At its public meeting on Thursday (Oct. 23), City Council approved an agreement that will bring 50 years of beach replenishment to the south end of Ocean City, but here are a few other items that might be of interest:
- North-End Pump Station: Business Administrator Mike Dattilo updated City Council on the status of a project to build a pumping station that could alleviate nuisance flooding in the north end of Ocean City during exceptionally high tides and storms. The project is still on target to start in fall 2015, he said. A consulting engineer working on permits for the project has recommended moving the pumping station from Third Street to the city-owned recreation area at Sixth Street near the Ocean City Primary School. The city would not lose any recreation area, Dattilo said, but the move would require a new series of regulatory challenges with the state Green Acres program.
- Downtown Zoning: City Council was scheduled to consider the second and final reading of an ordinance that includes changes related to building height, design standards, parking requirements, balconies and decks and residential units in the city’s Central Business (CB) Zone along Asbury Avenue (read more). But because of a clerical error, the ordinance City Council voted on at first reading did not include all of the markup that indicated changes. Because of the error, Council’s unanimous vote on Thursday was considered a first reading. A new second reading is scheduled for November 13.
- Porches: City Council passed the second reading of an ordinance that allows porches as a permitted side yard encroachment, among other provisions. See Agenda Packet for full detail.
