LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP IS PLANNING FOR 150 FEET HIGH RISE BUILDINGS - BUT NO SCHOOLS PERMITTED


Lakewood Township officials are laying the groundwork for future high rise buildings - standing a proud 150 feet high - in our town. Just one rule: No schools permitted.




East of the Garden State Parkway, near the Brick Township border, (bounded by Cedar Bridge Avenue and Route 70) are several blocks of Township owned land. A portion of the land is located in the ABC zoning district, which does not permit development of schools, and a portion of the land is located in the LP zoning district which does permit development of schools.


At the request of the Lakewood Industrial Commission who is seeking to facilitate the anticipated sale of property in accordance with certain standards, the Township Committee is set to introduce an Ordinance which would rezone the portion of the ABC zoning district to the LP zoning district.


Along with the zone change, the Township Committee is also set to amend the zoning ordinances for the LP zone to change from a maximum height of 65 feet to 150 feet - but with schools now excluded.


The LP zone currently permits professional offices and office buildings; banks and other financial lending institutions; doctors, dentists, and other recognized medical practitioners; medical laboratories; assisted living facilities; nursing homes; corporate headquarters and executive offices; hotels and conference centers; public and private schools; recreational facilities including ice skating rinks, bowling alleys, and other indoor recreational activities; facilities for the provision of health and human services including spas, gyms, health clubs and like facilities; scientific or research laboratories devoted to the research design or experimentation and processing and fabricating incidental thereto; restaurants; and retail centers, department stores and supermarkets.


The Amended Ordinance will eliminate schools from this list. It will also include warehouses, outdoor storage, and terminal facilities; manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging; monument signs; as well as parking garage structures and automated parking systems as accessory uses to permitted principal uses.


Currently, the LP zone has the same area, yard, and lot requirements as the M-1 Zone (which includes most of the industrial park):


Minimum Lot Area: 3 acres

Minimum Lot Width: 300 feet

Front Yard Setback: 50/100 feet

Rear Yard Setback: 30 feet

Side Yard Setback: 30 feet with an aggregate of 70 feet

Maximum Building Coverage: 40%

Maximum Building Height: 65 feet


Accessory Building

Rear Yard Setback: 10 feet

Side Yard Setback: 10 feet


The Amended Ordinance will create a separate area, yard, and lot requirement for the LP zone, as follows:


Minimum Lot Area: 3 acres 

Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet 

Front Yard Setback: 50 feet 

Rear Yard Setback: 30 feet 

Side Yard Setback: 30 feet with an aggregate of 70 feet 

Maximum Building Coverage: 65% 

Maximum Building Height: 150 feet


Accessory Building 

Rear Yard Setback: 10 feet 

Side Yard Setback: 10 feet 


So the takeaway is... 150 feet high, but no schools allowed.


It seems that the Lakewood Fire Department is in the know regarding the Township's plan for high risers as the Board of Fire Commissioners just received a quote from VFIS for an impact study to be done regarding potential High-Rise buildings in Lakewood.


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3 comments:

Kalmy Kaplan said...

Despite the ban on schools, BMG could build a "research laboratory" for an intense research of מסכת חולין.

Anonymous said...

I remember that application off Airport Road. That was ridiculously funny. Once the oilam found out about it, BMG quickly pulled it.

Kalmy Kaplan said...

@Anon 6:34

Indeed, that's the wacky story I am smiling about now as well😍