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Planning Board adopts amended Housing Element and Fair Share Plan tied to Fair Share Housing settlement
Summary
The Board adopted an amended Housing Element & Fair Share Plan (Burgis Associates, Jan. 9, 2026) reflecting a settlement that sets a prospective need of 297 units and an RDP of two affordable units; the Borough proposes overlays, density increases and a new 20% mandatory set-aside.
The Tenafly Planning Board voted on Feb. 11, 2026 to adopt amendments to the Borough’s Housing Element and Fair Share Plan prepared by Burgis Associates, Inc. (dated Jan. 9, 2026). David Novak, a licensed professional planner with Burgis Associates, presented the plan changes and was accepted by the Board as an expert in professional planning.
Novak told the Board that the settlement with Fair Share Housing established a "prospective need obligation of 297 total units and an RDP of two (2) affordable units." He said the Borough will address 25% of the unmet need (68 units) through existing and proposed components and that four proposed overlays would generate 12 units. Novak said increased densities on some overlay sites would generate 52 affordable units, about eight more than the Third Round.
Novak also described the Borough’s spending plan for rehabilitation and affordability assistance and noted a new mandatory 20% set-aside ordinance requiring a 20% affordable set-aside for any inclusionary home. Board members asked for clarifications about which zones would increase density, the role of Fair Share Housing in the settlement and other options to meet obligations without additional development; Novak directed members to the plan (page 38) and noted the Borough was working under a tight deadline to preserve immunity.
After questions were closed and no members of the public spoke, the Board approved a motion (moved by Ted Nevins, seconded by Mayor Zinna) to adopt the amended plan.
