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Board introduces several ordinances including affordable-housing overlays and fee changes; hearings set for Feb. 24
Summary
At the Feb. 10 meeting the board gave first reading to ordinances on fees, merging the Zoning Board into a renamed Land Use Board, two affordable-housing overlay zones (Challenger Road and Elks Club) and an amendment to the Mount Vernon Street redevelopment plan; public hearings are set for Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m.
Commissioner William G. Gerken gave first reading and moved adoption on first reading for several ordinances at the Feb. 10 meeting. Ordinance 2026-03 would amend Chapter 177 ("Fees"); Ordinance 2026-04 would merge powers and duties of the Ridgefield Park Zoning Board of Adjustment into the Planning Board and rename it the Ridgefield Park Land Use Board. The board also introduced Ordinance 2026-05 (Challenger Road Affordable Housing Overlay Zone), Ordinance 2026-06 (Elks Club Affordable Housing Overlay Zone) and Ordinance 2026-07 (amending the Mount Vernon Street redevelopment plan concerning affordable housing). Each ordinance was adopted on first reading and scheduled for public hearing on February 24, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
The minutes record the first readings, the titles of the proposed ordinances and the Feb. 24 hearing date but do not include full ordinance texts or details such as geographic boundaries, affordable-housing set-asides, or fee schedule changes. Those details will be available in the published ordinance texts and at the Feb. 24 public hearings.
