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Ridgewood NJ, Village of Ridgewood Master Plan Project Team has completed the “90%” draft of the Master Plan. John Barree from HGA will be at the Planning Board tomorrow night (4/5/2022) to introduce the Plan to the public and Board. This will be a brief explanation to review the process and to discuss what to expect in the Plan and what to anticipate as we move toward adoption.
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After tomorrow night, the draft will be posted on this website with an opportunity for comments and questions to be submitted through the website.
What is a “90% draft?” – The draft document is a full text document of the proposed Plan. The remaining work to be completed between now and adoption include formatting, addition of images and graphics, clean-up of any text or typos, and the inclusion of an “action matrix” at the end of each section.
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE/AGENDA
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Village Hall Court Room – 7:30 P.M.
(all timeframes and the order of agenda items below are approximate and subject to change)
- 7:30 p.m. – Call to Order, Statement of Compliance, Flag Salute, Roll Call – In accordance with the provisions of Section 10:4-8d of the Open Public Meetings Act, the date, location, and time of the commencement of this meeting is reflected in a meeting notice, a copy of which schedule has been filed with the Village Manager and the Village Clerk, The Ridgewood News and The Record newspapers, and posted on the bulletin board in the entry lobby of the Village municipal offices at 131 North Maple Avenue, and on the Village website, all in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act.
Roll call: Knudsen, Young, Reynolds, Joel, O’Brien, Patire, Hooban, Barto, Johnson, Lyubarskiy, Alegre
- 7:30 p.m. – 7:35 p.m. – Public Comments on Topics not Pending Before the Board
- 7:35 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. – Committee/Commission/Professional Updates for Non Agenda Topics; Correspondence Received by the Board
- 7:40 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Ridgewood Water PFAS Treatment Facility, 451 Goffle Road, Block 2703, Lots 8 & 4 – Courtesy Review
- 8:30 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. – Phase 2 Master Plan – Public Meeting
- 9:45 p.m. – 9:55 p.m. – Adoption of Memorializing Resolution re: Fitometry, LLC, Minor Site Plan and variance approval at 129 South Broad Street, Block 3708, Lot 2.
- 9:55 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Adoption of Minutes: March 15, 2022
- 10:00 p.m. – Executive Session if needed
- Adjournment
In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, all meetings of the Ridgewood Planning Board (i.e., official public meetings, work sessions, pre-meeting assemblies and special meetings) are public meetings, which are always open to members of the general public.
Members: Susan Knudsen, John Young, Lorraine Reynolds, Richard Joel, Dianne O’Brien, Melanie Hooban, Debbie Patire, Frances Barto, Darlene Johnson, Igor Lyubarskiy, Sergio Alegre
Professional Staff: Stephen Wellinghorst, Esq., Board Attorney; Christopher J. Rutishauser, Village Engineer; Maryann Bucci-Carter, Village Planner; Jane Wondergem, Board Secretary
Ridgewood needs more high density apartment buildings built within a walkable distance to the train station. That is crucial for a vibrant CBD, and a necessity to keep small businesses afloat during these recent hard times.
Thanks Mayor Paul the Greek for you number 1 post.
Perhaps Ridgewood could explore purchasing single family lots of land when they go up for sale, and then rezone them for multi-family use and build high density affordable housing there. There are many large lots in NW Ridgewood where this could work. The buildings could be integrated with existing residential neighborhoods. Really could be quite nice. It would be a win-win for everyone: no new high density housing in the CBD would be needed, and it’s just adding more residential buildings to existing residential areas.
its call spot zoning
its illegal
i do have a checkbook.the proponents of this dopey idea might see a house in your neighborhood transformed into a halfway house filled with drug addicts.
i get a laugh and tax deduction
Ridgewood needs more high density apartment buildings so it can become a $hithole
Maybe more sect 8 housing to help out the hs basketball team!
Wait in till they build housing on Maple Avenue at the old Village Ford property.
That’s coming real soon.
NJ Transit should consider closing the train station in Ridgewood since it’s not serving enough people.
Market is high.
Interest rates are still (relatively) low.
Sell and get out while the getting is good.
“Perhaps Ridgewood could explore purchasing single family lots of land when they go up for sale, and then rezone them for multi-family use and build high density affordable housing there”
I hope thew first lot the buy for multi-family or high density affordable housing is next to your house.
Turn valley into housing .
What’s happening at the Park and Ride on Rt. 17?
I heard the Village sold it to the DOT??? ParkMobile signs all gone.
$12 a day made a lot of us take alternate transportation. Another nice job by the brains down at Village Hall.
More affordable housing is needed in Ridgewood. And so many current residents want to see more diversity in Ridgewood, we’ve all seen the many lawns with BLM signs. We know people in Ridgewood truly want more diversity, there not just virtue signaling. 2022 can be the year Ridgewood brings in the much wanted diversity!
Want more diversity, move to Paterson, and take your lawn signs with you!
“Want more diversity, move to Paterson, and take your lawn signs with you!”
I was try to think of a good reply to that post but you beat me to it. Thanks.