Woolwich committee amends redevelopment deal with NP Woolwich LLC, conditions $5 million payment on zoning change

Deputy Mayor Nocentino and the Woolwich Township Committee on Feb. 18 voted to amend a redevelopment agreement with NP Woolwich LLC, approving new timing and zoning conditions for a $5,000,000 contribution tied to the Kings Landing redevelopment.

The amendment, moved by Committeeman Frederick and seconded by Committeewoman Minhas, requires that the redeveloper pay the agreed $5,000,000 contribution and makes the remaining second half of the payment due upon the first date the redeveloper applies for a building permit or on Jan. 31, 2027, whichever comes first. The amendment also aligns the required street buffer for the project’s Group Home component with buffer standards proposed in an amendment to the Kings Landing Redevelopment Plan. The committee voted 4–0 to adopt the amendment.

Committee members said the amendment is expressly conditioned on the Township adopting Group Home (GH) zoning standards as part of an update to the Kings Landing Redevelopment Plan; the amendment will not take effect unless and until the zoning change is enacted. The action followed a closed session that included contractual matters related to NP Woolwich LLC.

The vote came after a motion by Committeeman Frederick to untable the item, seconded by Committeewoman Minhas, and a subsequent roll-call amendment vote in which Frederick, McGovern, Minhas and Deputy Mayor Nocentino voted yes.

The committee did not provide additional details on how the revised project schedule or buffer standard will affect unit counts, phasing, or permit timing; the transcript notes the project schedule will be revised per the attached amendment. No members of the public offered substantive remarks on the amendment during the open meeting.