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Votes at a glance: Council approves publication and planning-board referrals for three ordinances affecting affordable housing, zoning and development fees
Summary
At an emergency meeting the council approved publication and scheduled public hearings for ordinances 26-01, 26-02 and 26-03 and authorized multiple referrals to the planning board; votes and motions were recorded for each resolution.
The Township of Washington council voted to authorize publication and schedule public hearings for three related ordinances and approved planning-board referrals for several ordinance amendments.
Resolutions and motions approved (as recorded in the meeting):
- Resolution 26-172: Authorize publication of ordinance 26-01 and schedule a public hearing. Motion made and seconded; recorded roll-call support from multiple council members and the resolution was approved.
- Resolution 26-173: Authorize referral of amendments to chapter 540, article 21 of the township ordinances to the planning board for review and recommendation. Motion passed with recorded affirmative votes.
- Ordinance 26-02 (introduced at first reading by title): Amend zoning to create AH-1 and AH-2 affordable housing districts, permit inclusionary townhouse development on specific blocks/lots, increase permitted density for a specified block, and amend required affordable set-asides. The council introduced the ordinance, discussed whether units will be rental or for-sale (the council noted that choice is typically developer-determined at time of construction), and approved publication and a public hearing via Resolution 26-184.
- Ordinance 26-03 (introduced at first reading by title): Amend chapter 513 (development fees); the council agreed the existing chapter 5-13 will be deleted and replaced by the general affordable-housing ordinance language. Resolution 26-186 authorized publication and scheduled a public hearing, and Resolution 26-187 authorized planning-board referral for related amendments.
Roll-call tallies in the transcript show multiple council members voting in the affirmative for the resolutions; specific cast votes were recorded verbally during roll call for the motions reported in the meeting record.
Other procedural items: the council scheduled four Mondays for budget meetings, agreed to open and close the public-comment period for the emergency meeting (no public speakers participated), and adjourned.
