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Red Bank planners urge adoption of Comprehensive Plan 2045, propose zoning rewrite to implement goals
Summary
Staff presented the Red Bank Comprehensive Plan 2045, described it as a 'living document,' and told commissioners the municipal planning commission adopted it; staff recommended rewriting zoning and subdivision regulations (9–12 month effort) to align with the plan and included funding in the FY26 budget.
Director Johnson summarized the Red Bank Comprehensive Plan 2045 and told commissioners the Municipal Planning Commission has adopted the plan as the city’s official general land-use plan. Johnson said the plan is the product of extensive public engagement — 11 outreach events over more than a year — and was presented to the commission on March 18 and to the planning commission on March 26.
“We try to put these up on the website, that are topic specific so people understand how we got from where we are, where we were, where we are now,” Johnson said, adding that the plan “is a living document. It is not something that goes on the shelf; it’s intended to be the guiding principle for how do we make things happen and are they in harmony with what your community’s desires and dreams were as established in your comprehensive plan.”
Staff told the commission that current land-use regulations (zoning and subdivision rules) are misaligned with the community’s goals as expressed in the plan — emphasizing low density, restricted lot sizes and limits on building footprints — and that the FY26 budget includes funds for a comprehensive rewrite of land-use regulations. Johnson said the zoning rewrite is expected to be a 9–12 month process from advertisement of an RFP to final adoption.
Staff also described a companion small-area study and a 12-acre redevelopment concept that will be coordinated with planning and public-works staff. City planner Michael Pham and consultant TSW prepared presentation materials and a story map that remain available on the city website.
Why it matters: The comprehensive plan sets policy direction for future development and redevelopment; implementing its goals requires aligned land-use regulations to enable the outcomes the community identified through public outreach.
What’s next: The Municipal Planning Commission’s adoption will be followed by a city-commission resolution scheduled for the June 17 regular meeting; staff will prepare an RFP and use FY26 funding to modernize zoning and subdivision regulations to implement the plan.
