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Fanwood planning rep: mediation agreement raises rental affordable set‑aside to 20%
Summary
The borough discussed a Fair Share Housing mediation agreement responding to a challenge by the Fair Share Housing Center. Planning board representative Diane said the agreement increases the rental affordable set‑aside from 15% to 20% and requires updates to the housing element, spending plan and ordinance with a March 15, 2026 target for filing.
The Fanwood Borough Council reviewed a Fair Share Housing mediation agreement that, according to the planning board representative, increases the rental affordable set‑aside from 15% to 20% as part of the borough’s fourth‑round filing.
“That’s the major element of this agreement — changing the rental set‑aside from 15 to 20 percent,” Diane said, describing the mediation agreement reached after a challenge by the Fair Share Housing Center to Fanwood’s fourth‑round submission.
Diane said the agreement lays out the borough’s obligations dating to prior rounds, identifies tasks and deadlines for the fourth round and requires the borough to update its housing element, revise the spending plan, and amend an ordinance to reflect the higher rental set‑aside. She told council members the Cottage Way units remain unresolved and may not be realistic to include in the near‑term spending plan because their costs and timing are uncertain.
Council members were asked to sign the mediation agreement and return the scanned document to planning staff; Diane asked council to sign and scan the resolution the following day so she could pick it up.
The planning board representative said the borough should have the fourth‑round submission completed by March 15, 2026, assuming the housing element, spending plan and ordinance updates proceed on schedule.
