OCEAN CITY — After much debate, resort officials this week approved three separate proposals inching the Margaritaville project closer to fruition.
The Mayor and Council on Monday had before them one request from the Margaritaville developer to convey a portion of the Baltimore Avenue corridor to them in order to meet the minimum lot-size requirements for a planned overlay district (POD). The council also reviewed the conveyance of air rights over a city-owned alley, and another that would allow for a comprehensive parking management system, or valet service, allowing tandem, or stacked, parking in order to meet the minimum number of spaces required.
After considerable debate, the council approved all three requests. The proposed project over 12 different lots would include 265 hotel rooms, three restaurants, bars, a coffee shop and provisions store in the lobby. The project would also include three outdoor pools and one indoor pool, a wellness center and gym, 14,000 square feet of flexible convention center space, retail stores facing the Boardwalk and many other upscale amenities.
Right-of-Way Conveyance
The first issue on the agenda for the project dealt with the conveyance of a portion of the Baltimore Avenue corridor to accommodate the project. The town is in the process of redeveloping the Baltimore Avenue corridor from North Division to 15th streets, including undergrounding the utilities, widening the sidewalks and landscaping the corridor. Baltimore Avenue is somewhat unique in a variety of ways.
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What a bunch of Duma A$$es on the Ocean City Council!