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Morristown council restores walkable-neighborhood zoning overlay, adopts affordable-housing amendments
Summary
The council adopted two zoning ordinances Oct. 28 that restore a prior planned walkable neighborhood (PWN) overlay and amend the town's affordable-housing rules to comply with the state's round 4 obligations. Officials said the goal is to fix conflicting code language introduced in 2023 without sending the matter to court.
The Morristown Town Council voted Oct. 28 to adopt Ordinance O-35-2025, restoring the Planned Walkable Neighborhood (PWN) overlay standards, and Ordinance O-36-2025, amending the municipal code to address state affordable-housing requirements for the town's Round 4 obligations.
Council members said the two ordinances are administrative fixes intended to correct cross-references and density standards that were changed unintentionally in 2023. The planner on record said the amendments revert some provisions to their 2018 form so property owners and the municipality can avoid litigation over ambiguous code language.
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