NOTICE - ABSECON PLANNING BOARD MEETING, Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7 PM, 2011 Reexamination of the Master Plan on the agenda for adoption.

A Joint Commitee made up of 3 members of Council and 3 members of the Planning Board will review for possible modifications for consideration by the Planning Board at the April 10, 2012 meeting.

The orginal 2011 Reexamination is available for review online at  http://www.absecon-newjersey.org/2011MASTERPLANPROP.pdf

THE ORIGINAL 2011 REEXAMINATION RECOMMENDATION HIGHLIGHTS

REDUCTION IN PERMITTED DENSITY FOR MARKET UNITS AND AGE-RESTRICTED UNITS THROUGH-OUT MULTI-UNIT DISTRICTS

REDUCTION OF NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER DWELLING UNIT IN MULTI-UNIT DISTRICTS

DEFINE THE TERM “BEDROOM”

ALLOW NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERICAL USE IN MULTI-UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COMMUNITY

REDUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FROM 25% TO 10% IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW NJDCA REGULATIONS NOW BEING DEVELOPED

EVENLY DISPERSE MIXED HOUSING THROUGH-OUT MULTI-UNIT ZONES

CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDESTRIAN OREINTED DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TRAIN STATION AREA

ABSECON GARDEN REVIEW MEMOS - CLICK HERE to review various memos and other information related to this development.

Other suggested reading regarding Absecon Gardens includes:

The Decision & Resolution No. 2-2011, dated 6/14/11.

The Planning Board Minutes for each of the three hearings on 3/22/11, 4/26/11 and 5/10/11.

In addition to the above it is suggested that you read:

"Summary Study Report"  Visions at the Shore, Absecon City, prepared by Otteau Valuation Group, dated August 30, 2011 provided to City Council in Sept. 2011. This is a study on the marketablity of age-restricted housing.

All of the above documents are available at City Hall for review or you can purchase copies for the reproduction costs as permitted by State Law. You can make a request pursuant to the Open Public Records Act P.L.2001, Chapter 404 N.J.S. 47:1A-1 et seq. (OPRA) which requires a response within 7 business days.

Please note that as of 11/09/2010 the City can not charge for electronic transmissions of the requested documents. If you request copies of the documents to be emailed to you they are free.

TRAILER PARK REVIEW MEMO - Review of Approval Process, 236 East Absecon Boulevard Mobile Home Park - As directed by the Planning Board, I have reviewed the approvals granted by the Absecon City Zoning Board of Adjustment. CLICK HERE to read the review memo.

Regarding the Governor’s executive order to abolish the “Council On Affordable Housing (COAH)”. This does not abolish the affordable housing obligation …it actually is a transfer of the responsibility of affordable housing in NJ from the “Council On Affordable Housing” to the “Commissioner of the Dept. of Community Affairs”. It states, in part, that “All of the powers, functions, and duties exercised by the Council….are continued, transferred to, and vested in the Commissioner of the Department…… “ CLICK HERE for more information.

It does not eliminate the obligation of each community to provide for a realistic opportunity in their land development ordinance for affordable housing nor the possibility of a builder’s remedy lawsuit.