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Belmar council adopts ordinances to require 20% affordable set-aside going forward and to create a Main Street overlay
Summary
Council adopted four ordinances including a boroughwide mandatory 20% affordable-housing set-aside for new multifamily projects, an overlay mixed-use zone for Main Street (Fifth–16th Avenues), and code updates on affordable-housing procedures; council clarified prior negotiated projects remain exempt.
The Belmar Borough Council voted on multiple ordinances at its Sept. 23 meeting, adopting new measures that change how future residential development will address affordable housing and creating a mixed-use overlay for Main Street.
What passed: The council adopted ordinance 2025-21 (authorizing a long-term tax-exemption financial agreement) and three ordinances that affect housing: 2025-10, which creates a boroughwide mandatory affordable-housing set-aside (a 20% requirement or a minimum of one unit for inclusionary projects of five or more units) going forward; 2025-11, which establishes a mixed-use overlay district along Main Street (corrected in the…
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