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Developer Submits New Plan For Margaritaville Project; Efforts Continue On Right-Of-Way Conveyance

Developer Submits New Plan For Margaritaville Project; Efforts Continue On Right-Of-Way Conveyance
An older rendering of the proposed Margaritaville development is pictured at its southwest corner along Baltimore Avenue. A new, more scaled back version of the Margaritaville project will feature fewer amenities and less square footage. Image Courtesy of Becker Morgan Group

OCEAN CITY – While they are seeking the council’s reconsideration of a right-of-way conveyance, the connections of the Margaritaville development have concurrently submitted new plans that include fewer amenities and less conference space.

On Monday, new plans were submitted for Margaritaville, a resort hotel and convention center to be developed between 13th and 14th streets in Ocean City. Hugh Cropper, attorney for the developer, said the submission features significant changes to square footage and layout.

“Margaritaville originally applied for a project designed as a planned overlay district, or POD,” he said. “The right-of-way issue at this time prevents them from moving forward on the POD. They have now submitted for review to the planning commission a new plan that does not require a POD.”

In May, Cropper came before the Mayor and Council on behalf of his client with a request to hold a public hearing for the purchase of the easternmost 20 feet of right-of-way along Baltimore Avenue. The additional land, he said, would allow the developer to meet the 90,000-square-foot site requirements for the project to qualify for a POD designation.

“We’re not asking for a yes vote,” Cropper told the council in May. “All we’re asking for is that you set a public hearing, so you can take public comments on this request.”

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