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Residents urge zoning changes and traffic study; mayor outlines limits on local authority
Summary
Residents at West Windsor’s Dec. 8 meeting urged code changes to allow modest home expansions and called for a data‑driven traffic study of Route 571. The mayor said county and state jurisdictions limit local solutions and highlighted a permit backlog tied to a year‑end solar tax incentive deadline.
At the Dec. 8 West Windsor Township Council meeting two residents used public comment to press the council on land‑use and traffic issues.
John Church (11 Princeton Place), who said he recently resigned from the township Zoning Board, urged the council to consider changes to the land‑use code so single‑family homeowners can more easily enlarge homes without seeking costly variances. "I want to encourage residents to come forward and please apply to work on this board," Church said, adding that he supported reducing the need for variance hearings tied to the prevailing 13% floor‑area‑ratio (FAR).
Another resident, Sammy Berger (18 Park Hill…
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