Cape May County · Upper Township · #25-00531
Store and customer service building at 13 Rt 50
13 Rt 50, Upper Township, NJ · 22,100 sq ft non-residential, retail & commercial
About this project
A business building with stores and customer service space is proposed at 13 Route 50 in Upper Township, Cape May County, about 22,100 sq ft.
Official description: Business Uses; Stores & Customer Service; reported construction cost $1,756,500
- Plan type
- Building permit (new construction)
- Land use
- Stores & Customer Service
- Status
- Certificate
Filing history
- 2025-11-20 · #25-00531 · Building permit (new construction) · 22,100 sq ft
The full picture AI research · Nov 1, 2026
A retail store of about 22,100 square feet is proposed at 13 Route 50 in the Seaville section of Upper Township. A local news report from November 2024 describes an earlier version of the plan. It was a Tractor Supply Co. store of about 21,930 square feet on an undeveloped lot of roughly 8.83 acres. The county record does not name the store, so the tenant for the current filing is unconfirmed.
The 2024 plan would split the lot into two parts and add parking, lighting, stormwater controls and landscaping. The applicants asked the township Zoning Board for several variances. A variance is permission to depart from a zoning rule. These covered fewer parking spaces than required (85 instead of 110), a taller building (24 feet instead of 20) and larger signs.
No decision on that application turned up online. The county's latest filing is dated November 20, 2025.
What it could mean nearby
- Parking: the 2024 plan proposed 85 spaces, about 23% fewer than the zoning rule requires.
- Traffic: a store of this size on Route 50 would add shopper and delivery trips. No traffic study was found.
- Land use: the lot is undeveloped now, so building would turn open land into a store and parking lot.
- Jobs and services: a retail store could bring local jobs and shopping close by, but no staffing figures were found.
Where it stands
The 2024 news report showed the application waiting for a Zoning Board hearing. The county then logged a filing in November 2025, and no approval or denial was found. Usual next steps are a public hearing, a board vote, and then construction permits if it is approved.
- Nov 20, 2025 Latest county planning filing for the project
- Nov 14, 2024 Upper Township Zoning Board meeting scheduled, per the November 2024 news report
- Nov 6, 2024 Local news report on the proposed store and variance requests
Want to weigh in? The Upper Township Zoning Board, which hears variance requests, would decide, and residents can comment at its public hearings at Township Hall.
Who's behind it
HSC Seaville LLC · An Alabama-based development company named in local news coverage as the applicant, along with the property owner. No further information was found.
Around the web
- Tractor Supply store proposed along Rt. 50 in Seaville seeks variancesOcean City Sentinel · Nov 6, 2024Describes a 21,930-square-foot store proposed at 13 Route 50, the variances requested, and the scheduled Zoning Board hearing.
Planning terms explained
- Variance
- Permission from a zoning board to depart from a local zoning rule, such as parking, height or sign size.
- Site plan approval
- A board review of a project's layout, including buildings, parking, lighting, drainage and landscaping.
- Subdivision
- Dividing one lot into two or more separate lots.
- Zoning Board
- The township board that decides variance requests and some other applications.
- Town Center Core zone
- The zoning district covering the site, which sets what can be built and how large it can be.
Researched by AI from public sources on Nov 1, 2026. It can make mistakes, so check the linked sources and the municipality before relying on it.
Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $4.9M
- ~221 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~55 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
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