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Woodbridge Council adopts parking, licensing and property ordinances by consent; 20 resolutions approved
Summary
The Woodbridge Township Council took voice votes to adopt multiple ordinances on second/third reading by consent — including parking rules, a concessionaire license at the Avenel Arts Center, and several property conveyances — and approved 20 resolutions by consent at its meeting. Public hearings for first-reading ordinances were set for April 1,
The Woodbridge Township Council on Tuesday moved by consent to adopt several ordinances on second and third reading and approved 20 resolutions by consent.
The council approved second/third-reading ordinances designating handicap parking spaces and amending overnight parking rules for unhitched trailers; it also adopted an ordinance approving a revised license agreement for the Woodbridge Arts Alliance and the Avenel Arts Center concessionaire arrangement. The council handled the remaining second-reading items by voice vote and submitted adopted ordinances to the mayor for approval "as required by law." The meeting record shows no roll-call tallies; the clerk recorded voice votes with the repeated phrase, "All in favor, aye. Aye. Opposed? Ayes have it."
Why it matters: Taken together by consent, the ordinances update local traffic rules, confirm a concessionaire license and continue routine municipal property transfers and housekeeping needed to implement town services.
What was approved (by ordinance or vote): - Handicap parking designation on Rahway Avenue and Holmes Park Avenue (ordinance letters a) — adopted on second/third reading by voice vote. - Amendment to prohibit overnight parking of unhitched trailers of 8 tons or greater on streets (ordinance letter b) — adopted on second/third reading by voice vote. - Revised license agreement approving a subtenant (concessionaire) at the Avenel Arts Center for the Woodbridge Arts Alliance (ordinance letter c) — adopted on second/third reading; council members asked whether the concessionaire liquor matters were handled by the state ABC and were told they were. - Conveyance of certain property owned by Consolidated Rail Corporation (ordinance letter d) — adopted on second/third reading by voice vote.
The council also approved, by consent, 20 resolutions (numbered 1 through 20 in the agenda). A member identified in the record as "Mitch" asked to be recorded as abstaining from resolution No. 20; the rest were approved by the consent motion.
First-readings and hearings scheduled: The council passed three ordinances (letters g, h and i) by first reading and set public hearings to be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6 p.m.; publication was scheduled for March 21, 2025.
Meeting procedure: The meeting opened with the pledge and a moment of silence and included the required open public meeting notice (published Jan. 10, 2025). Several ordinances were taken "by consent," meaning the council grouped them for routine adoption after a motion and voice vote; where members or members of the public had questions, the council offered brief explanations before the vote.
No roll-call vote counts or individual yes/no votes are recorded in the meeting transcript for the adopted ordinances; the transcript records repeated voice votes only.
