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New Providence council adopts resolution opposing Senate Bill 4736, warns of zoning preemption
Summary
The borough council adopted Resolution 2025-298 opposing New Jersey Senate Bill 4736, saying the measure would allow religious and tax‑exempt nonprofits to convert nonresidential properties into inclusionary housing and could undercut local zoning and home‑rule authority.
The New Providence Borough Council voted to oppose Senate Bill 4736, a measure that would allow certain religious and tax‑exempt nonprofit properties to be converted into inclusionary developments that include affordable housing units without local use‑variance review.
Council members said the resolution (2025‑298) follows guidance circulated by the League of Municipalities and reflects concern that the bill would effectively preempt local…
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