RENDERING OF THE DAYTON COURTESY OF APPEL DESIGN GROUP
Village officials view changes to proposed housing development in Ridgewood
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2012, 2:28 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Changes to the application for a multi-family housing development on South Broad Street were met with overall applause on Tuesday, but Ridgewood Planning Board members said they need more time and information before making a decision on the proposal.
Updated plans for The Dayton, a luxury rental project put forward by Short Hills-based Garden Homes, were detailed for board members this week following a seven-month hiatus. The recess in the application hearing was called in February to allow village officials the opportunity to conduct a study on the impact of a large housing development in the Central Business District (CBD).
Garden Homes is seeking an ordinance that would rezone the area around the former Brogan Cadillac site and amend the Ridgewood Master Plan to allow multi-family housing there.
The village’s multi-page report, prepared and presented at Tuesday’s Planning Board meeting by Ridgewood Planner Blais Brancheau, indicated that only certain sections of the CBD were suitable for a large housing development. In addition, various conditions and points of concern were raised in the report.
The Hackensackafying of Ridgewood continues….
It’s more of a Hobokenizing. The question is how many section 8 will need to be placed there?
Whats the Patch the official poll taker for the Mayor.