Brick Township’s planning board this month will consider plans to turn a Mantoloking Road office into a café and event space, and to significantly upgrade a Route 70 marina’s grounds.
Daisies New Jersey
Daisies New Jersey LLC is seeking abridged site plan approval and bulk variances to convert first-floor office space at 638 Mantoloking Road into a café and event space. The property is in the Village Zone.
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The two-bedroom apartment on the second floor would remain. The company also wants to reaffirm prior approvals granted under a 2023 memorialized resolution.
The applicant is seeking relief from three requirements. Impervious coverage would be 80.2 percent, where 60 percent is permitted. The front-yard setback would be 19.3 feet, where 20 feet is required. A buffer against the adjacent residential zone would be 4.4 feet, where 25 feet is required.
The board will hear the application at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in Council Chambers at 401 Chambers Bridge Road.
Shore Club Marine (Jersey Shore Marina)
Shore Club Marine Holdings is seeking minor site plan approval for the marina at 841 Route 70, long known as Jersey Shore Marina, which is located in the B-3 business zone, adjacent to the Rainbow Diner. The property includes two buildings, an in-ground pool and parking. The uniquely-positioned marina offers “drive-up” boat slips as well as a ramp and fuel dock.
The company proposes to upgrade the parking lot, retaining walls and landscaping. The board will hear the application at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Municipal Building at 401 Chambers Bridge Road.
The applicant is seeking four variances. The first involves the rear-yard setback for an accessory building, which the township requires to be 50 feet. The board previously approved 5.3 feet, and the application lists 4.4 feet as the existing condition. The second involves a buffer where the property abuts a residential use. The township requires 50 feet, the board previously approved 5 feet, and no buffer exists today.
The company also needs relief because the proposed parking lot would have no curbing or wheel stops, which the township requires, and because no sidewalks are proposed along the street frontage. The marina currently offers a gravel parking lot.
In addition, the company is seeking waivers from two requirements. The township calls for a minimum landscaped area of 20 percent of the lot, while the marina has 10.6 percent now and proposes 10.7 percent. The township also requires parking islands in lots with more than 20 spaces, which are not proposed as part of the landscaping upgrades.