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Ventnor commissioners introduce affordable-housing ordinances and create housing liaison
Summary
Ventnor introduced two ordinances to meet state Fair Share requirements: a 20% affordable unit set-aside for new multiunit projects of 10+ units and a nonresidential developer fee (about 2%); the city also proposed a municipal housing liaison to administer monitoring and reporting.
Commissioners introduced Ordinance 2026006, a required affordable-housing set-aside ordinance consistent with the proposed 2025 Housing Element and Fair Share plan, and Ordinance 2026007, which would create a municipal housing-liaison role.
The set-aside ordinance would require that 20% of new residential units in developments of 10 or more units be affordable (single-family homes are excluded). Commissioner (speaker S2) said the ordinance mirrors the state model, detailing rules on marketing, monitoring, deed restrictions and pricing and adding a development fee for nonresidential projects that would be pooled for city affordable-housing projects. "When a commercial application comes in...there will be a proportionate fee," the commissioner said, noting the fee is already required by state law and will now be kept locally for permissible uses under the adopted housing element.
The municipal housing-liaison role described in Ordinance 2026007 would be a city position responsible for tracking permits, overseeing reporting and coordinating future housing programs. Commissioners named Danielle Minera in the construction/code office as the prospective liaison; the liaison would be distinct from a housing agent, which is typically an outside contractor that handles marketing and tenant selection for affirmative marketing requirements. The city also named Triad (Triad Associates) as a likely housing agent partner for marketing and eligibility screening.
Commissioners said the planning board must next determine whether the ordinances are consistent with the master plan; minor edits from the Fair Share housing group were incorporated. The ordinances were introduced on the record; public hearing and adoption are scheduled to follow the statutorily required process.
The commission did not adopt these ordinances tonight; introduction was the action taken in the meeting. The city’s affordable-housing attorney and planning staff will present materials to the planning board and then return for a public hearing and adoption vote.
