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It looks like the Grand View gift store and adjacent stores are planned to be replaced with 5 new stores and a new 30 room hotel above if approved by the planning board in November. NOTICE OF HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned has filed an application with the Planning/Zoning Board of the City of Wildwood for site plan approval and variances for construction of a new building containing five boardwalk storefronts and a thirty unit hotel above the stores which will require variance relief and waivers from the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance from: T/E Zone Section 414(H)(5) Lot area; Front yard setback on Ocean Avenue above 32 feet requires a 10 foot setback; Side yard setback above 32 feet requires a 10 foot setback; Rear yard requires a 20 foot setback zero is proposed; Maximum Building Coverage; Maximum Lot Coverage; BA Zone Section 414(D)(5) front yard setback of 29.25 feet; rear yard setback of 0 feet; principal building coverage of 100%; lot coverage of 100%; Section 608(A)(4)(B) Off street parking for commercial use Hotel & Motel Units; Section 17-609 (G) Sign: wall mounted sign along Baker Avenue, 445 SF where 97.5 is permitted; Section 17-609 (G) Sign: one wall mounted and one marquee sign along Baker Avenue where one wall mounted sign is permitted and the following waivers: A waiver from providing the location and type of adequate drainage provisions to reasonably reduce and minimize exposure to flood damage; a waiver from providing location, direction of illumination, power and type of proposed outdoor lighting including details and luminaries, a waiver from providing screening, buffering and landscaping plan, a waiver from providing a statement of environmental impact and assessment; together with any and all other variances and/or waivers that may be deemed necessary by the Board at the time of the hearing. The property is located at 4208-4218 Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ 08260 and designated as Block 120, Lot 6 on the Tax Map of the City of Wildwood. The application is now on the calendar of the Board of the City of Wildwood. The initial public hearing has been set for November 2, 2020 at 6:00 p.m., at City Hall, 4400 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey.

My son and I went down to Wildwood Saturday to Sunday to set up a security system at the summer house. The weather was great, and there were still some things open. Here are some pictures and observations. The Robert's Ave Mack's was still open, so I managed to get one last slice before the winter. It was great and went down quick. The Wildwood Ave Mack's was already closed...and columbus day is the last day for the Robert's Ave Mack's...so if you want a final slice, you better get there tomorrow! They were filling up the Wizard of Oz cards in Mariner's Arcade. This was the last weekend for Mariner's Arcade. We didn't play in there, but we did play in Ed's and got a Golden Ticket. We also played in Bobby Dees and Gateway. My son traded in a lot of our tickets at Gateway to get a Nintendo Switch. They are actually hard to get in the store right now, but Gateway had some. One of my favorite parts of fall down the shore...the pumpkin and cinnamon Kohr's Brothers. I think it was even better than the chocolate and peanut butter! Everything on the Morey's Piers was closed...even Curley's Fries. We ate dinner at 2 Mile Landing...and it was busy. There weren't many people on the boardwalk...but there were plenty of people here. Our meal was good like usual. They added waves under the big water tower in Wildwood. They really made all the water towers look nice this season. Things got real empty on the boardwalk around 9 pm. It is always odd being in Wildwood on a Saturday night when it's still warm and the island is quiet and empty. Randy's arcade was open and we stopped in to talk with him for awhile and play some Fascination. He didn't hire any employees this season and managed to get by ok. He doesn't know yet when he'll close for the season. The Ferris Wheel had special lighting for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although we were only down for one day, we managed to have a good time and enjoyed our final chance to get some of our Wildwood favorites before everything closes for the season. We will be back next month, but it will be a much different scene.

Wild over the Wildwoods has the plans for the new J1/summer worker residences on Pacific. It will look better than the empty buildings. https://wildoverthewildwoods.com/the-residences-at-pacific-go-to-planning-board-monday-oct-5-we-have-the-full-project-plans-video/