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Resident questions whether developer must meet Belmar’s 20% affordable‑housing set‑aside; borough counsel says no
Summary
A resident asked why the borough paid zoning‑board legal bills and whether an approved 24‑unit project must meet a newly adopted 20% affordable‑housing set‑aside; borough counsel explained developers are entitled to the laws in effect at the time of their application, so the earlier approval is not retroactively subject to the set‑aside.
During public comment at the Belmar workshop, resident Eugene Creamer asked the council to explain a payment on the bills list to zoning‑board attorney Kevin Kennedy and whether a developer of a 24‑unit condominium project would be required to comply with a recently adopted 20% affordable‑housing set‑aside.
Creamer asked the council to review the payment on page 10 of the bills list and whether the borough was paying the zoning‑board attorney or…
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