Point Beach Planning Board To Discuss Outdoor Dining Ordinance

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – At Wednesday night’s meeting, the Point Pleasant Beach planning board will be discussing the recent ordinance introduced by the borough council regarding outdoor dining in the town.

The ordinance was up for public hearing and potential adoption at Tuesday night’s borough council meeting, but that was postponed to the council’s next meeting on July 6.

The planning board will discuss the ordinance as it will be part of the approval process if the ordinance is passed.

"When we jumped into the state of emergency, we were trying to approve everything we can, we were letting people do whatever they wanted, and quite frankly, a lot of it looks like it was thrown together at the last minute," said Mayor Paul Kanitra during the introduction of the ordinance on June 1.

"It's still streamlining because they won't have to go to zoning, they'll be able to go to planning; it takes into account the residents, since they'll get notified, and then an objective group figures it out."