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Committee advances bill to integrate housing element into municipal land-use law amid heated testimony (S.44 51)
Summary
S.44 51 would move housing-plan requirements into the Municipal Land Use Law and add new master-plan elements; municipal officials warned of immediate workload and unfunded mandates, planners and housing advocates supported clarity and coordination, and the committee released the bill with requests for continued dialogue.
The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on Monday considered S.44 51, which would clarify requirements for municipal land-use and housing plan elements and move certain housing-plan responsibilities from the Fair Housing Act into the Municipal Land Use Law.
Mike Serra, Executive Director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities, told the committee the bill’s immediate effect could render existing municipal plans noncompliant unless…
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