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Asbury Park Planning Board approves revised site-plan language for 807 Summerfield Avenue
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Summary
The Asbury Park Planning Board approved a resolution clarifying when site-plan review is required for 807 Summerfield Avenue by replacing a conjunctive "and" with wording ("or when there is no alteration to any site conditions") to preserve two separate conditions in the redevelopment plan.
The Asbury Park Planning Board on March 24, 2026 approved a resolution for 807 Summerfield Avenue (Block 2501, Lots 2 and 3) that clarifies when site-plan review is required under the Main Street Redevelopment plan.
The change—agreed during the board’s discussion and adopted by motion—replaces a problematic conjunctive phrasing with a disjunctive construction so the ordinance reads that site-plan review is not required when either an existing nonresidential use remains in an existing nonresidential space, or when "there is no alteration to any site conditions." Chair Ron Scully moved to approve the resolution with the revised language; the motion was seconded and recorded as approved in the meeting sequence.
Applicant representative Mr. Karas, speaking for 807 Summerfield Development LLC, had flagged the drafting change and urged the board to preserve the redevelopment-plan standard. "When you look at the actual redevelopment plan, it has an or which makes it disjunctive," he said, adding that changing the word to "and" would "change really what the requirements are." Board staff and counsel agreed the later paragraph in the document already set out the correct disjunctive conditions and that the first paragraph should be edited to avoid combining the two provisions.
Board members debated phrasing and settled on language replacing "as long as" with "or when there is no alteration to any site conditions," with staff (Jeff) to make the correction and circulate the revised resolution. The transcript records Natalie Passerini and Ron Scully voting "yes" on the motion; several members had been listed earlier as recused or absent.
Separately, the board agreed to carry the agenda item for 515 4th Avenue (Block 3503, Lot 15) to a later date to ensure broader member participation; members noted no public notice is required for that carry. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
The board did not specify a final effective date for the resolution during the meeting; staff said they would circulate the edited document.
