Ocean County Town Hall, Week of Oct. 19: Lakewood, Jackson, Brick, Berkeley

Good morning, Ocean County. Lakewood's zoning board hears a request for a used-car lot on Albert Avenue and a 100-foot lattice tower for the township MUA, Jackson's planning board takes up a 28,777-square-foot addition to the Jackson Crossing shopping center, and two hearings set earlier this month come due: Lavallette's pavilion fees and Beachwood's $6.8 million bond ordinance. Below that: what towns took up last week.

Meetings ahead

Lakewood Zoning Board of Adjustment — Monday, Oct. 19

Used-car lot: Appeal #4399, Westmount Group, LLC, seeks a use variance for a used-car lot and sales office at 270 Albert Avenue.
Lattice tower: Appeal #4400, the Lakewood Township MUA, seeks a height variance for a 100-foot lattice tower at 8 Four Seasons Drive.
Duplexes: Appeal #4404, River James, LLC, proposes duplexes; Appeal #4410, Candlite USA, LLC, seeks a minor subdivision creating four lots with two duplex structures.
Also: resolutions on a side-yard setback variance and a use variance for a mikvah.

Jackson Planning Board — Monday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m.

Jackson Crossing: Jackson Crossing Associates, LLC seeks a major site plan to extend the shopping center by 28,777 square feet.
Basso Street: 530 Basso Street, LLC seeks a minor subdivision creating three conforming lots.
Shakki, LLC's application (Block 20101, Lots 29 and 30) is being moved up from Jan. 11 to Dec. 7, with re-notice required.

Mantoloking Mayor and Council — Tuesday, Oct. 20

The posted packet includes pool rules: waterfall wall features capped at four feet above finished grade, and spas and waterfall walls held to the setbacks for accessory structures. The full agenda has not been summarized yet.

Jackson Zoning Board — Wednesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.

National Sign Corporation seeks a variance for additional signs at its Monmouth Road location, where one sign is allowed.
The Adventure Crossing amended site plan, which would relocate approved buildings and add mixed residential and commercial uses, is listed but is expected to be carried to Dec. 16.

Hearings set earlier

Lavallette, Monday, Oct. 19: Public hearing on Ordinance 2026-17, which changes the fees for renting the borough's gazebo and pavilions.
Beachwood, Wednesday, Oct. 21: Public hearing on the bond ordinance raising the borough's appropriation by $6.8 million.

Decisions behind

Brick Township Council (Oct. 13): Introduced the ordinance allowing one Class 5 cannabis retail license, on a 6-1 vote, Shorebeat reports; it needs a second reading and public hearing before it takes effect. The council also appointed a member to fill Vince Minichino's seat through Dec. 31, and had second readings on three ordinances: one defining data centers as a distinct land use, one prohibiting the keeping of roosters and one changing fees. A two-year snow removal contract with New Gen Recycling is capped at $950,000 a year. The council next meets Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.

Lakewood Planning Board (Oct. 13): Approved resolutions for SP 2637, a shul for Bais Medrash Toldos Yehuda at 1314 Madison Avenue, and SD 2672, Gefen Construction's four-lot subdivision on Ridge Avenue. Heard the three Cedar Bridge Avenue applications (SD 2654, SP 2636 and SP 2633, including warehouse buildings for Tomchei Shabbos D'Lakewood and R26MSE922B, LLC). The agenda also carried Kettle Creek Holdings' 30-lot subdivision at New Hampshire Avenue and Route 70, the Spire Shoppes retail center plan and a three-lot subdivision for Congregation Torah Veyirah D'Satmar at 1200 14th Street.

Stafford Township Council (Oct. 13): Took up adoption of Ordinance 2026-23, adding $650,000 to the Beach Haven West sewer project bond, along with easements and a code change on prohibited uses. Introduced the 2026 salary ordinance. Presentations included the Office of Emergency Management's state accreditation and the township's Ocean County 250 quilt square.

Jackson Township Council (Oct. 13): Held hearings on Ordinance 2026-31, which sets annual inspections, violation notices and summonses under the rental housing safety rules, and Ordinance 2026-32 on project labor agreements, and introduced Ordinance 2026-33 on land use. The agenda also included a license renewal for the 1325 All Seasons mobile home park on Toms River Road.

Berkeley Zoning Board (Oct. 14): Had a resolution for Stone Hill at Berkeley, LLC (BOA #26-6138) and a time-extension request from Frederick B. Zelley for a single-family home. Applications included a house on Taylor Street and an elevated rear deck at 9 Eagle Avenue; a gazebo-and-walkway application was carried to Nov. 12. The board next meets Oct. 28.

Berkeley Planning Board (Oct. 15): Had resolutions for Lime Tree Holdings and Ocean County Equities on Mule Road and Jamaica Boulevard, and a consistency review of a request to vacate part of Coleman Avenue. Applications from Moshe Shohat, Arya Properties and Berkeley Shopping Center Urban Renewal were on the agenda, some carried. Next meeting: Nov. 19. The township council held a special meeting the same day, a closed session on personnel.

Plumsted Township Committee (Oct. 7): Held hearings on ordinances covering special-occasion events on preserved farmland and animal control rules, discussed animal control services, 45 Lakewood Road and Kuzyk Estates, and received a resignation letter from Richard Parks.

Toms River, Manchester, Lacey and Little Egg Harbor have no new agendas posted for this week, and most shore boroughs have not posted meeting records online. Every agenda and recap is on the Ocean County government page.