An attorney representing a group of Dock Road residents in Beach Haven recently filed suit in Ocean County Superior Court to overturn anordinanceamendmentthat modified the borough’s maritime district redevelopment plan to allowconstruction of a new 102-unit hotel, among other changes.

Keith Davis, an attorney based in Egg Harbor Township, contendsthat this portion of the ordinance is inconsistent with the borough’s master plan and violates the New Jersey Stormwater Management Act.