Egg Harbor Land Use Board Approves Cannabis Cultivation Facility

Overview: In a move, the Egg Harbor Land Use Board voted to approve a waiver of site plan review and conditional use approval for a new cannabis cultivation facility during its recent meeting. This decision paves the way for Jersey Groom LLC to operate in the local industrial park, contingent on meeting the state’s licensing requirements and the city’s submission necessities. The board’s discussion prior to the vote focused on the facility’s safety and security measures, waste management protocols, and the number of employees expected to be hired.

Egg Harbor Land Use Board Tackles Church Parking Lot Paving Waiver

Overview: In a recent session, the Egg Harbor Land Use Board deliberated extensively on a waiver application by a local church, known as Spread the Gospel, to forgo paving their parking lot, a topic that dominated the discussion due to its broad implications on local residents and city ordinances. The application, 2024-2, requested relief from site plan requirements, specifically the paving of the parking lot, due to technical issues with stormwater management. The church’s engineer testified that the site had remained unchanged in the past five years, sparking a debate on the necessity of the waiver, and whether the unpaved state of the parking lot posed concerns regarding noise, parking overflow, and prior conditions related to alcohol service and event management.