Blogfinger keeps one eye out for announcements from Trenton that might impact us in Ocean Grove. We periodically hear from the Division of Codes and Standards in Trenton.
They know of our interest in RSIS parking standards and they know that Blogfinger and other citizens might show up at a pertinent meeting of the Site Improvement Advisory Board (SIAB,) and that is something that the Neptuners would not enjoy.
We just received an announcement of the SIAB’s meeting schedule for 2020.
The letter says “Proposed 2020 changes to the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) are now at the Governor’s office for review. The following changes were approved and recommended by the Site Improvement Advisory Board (SIAB).”
a. ” Assisted Living facilities (as defined by the NJ Department of Health) are considered residential uses subject to RSIS.”
We don’t know if Allegria might be “grandfathered” in, but this new regulation may cause them trouble in terms of parking in the Grove for residents, visitors and staff. Typically the parking situation over at the south side is not bad.
b. “Large parking lots to multifamily, residential development with 100 or more spaces must have divided or secondary entrance for emergency access. Designers may extend use of secondary access to residents and guests, but only with reviewer approval.”
We assume that these “changes” would apply to the proposed 140 space underground parking facility at the North End. The main access is supposed to receive cars from Ocean Avenue. Then there is an egress on Beach, but perhaps that can also be used for ingress.
FYI–around town in the Grove.