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Bradley Beach council adopts overlay for 803 Main Street in developer settlement to secure four affordable units
Summary
The council adopted an affordable-housing overlay for 803 Main Street as part of a settlement securing four affordable units in a 24-unit building; residents raised questions about parking ratios and prior administration handling of affordable-housing obligations.
The Bradley Beach Borough Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2026-1, creating an affordable-housing overlay for 803 Main Street as part of a settlement with the property developer that will deliver four affordable units within a 24-unit building.
Council leaders said the overlay aligns borough zoning with commitments reached with the affordable-housing authority and reflects a negotiated settlement after an earlier disagreement about whether the developer’s project was subject to affordable-housing obligations. The chair told the public that the developer had not previously agreed to provide units but that, under the settlement tied to the overlay, four units will be designated as affordable.
Public commenters pressed the council about building height, parking and enforcement. Thomas J. Collancy, who spoke during public comment, described the settlement as “a reasonable settlement” while warning of a parking shortfall under the modified parking ratio; he said the settlement’s parking provision (1.5 spaces per unit) is lower than the borough’s residential site-improvement standards and could create a deficit.
The council responded that the zoning change does not alter the building’s previously approved footprint and that final site-plan details — including parking layout and engineering review — still must be submitted to the Land Use Board. The chair said the overlay modification was necessary to secure the four affordable units by resolving the outstanding dispute.
The council moved to close public comment and adopt the ordinance; the motion passed with members present voting yes and one member excused. No implementation timeline was specified at the meeting beyond the standard land-use review steps and subsequent site-plan approvals.
Next steps: the developer must proceed with required site-plan submissions and the Land Use Board will review engineering and parking details; the council said the borough will continue working to meet its broader fair-share housing obligations.
