Live Chat: Lacey Zoning Board Meeting, Feb. 4

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Rebuilding Can be a 'Long, Tedious Process'

David Petty's home at the end of Koa Drive had six feet of water from Hurricane Sandy; he's now in the process of rebuilding

At the end of Koa Drive is an empty lot where just one month ago, a house stood. David Petty will be rebuilding his home, which he intended to do prior to Hurricane Sandy. The secondary home, located right off the Barnegat Bay, had taken on six feet of water due to the superstorm. Furniture was seen floating and hitting the ceiling, he said. “The water resided by the time I got there,” Petty said. He arrived just a day or two after the hurricane. “I knew going back the house was done,” he said. When his wife Sharon drove down, she was stopped at the police checkpoint for proof of residency. She was told, “good luck,” and her heart “sank.” The inside of his home was covered in dirt, oil and sewage, he said. Petty’s home continuously flooded…

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Zoning Board Appointments and Schedule Set for 2013

Mettings will remain the first Monday of the month

The township zoning Board of Adjustment made appointments and set the meeting schedule for 2013 as it reorganized on Monday evening. The appointments remain the same for 2013: A professional planner and professional certified appraiser will be appointed in February. Meeting times will remain the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted on the township calendar. Meetings will be held at the Municipal Building, 818 Lacey Road, Forked River. The schedules for other township meetings, including the Planning Board, will be decided on at those respective meetings.

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Zoning Board Agenda, Jan. 7

The Board of Adjustment will hold its annual reorganization meeting along with its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday

The Board of Adjustment is holding its annual regorganization meeting at the Municipal Building at 7 p.m. Monday. At this meeting, nominations will be made for the various positions that make up the board. Meeting dates for 2013 will also be set. Following the reorganization meeting, the zoning board will hold its regular meeting. The agenda for Monday's meeting is below. Return to Lacey Patch this week for more information on what unfolded at the meeting. Lacey Township Board of Adjustment Reorganization Meeting Monday, Jan. 7 2013, 7 p.m. Note: No testimony will be taken past 11 p.m.  Public Portion: Salute the Flag  Roll Call Reorganization: Vouchers Submitted By:   Thomas Gannon, Board Attorney, James McKelvie, Board Engineer, Susan …

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Sandy Totals Molokai Drive Home, Family Seeks to Rebuild

Zoning Board of Adjustment approves the first of what may be many Hurricane Sandy-related applications to come

Walking into 1304 Molokai Drive, you can see daylight and not just from windows but from a fissure in the wall where the house separated during Hurricane Sandy’s forceful winds and storm surge. The foundation has shifted and a water line still remains at more than two feet high. Timothy and LeeAnn Rooney, who primarily live in New Milford, have already cleaned out the house. The Forked River home is their secondary residence. “We wanted to make it our primary soon,” Timothy Rooney said. The Rooney’s are the first to go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment seeking to rebuild their home. The application was unanimously approved Monday night. The siding has been torn off the home but that’s because the family had planned to renovate prior to…

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Zoning Board Agenda, Oct. 1

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will be holding its monthly meeting at the Municipal Building at 7 p.m.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment will be holding its monthly meeting at the Municipal Building at 7 p.m. Below is the agenda: Lacey Township Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting, Oct. 1, 2012 VOUCHERS SUBMITTED BY:    Thomas Gannon, Board Attorney, James McKelvie, Board Engineer, Susan Connor, Board Secretary MINUTES: Minutes to be voted upon:  September 5th, 2012– Regular Meeting (Members Eligible to vote: Appello, Gudgeon, Moore, Tomalo, McDonald, DeNicola) Resolutions memorializing actions taken at the September Board of Adjustment meeting to be voted on: Appeal #12-17  Riley Jr. Block: 763, Lot: 7.01, Tm: 42………….Approval WORKSHOP :    Appeal #12-19 Using Existing Sign for Off-Site Advertising Variances:  Use Variance…

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Dewey’s Dogs Searches For New Location

Dewey's Dogs must relocate after zoning board approves construction of office building at Lakeside Drive and Route 9

Rain, snow, or shine Dewey’s Dogs has been stationed in a vacant lot for 11 years but now the owner is in search of a new home. Back in January, the Planning Board approved the construction of an office building on the corner of Route 9 and Lakeside Drive, where the hot dog stand currently sits. Anthony Geiger, who operates Dewey’s, has been working ever since to find a new location. They are looking at a vacant lot across the street on Route 9, a plot by the Forked River Animal Hospital, and another by Shore Clean Laundromat, all located in the same general area off of Route 9. Geiger said he was told the plot across the street could not be zoned for Dewey’s Dogs. “I don’t know how they can zone here for commercial but they cannot across …

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