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Metuchen council approves three ordinances on setbacks, off-duty police pay and new turn prohibitions
Summary
On Sept. 8, 2025 the Metuchen Borough Council passed Ordinances 2025-15 (sideyard setback exceptions), 2025-16 (off-duty police membership/fees and pay) and 2025-17 (turn prohibitions for Simpson Place and Hunt Place) on second reading; all recorded roll-call votes were "yes." A state-contract vehicle purchase (resolution 2025-231) was pulled for separate vote and the record shows one abstention.
The Metuchen Borough Council passed three ordinances on second reading during its Sept. 8, 2025 meeting and recorded unanimous "yes" roll-call votes on each measure.
Clerk Supan read Ordinance 2025-15, "an ordinance amending Chapter 110, land development concerning non-conforming sideyard setback exceptions for single-family dwellings." With no members of the public speaking during the hearing, Council President Dillia moved to pass the measure on second reading and the roll-call vote recorded 'yes' from the council members present; the motion carried.
Clerk Supan then read Ordinance 2025-16, amending borough code section 169-3E related to membership and fees for off-duty police regulations and pay. The public hearing was opened and closed with no comment; the council again voted 'yes' on second reading and the ordinance passed.
The council also read and passed Ordinance 2025-17, which amends the borough code (185-26) to add turn prohibitions for Simpson Place and Hunt Place. The ordinance passed on second reading after no public comment and recorded unanimous affirmative roll-call votes.
Separately, the council considered new-business resolutions and approved a set of motions covering resolutions 2025-226 through 2025-230 and 2025-232 through 2025-237. Resolution 2025-231, authorizing a state-contract purchase of a 2025 Ford F-150 4WD super crew cab pickup (5½-ft box), had been pulled for separate consideration; during that vote the record shows one abstention. The meeting record does not identify the abstaining member by name in the portion of the transcript provided.
The council also approved a recommendation to appoint Peter Faircloth as an alternate member of the Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preserve Commission for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2029.
Why this matters: The ordinances affect land-development rules, municipal staffing/pay practices for off-duty police details, and local traffic controls—matters that directly shape zoning outcomes, public-safety operations and day-to-day traffic patterns in Metuchen.
What comes next: The ordinances were passed on second reading and will be published as required by law; no further actions were recorded in the meeting minutes excerpted here.
