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Ridgewood holding public info sessions on proposed multifamily housing zones downtown

CBD high density housing

BY STEVE JANOSKI
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

RIDGEWOOD — It’s a proposal that’s raised hackles in this prominent community for several years: the possible rezoning of portions of the village’s quaint downtown to accommodate high-density, multifamily housing developments.

Proponents, including village Mayor Paul Aronsohn, say five introduced zoning ordinances that would increase allowed housing units per acre from 12 to 30 or 35 in three zones in the central business district would help create housing for young professionals and empty-nesters looking to stay in town minus the sizable house and accompanying tax bill.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/town-government/ridgewood-to-discuss-multifamily-rezone-plan-1.1527370

13 thoughts on “Ridgewood holding public info sessions on proposed multifamily housing zones downtown

  1. It’s public hearing and VOTE. Not an “info session”. Why can this mayor and VM not stop misguiding people?

  2. Right now, this Sat. afternoon the traffic in the CBD was congested to the point where I said I am not coming back during a crowded time. If high density passes the council, in a few years the CBD will be unusable because of congestion.

    No one will enjoy with shopping experience.

    Thank goodness for the malls.

  3. Yes, totally misleading headline. They will be texting and surfing the internet while the public speaks, totally ignoring everyone, and then they will vote. Sickening. Not a public info session. Not even close

  4. 8:30 am with the exception of Paramus park the malls are always congested and not always a good shopping experience,so who are you kidding! As for traffic saturday afternoon yes it was busy ,but my wife and i came in to town to shop and had a parking space within 10 minutes and it was a nice day to go up and down Ridgewood ave. no complaints.

  5. The three are leaving the council. Why the rush for the garage and high density housing?

  6. Sure is beautiful.

  7. I don’t even like to drive through town on the way to Paramus. It’s getting worse and worse and now they want to make it impenetrable.

  8. 10:24 am, That is why there is a rush. They want this done before they leave. Voting the same night as discussion insures that whatever is said will not change anything. There will be a new council in a few months that will change the makeup and most likely will want to resolve the many issues with compromise. Not a very popular word with the current council majority.

  9. Too big. Just like everything else being proposed. I don’t mind if Mr. Saraceno improves his property – just do it within the rules set forth in the existing Mater Plan. Same rules for everyone right? I could make a ton of money by tearing my house down and putting up high density housing too. Thanks to Mr. Pfund’s ordinance I could petition the town to change the Master Plan because it would be good for me financially. I could conduct a study that would conclude that there would be no adverse impact on traffic or infrastructure. I could conduct another study that would conclude that there would be no additional children in the school system because I’ll only rent to “empty nesters”.

    Why is Mr. Saraceno any different from the rest of us? Why should he be entitled to change the laws to suit his own financial interests? Not a single person has made any credible argument that Mr. Saraceno’s apartments will be good for anyone other than Mr. Saraceno.

  10. Were there financial impact studies too? No impact on the taxpayer? I recall one of the developments a net $30,000+, after services, etc. towards tax base. Besides our charm, quality of schools and additional congestion, were there financial impacts to the taxpayer?

  11. Good point Fed up, no one seems to care about the tax payer, not any one on the Council, not the developers, nor the ghost of Mayor Pfund. However, we do still have lots of eyesores downtown hat are not worth preserving. If the Council had guts, they would repeal 3066 and ask developers to submit proposals within the existing Masterplan. The vocal anti-development groups would then have to make a choice – allow for reasonable development to renew our crumbling CBD or let the CBD continue its deterioration.

  12. 9:21 pm – DEFINE reasonable please?

  13. Build them and get it over with!

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