Around Toms River: Council To Finalize Zoning Changes

Toms River NJ

12 July, 2021

5:32 AM

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TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Township Council is scheduled to have a final reading of an ordinance adjusting its zoning rules regarding houses of worship, including reducing the minimum acreage to 2 acres. The ordinance is part of the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice of the department's lawsuit that said Toms River's zoning laws violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. The ordinance can be read here. More information about RLUIPA is available here. The council meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday in the L. Manuel Hirschblond Meeting Room at Toms River's Town Hall on Washington Street. The meeting agenda is here. The council also is scheduled for a final reading of its ordinance to ban recreational cannabis retail establishments in the township, and to introduce an ordinance to put an expiration date on that ban. Read headlines from last week in Toms River below. Toms River Man's Family Seeks Community's Help After Assault TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Toms River man who was seriously injured when he was punched during an argument on the 4th of July is facing several months of rehabilitation, and his family is seeking help with... Read more Man Charged In Toms River Street Fight; Victim Still Hospitalized TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Scotch Plains man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a street fight that seriously injured a man on the 4th of July in Toms River, the Ocean County Prosecutor's... Read more Motorcyclist Sought In Toms River Road Rage Incident TOMS RIVER, NJ — Authorities are searching for a motorcyclist in connection with a road rage incident that happened Thursday morning. The incident happened about 8:15 a.m. Thursday near... Read more Toms River Police Accepting Applications For Officer Testing TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Police Department is accepting applications for people to join the police department.The 2021 recruitment process begins with applications, which are available... Read more Toms River Police Department: Congratulations Deputy Chief Michael Belcher On Your Retirement! Press release from the Toms River Police Department: July... Read more Jersey Cash 5 Ticket Worth $280K Sold In Toms River TOMS RIVER, NJ — A ticket purchased in Toms River is one of three that shared an $841,017 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Friday, New Jersey Lottery officials said Tuesday. The ticket, purchased at... Read more Click here to get Patch email notifications, or download our app to have breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. Have a news tip? Email [email protected] Follow Toms River Patch on Facebook.