{"id":25553,"date":"2025-08-04T04:44:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=25553"},"modified":"2025-08-04T04:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T08:44:37","slug":"brick-marina-proposes-slew-of-upgrades-new-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2025\/08\/brick-marina-proposes-slew-of-upgrades-new-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Marina Proposes Slew of Upgrades, New Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pier 281 Marina, Brick, N.J. (Pier 281 Marina\/ Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n

A Brick Township marina will go before the planning board later this month to propose upgrades and new facilities on its more-than-3 acre property, including rack storage for boats.<\/p>\n

The property at 281 Princeton Avenue, known as Pier 281 Marina, will be the subject of a hearing before the board Aug. 13. The applicant on the property\u2019s behalf, Dolan Contractors Inc., is proposing to pave a portion of the existing gravel lot at the site, construct a new garage building and boat rack, and construct related improvements such as new striping for the parking lot, an above-ground fuel tank, landscaping, and a new lighting design.<\/p>\n

Pier 281, in recent years, has grown into one of Brick\u2019s most well-known marinas. The highly-visible \u201cJersey Shore Pirates\u201d attraction, with its unmistakable \u201cpirate ship\u201d on the Metedeconk River, is based there, and a portion of the marina has previously housed a premium seafood restaurant as well as boat and engine sales.<\/p>\n

According to planning documents, the existing garage building on the property will be demolished under the plan.<\/p>\n

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Pier 281 Marina, Brick, N.J. (Pier 281 Marina\/ Facebook)<\/p><\/div>\n

The application must be heard by the planning board due to several variances the project requires \u2013 a relatively common issue for marinas since their properties are spread between various historical zones and often found in oddly-shaped locations along the shoreline. For the Pier 281 property, the applicant is requesting 30-foot high boat storage racks, where the township\u2019s ordinance only allows for 24-foot racks. There are also variances required for side setbacks (4-feet requested where 10-feet are normally required) and a 26-foot tall garage where 24-foot tall garages are normally required.<\/p>\n

There are a number of minor variances requested, mainly for existing setbacks and additional regulations where there is more than one building on a property. The applicant has also requested 9-foot and 9.5-foot parking stalls where 10-foot stalls are required.<\/p>\n

The case will be heard Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025 at 7 p.m at the township municipal complex.<\/p>\n

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