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134,400) acres is located in the Pinelands

Area.

The Commission’s conditional approval of *Cap?. May County's master plan an^ subdivision and site plan resolutid^fequires county officials to reduce the number of new housing allocations that are recommended for certain portions of Upper, Dennis, and Woodbine. "However, the Pineldhds Area portion of the county contains six villages and a town as designated ,by the Comprehensive Management Plan which allow for a substantial amount of new development,” the Commission news release states. THE COMMISSION has also stipulated that "minor changes” in couilty land use designations be made and that the county compile more thorough inventory of natural resources in the Pinelands Area. It is further noted th^t changes must also be made in the county's drainage and water.

The Battle Over Beaches

quality management programs to be coni sistent with the Comprehensive Management Plan — and. that county officials must also revise the subdivision and site plan reaction to require that development applicants in.the Pinelands Area obtain a Certificate of Filing, from the Pinelands Commission. Mr. Moore seemed to be somewhat lees conciliatory, however, in noting revisions VJf no revisions are made, th? Pinelands Commission would directly implement Comprehensive Management Plan regula- * lions in the.Pinelands Area portion of the county,” The Commission-director said.

(From Page l) lifeguards and tag inspectors, uniforms and cost of beach tags, was $241,569; maintenance, including trash pickup, upkeep of vehicles, restrooms, beach houses; boardwalk and beach paths, '$101,859; depreciation on buildings, lifeboats, lifeguard stands and boardwalk, $45,018; for a total of $388,446. Against that, total revenues from beach tag fees, vehicle and Hobie Cat permits was $186,964. Ocean City beach supervisor Gary Hink added his hisagreemenf. "We’re not making arty money on beach tags,” *«id Hink. "In fact, we don't even break evefe." He cited the $897,000 from beach fees last year agdinst beach upkeep "well over $1. 'million.” INCLUDED IN beach expenses for the city were $416,000 for boardwalk and shofe protection, $350,000 foV more than 100 lifeguards,4129,000 fbi 1 inspections, $86,700 for seasonal police, and $20,000 for public works maintenance. Cape May City is raising its beach tag fees this year because revenue last year fell short of needs. Most of the beach tag municipalities in . the county provide for both seasonal and daily rates, with disCouijfe'for early purchase of tags. Among these, in addition to •the three mentioned, are SOa Isle City,’ Stone ftatbor, and Cape May Point. ■ NOT ALL THE opposition to beach fees' comes from residents of shoreless counties yearning for a place in the sun on the sand. In Wildwood, though local officials are panting for additional revenue, voters voted two to ohe to reject a referendum Calling for beach fees in February, 1981. •Beach operations there require more than isoo.coo annually from general funds, ac-

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‘Gold Coast ’ Compromise-

cording to controller Stephen Ritchie. \ i ' In addition, Ed 4 Herman,^ Wildwood businessman and critic •’of city goveniment, recently, at a hearing of the Joint Appropriations Commute in; Trenton, en-

»ed Zane’s bill,,

[R. HERMAN SAID that imposition of ich fees would hurt* tourism in the Wildwoods. Free beaches help to keep the city, competitive with Atlantic City, which •

has no beach fees, he noted.'

In neighboring Wildwobd Crest,, the beach tag issue has split the municipal governmenttmd the citizens. An ordinance ,setting up beach fees was enacted la^t November over public protests. It has been fought by a vocal £roup who. filed petitions to upset the ordinance, were turned down on technicalities, and eventually , were granted 'an/order to have the tissue

put on referendum.

MEANWHILE. $eftatoir Zane, determined that "the shore shoulji be available to everyone,” is pushing for passage of his bill before summer. He-has promised to analyze the beach expenses cited by the shore municipalities and use the information in pushing his measure. Representatives of khore communities are equally determined that the ban should not pass. There was some offstage muttering that the state was poking its regulatory finger in where it doesn’t belong again. One or two eveh invoked the sacred name of Home Rule, though it seems to have lost some of its potency over .the year. In the midst of all this; no one seems to have thought of a pertinent question: What happens if. all of New Jersey’s seven million-plus men, women and children decide to claim their fi;ee bit of sand and/or surf at the same time)?

n measures w^re board four^yea to th? Township Chairwoitiar f of the .hoard’s support a cotn] inex the area was indicating-thai

Exit 6 Parkway IM Wildwood Blvd. Burleigh, N.J.

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in greater detail and in greater depth.” THE CHAIRWOMAN’S comments come in wake of last week's Planning Board . meeting where formal recommendations concerning fire protection measures w^re draton to be submitted to-th^ Township

Committee. No mention'

previous suggestion to annex the area \vas

made at the meeting.

At the March 30'session, the board decided to recommend that building heights from Atlantic Ave. west to Pacific Ave.-not be permitted to exceed 65 ft., but that buildings along the oceanfront may remain dt the current 85 ft. level. The move is apparently a compromise by the board between firefighters who have requested buildings in the area not exceed 65 ft. and the Bamess Corp. .that plans a 263-unit condominium in the area. The developers contend they must be able -to build 85 ft. if their project is to be

economically viable.

ONE BOARD MEMBER indicated the area now being restricted to 65 ft. comprises the bulk of the land in the existing Hotel-Motel tone and except where Bamess wants to build along the oceanfront, there is no other suitable land in the ( 85 ft. zone available for development. Currently, no buildirtg height in Diamond Beach reaches even 65 ft. The Planning Board fdr years has been trying to develop a plan that will adequately provide growth in Diamond Beach. At times it has been under heavy attack from local officials, the business community and residents because of allegedly stifling, potential development of the "Gold

Coast."

ACCORDING TO REPORTS, former

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board chairman Lionel Eatroff said last week the Bamess development plan is the first concrete proposal for development in the area he has seen since joining the

board four^years ago.

Chairwoman Spencer also appeared to support a compromise position, reportedly indicating-lhat the board wants" to keep a feeling of open space along the .beachfront , requiring developers to build vertically rather than horizontally. She noted that since the percentage of lot. area a developer can cover is reduced along the beachfront, they should e permitted to build higher buildings than are permitted

in other areas of the township.

THE BOARD last week also made four other recommendations that will be forvyarded to the Township Committee. They include commercial and industrial buildings exceeding 100 ft. in length in any zone -r must provide a 25 ft. wide fire lane along the entire length of the building; in high density R-6 zones there must bC a 10-ft.-wide emergency access lane afintervals no greater than 81 ft.; all buildings in multi-family complexes be clearjy marked; and that- the township consider looking into the possibility of requiring all highrise developers to install smoke alarms that will alext the entire building if a fire

occurs. \

Whether the recommendations become part of the township’s existing zoning ordinance is up to the-township’s governing

body.

"I feel (Be recommendations are the . best the planning board can offer to address all the goals — including fir? protec . tion and development — in Diamond Beach,” Ms. Spencer said.