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Long Beach planning board approves building permit for 555 West Bay Drive; board notes existing foundation and bulkhead issues

5783522 · September 5, 2025
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The Planning Board, acting as the Architectural Review Board, approved a building permit for 555 West Bay Drive. Board members discussed an existing FEMA-era foundation, the property’s bulkhead on the Lehigh Reynolds Channel and whether bulkhead work was included in the plans; no continuance or conditions were recorded.

The Long Beach Planning Board, sitting as the Architectural Review Board, voted to approve issuance of a building permit for 555 West Bay Drive during the board’s September meeting.

Staff and board members said the site already contains a foundation — described in the discussion as a FEMA-era foundation installed after Superstorm Sandy — and that the structure has been in place for several years without completion.…

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