Votes at a glance: Beach Haven council adopts floodplain and fee changes, approves consent items (library grant pulled)
March 27, 2026 | Beach Haven, Ocean County, New Jersey
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The Beach Haven Borough Council on March 17, 2026 moved a series of municipal actions: final readings and adoptions of ordinances 2026-2C and 2026-3C, adoption of Ordinance 2026-4C (rental-property registration), adoption of Ordinance 2026-5C (affordable-housing code updates), and a first reading of Ordinance 2026-6C (prohibiting pickleball at the municipal tennis facility). The consent agenda was approved after Resolution 73 (the New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund grant application for the library) was removed for separate consideration.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 2026-2C (amend Floodplain Management permit fees): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-3C (amend chapter 90, fees): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-4C (rental-property registration; require proof of insurance; shift inspections to Ocean County): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-5C (amend affordable-housing chapter to conform with state requirements): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-6C (prohibit pickleball at municipal tennis courts): first reading — introduced and advanced (first-reading motion approved).
- Consent agenda: Resolutions 69–78 listed; Resolution 73 (historic-preservation grant application) removed from the consent agenda by council vote; the remainder of the consent agenda was approved.
- Bill list: Approved for $2,921,409.20.
Votes were recorded in the meeting roll call format: Miss Anderson — yes; Mrs. Paul Miller — yes; Mr. McCaffrey — yes; Miss Snyder — yes; Mayor Lambert — yes. Several items had no public comment during their final readings.
What happens next: Ordinances adopted at final reading are effective per borough code; the rental-registration ordinance will be implemented with Ocean County inspections beginning March 26. The library grant application may be reconsidered later but was not pursued at this meeting.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 2026-2C (amend Floodplain Management permit fees): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-3C (amend chapter 90, fees): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-4C (rental-property registration; require proof of insurance; shift inspections to Ocean County): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-5C (amend affordable-housing chapter to conform with state requirements): final reading — adopted (voice vote recorded as five yeses).
- Ordinance 2026-6C (prohibit pickleball at municipal tennis courts): first reading — introduced and advanced (first-reading motion approved).
- Consent agenda: Resolutions 69–78 listed; Resolution 73 (historic-preservation grant application) removed from the consent agenda by council vote; the remainder of the consent agenda was approved.
- Bill list: Approved for $2,921,409.20.
Votes were recorded in the meeting roll call format: Miss Anderson — yes; Mrs. Paul Miller — yes; Mr. McCaffrey — yes; Miss Snyder — yes; Mayor Lambert — yes. Several items had no public comment during their final readings.
What happens next: Ordinances adopted at final reading are effective per borough code; the rental-registration ordinance will be implemented with Ocean County inspections beginning March 26. The library grant application may be reconsidered later but was not pursued at this meeting.
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