FEWICK ISLAND The Rope-
walk Oyster House is willing to
make it work when it comes to park-
ing in the small Town of Fenwick Is-
land and is currently in the middle of
ongoing efforts to appease con-
cerns.
Last month during the Fenwick
Town Council meeting, parking con-
cerns associated with the Ropewalk
Oyster House, located bayside be-
tween West Atlantic Avenue and
West Bayard Street, surfaced.
At that time, Building Official Pa-
tricia Schuchman advised the va-
cant lot on the corner of Coastal
Highway and Dagsboro Street on
the bayside is being used for addi-
tional parking by St. Matthew's By-
the-Sea and the Ropewalk through
a mutual agreement with the prop-
erty owner. The lot is not to be used
for parking by beach patrons and
will be monitored during business
and church hours as well as closed
with chains when not in use.
Fenwick Island resident Lynn
Andrews expressed concerns that
the vacant lot is a far distance for
restaurant patrons to walk and can
be dangerous. Also, the restaurant
has 200 seats and previous appli-
cants for similar establishments
have been denied because there
was not sufficient parking.
Schuchman responded in March
a change in the zoning ordinance
took place eliminating the number of
parking spaces being dependent on
the number of seats. The code now
allows for one parking space per
100 square feet of customer area
and Ropewalk has less than 2,200
square feet. The parking arrange-
ment meets town requirements for
additional parking and alleviates
congestion.
Ropewalk co-owners Chris Reda
and Marc McFaul reassured the
public they want to maintain good
relations with their neighbors and do
not want their customers to block
residences. The Ropewalk is willing
to accept any ideas on how to best
fit in to the neighborhood.
During last Friday's Town Council
meeting, Councilwoman Vicki Car-
mean advised the parking in Fen-
wick Island is bigger than just the
Ropewalk situation and needs to be
addressed.
Mayor Audrey Serio stated a
parking committee has been ap-
pointed.
"They are going to be addressing
the parking everywhere in town
from the ocean to the bay, residen-
tial and commercial, whatever park-
ing issues or problems that we may
have," she said.
At the conclusion of the meeting,
members of the public continued to
voice concerns over Ropewalk's
parking situation, starting with sig-
nage that has been posted at the lot
on Dagsboro Street deeming the
parking for Ropewalk.
At first Ropewalk posted a large
sign at the lot on Dagsboro Street,
Fenwick To Form
Parking Committee
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August 2, 2013
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