Notification to an Ocean Grove resident. July 9, 2018
Bernie Haney, Tax Assessor. He hides from Blogfinger. Throw darts here. Blogfinger photo. ©
It appears that 20% of homeowners will receive this notice. There is no mention of interior photography. If you try to speak to Bernie, you will probably find him hiding in his office.
PARAMORE “Ain’t it Fun?”
“I don’t mind
Letting you down easy but just give it time
If it don’t hurt now, but just wait, just wait a while
You’re not the big fish in the pond no more
You are what they’re feeding on.”
Joe,
There are no lots in OG. The ‘lots ‘ are actually tax parcels assembled by the OGCMA who claim ownership of the entire town, and that would be one lot only, until a court decides otherwise.
Joe: Your question should not be directed to me but to the OGHOA and the Township of Neptune. Why don’t you ask the two of them to provide a copy of all the single family lots in OG that have received legal variances to convert to multi-family use and/or all the single family lots in OG that are 30 by 60 or less in square footage that have a certificate establishing that the multi-family use was legal before the new zoning went into place.
The Township should not be turning a blind eye to the illegal units in OG. Single family homeowners should not be footing the bill to provide services for any illegal unit.
Anyone has one year after the change in zoning to seek a certificate establishing that their use was legal before the change in zoning. After one year, then a resident must apply to the Board of Adjustment for a ruling as to the legality of their now non-conforming lot and use.
I know of only one owner in OG that has sought a hearing. I know of a hand full that have applied for variances to convert to multi-family.
Here is another serious question to ask and one that affects all in OG. The Chairman of the Board of Adjustment has a two family house. Was that two family created through a variance and/or does it have a certificate establishing that it was a legal two family before the zoning change.
If the Chairman has one or the other, fine. If the Chairman has neither, than he is in violation of law and why then is he making decisions at the Board of Adjustment?
If the chairman of the Board of Adjustment is in violation of law he should not be sitting on the Board because his decisions may be based on the fact that since he may be violating the law he may feel that everyone that comes in front of him should also be able to violate the law.
Kevin Chambers
Kevin:
How do you know those lot weren’t granted variances in the past?
There is a very serious question that must be answered by Mr. Haney’s office. All lots 30 by 60 foot or less use the same lease from the OGCMA. The law requires that all leases be treated and zoned equally. All buildings on 30 by 60 foot lots or less can only permit single family uses.
Without a document of certification stating that a nonconforming lot with more than one unit existed before the present zoning means that those units are illegal.
Is Mr. Haney’s office going to tax illegal units as though they are legal? Is his office going to usurp the laws of the state and the courts by granting illegal units immunity from the law? Is Mr. Haney’s office going to force my tax dollars to support illegal units with taxed services? Is Mr. Haney’s office making up his own laws?
Township Committee members again seem completely unaware of what Mr. Haney’s office is really doing.
Bernie Haney seems to be fixated on Ocean Grove. He is behind ordinance being introduced at the Township Meeting tonight that takes authority away from the HPC and puts it in the hands of his office.
People need to be aware of what’s happening and go to the meeting tonight. Bernie seems fixated in undermining preservation in Ocean Grove.
Township Committee members again seem completely unaware of the ramifications of this ordinance for Ocean Grove.
I happened to be there today and was told there will be NO interior photography . Outside only.
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It is funny how the Township only seems to reappraise Ocean Grove. Why don’t they start with another part of the Township for a change.