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Resident asks whether Clinton Inn redevelopment requires a hotel; attorney explains overlay zoning
Summary
A resident asked whether the Clinton Inn property was declared a redevelopment area and whether the landowner could change use without council approval; the borough attorney said the site is in an overlay zone and a hotel would be required to build under the redevelopment plan.
During public comment, resident Inbal Miller asked for clarification about the zoning and redevelopment status of the Clinton Inn property, specifically whether the owner could stop operating a hotel or redevelop the site without council approval.
Borough Attorney Wendy Rubinstein answered that the site involves two zoning opportunities and that it is in an overlay zone; she said the redevelopment plan under current zoning would require a hotel to be built on the site. Miller also asked whether there is a maximum number of housing units that could be built; Rubinstein clarified that Tenafly's zoning does not give density per acre but rather a maximum envelope for building size, so unit counts are not expressed as a simple per-acre density in the ordinance language.
The exchange left the council and the public with a procedural clarification regarding the planning framework and a request for any further specifics to be provided through staff or the planning board process.
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