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Council introduces ordinance updating Red Bank’s affordable housing code to meet new state rules
Summary
Council introduced Ordinance 2026-04 to repeal and replace chapter 205 (affordable housing) to comply with the state's updated fourth-round requirements; staff outlined changes including longer deed-restriction periods for some rentals (up to 40 years), new affirmative marketing rules that allow digital outreach, overlay zoning and a March 15 deadline for submission of the compliance package.
The Red Bank Borough Council voted to introduce Ordinance 2026-04, which repeals and replaces chapter 205 of the borough code to align local affordable-housing regulations with state requirements and the latest Uniform Housing Affordability Controls.
Staff described the ordinance as part of the state-administered fourth-round affordable-housing compliance process. Key changes explained to the council include updates to affirmative marketing (explicitly allowing digital outreach in addition to traditional media), adjustments to income- and bedroom-distribution rounding rules, and an increase in the required length of deed restrictions for certain rental units (in some cases from 30 to 40 years) while for-sale units generally remain subject to 30-year deed restrictions. Staff said overlay zoning and a spending plan for developer fees must be submitted to the court-administered process by March 15.
Council members expressed support for increasing housing diversity and emphasized the local need for more affordable options. The measure was introduced on a motion and unanimous roll-call vote; a public hearing is scheduled in two weeks for further comment and final adoption steps.
What happens next: staff and the planner will continue drafting the ordinance details, post required notices, and hold the public hearing; the borough must finalize overlay zones and a spending plan as part of the submission to the state/court process.
