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Kenilworth adopts four affordable‑housing overlay ordinances after public hearing; residents raise traffic and notice concerns
Summary
The Kenilworth Borough Council on March 16 adopted a set of ordinances creating four affordable‑housing overlay zones and amended fair‑housing controls required by state law; residents asked about traffic, parcel mapping and public notice during hearings, and planners said project approvals will require separate land‑use review.
Kenilworth Borough Council on March 16 adopted a package of ordinances creating overlay zones intended to satisfy the municipality's fourth‑round affordable‑housing obligations under state law.
The mayor and borough attorney told residents the overlay ordinances—covering Mark Road (Ordinance 2026‑03), Market Street (2026‑04), North Michigan Avenue (2026‑05) and West Subner Avenue (2026‑06)—create an opportunity for multifamily development with a 20% affordable set‑aside but do not themselves mandate that projects be built. “It doesn't mean that these projects are gonna be popping up,” the borough attorney said, adding the ordinances implement state requirements so the borough can avoid builders'‑remedy lawsuits. The mayor said privately owned properties can remain unchanged: “It does not mean that any of these properties will ever be developed.”
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