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Board continues 201 2nd Street marina subdivision; parking and fire access set as conditions
Summary
The planning board continued a major subdivision and site‑plan application for the Queen City Marina at 201 2nd Street to July 6 after the applicant added a 20‑ft fire access from 3rd Street, a pressurized hydrant and landscape buffering; the applicant agreed to submit plans adding six year‑round parking spaces if required.
The Beach Haven planning board continued testimony on a proposed subdivision and amended site plan for the marina property at 201 2nd Street, taking additional testimony on revised plans that add a dedicated 20‑foot fire access from 3rd Street, a pressurized hydrant at the north corner of the marina and new landscape buffers behind proposed residential lots.
Project engineer Bob Stout told the board the revisions respond to the deputy fire chief’s prior comments: the revised layout creates a continuous 20‑foot access aisle for fire vehicles and hard‑pipes a hydrant to provide pressurized water at the north end of the marina. Stout also said the plans will clearly label a minimum of 10 transient boat slips and that buffer plantings have been added along the rear of the residential lots to separate marine and residential uses.
Marina operator Angela Marcus testified the marina’s in‑season slips are occupied April through October, that the operation provides on‑site and off‑site winter storage in line with DEP requirements, and that the marina will not book any new events in the boat‑repair building while outstanding zoning or approvals are resolved. She confirmed there were a limited number of pre‑contracted fundraising events the marina plans to complete, but said future event scheduling has been paused.
A central point of contention was parking. The revised plan shows 87 off‑season parking spaces and 138 peak‑season spaces; the borough planner’s review calculated a year‑round requirement as high as 93–100 spaces depending on how transient slips and certain passenger vessel operations are counted. Applicant’s engineer agreed to show six additional on‑site year‑round parking spaces as a condition so that the submission can meet the borough planner’s requirement. Deputy Fire Chief Kuster confirmed the proposed 3rd Street access and the pressurized hydrant location are acceptable to the fire company and noted the county Fire Marshal retains jurisdiction over fire‑code enforcement.
Given outstanding technical details and additional witnesses to be heard, the board continued the hearing to its July 6 meeting and directed the applicant to supply revised plans that reflect the agreed additional parking and the labeled transient slips and to coordinate hydrant/standpipe details with the fire official.
The board also made clear that if future agency review (county or state) finds further code or fire‑safety changes are required, those will be conditions of any approval and must be corrected at the applicant’s expense.
