Planning board finds Parcel J waterfront amendment consistent with Sayreville master plan

The Sayreville Planning Board voted to adopt a resolution recommending that the borough council find an amendment to the waterfront redevelopment plan (Parcel J) consistent with the borough master plan.

A presenter described the amendment as affecting eight parcels totaling roughly nine acres at the corner of Garden State Parkway and Main Street. The plan would annex or expand the Gillette Towers age‑restricted housing use onto four adjacent parcels and would allow the construction of up to 105 age‑restricted units, “out of which 16 are special needs units,” the presenter said. The presenter added that the special‑needs units would be distributed among existing Gillette Tower buildings and the newly proposed construction.

A municipal planner told the board they had reviewed the amendment against the master plan and the borough’s recently adopted housing plan element and fair‑share plan and concluded the amendment was consistent. The board then moved to adopt a resolution finding the amendment consistent and to forward that recommendation to the borough council; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote of the members present.

Board members did not record substantive public opposition during the hearing. The transcript does not specify any conditions attached to the consistency finding; it also does not describe subsequent council scheduling or permit steps. The board noted the amendment aligns with the borough’s housing plan and that inclusionary housing credits would accrue for the borough under the proposal.

The action is advisory: the recommendation forwards the matter to the borough council, which must act on master‑plan consistency and any implementing ordinances or approvals.