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Council introduces land-use ordinance changes; debate centers on street-naming authority
Summary
Councilmembers introduced two ordinances to amend site-plan and subdivision procedures. A substantive dispute emerged over whether the planning board or the township engineer should have final authority to approve proposed street names.
The West Windsor Township Council on April 7 introduced two ordinances amending land-use code provisions that set the checklist and procedural requirements for site-plan and subdivision applications. Public hearing for both ordinances was scheduled for May 19, 2025.
Ordinance 2025-03 proposes amendments to Chapter 200 (land use) articles covering site-plan and subdivision procedures (sections 200-11 through 200-15). Ordinance 2025-04 would amend other land-use procedural sections (including sections 200-47 and 200-54). Both were introduced by unanimous roll call vote; a full public hearing and second reading are set for May 19, 2025.
Councilmember Linda (last name not specified in the transcript) urged rewording one provision (item number 9 in the draft ordinance) to retain the current phrase that “proposed names of all streets within the subdivision shall be shown and shall be…
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