OCEAN CITY – Ocean City officials again delayed a decision regarding a Margaritaville Hotel and Resort proposed for the former Beach Plaza Hotel site.
The Ocean City Planning Commission met Tuesday to continue deliberations regarding a 13-story hotel and conference center. The Margaritaville complex would encompass most of the city block between 13th and 14th streets. Pam Buckley, chair of the commission, made it clear at the start of the discussion a final determination wouldn’t be made Tuesday because the project as proposed relies on an alley swap that the Ocean City Mayor and Council isn’t set to vote on until next week.
“I’m not going to call for a decision today until after the Mayor and Council makes their decisions on the right of way and the alley,” she said. “I don’t think it’s fair to us or the city or the council for us to send in something that doesn’t have proper numbers in it.”
In August, developers presented the commission with conceptual plans for a proposed Margaritaville Hotel and Resort Complex to occupy the Beach Plaza Hotel property. The plans call for 265 hotel rooms, three restaurants — including the JWB Grill, the Landshark Bar and Grill and a coffee shop and provisions store — as well as three outdoor pools, one indoor pool, a wellness center and gym, 14,000 square feet of convention space and retails stores facing the Boardwalk.
Earlier this month, the commission hosted the required public hearing on the proposed planned overlay district (POD) that would allow for the redevelopment project. This week, commission members expressed various concerns regarding project specifics, including parking, landscaping and the number of units in the hotel.
Money $$$$$ Talks & Bullshhht Walks !!!!
Like…………..who cares?
Cant regularly fill whats available yet keep tearin down the old with something much much bigger.
Yet the lack of fills still remains without long term vision.
Right now big named chains have arrived with 3 different level of accommodations to choose from. Ocean side, bay side and West OC. Big named chains have big money and a long term vision. They wait out the little fish then feast.
This is bigger than Leighton, fager, buddy and the rest of the gray beards. Corporate Enterprises are and have been quietly here….laying foundation why the lil fish have complained about parking, cussing, smoking, the few downtown trees that infringe a view or 2, bums, pole dancers, cooking in the inlet parking lot, h2oi, bikers, new 90 bridge, june bugs, topless views, taxis and now several years of not so nice social media videos. Not to mention the moniker “Family Friendly”
This has been going on for years, yet thr tiny time crap was the attention getter. Look over here everyone, while the biggies arrived.