Notice of Planning Board Meeting Concerning the Housing Element & Fair Share Plan of City's Master Plan
May 30, 2025CITY OF SOUTH AMBOY
NOTICE OF PLANNING BOARD MEETING CONCERNING THE
HOUSING ELEMENT AND FAIR SHARE PLAN
OF THE CITY’S MASTER PLAN
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law (“MLUL”), more particularly N.J.S.A. 40:55D-13, the Planning Board of the City of South Amboy, County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey (the “City”), at a special meeting, will conduct a public hearing and take action on the City’s proposed Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (“HEFSP”). The meeting will take place at City Hall, located at 140 North Broadway, South Amboy, New Jersey 08879.
Following public comment, the Planning Board shall consider adoption of the HEFSP by way of resolution. The HEFSP was prepared in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28(b)(3) of the MLUL and the mandatory requirements of a Housing Element under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -329.20, and the Administrative Office of the Courts Directive #14-24. The HEFSP also delineates the actions taken, and to be taken, by the City to satisfy its affordable housing responsibilities under applicable laws. The HEFSP, an element of the City’s Master Plan, describes how the City will meet its fourth round affordable housing obligation through various compliance mechanisms. The City’s fourth round affordable housing obligation was determined by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to be a present need or rehabilitation component of nineteen (19) affordable units and a prospective need or new construction obligation of forty-nine (49) units for the period of 2025 to 2035.
A copy of the HEFSP, and any other relevant documents, are on file and available for public inspection and/or photocopying (at requestor’s expense) during normal business hours, beginning on May 27, 2025, in the City Clerk’s office located at 140 North Broadway, South Amboy, New Jersey 08879 and posted on the City’s website. Any party interested in commenting on the HEFSP may do so at the public hearing or may submit written comments to the Planning Board prior to the public hearing date, in accordance with the rules of the Planning Board.