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Council approves final readings on Knox Boxes, marina bulkhead exemptions and other measures; consent agenda passes
Summary
Beach Haven council unanimously approved four final‑reading ordinances (Knox Boxes; marina bulkhead height exemption; CAP bank ordinance; certificate of appropriateness clarification) and passed a consent agenda including permits, bond returns, a Jetty Rock Foundation agreement and a road improvement change order.
At its May 12 meeting the Beach Haven Borough Council approved multiple final‑reading ordinances and a consent agenda in a single action.
The clerk (transcript_label S5) read Ordinance 2025-8c (amending Chapter 95, fire prevention: Article 12a—Knox Boxes) for final reading, followed by a unanimous motion and roll-call approval. The council then read and approved Ordinance 2025-9c (amending Chapter 74 to create an exemption for bulkhead height in marinas located in the MC zone); no public comments were made.
Ordinance 2025-12 (calendar year 2025 ordinance to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank, cited in the reading as NJSA 48:4-45.14) was read for final reading and approved. The clerk also read Ordinance 2025-13c (amending section 41-6 to clarify construction activity that requires a certificate of appropriateness), which was approved after no public comment.
The consent agenda included multiple routine resolutions: the certified LOSAP list for the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Company (2024); fee updates for parts and meter testing used by the Beach Haven Water Department; return of remaining escrow and various bonds (street opening, piling); authorization of an agreement with the Jetty Rock Foundation for use of Taylor Avenue Park and parking for the Hop Sauce Festival; and Change Order 2 (dated 05/07/2025) for the 2021 road improvement project for Pennsylvania Avenue and Pelham Avenue and associated utility replacement. Council moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda and recorded a unanimous vote.
Votes at a glance (all unanimous as recorded by roll call): - Ordinance 2025-8c (Knox Boxes): Approved - Ordinance 2025-9c (marina bulkhead height exemption): Approved - Ordinance 2025-12 (CAP bank / exceed appropriation limits): Approved - Ordinance 2025-13c (certificate of appropriateness clarification): Approved - Consent agenda (multiple resolutions including LOSAP, fee updates, bond returns, Jetty Rock Foundation agreement, road project change order): Approved
What this means: The ordinances clarify local fire prevention and construction-code triggers and preserve the council's capacity to exceed appropriation limits and bank CAP as authorized in the cited statute. The consent agenda advances routine administrative, permitting and project items.
Provenance: Each ordinance and the consent agenda were read and voted on during the May 12 meeting as recorded in the clerk's reading and roll-call entries.
