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Ridgewood council hears hours of testimony on five housing‑related ordinances, delays votes until Feb. 11
Summary
After more than five hours of public comment and technical briefings, the Ridgewood Village Council carried votes on five contested zoning ordinances—intended to meet the state
The Ridgewood Village Council opened a long, often heated public hearing on Jan. 14 that focused on five zoning ordinances the council says are necessary to comply with New Jersey affordable‑housing obligations, but the council agreed to postpone final votes until its Feb. 11 meeting to allow time for developments in federal litigation.
At a packed Village Hall and on the villageTV livestreams, the council heard planner Beth McManus explain how the ordinances alter zoning and density; municipal counsel and outside counsel described the villagelegal options and the risk of losing zoning immunity if the town fails to make a plan the courts accept. Council members repeatedly described the package as a defensive measure…
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