TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
PLANNING BOARD
TAKE NOTICE that on the 6th day of August 2026, the Planning Board of the Township of Upper in the County of Cape May took the following actions:
Bader, Thomas Block 853 Lot 10 – BA 09-2026
The applicant was granted variance relief for a pre-existing front yard setback of 5’9” where 15’ is required and maximum building coverage of 31% where 37% is existing and 27% is permitted to construct an addition with renovations at 30 Winthrop Road, Strathmere, New Jersey.
Bixby, Ava Fox and Mina Marie Block 12 Lot 29 – BA 12-2026
The applicant was granted variance relief for lot area of 30,048 square feet where 2 acres is required, lot frontage of 40’ where 150’ is required, lot width of 100’ where 150’ is required, side yard setback of 18.5’ and 43.1’ where 35’ is required, building coverage of 4.99% where 3% is required and impervious coverage of 19.06% where 5% is required to construct a single-family dwelling at 331 Marshallville Road, Marshallville, New Jersey
Chapel by the Sea Block 600 Lots 14.01, 14.02, 15 & 39.01 – BA 06-2026
The applicant was granted amended final site plan approval and D(2) variance relief for the expansion of a previously approved nonconforming house-of-worship use through the construction of a 50-foot by 50-foot maintenance building, together with bulk variance relief for a proposed accessory-building height of 32 feet where a maximum of 20 feet is permitted, at 300 Route US 9 South, Marmora, New Jersey.
Mentzer, Ryan & Morgan Block 549 Lot 4.19 – BA 10-2026
The applicants were granted a D(1) use variance to permit a residential structure in a commercial zone with C bulk variance relief for lot area of 35,009 square feet where 40,000 square feet is required at 129 Route 50, Seaville, New Jersey.
Gaglione, Sarah Block 549.01 Lot 1.01 – BA 11-2026
The applicant was granted a D(1) use variance to permit a residential structure in a commercial zone with C bulk variances for existing lot depth of 125’ where 200’ is required, proposed front yard setback of 36.3’ where 50’ is required, rear yard setback of 40’ where 50’ is required, minimum distance between principal and accessory structures of 10’ where 25’ is required and to permit a detached garage within the front yard at 127 Route 50, Seaville, New Jersey.
The memorializing resolutions were adopted by the Planning Board on September 3, 2026 and can be reviewed in the Planning and Zoning Office located at 2100 Tuckahoe Road in Petersburg, New Jersey between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:00 pm.
Elizabeth Oaks
Board Secretary