June 25,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
RIDGEWOOD NJ, On its June 2nd Vote the Planning Board has approved resolutions of four master plan amendments permitting high-density, multifamily housing projects downtown.The resolutions were passed by the Village Planning board last week in its first meeting since its recent vote increasing the number of allowable housing units per acre in four distinct village zones to 35 from 12.
35 Units per acre was approved by the Ridgewood Planning Board in a 6 to 3 vote, in what can only be described as a victory for special interests over the residents of the Village . Last night the Planning Board approved a change to the Village master plan from a density of 12 units per acre (current) to a density of 35 units per acre (almost triple) , giving the Village Central Business District a higher density than Hackensack 22 units per acre, Teaneck 28 units per acre, or Fair Lawn 17 units per acre. https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-planning-board-approves-high-density-35-unit-per-acre-plan-for-central-business-district/
The Village Council still has to approve the changes in the Master Plan .The amendments will be discussed by the council for the first time at its meeting Wednesday July 8, were the council will review the draft ordinances and suggest changes. These changes could be formally adopted by September.
There are three proposed developments are The Dayton, a 106-unit luxury garden apartment complex at the site of the former Brogan Cadillac dealership; the 50-unit Chestnut Village, on Chestnut Street; and the 52-unit Enclave, on East Ridgewood and North Maple avenues and of coarse there is also the matter of the new parking garaged planned for Hudson Street.
All three developers still need to file applications with the village, seeking approval from the Planning Board for each of their projects.
Welcome to Williamsburg !
This is going to be a disaster, turn a nice town into a dump.Thank you all on the planning board and our worthless town council.
Thanks BIG AL THE DEVELOPERS FRIEND for all and the other Amigos have done. Nice that you loaded up last night council meeting with all your lackeys. Thanks Gwen for put a plug in for Paul The Greek and his political aspiration about his Campaign HQ .Now we know why that oversized political sign is still up. Oh and asking if anyone in the audience want brownies was a nice touch Maybe you were trying to drug them into submission.
R.I.P. Ridgewood. As class sizes increase to 24 students per classroom, I’m sure no more will be added in these high density housing areas? per the studies they want you to believe? How’s the Kool Aid taste? Valley’s lawsuit should really compound this towns interests! Maybe we better get Al’s unneeded garage approved before they all get voted out? Hurry, no pushing, shoving. or complaining…it does NO GOOD. More like 3 Grave Diggers using explosives on a town