I'm making this announcement in compliance with the open public meetings act being chapter 231 public law 1975 laws of the state of New Jersey. The planning board secretary has prepared a schedule of the meetings of the planning board of the bureau of Kennorth for the year 2026. Has posted a true copy of the schedule on the bulletin board located
in the front entrance of Barrel Hall. Has mailed true copies of the schedule to the local source in the Star Ledger and maintains a copy of the schedule in Barrel Hall. Accordingly, the notice requirements of the open public meeting act have been satisfied in regard to this meeting. Can everyone please rise
to salute the flag? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call.
>> Mayor Carlo here. Mr. David here. >> Mr. Quenty here. >> Mr. Pantino >> here. >> Mr. Mazio here. >> Mr. Lawy here. >> Mr. Speder here. >> Mr. Cloud here. >> And Mr. Deando >> here. >> Okay. We have a corner to proceed. >> Mr. I'm sorry, gentlemen.
>> Good. Okay. First item on the agenda is approval of the minutes of our January 27th, 2026 meeting. Would someone like to make a motion to approve? Okay. Motion made by Mr. Scadi. Do I have a second? I'll second.
>> Okay. Second by Mr. Mazio. All in favor? >> I. >> Anyone opposed? Okay. Motion carries. Uh, communications. Nice. Secretary. Uh yes, vice chairman. Recent communication was received from our planning board
attorney stating that application 25- 10 Elchic Enterprises LCC 530 Monroe Avenue, Kennaworth, which is on the agenda for this evening, is being carried to the March 24th, 2026 planning board meeting due to plans not being
received in sufficient time for the board professionals to complete their reviews and render comments. >> Okay. One one correction. You read application 2510 >> 010, >> right? It's actually application 25007.
>> Oops, sorry. 07. >> Okay. So, um I don't really see anyone in the audience that might be here for this particular application, but if there are, um as you just heard, that application will not be heard this
evening. It's going to be carried um to our March 24th meeting at 7 p.m. All right, we can move on then. Our next item is a resolution um for application 2510,
which was a minor subdivision um Boulevard Kenworth LLC 252 Boulevard. Okay. >> Usually the attorney gives an update. >> Yeah. Mr. Attorney, are you prepared to give back
a mini update on that? >> Yeah. I'm sorry. I didn't have the resolution, but did you read the resolution? >> No, I don't think we need to read it in its entirety. Just give us a synopsis and what it The synopsis is that the board did an application for the minor
subdivision uh for five uh for 252 boulevard which is block 2 lot 2401 is uh to be divided into two lots of proposed lot 2402 and lot 2403 2402 would be the rear lot that would be a
vacant lot. The concern raised by the board that is addressed in the resolution is whether the future architecturals for that building were complying with the ordinance. Uh that is in effect meaning that there will be differentiation uh between the neighborhood. Uh that was stipulated to
by the applicant that they comply with that should when and if that lot ever does get developed. With regards to the front lot, the uh existing twostory structure is to remain that has a pre-existing non-conforming
uh variance of a front setback where it was supposed to be 25 ft. It is 19.1 ft. They making no additions or changes to that building. The planner did testify that um that setback is in
conformity with similar buildings nearby and and the structure um and that there would be a hardship if they had to alter that building because the real resolution of that would be demolition um so the seeking marriage which uh this
board um is before this board for that setback. The other issue was a fence on the corner which they have stipulated that will comply with taking that down and they are going to remove the garage in the back and put a new garage in that
will conform and therefore satisfy the parking requirements. Um that is uh all put forth in the resolution. Again, they received a minor site plan with a C1C2 variance for the uh front setback for
the lot proposed lot 24.03 with the existing non-conforming uh building. Thank you, Mr. Marco. Um so would someone who actually heard the um application like to make a motion to
approve the resolution? I'd >> like to. >> Okay. Motion made by Mr. Clemente. Do I have a second? I'll second that. >> Okay. >> Second by Mayor Carlo. Roll call. >> Mayor Carlo. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sces. >> Yes. >> Mr. David. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clementi. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ventina. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Mazio. >> Yes. >> Mr. Leawi. >> Yes. >> And Mr. Scaderi? >> Yes. >> Okay. Motion. A resolution is passed. Um I don't know if anyone is in the audience for the applicant, but um >> Thank you. >> Oh, you were okay.
>> You were right, Lar. Um, all right. So, at this time, next item on our agenda is public hearing for the amended fourth round housing element and fair share plan. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of
board. Gabe Baylor with Harvard Consultants and I'm here to present the amended forefring plan and I have a presentation that I will present to the board going
over the history of the affordable housing plan as well as the changes related to Yeah, just slow. Okay, there we go. All right. Um, >> see that?
>> Everyone see it? >> I can just change this slides. I'll I'll stand over here and do like change of slides. Okay. So, yes, good evening to mention Gabe Bale of Harper Consultants. So, we're here to present
the amended Fort Brown affordable housing plan just in terms of context and history related to I'm sorry. Do it that way then. Okay. So, a little back story in history related to the
affordable housing plan. So the state amended the affordable housing regulations in 2025 uh and provided a deadline for municipalities to submit an affordable housing plan by the end of June necessary to be in compliance with the
state regulations. So what the bureau did we our office prepared affordable housing plan submitted that in June 2025. In August of 2025, the Fair Share Housing Center filed a challenge. And it wasn't just for your municipality, they
filed a challenge for every single municipality in the state, saying that the plans did not provide sufficient affordable housing. Uh they had other uh mechanisms that they felt that weren't strong enough. So, Fair Share Housing
Center challenged the plan that was submitted in June of 2025. the burrow went into mediation and a settlement agreement was approved on December of 2025.
So per the federal agreement, the burrow is to amend their foreground affordable housing plan with new mechanisms to create more opportunities. Why is that
for affordable housing within the burrow? It's weird as it keeps on. Okay. Um so this terms of the history keep on pressing keeps going on the bureau did not submit any previous
affordable housing plans. Um so based on the requirements for this affordable housing forefr of the prior round obligation which was from 1987
to 1999 which was 83 affordable housing units. The third round obligation which was from 1999 to 2025 which is 2271 affordable housing units. I apologize
why it's keep on going off scroll right just hit the arrows there. >> Yeah. No, hit the arrows right below that. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Hit that. The next page. >> Yeah. But just in terms of why it keeps on going on and off. Yeah. I don't know
why it's going that you did the last time there might be some project like the projector or something you guys to call somebody down and check
>> I mean it's on Yeah, it's on my screen. All right. Well, let's >> I'll do the best I can with this. Um so the third round obligation was 271 units and the fourth round obligation
was 208 units. So the total affordable housing obligation was 562 and like I said this is a large number but this the reason why it's large is because the burrow did not uh provide a prior round obligation plan or a third round
obligation plan. So the burrow is in catchup mode in terms of providing its affordable housing obligation in terms of compliance with the forefront regulations and the fair share housing center. So, the June 2025 affordable
housing plan um as mentioned the total was 562 units. Um does it make sense for us to follow along? >> Yeah. We're trying to >> I understand. >> Yeah. There is no plug
>> but do you want me to try unplug from the stage? I mean let me >> let's try something else. Let's hope it stays. Okay. Um, >> that's going to stay. Stay. >> Nice.
>> Um, so the previous plan in June 2025, um, the 562 affordable housing units, the burrow was going to the way in terms of providing identifying
way in terms of providing it. There's a property. Do you want me to just kind of just >> It's It's like It's really distracting. I can't even >> Yeah, let let me let me just do it. Um, let me just show you a couple visuals just in terms of
>> I'm sorry. >> Yeah, let me show you quick some visuals and then I'll I'll present I'll present it over. Um, this site is the the redevelopment site has to provide
31 units. This is a overlay. There's four overlay zones. Just want to show you some visuals of them and I'll present them terms in more detail. um since this keeps on going on and off. But so
presentations apologize about that difficulties never know. Um so the previous plan 2025 there was uh as mentioned the requirement was 562 affordable housing is that's related to
the previous uh round third round the prior round obligation in the fourth round. So with that plan, you have to identify certain properties that have a realistic opportunity and that are going to be developed in terms if there's a
redevelopment plan, if there is uh a redevelopment plan or or a plan in place that is set to be approved and what those properties are called a red uh realistic development potential. So what was identified was the redevelopment
plan for 25 North 26 Street. Uh and that is going to provide for 25 affordable housing units, but you also receive six uh bonus credits. So that will provide a total of 31 units. With that, there's
the unmet need of 500 5331. And what that does, you take the affordable housing requirement 562 red traffic from 31 and that provides a requirement of 531.
And the previous plan had that mechanisms of North Michigan overlay zone uh inclusion overlay district and Marcus Marcus Street and the age restricted overlay zone on the formal national tool site as well as mandatory
set aside. So that was the previous plan. Fair share housing center said we that the burrow has to provide more opportunities to create affordable housing. So based on the settlement agreement, what I'm presenting tonight
is the four opt four overlay zones uh to provide the realistic opportunity is the word that that be fair housing center says in terms of providing an opportunity does not mean that this is
going to be set in stone being built. It says you have to put the overlay zoning in place to create an opportunity for potential development that will provide affordable housing. So the first one is the north Michigan overlay zone and this
is a total of 22 22.71 acres and is set aside 20 dwelling units an acre. This creates an opportunity for 91 affordable housing units. The next overlay zone to create an opportunity, as mentioned, an
opportunity for affordable housing is the Market Street overlay area. And this is a total area of 14.47 acres with the same set aside of 20 million units an acre. And this provides an opportunity for 57 affordable housing units. The
third overlay is the West Summer overlay. Uh this is 12.28 28 acres and the same set aside 20 well units an acre and this provides the opportunity to create 46 affordable housing units and
the last overlay for mechanisms to provide the opportunity for affordable housing is the mark road overlay area and this is a total of 39.74 acres and this provides at same set aside 20 million an acre and this provides an
opportunity of 159 9 affordable housing units. Adding that all together adds up to 353 does not meet the full requirement, but what we said is there's a mandatory set aside for any development for five more
units. There's affordable housing set aside and we said that the potential for these developments in the future that we don't know, we don't identify. It's called mandatory set aside that there could be an opportunity from these developments that will be set aside
related to affordable housing. So adding that all together uh provides the affordable housing requirement in terms of the realistic development potential of 500 I mean uh realistic development potential of 31 units related to the
north 226 street redevelopment plan and the 531 units for the unmet need which will be captured in the four overlays. the North Michigan Avenue overlay, uh the Market Street overlay zone, the West Sar
overlay zone, and the Mark Road overlay, as well as the mandatory set aside, which in total and as per the court agreement that the Fair Share Housing Center reads to this will provide the sufficient realistic opportunity for the
total 562 affordable housing units that was determined as mentioned by the prior obligation. the third round application and the fourth round application. >> You said something about an a age restricted on the national tool property. >> That was that was for the the f first
that was uh submitted. >> Well, we didn't we changed that plan. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I don't know why you bring that up only. I was confused me. So that that's not part of the that >> I didn't think so. No. mentioned it and I wasn't on. >> No, I was just showing the change in
terms Yeah, that's showing the change from the June 2025 plan of this plan showing just in terms of what actually did change. Okay, >> so that was a previous mechanism but no before mechanisms are these four overlay
zones and set aside ordinance to and let's mention there's no guarantee this is going to be built. It's >> just creating opportunity. >> Exactly. That's the key word is opportunity.
>> And this is a we're a builtout town. So there was um if I remember Mike saying there was a certain amount of number that was really significantly reduced. >> We did a vacant land adjustment, >> right? And that what do you know that number after that vacant land or
>> what was what was determined for the one property was the the redevelopment property on North 26th Street. >> Right. that was determined as the one property that is going to be developed. >> Right? >> So then after that the way it's
calculated you have that 31 you have and the other remaining balance of 531 is called the unmet need. So from that unmet need you have to create as mentioned these mechanisms I understand.
>> Yeah. I just there was a number that he said because we were getting bonus credits for things and this number of 500 and something was significantly reduced. I guess I maybe I'm misunderstanding something.
>> The the unmet need doesn't go away. So it's it's always there. >> Okay. >> Um so no matter what in terms of of the reduction, the unmet need is always there. But you know the actual number which we said is realistic is going to
happen is that one property on North 26 Street. So we're just creating overlay zones so that there is opportunity. So we're showing but they can never these properties can stay the way they are for correct. >> Yes. There there's it's an overlay. The
underlying zoning is in place. just me. >> Yeah. And and most most of the the properties are located industrial zones. So the underlying zoning stays in place. This is just another called overlay. It's a extra zoning ordinance to provide
opportunity. You know, the underlying zone says does not mean it's going to change the landscape of these zones. It's just as mentioned opportunity. Yeah, something are are you done with your presentation?
>> Yeah. Yeah. I wish I could present it all. >> Yeah. No, I understand. Unfortunately, >> cuz I had some maps to visualize to show where these areas are, >> right? Which obviously would have been good, but I think you heard us say that we've had the same technical issues for
a previous um hearing where someone was trying to present. So, >> I mentioned it to Laura and she said that she just used it. There wasn't a problem. I said, "Well, apparently this isn't the first time we're having a problem." >> So, I asked her to look at it. >> Okay. Well, thank you.
>> Yeah, the computer was on my screen, so it wasn't on. >> So, it seems like whenever someone's doing a presentation, because when we show like maps and stuff during an actual application, we, you know, I don't remember us having >> like, yeah, no issues with flickering.
So maybe it's when you're presenting with you're using PowerPoint or you know just a PDF >> PDF. Yeah, I don't know but seems weird. Um but in any event apologize to the public that we're not able to um provide
that on screen and uh yeah so I guess at this point um the board can ask questions. Yeah. So I don't know anybody on the board besides uh the mayor who you know was asked some um have any questions of uh >> I have questions now just say this is
2026 are we good for 10 years or when are you going to use around five >> this is from 2025 to 2035 round 2035 so yes it will be good good for the fourth round plan for 10 years
>> and then every 10 Yeah, which seems at some point I don't know when we're vac All right. At least we're not 5 years out. Also, is there
we wanted a maximum percentage of uh available to seniors and supposed to be military supposed to be a first preference that's survived in there. I mean >> yeah that's in the redevelopment plan for them. Yeah. >> Yeah. So the zoning just provides
>> gives veterans first but in terms of the actual and in this in reality when these developments really come into fruition take the next place it will be a redevelopment plan. you know that you know that's the
redevelopment plan will really dictate what's going to be developed with density you know and then that's where you come to the the age restricted first preference we're military and that can be all to dictate to the redevelopment plan itself
anyone else have any questions >> no okay do you require any action on our part then other than the hearing itself plan other uh as this is amended plan this needs to
be approved by the planning board and then it will go to the mayor council on March 16th which will be endorsed and this kind of um the the four overlay zones is the process of that uh that has that was introduced by the mayor council
and in terms of consistency um I think let me just put the record um for consistency for these overlays. Uh they are consistent with the housing element because they're the priority. They're the mechanism of providing affordable housing. But in terms of the action, the
board does have to uh approve this amended housing element and then that would be going to the merit council on bar 16. >> Okay. So resolution. Okay. So board members, we do have a resolution
in front of us. Um, which I don't think anyone has had a chance to see. >> Professionals have any questions? >> Um, >> I don't know. I guess Nico or anything you want to add? >> Nothing. Thank you. >> All right.
>> You guys got this. >> All right. Well, I don't know that everybody had a chance to look at it. So, um, perhaps I shall read it as quickly as I can. All right. So this again is a resolution um of the planning board of the bure of coworth adopting an an amended fourth round housing element
and fair share plan. Whereas on March 20th, 2024, Governor Murphy signed into law PL 2024 C.2 two which amended the New Jersey Fair Housing Act and established the affordable housing dispute resolution program the program and whereas in accordance with the
amended fair housing act the bureau timely submitted its fourth round housing element fair share plan to the program for review in June of 2025 and whereas the burrow s received a challenge to its fourth round plan from fair share housing center in August of
2025 and whereas the burrow went through mediation with program to resolve fair share housing centers challenge which resulted in in a mediation agreement between being entered into on December 12th, 2025. And whereas as per the FHA and
mediation agreement with FSHC, the bureau is required to amend its fourth round plan to include the terms and conditions agreed upon in the mediation agreement. And whereas the bureau has prepared an amended fourth round housing element and fair share plan, which is attached here too in exhibit A. And
whereas upon notice duly provided pursuant to NJSA 40 col 55D-13, the planning board held a public hearing on the amended fourth round plan on February 24th, 2026. And whereas the planning board determined that the attached amended fourth round plan is
consistent with the goals and objectives of the burough's current master plan and that adoption and implementation of the amended fourth round plan is in the public interest and protects public health and safety and promotes the general welfare. now therefore be resolved by the planning board of the bur of Kennorth County of Union State of
Jersey. Planning board hereby adopts the burrow's amended fourth round housing element and fair share plan attached here too as exhibit A when Southern Lake to make a motion to approve the resolution
anyone. Okay, I see a motion by Mr. Scader. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second by Mr. Lady. Roll call. Uh, Mayor Corvich, >> yes. >> Mr. David, >> yes. >> Uh, Councilman Screes, >> yes. >> Mr. Clemente, >> yes.
>> Mr. Pantina, >> yes. >> Mr. Mazio, yes. >> Mr. Lei, yes. >> Mr. Scaderi, >> yes. >> Mr. Klo, >> yes. >> Mr. Demando, >> yes. >> And Mr. Frankie, >> yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you very much. Yep. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Okay. Okay, we're in item eight of the agenda which again was the Elshik application which we've already discussed. So at this time we are up to comments for the good of the board. Does any board member have any comments public?
>> Um that's next. >> Okay. Nothing. >> Okay. Anybody? All right. Seeing no one. Um can I have a motion to open the meeting to the public? >> Motion. >> Okay. Motion by Mayor Collage. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Gotti. All in favor? >> Okay. The meeting is now open to the
public. If anyone out there would like to make uh public comment, please step forward, state your name and address for the record. Okay, seeing no one, can I have a motion to close the public portion of the meeting? >> So move. >> Motion by Mr. Clemeni. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Scaderi. All in
favor? >> Okay, we'll move on to adjournment. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion. >> Motion by Mayor Carlage. Do I have a second? Second by Mr. Lad. All in favor? Meeting is adjourned. Thank you. Heat.
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