Gloucester County:
“The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 Tuesday
night — board members Phil Bazzani and Chris Hutson were not in attendance — to
authorize the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing on repealing a
county ordinance that guides development along the Route 17 corridor. The
request by Supervisor John Meyer to repeal the Highway Corridor Overlay
District stems from a consistent theme by members of the board since January to
roll back local government regulation.
Meyer has targeted the Highway Corridor Overlay District
because he says it is costly to developers and has slowed business growth. The
district, approved by the Board of Supervisors in 1998, is designed to impose
certain aesthetic conditions and has primarily been used along Route 17 from
Gloucester Point to the Court House. Meyer said there are several compelling
reasons to repeal the district. ‘We desire to minimize regulatory constraints
on business,’ he said.”
~Writes Matt Sabo of the Daily-Press
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