Herald & Lantern 22 April 81

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Variance Granted For Narrow Lot Development

S. COLD SPRING - Although an adjacent property owner claims development of a narrow lot on Batts La. will create hazardous safety conditions, the Lower Township Zoning Board of Adjustment recently granted a variance to Robert and Mary Logan so a single family dwelling can be built on property they’re purchasing from the township. The variance will allow for only 73.92 ft. of frontage rather than the standard 100 ft. specified under the township’s grandfather clause. THE PROPERTY in question was purchased by the Logan's at a township land sale. Final agreement of sale, according to the applicant, is contingent upon the township Zoning Board granting a variance so that a home can be built on the site. Mr. Logan stated that although it was specified at the time of purchase that

there was no guarantee such a variance would be granted, the land was offered for sale as a buildable lot. He also said that there was no contiguous land available for purchase that would bring the lot dimensions in compliance with existing zoning regulations. THOMAS FUREY, a Batts La. resident, told the board that although the lot is about 74 ft. wide in the front, it extends back for some 640 ft. at a width of only 55.8 ft. He said that this is too narrow for development and brought to the board’s attention that local tax maps and the engineering survey submitted in support of the variance application, are in error concerning who owns adjacent properties. Board solicitor Louis Dwyer advised that the board not becohne involved in any disagreement over who owns adjacent proper-

ty. He noted that no testimony had been presented that disputed ownership of the lot under consideration for the variance. BOARD CHAIRMAN Robert Smeltzer agreed, emphasizing that if the board failed to act on the variance as applied for, its action could be inferred as an Attempt without legal premise to control land use. He also pointed out that there are other lots on Batts Lane with similar or smaller front yards, and although the. Logan's lot does not conform with standard zoning requirements, it does in many respects surpass the minimum lot requirements as specified under the grandfather clause. Tho lot meets both the 15 ft. side yard setback requirement and the 30 ft. front and back yard requirements. THE BOARD approved

Program To Assist Victims

COURT HOUSE - In conjunction with observance of this week as National Victim Rights Week, Sheriff Beech N. Fox has announced that the sheriff's department is joining the Washington, D.C.-based group, "The National Organization for Victim’s Assistance", otherwise known as "NOVA." Fox said that by forming a Cape May County assistance program through NOVA, "we can begin to better support and assist crime victims and wi^iesses where needed. Such a group will also be able to better educate the public on an important national problem, as well as

providing a catalyst tb put pressure on the criminal justice systems to work harder for law abiding citizens and be a lot tougher on the "criminal community." THE BOARD of Freeholders backed the move by proclaiming this week as Victim Rights Week. “American citizens for too long have been living in a society which has allowed the criminal community to grow and flourish with impunity," Fox said. "While we have blindly followed our preoccupation and obsession with ‘individual rights,’ the criminal stalks our streets and

Workshop For Social Agencies

WILDWOOD - The Interagency Council of Cape May County is sponsoring a day of professional improvement workshops Thursday, April 30, at the Golden Eagle Inn, Beach and Philadelphia Avenue, Cape May. Four full-day workshops are slated to begin at 9 a.m. Family counseling training given by Dr. William Silver of the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic will advise counselors on how to change problem situations within the family structure. CHUCK WHEELER of the Philadelphia Clearinghouse for Community Funding Resources will give his listeners information on how to locate and apply for foundation funds. A secretarial workshop will be given by the Accounting and Secretarial Sciences department of Atlantic Community College. The day-long To Hear Salmon CAPE MAY - Edward H. Salmon, Democratic candidate for state senator, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Democratic Club at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the. Welcome Center, on Lafayette St. Refreshments will be served, and those attending* will have a chance for informal chats with the candidate.

workshop will go over proofreading skills, recird management, business communication, selfevaluation, and typewriting techniques. A FOURTH WORKSHOP entitled "Motivation and Burn-out" will be given by Lewis A. Leitner of Stockton State College. Dr. Leitner will present techniques for handling conflicts, confrontation, disciplinary action, grievance, and moral problems. As an added feature, Assemblyman James Hurley will be the keynote speaker at the luncheon.

Seminar On Rape

COURT HOUSE - A Seminar on Rape will be presented 9 a.m to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the meeting room of the County Library here. This seminar is open to the public, free of charge, and has been designed for the purpose of community education and as a part of ongoing training for raperesponse volunteers of the Coalition Against Rape and Abuse. "Rape and Its Effects on Victims, their Families and the Community" will be the topic of a speaker from Women Against Rape in Camden! Sharon Capizzi. Investigator with Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office, wil describe the investigation and prosecu-

the variance request with six affirmative votes. Board member Robert Riper abstained. At its second meeting of the month the board also acted on the following applications: •Walter Dilks of ? Bayshore West was granted a variance so that he can add an attached garage to his home on Mimosa Drive. The garage will be located within 12 ft. of the required 30 ft. rear yard setback. •Edward Poznek of Pacific Ave., Villas, was granted 9 ft. variance relief from the required 30 ft. rear yard setback so a 11 ft.x 14 ft. kitchen addition can be built oh his home.

ARMY FIELD BAND members visit Sea Isle City to prepare for band's appearance on Promenade .lime 17. SFC Michael Culbertson presents Mayor Dominic Raffa with an album recorded by the band as Police Chief Robert Campbell looks on. •

neighborhoods, robs and destroys both property and person and continually assaults, rdpes and executives citizens across all social and economic backgrounds. "THE PROBLEMS continue to worsen. Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on causes and/or solutions. What is clear, of course, is that there is no single cause or solution. It is a massive problem involving just about every . citizen, and will begin to get solved to within more "normal" or tolerable limits when the collective citizenry becomes aroused, angry and determined enough. Encouragingly, that era may be at hand.”

His address will be on the plausibility of South Jersey being the fifty-first state. Hurley feels that those who are trying to convince the people that this can actually happen are misleading the public. THE INTERAGENCY Council of Cape May County is a non-profit voluntary program which is made up of social service workers from the different agencies of Cape May County. Interested persons can contact Edward Olwell at Operation Junction at 609-729-1404 for registration and additional information.

tion of this violent crime. THE MEDICAL ASPECTS will be presented by Bobbi Sikora, Emergency Room Head Nurse at Burdette Tomlin, and "Counseling the Rape Victim" will be the topic of a discussion led by Nancy Ashton, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stockton State College and a member of the Atlantic County Rape Crisis Unit. The Coalition Against Rape and Abuse welcomes anyone generally interested in the problem of rape, its treatment in Cape May County, as well as those who might like to join as hotline volunteers. For further information, please call 522-6489.

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