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BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE
OFFICE OF:
PHONE: (973) 838-0778 X-239
BREEANNA SMITH, RMC/CMR
FAX (973) 838-5115
MUNICIPAL CLERK
bsmith@bloomingdalenj.net
MUNICIPAL OFFICE
101 HAMBURG TURNPIKE
BLOOMINGDALE, NEW JERSEY 07403
LEGAL NOTICE
ORDINANCE NO. 4-2026
OF THE GOVERNING BODY
OF THE BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING EXISTING CHAPTER 12, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, OF THE
CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF BLOOMINGDALE, IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACING IT
WITH A NEW CHAPTER 12, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE
REGULATIONS
FOR
THE
ADMINISTRATION
OF
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
AND
ADDRESSING THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND THE
UNIFORM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CONTROLS (UHAC) REGARDING BLOOMINDALE
BOROUGH’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FAIR SHARE OBLIGATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the above Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at an
Official Meeting of the Governing Body of the Borough of Bloomingdale, County of Passaic, State of New
Jersey held in the Municipal Building on February 17, 2026, and the same shall come up for final passage at
an Official Meeting of the Governing Body to be held on March 3, 2026 at 7PM, at which time any persons
interested shall be given the opportunity to be heard concerning said Ordinance. Copies of this Ordinance are
available in the Clerk’s Office located at 101 Hamburg Turnpike, Bloomingdale, New Jersey.
Purpose/Summary of Ordinance No. 4-2026:
WHEREAS, the Borough of Bloomingdale adopted a Round 4 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan
in June 2025 that addressed the Round 4 affordable housing obligation. The Borough of Bloomingdale
entered into a Mediation Agreement with Fair Share Housing Center on December 24, 2025 that
requires the Borough to take several actions, including updating the regulations implementing the
Round 4 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. The Borough’s affordable housing regulations, Chapter
12, do not reflect the recently adopted amended Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et
seq., the Fair Housing Act Regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local
Planning Services (“LPS”) at N.J.A.C. 5:99 et seq., or the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(“UHAC”) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. Therefore the Code needs to be amended to repeal existing
Chapter 12, Affordable Housing, and replace it with a new Chapter 12, Affordable Housing.
Breeanna Smith, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Published in the Herald News & Borough Website