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26-004 D
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RUMSON
BY AMENDING CHAPTER XXII, DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS,
AMENDING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MIXED-USE AND
MULTI-FAMILY OVERLAY OPTION IN THE GB, NB AND POB ZONE DISTRICTS IN
THE BOROUGH OF RUMSON
BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Rumson, in the County of
Monmouth, that it does hereby supplement and amend Chapter XXII of the Code of the
Borough of Rumson as follows:
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to replace regulations and standards governing the
development of mixed-use and multi-family housing developments, which will include a
required on-site affordable housing component, in the Borough’s GB, NB and POB Zones.
The ordinance is designed to regulate said mixed-use and multi-family housing developments
in a manner consistent with Borough’s Affordable Housing Ordinance, the Borough’s Housing
Element and Fair Share Plan, any applicable Order of the Court (including a Judgment of
Compliance and Repose Order), the Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et. seq. (“FHA”),
Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. (“UHAC”), and
applicable New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) Prior Round regulations,
N.J.A.C. 5:93-1 et seq.
In any instance in which these regulations and standards do not address a particular land
development control, or when specific reference to the Land Development Ordinance is made,
the standards of the Development Regulations shall apply:
SECTION 1
That Chapter XXII, Development Regulations, Section 22-5 (Zoning District Regulations)
Subsection 22-5.15 Mixed-Use Overlay Zone of the code of the Borough of Rumson shall be
amended as follows:
22-5.15
Mixed-Use and Multi-Family Overlay Zone
a.-c. No Changes.
d. General Requirements and Conditions. Mixed-use multi-family residential units shall
be permitted in the Mixed-Use Overlay Zone, provided that the use and building shall
adhere to the following minimum standards and conditions:
1. All standards and requirements in the underlying GB, NB and POB Zones
(subsections 22-5.10, 5.11 and 5.12) shall be met, except as otherwise modified
by this section. The exceptions include the following:
i. Building Coverage shall not exceed 40%.
ii. Lot Coverage shall not exceed 75%.
2. No Changes.
3. Density: If a mixed-use project is being constructed with residential units, the
maximum density for residential uses shall be ten (10) dwelling units per acre.
The maximum density for a multi-family development shall not exceed twelve
(12) dwelling units per acre. The maximum density shall not exceed sixteen
(16) dwelling units per acre.
4.-6. No Changes.
7. Affirmative Marketing of Affordable Units: The affordable units must be
affirmatively marketed to the housing region in accordance with COAH’s
regulations and subsection 22:7.35, Affirmative Marketing of Affordable
Housing Units Chapter 23.
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8.-12. No Changes.
e. Administrative Entity.
1. The Borough has designated an Administrative Agent appointed by the Mayor
and Council to administer the affordable units created in accordance with the
Borough’s Mixed-Use Affordable Housing Overlay Zone. The administrative
responsibilities of the Borough’s Administrative Agent include, but are not
limited to, advertising, income qualifying prospective renters, setting rents and
annual rental increases, maintaining a waiting list, distributing the subsidy,
securing certificates of occupancy, qualifying properties, handling application
forms, filing deed restrictions and monitoring reports and affirmatively
marketing the accessory unit program. The Borough’s Administrative Agent
shall administer the program in accordance with COAH’s regulations and the
subsection 22-7.35, Affirmative Marketing of Affordable Housing Units, and
subsection 22-7.36, Affordable Housing Developments Chapter 23. The
Developer is responsible for all costs of the Borough’s Administrative Agent
regarding the developer’s particular project.
2. No Changes.
f.-g. No Changes.
SECTION 2
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance if held to be
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions
of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3
The Borough Clerk is hereby directed, upon adopt of the Ordinance after public hearing thereon,
to publish notice of the passage thereof and to file a copy of this Ordinance as finally adopted
with the Monmouth County Planning Board as required by N.J.S.40:55D-16. The Clerk shall
also forthwith transmit a copy of this Ordinance after final passage to the Borough Tax Assessor
as required by N.J.S.40:49-2.1.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication according to
law and filing with the Monmouth County Planning Board.
Introduced: January 20, 2026
Motion to introduce Ordinance in first reading and schedule a public hearing by
Councilmember Kingsbery, seconded by Councilmember Casazza and carried on the following
roll call vote:
In the affirmative:
Conklin, Casazza, Kingsbery, Pomphrey, Smith.
In the negative:
None.
Absent:
Lospinuso.
Motion to introduce Ordinance in first reading and schedule a public hearing by
Councilmember Kingsbery, seconded by Councilmember Casazza and carried on the following
roll call vote:
In the affirmative:
Conklin, Casazza, Kingsbery, Pomphrey, Smith.
In the negative:
None.