements will collect roof runoff, route it via…