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Belmar council tables affordable-housing ordinance after planning-board review concerns
Summary
The Belmar Borough Council tabled Ordinance 20259 after a public commenter said the planning board had not been given the statutory 35 days to review; council members said the ordinance’s very-low/low/moderate unit categories reflect state law and cannot be changed locally.
The Belmar Borough Council on Sept. 9 (meeting transcript) delayed action on a proposed update to the borough’s affordable-housing procedures after public concern that the planning board had not been given the full review period.
During the second reading and public hearing on Ordinance 20259 — an amendment adding "affordable housing general program purposes and procedures" to chapter 39 — resident Eugene Kamemer told the council the planning board had only had "about 22" days to review the ordinance and argued it should be tabled and formally…
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