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New Providence planner outlines obligations, deadlines for "fourth round" affordable housing
Summary
Borough planner McKinley Mertz told the council and residents that New Providence has a nonbinding DCA fourth'round obligation of 198 units (down from the DCA'calculated 210 after local review), explained the realistic development potential/unmet need framework, and urged the borough to adopt its housing element by June 30, 2025 to retain immunity from builder's remedy suits.
McKinley Mertz, the borough planner retained by New Providence, presented a detailed briefing Wednesday on the state's fourth'round affordable housing rules and the borough's options for meeting a municipal obligation of 198 units.
"The fourth round starts 07/01/2025 and goes to 06/30/2035," Mertz said, framing the decade'long planning horizon towns must now address. She summarized the history behind today's rules, citing Mount Laurel cases and the disbanding of COAH, and described how the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) produced nonbinding municipal numbers last fall.
Why it matters: adopting a housing element and fair share plan before June 30 will preserve New Providence's protection from builder's remedy suits while the borough finalizes mechanisms to meet its realistic…
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