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Sayreville planning board adopts amended housing element; owner objects to inclusion of former Rite Aid site
Summary
The Borough of Sayreville Planning Board unanimously adopted an amended fourth‑round housing element and fair share plan on March 4, 2026, with consultants saying redevelopment and a transit‑village designation will meet the borough’s 240‑unit obligation. Lawyers for the owner of 3553 Washington Road asked that the small former Rite Aid parcel be excluded from redevelopment and the board recorded the objection for later review.
The Borough of Sayreville Planning Board on March 4 adopted an amended fourth‑round housing element and fair share plan designed to meet the municipality’s 240‑unit affordable‑housing obligation, board consultants said.
Dan Levin of Acuity Consulting, the board’s planner for the amendment, told members the borough is “no longer taking what's called a vacant land adjustment” and instead would rely on redevelopment — including a Transit Village designation and expansions at sites such as Gillette Tower and Lakeview — to meet and possibly exceed the obligation. Levin said the plan commits, among other things, to a 60‑unit project on Ernston Road with a 20% affordable set‑aside (12 affordable units) and carries several credits from prior rounds into the fourth round.
Why it matters: The amendment changes how the borough will account for its fair‑share obligation by shifting from a vacant‑land argument to municipal‑led…
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