The Seaside Heights planning board has approved one residential subdivision in town, while conducting a workshop session on a proposed subdivision that will convert one residential lot into three.
The board met May 5 in a combined meeting to hold hearings on both matters.
Sampson Avenue Reshuffling
211 Sampson Avenue, Seaside Heights, N.J. (Credit: Google Maps)
The board, in an informal workshop portion of the meeting, heard testimony on a proposal to subdivide the property at 211 Sampson Avenue into three lots. The current property consists of one, 100-by-100 foot lot, which would be subdivided into a single 60-by-100 foot lot and two 20-by-100 foot lots.
The borough code’s standard lot size for residential lots is 20-by-100, meaning all three lots would comply with the zoning ordinance.
“One lot will retain a residential building, and we’re proposing two new single-family homes,” said attorney Dante Alfieri, representing the property owner. “There is a garage that will be taken down, there is a pool that is close to the subdivision line so we’re going to take a look at that, and there is a garage for the existing single-family home that is going to remain.”
The pool will likely be removed, Alfieri said.
A large portion of the property is currently covered by an asphalt driveway, which would be removed, and the parking capacity of the driveway would be replaced by off-street parking in a covered garage since the new construction would be elevated, with ground-level garage space.
Since there are current structures on the property, the board requested a detailed map of what will remain and what will be demolished during the would-be construction process. It is expected that the property owner will return for a formal hearing in the near future.
Improvements on Sumner
307 Sumner Avenue, Seaside Heights, N.J. (Credit: Google Maps)
The board, during its regular meeting, unanimously approved the subdivision of the property at 312 Sumner Avenue.
The parcel currently consists of a single-family home on one side, and vacant land on the other which is currently paved over with a wide driveway. The 50-by-100 foot property will be divided into two conforming 25-by-100 foot lots, with the owner planning to build a conforming new home on the portion that is now vacant.
On the portion where a single-family home currently stands, the property owner is considering a renovation to raise the home and move it back to comply with current floodplain and setback regulations, plus add a deck and addition, or to build a new home altogether.
Testimony indicated that regardless of what decision is made, the two lots will be developed with homes that fully conform to the residential zone.
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