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LAKEWOOD — A large subdivision is starting to take shape near Route 9, where the town's planning board is poised to consider proposals that could ultimately mean a development of more than 700 homes.

Land owners in what the township calls the "Oak Street Core" have applied to build duplexes on 11 lots, the agenda for Tuesday's planning board meeting shows.

The development, which comprises 179 duplex lots and three single-family lots, will be on 155 acres bound by Oak Street to the north, Vine Street to the east and Route 9 to the west.

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While the measure before the planning board only concerns 11 lots, it would allow up to 44 homes. Duplexes are permitted in the development and each unit could have a basement apartment.

The Tuesday vote follows one in September that approved homes on 14 lots in the development. A visit to the site Friday showed work being done on roads in the subdivision, but no duplex construction.

It's unclear what the property owners envision for their respective lots because they haven't been required to submit specific site plans prior to approval, according to Ally Morris, Lakewood's planning board administrator.

If they secure approval from the planning board, the owners won't have to submit specific plans for the homes until they apply for building permits, Morris said.

As long as the developers abide by the town's zoning ordinance, they will be able to build. The same will be true for the remaining 157 lots up for development.

The Oak Street development has drawn complaints since an ordinance was passed in the summer that allows property owners to get their houses approved in waves, rather than individually.

As long as no variances are needed, those applications can be approved administratively by the township engineer, rather than being required to go through a public hearing before the Planning Board.

The planning board meeting will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday at the township's municipal building, at 231 3rd Ave. in Lakewood.

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