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Allendale Land Use Board adopts fourth-round housing element and fair share plan
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The Allendale Land Use Board voted to adopt a fourth-round housing element and fair share plan, committing the borough to address a prospective allocation of 200 units and proposing a mix of carried credits, small-site redevelopment credits and a 10-unit rehabilitation adjustment to reduce unmet need.
The Allendale Land Use Board on June 17 adopted a fourth-round housing element and fair share plan that commits the borough to addressing a prospective need of 200 affordable housing units over the next decade.
Affordable-housing attorney Jeff Serena told the board the borough agreed, through mediation, on a prospective allocation of 200 units and must file a housing element and fair share plan with the state within 48 hours of adopting the resolution in order to preserve statutory protections. "We agreed on a prospective need of 200," Serena said during the presentation.
Professional planner Edward Snicus, who prepared the draft housing element, walked the board through the plan's calculation of prior-round credits, realistic development potential and proposed mechanisms for reducing unmet need. Snicus summarized credits carried…
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