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Councilman Mark yidetta r hks raised sn excellent
point about a problem which the rest of hisxolleagues.onCity
Coiincfl vyould do v/e# toreinedy.
It's about that ail-important toplt known ?s zoning,
plu,9 the equally important 'Concept of
' variances, whicb in too. many cases in this town -
and others-means a Way around zoning. . ' ,
Videtta has pointed out that somehow the right
,lo build on substandard lots was put in the city's
zoning code when it was updated a few years ago.
That ^ight" shpuld'have been caught before the.
ordinance'was adopted".-It's strange it^has taken
this'long.for the mistake to surface.
But it has, a/vd city .officiaK should move quickly
to make it so that the Overall intent of the zoning
ordinance/ is abided by; The intention of zoning, .
pg other",raspcosT"is p W'"'.'protect"natural p
'resources and keep the ill> effects fft of f peojple*to £•
minimum. , • , / '' •• .. • # ,
>TO*> point was follower .density," Vide'tto noted:-.
"There s; too "mucK pressure on our sewer and our •
water-lines, and WQ cprnpeund/aiot of these problems
by overdevelopment!"; ' ^
That's qwite'tl mou'tftful: And it is a problem
whirh mu.st be remedied as soon as possible.. • .
Oceaa City has no room for siith-shortcomings.
And overdevelopment ls"a problem of major
\portions Which cannot be abided: *,'..-
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The Sentinel-Ledger
Printed «r» [ . " : --'' v \ " • r •' . i , , " , ' > •-.• •
Breakwater?' s effect^
\ Editor, SenHnci-L«dg«?r.
X> Mi.
b6fcai.W4tcn,\I, *s£
kidding whdeta?
1 grew up. syrOriR by
Vrhat »vaa the 9th Street
,• (inil istnee the inoep-,
of th* broakw»tcr arid
the alterations made jo the
groin" I have Uudwrd • the
cf fedo on a £& larger ^tographlcal
hrca th*^ covered
by Mr. Farrell's ».tucly."
Although I agree with aomc
of Kl»" figures,. H .' is cny
obi$erv*iicjn that beach staris
greyer than his
show.
Here arc the resuitiof Jny;
findings, based OT\_ . visual
Ar.d physical .obaer>'J»on
sir,d compAri-cU to ~pjrc%io^s
yi-^rs. •. -
Smcv 1937 end the pl»cp-
' zr.cnt of » rubblc-typc
bri-j.*v%*t« ar*T>tii Street.
then.' L*. rx> "land gained
'A-J^S '- C w »t side* of' the
bii-Akwatej- In fict, the
ocean has' encrascjjed
'.'j'-ilcr tnt- haaniwilk a!-a
point _. north
tidal flow,.'
^&:SAmm
piwious
Prior jo 1987 theft; >vas
the-9th S. '.c>C?
Lion wuJ t** Arjvirmi i_n irivrnu^pal CO-UJT Utvr
\, foikywin^ « ccmpLtirJ f-Jt-»i by iiic
of
t3cnar. Oty *£nr.it the 0v.-r.e7s 0/ a i
»rca*ic. " \ ' - ' _ '•'_'-•
The chicixm, or rather chicker^, ir, question am pmrt o,'
.'*n arcade rn^chu-ie- called "Bird Brauv" Pa&ctrj or C\c
pay 50 ccr.rj to p:: their fckili a! the children'*
vrM a chicken. The chicken always goes f:7&,\
ar.d has r-cvcr brcn kr.own to be beaten, although he
bai beem tied. — Aug. 3, 1979, Occsn City S-bour.d tocristi can use the road to reach.thu dry.
— Aug. 4.1964, Oca* Gry Scntind Ledger
50 YEARS AGO
Dr. John E. Drrine, prasklcnt of jch« Ocean City Chamber
ot Commerce, urges aM Vlaiton to the New York
WoiWs Fair to be Hire ft? tee th« New Jeraey exhibit
On t*to occasiorts a pgwoo istezotsd in Prflt*
aaked about martt bdowr Atiastic Cfcy, accordiaj to
Dr. Dlprtrs*. and >o fate f^ftj^nf* 1 * h« V^p > i > 1 fttxn a'
MocHoofciBg blonde *»tdi rNqrft
tts« •tpM'a pd _
?o( t&irM Aikntk City
Thlii is evidenced at low
, a» venj csn>urtTot the
of the- I3\h Street grouJ,
The proven,
ter i>th*t now, the lit
|lov*-. speed * up .off th& bac
and b)-pas«S 15th ^d 16th
f V Jrwi Ift'th 'Streef -rt
>d wave cction^to
strike* the boardwalk 'an J
this pa*V w;ntcr cuvoct vft'thc
bulkhead Kali'Svjy bvtwix-n."
lbth Vnd 1/lh i'trtxt. Th;s
woodi."nVolkhc.id h.->-d (o berrpiaovl
by MOr.-; s-hfr-lh —
Jr>S fr^at is the ^r^^ s>:ep.fu ..i
- (shadr:. -oi lxr.:y.
.Until we uiit'.tutc j ,v.r.
repltn:*hrrurn! - he WtJuli
Rear! estate iniai'kiet
herei^t^
as made biit to b§
.„-.,„„ i» a . In fact, ihtrc^hiis been a
. ofi«y of *• titicr to Franklin a%nlflc4nt Increase lit buyer
waltmsjf,, president of jihe demand,' perljapa 4««.*f>•*' ;
: Ocean City Bomi of Realtors. '• drop ;ln interest rate*, (aa
'-•'•.•'.••'-• •'..' • | Mr. Jeaad suggested in the
Deer Franklin: . same article), -which wtoold
president of Weichert Realtors,
In lasf Friday's Sentinel-Lcdgcr
article regarding
the doslhg of Wclchcrt's
Ocean City office.
If ihefc Is such a "soft
local market, that won't'
rcboild in. the imrncdlate
ftmrro,-">vcftkcn€d
riation rates," anH so-Tittlc
business," 1 sopposo. we
should a{l close our doors
tomorrow^ and, say forget
abenjt,our in-cotnrnmg ten-'
ants, the property owners
who expect us to> perform,
and thfc people Wharivwe
have -' 'recruited and
- employed — aU of 'fiatc
who have/bcen assured of
our cotnmlttement to Ocean,
Citv now ajid /or v'care to
crffne. 1 . "•••• ; --
, an lynafae In inter- •
l est rites!slowed ;down tHe
spnng &.Ucs mSiricct^and we
have ha^ concerTi and puev'
tions about pollutidn. Ho lg»»'.
In doang, t would**!
«t that thct
This apparwiUy-poplar oleter gftnUeman •njoys^^a festM adjust the> lirst floor'
corulo' to a rtcond • floor
condo. Tor the comparable
sales, you. need the dAte of
the deed, sale price, street
address, lot and block number
and current assessment'
value.
: Will find, the time, to file ...
appeal. Then, the appraisal
company wiil realize they
have been unfair toa large
group of' taxpayers, even if
unintentional. .
The .IcityJ." tax-, assessor,
". James. Andrea, arrtd;h*t» staff
wcrei- 'Very • willing • to-, help
. nie• find the •information. I'
needed. If yqu have specific y
questions' about your
appeal •process,, the Cape
May County (ax admtnistralot-i-j
George BrownlH. |
"found him to be excellent in
•giving .suggestions regarding
my appeal. .•••:
" • •;
" 4/ Fill out theappn?al (orm
and attach 0 Xop'y of your
Comparable .sales .information.
Three or four comparable
-..•soles should .bo
sufficient. The appeals form
explains how to file the
appeal. For many of you, it
will require a S5 Or'$25 fee.
5. Send.ii return receipt
requested. ' letter . to
Appraisal Survey' Inc.,.
• Mount laurel! N), Request
• he following from the
appraisal company:"
••'comparable properties
and the time_ adjijsl-
"nV^rij" Tactor they a"*d to
.determine you'r assessment^
• tomparatlc lot.""* th«;y.
use'd (o 'dc'ermlhe the lar.d
: •Rjob tlwrich to hdp the poor"
• I . H the state
living, in Ncwj Jersey
Low-cost housing
makes mo underBtapd that we're
the taxation System in this
becomes a clear
slat*,..-'.wcVo bx' finds no
counterpart In RoblflvHcrei by Oavjd F. Moofe
it's mohi like Tax the
urban poet to support lush
sprawl in subuSrban and That idea takes oh extra
rural oretts.".' •
- . Thi» dark suspicion was
bom out recently by the
.•'•.•' legislatively-mandated -
Do not be afraid t6 go State and Local•. £xpmdK • Such ratablee pay.taxes
before the Tax Board. They hire and '^Rcvjcntje Policy btttido not spawn School
are there to. make: a fair {SLERP)Commiaafon. • children " ltd educate nor
decision,-but they need you
tp present thi- fads. If .you.
go there without documentation
and just to complain, needs to be updated, to the
you arc wasting everyone's late 20th century. Yet it
time.
argued that the New Jersey
The Tax Board will more
likely'make-a change if a
laxgc number of taxpayers worked out so Irs better not
file an appeal.
to scrap itln favor of some-
1 am the type of person
thing untried. Just flic It.
who usually.does not get
;' One suggested variatipn
involved" in'these -types of
on the pivpei ty tax which 1
issyes. I.now realize it is
likeU having Uie
irnportant_to.3tay iiifoxnificL
j have decided to join the
_ Fairness in' Taxes Ajwoda^
r state affix
the taxable value on a
based on
construction c'osfcwouid
involved — and I suggest
• the., exact ,, 6thers do likewise. ' '
'they^used to'e'sJtabHsh the'
r^inimum lo^ .Value deterrtiination
for condo^.- t±-
: Hopefully, raany of .vou
'.«"'.
f
- --——— .- —• ntv. uiikjiiuiouj growth oat* tegmuaar• Hiux. raw
.much in the way 0/road, which paves over farmland, tuning of our «d»di^ tai
water and sewer inirastruc- ernpta along the shore, pol- jrtructwe coold yttU rtattir,
tureewts. - iutes the ocean and Jbn > tlbwdorwri in th« p*O»
Ix>w-co6thousingdoe».if increafies the dereliction of oflocingopen«pac«. ••'.'•
iit that bill, so it gota forced ourdtics. • . . . •" . Given die nxawi- iu*ia$
excess over normal coUcctfona
would go straight to a
&tatc infrastructure fund.
: .
Into »oxne other town. The way it> working jng' the aoBr^'-Gudm
• which then becomes a dear now, Newark and Camdcn Stite, and thtf dirttt&i of
loser in -the ' tax ratable have about 10 percent of the our air, sbmma aad 06
game. •. ' . state population and over chango* gti' tmded' : h
. This situation bred the'half of tine Widfare load- aooo if New "
State Supreme Court's This iQuatratesr fcow the d*- j
Mount Laurel decision* and ia house and cane for the
the Fair Housing Act to podr.and indigent' •..'.< .^.^ v
make it possible for ordi- Stste payments to.local' - You can lean* intoce*faynary
folks to bvc in the go'vrmTenti,-whigh-can. ^\],,^ihjf^lff^~ty^if^-
•" towns of their choice. .. help ease thia burden, have, sico report Wrttr fo -ifae
.. . j •-' decreased to .dpUar wnni Cbmminita at '••!• Quaker
The SLEJJP Commission- QVrt'me last decade, while, '
came to 0 number of cor- the federal govcfnifJcnt has
elusions, one. being tfut cut hat*, oft revenue shar*
either suburban townspco- • t
.p!c start paying attentioa'to
3
• •• request
Phi&delfhia
is
cause
•
of resort j>oliution
Xdifpr, Stfntlncl-Ledgcr: ';. Well,, Mr. Mayor', .it
An opcr^lcttcr to.tJ1*Tnajrrtr..-wr»it rl •irxend .«jj -.tny.
; ~ .For" jxir* Ocean.Xiity has".