Seaside Heights Planning Board Approves Two Subdivisions

A home proposed for a new subdivision along Bay Boulevard in Seaside heights. (Photo: MLS)

The Seaside Heights planning board on Monday night approved one subdivision and re-approved another that requires an extension of time before work can get underway.

Both of the subdivisions were located in the borough’s residential zones – one along Bay Boulevard and one on Hancock Avenue.

The Bay Boulevard parcel, located near the intersection with Webster Avenue at 502 Bay Boulevard, was already the subject of a planning board hearing in 2023, but construction never commenced.

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The applicant proposed demolishing an existing one-story building and keeping a 2 story building that is already present on the property. The new lot sizes will be 4,250 square feet and 2,000 square feet, respectively. The board also approved variances related to two existing non-conformities on the property – a front setback one half-foot too short, and a lack of parking in the rear of the parcel. The new lot, however, will create 2 parking spaces for a potential home.

The property owner appeared before the board to request an extension of time for their approval last summer, but returned again Monday night to request the full allowable extension under the law, which would last through mid-May of 2025.

“We are currently in the process of addressing one of the conditions of approval in regards to demolition of the rear building, so we’re requesting an extension of time for one year,” said attorney Dante Alfieri.

The board unanimously granted approval of the extension, with board member Dave Witherspoon recusing himself from the proceedings as he was related to the property owner.

Hancock Avenue

The board also approved an application by Sal Irizarry, who serves on the board, to subdivide a property he owns at 36 Hancock Avenue.

Irizarry sought minor subdivision approval to subdivide the existing lot in order to create two conforming residential dwelling lots. The property is currently improved with a single family home that was built in 1938. It was sold in June, according to county land records.

“The existing site is 4,000 square feet; the permitted square footage for a lot within the zone is 2,000 square feet, so we’re proposing two conforming lots,” said Alfieri, who also served as counsel on the Hancock Avenue case. “We’re going to maintain the required setbacks, so we’re not proposing any variances.”

Alfieri said the existing home on the double-sized lot is expected to be demolished over the next two weeks.

One neighboring resident asked board members if the required setbacks that exist on the property, according to the borough’s zoning ordinance, will remain. Board Attorney Steven A. Zabarsky confirmed that the lots would fully conform within the residential zone and no variances were being requested to exceed the required setbacks.

The board unanimously approved the subdivision, with Irizarry having recused himself from the hearing.