VENTNOR – The Board of Commissioners Jan. 8 appointed professionals for 2026 and held a lengthy discussion with residents about parking and traffic flow around a recently approved redevelopment project that will add 33 new townhomes in the southern part of the city.
Property owner David Waxman of DAJ Ventnor, LLC, a longtime part-time city resident who has experience redeveloping historic properties, received Planning Board approvals in November to build 33 townhouses at the site of the former Ventnor Professional Campus on Ventnor Avenue.
The underutilized property has been privately owned for nearly 40 years, and the developer had the right to develop as many as 47 units. Construction is slated to begin in September.
The nearly one-block property is bounded by Ventnor and Winchester avenues, and Troy and New Haven avenues, except for a section where the Ventnor City Firehouse No. 1 is located.
Mayor Tim Kriebel opened the listening session by setting some context surrounding the project. Residents fear the new development, which includes adding a new street, will have a severe impact on parking and traffic flow in their neighborhood.
Kriebel said the city is a “walkable shore community” and not a “suburban town,” and that the developer redesigned the project to make it more aesthetically pleasing. No variances were required, and the developer agreed to reduce the density to 33 units and adaptively reuse the front portion of the property. Each townhouse will have three bedrooms and three off-street parking spaces.
A traffic study showed that there would be no significant impact on traffic in the area, Kriebel said. He said the session was an opportunity to hear the public’s concerns but would not change planning board approvals.
“We try to balance the needs of our full-time residents with our seasonal visitors while respecting all our land use laws. The goal tonight is to listen to what the impacts are and identify some reasonable steps,” he said.
Several residents spoke about the development adding additional vehicles to the neighborhood and driving along city streets. They requested the city establish a permit parking program for residents, similar to the system in place in the North Beach section of the city.
Kriebel clarified that the street is a public right-of-way and parking permits simply limit the number of hours someone other than a resident can park in the area before they get a traffic ticket. A four-hour parking restriction is currently enforced in the North Beach area.
Traffic flow through New Haven and Winchester avenues is congested due to the presence of emergency vehicles exiting the firehouse and the intersection may need flashing traffic warning signs to improve safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians, one resident said.
Commissioners took the comments under advisement and made no decisions on changes to the traffic patterns in the area. They did however agree that additional directional signage might be appropriate.
The board also approved the following professional appointments and not-to-exceed amounts for 2026:
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