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Town staff: Livingston positioned to meet fourth-round fair-share housing obligations
Summary
Town officials told the council the township expects to meet at least 25% of its fourth-round fair-share housing unmet need using excess credits from prior settlements; the plan will go before the Planning Board and the council may endorse it at a special meeting June 30.
Town staff updated the Livingston Township Council on June 23 about the municipality's fourth-round fair-share housing obligations under New Jersey law and the town's prepared response.
Mr. Lewis (town official) told councilors that Livingston entered the fourth round with excess credits from its third-round settlement and is positioned to submit a fair-share housing plan and element that meet statutory requirements. He said the town's plan is designed to provide at least 25% of the municipality's fourth-round unmet need, and that the planning board will take up the plan for adoption; if adopted, the governing body will consider a resolution to endorse the plan at a special meeting scheduled for June 30.
Officials outlined the administrative timeline discussed at the meeting: the program's process allows developers and interested parties July and August to file challenges to the plan; disputes are to be resolved by the end of 2025; and legislation implementing changes tied to the fair-share process should be completed by March 2026. Council and staff emphasized that while adoption does not completely eliminate the risk of future litigation, Livingston's proactive third-round strategy left the town with credits that improve its position in the fourth-round process.
The council did not vote on the plan at the June 23 meeting; the next procedural steps are Planning Board adoption and a council endorsement resolution at the special meeting if the board recommends adoption.
