The Ocean City Board of Zoning Appeals met on Thursday, August 13, 2026, in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Because of last-minute administrative issues, the Board postponed most of the agenda and acted only on the approval extension request for the Majestic Hotel. The two public hearings that had been scheduled for this meeting were continued to a future date.
Well everything I don't know that I've ever met our partner too. We've had some administrative uh issues arise at the last minute, so uh most of the agenda is going to be postponed until the uh next meeting or whenever uh we're able to get things rescheduled uh according to staff. Um but we are able to take up the approval extension request item number two on tonight's agenda. This is uh Joseph E. Moore Esquire for the Majestic Hotel, BZA case 2726, number 25-094-00010. Uh Mr. Phillips, you have the floor. This is a um a request has been made to our office to extend the approvals granted as part of Board of Zoning Appeals case 2726, file 25-094010. Uh these are uh uh the approval is related to the redevelopment of the existing Majestic Hotel, which is referenced as planning and zoning file 25-1810011. The property is located on the corner of Atlantic Avenue, the boardwalk in the south side of 7th Street, and it's locally known as the Majestic Hotel located at 613 Atlantic Avenue in the town of Ocean City, Maryland. Um so the applicant tonight is uh Mr. Joseph E. Moore. And I don't know if um everyone was here for that um for that uh previous Board of Zoning Appeals case. Um but it granted a special yard exception uh for the proposed hotel to have a distance set back of 22 feet from an Atlantic Avenue. Um the approval that's before the board tonight is for um another year. Um so with that said, uh before I bring Mr. Moore up, do you have any questions for staff? Any questions for Mr. Phillips? No. All right, no questions. Uh one note from the department. Uh we are actively working uh with Mr. Moore's um uh who he represents on a new site plan application. Uh so they're actively working with us. Uh they have submitted new plans. Uh we're about to go through the technical review process. So we are actively working with this applicant now uh to get this plans through approvals. All right, so noted, thank you. Um let's go ahead and recognize the applicant or the applicant's representative. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the board on Joseph Moore. I guess I'm the applicant tonight. Uh Keith, why don't you come up? Uh lawyers aren't supposed to testify, so I've got Mr. Iod here to answer questions, but my address is um uh we have moved, so I think it's um 12800 hospitality way, which I think is a fascinating place for a law firm to be. But in any event, uh I am the applicant. I was here when we got the original uh yard exception based upon the fact that we proved that we have a building which is the uh excuse me, the hotel apartments that is similar in that it's it's uh set back 22 feet from the boardwalk, and under your code, that is the uh preception for a special yard exception when there is something either on the lot or the adjacent lot that is similar to that which you are asking for. So we are asking for nothing except a one-year extension, and I've got Mr. Ayot. Do you need to swear him in even though it's an informal hearing? Um if he's gonna testify, I'll do it anyways. Do Somnley swear from tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth in front of the Board of Zoning Appeals. I do. Name and address. Keith Iatt, uh 310. 310 Hammond Street, Salisbury, Maryland. And Mr. Ihat, you are the uh the land development uh coordinator for this project, correct?