While the state Department of Environmental Protection considers the appropriate applications for The Boatyard in Stafford Township, an Ocean County Superior Court judge has once again extended the temporary certificate of occupancy for Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom. The businesses are located less than 2 miles from each other just off the Causeway to LBI and are owned by the same developer.

Christopher J. Vernon is a managing member of Baldwin Residence LLC, which trades as Hotel LBI, as well as the sole and…