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Council carries zoning amendment to June 3; exempts prior subdivisions from new floor-area rules

Mayor and Council of the Borough of West Long Branch · May 20, 2026
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Summary

Councilman Bray moved to carry Ordinance O-26-14 (amending Chapter 18 zoning) to June 3 and outlined a change to Note 17 that exempts subdivisions approved before Jan. 15, 2025 from the maximum floor-area ratio and maximum floor-area requirements if a complete building permit application is filed within two years of the ordinance effective date.

Councilman Bray moved to carry the second and final readings of Ordinance O-26-14, an amendment to Chapter 18 — Zoning, to the June 3 meeting and described an important exemption added to Note 17 of the schedule attachments. Bray read the exemption language into the record: "Any major or minor subdivision approved prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. O-25-3 (January 15, 2025) shall be exempt from the Maximum Floor Area Ratio and Maximum Floor Area requirements, provided that a complete building permit application is submitted within two (2) years of the effective date of this Ordinance."

The motion to carry the ordinance to June 3 was seconded by Councilman Gomez and carried by roll call vote (AYES: Bray, Gomez, Penta, Ruane, Sniffen; Cioffi absent). No public comment on the ordinance was recorded at this meeting; council members did not take final action on O-26-14 at the May 20 session.