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Princeton council adopts multiple affordable‑housing zoning ordinances, advances overlay amendment
Summary
The council adopted several zoning ordinances creating Affordable Housing districts and approved amendments to an existing overlay to increase allowed height and remove a storage requirement, all following planner presentations and unanimous roll‑call votes.
Princeton’s mayor and council on Feb. 23 adopted a series of zoning ordinances that create multiple Affordable Housing (AH) districts across town and moved forward an amendment to an existing affordable‑housing overlay intended to spur redevelopment.
Planner Justin summarized each ordinance as part of the council’s public hearings. Ordinance 26‑01 (AH10) would allow a mixed‑use inclusionary building at 245–247 Nassau Street; 26‑04 (AH8) applies to 145 Witherspoon Street; 26‑05 (AH09) is an overlay across six lots between Nassau and North Harrison Streets and encourages pedestrian connections; 26‑06 (AH011) covers two lots at Spring and North Tulane Streets; 26‑07 (AH12) affects properties on Spruce Street; and 26‑03 (AH15) would allow an inclusionary multifamily development at 457 North Harrison Street. In each case the planning board found the proposed zoning consistent with the Princeton master plan and recommended approval.
The council recorded roll‑call votes for each ordinance with no recorded ‘no’ votes in the transcript. Council members highlighted project benefits including supportive housing, developer commitments to bike and pedestrian connections, and reusing underutilized or stranded commercial properties for housing.
Separately, the council considered Ordinance 26‑09, which amends the existing AH O‑4 overlay (26 lots along Route 206 near Montgomery) to raise maximum building height from 45 to 50 feet and remove a requirement for 300 square feet of common‑area storage outside dwelling units. Council members said the changes aim to incentivize developers to use the overlay and increase housing production in an under‑utilized corridor.
Several other ordinances were introduced or carried to a March 9 public hearing; council recorded motions to introduce those items and set future hearing dates.
What happened next: the ordinances adopted Feb. 23 are effective according to local code procedures and any additional administrative steps required by the municipal clerk and planning staff. Items carried to 03/09/2026 will return for public hearings on that date.
