Page 8 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch August 23, 2013 Plans Unveiled For Former OCMotel Property By JOANNE SHRINER STAFF WRITER OCEAN CITY – A large empty parcel in the downtown area may finally be built up after years of proposals as the Planning and Zoning Commission granted preliminary approval for a multi-use complex. 25th Street Bayside Development, LLC out of New Jersey has proposed a project titled 25th Street Condominiums and 2501 Philadelphia Ave. Hotel located on the west side of Philadelphia Avenue between 25th and 26th streets. The project will sit on four acres of land that surrounds a water channel and is separated into three buildings. According to Zoning Administrator Blaine Smith, the Misty Harbor Motel once stood at this location but had been demolished many years ago. In the meantime, several projects have come before the commission to take its place but nothing has actually carried through. In the interim, the land has been used for special event parking. The project includes two sites. Site A is on the easterly portion and runs parallel with Philadelphia Avenue. As proposed, the site includes two adjoining 4,600-square-foot restaurants on the northern portion next to 26th Street and a hotel consisting of 92 rooms and 16 suites on the southern portion next to 25th Street. The hotel brand has yet to be released. Site B, as proposed, is a condominium building consisting of 12, three-bedroom units that will be situated on the most westerly portion on 25th Street with the hotel to the east. Throughout discussion, the Planning and Zoning Commission became concerned over traffic circula- tion. Commission member Peck Miller suggested the design be altered to change a walkway between the hotel and the restaurants to a drive-thru, but the change would result in the loss of three parking spaces. The commission also suggested adding a two-way curb cut on 25th Street that would result in the loss of two parking spaces. The commission debated whether the two restaurants are considered an accessory use because they are included on the same parcel as the hotel or if the restaurants should be considered a primary use because they are detached from the hotel, which would alter the final parking requirement. The project is proposed to have a total of 192 parking spaces. Because the restaurants have been deemed an accessory use, it allows SEE NEXT PAGE BUY • SELL • TRADE Gold And Silver Prices Are Very High! WE’ VE Lion Shopping MOVED In The Food Center-Rte. 611 Immediate Evaluation And Payment HIGHEST PRICES PAID Not Sure What You Have? Bring It In! Any Quantity, Large Or Small! WE PAY TOP DOLLAR! Gold & Silver Coins Gold Jewelry White Gold • Yellow Gold ALL KARATS: 24 KT • 22 KT • 18 KT • 14 KT 10 KT • 9 KT DENTAL GOLD PLATINUM, TOO Premium Paid On Rare Dates GOLD COINS PRE-1933 Up To 40-50 Times Face Value SILVER COINS PRE-1965 Up To 16 Times Face Value FOREIGN & DOMESTIC OLD U.S. PAPER CURRENCY Silver Jewelry Silverware Silver Bullion, Bars And Ingots FOOD LION SHOPPING CENTER RTE. 611 AT RTE. 50 WEST OCEAN CITY D.A. Kozma Jewelry Serving The Community For More Than 33 Years 410-213-7505 410-524-GOLD (4653) LIC. NO. 2294 OPEN EVERY DAY AT 10 A.M. BETWEEN CAROLINE AND TALBOT STREETS ON THE BOARDWALK 410-289-6953 FIND US ON FACEBOOK APPAREL SHOP • LOTTERY • KENO WHITEHOUSE EFFECT FRIDAY & SATURDAY AUGUST 23 & 24 THE ROADDUCKS SUNDAY & MONDAY AUGUST 25 & 26 CROSSROADS “BON JOVI TRIBUTE” THURSDAY AUGUST 29 BUCKET SPECIALS WEEK DAYS UNTIL 8 P.M.