{"id":1689,"date":"2018-02-28T04:16:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T09:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2018-02-28T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T00:09:51","slug":"toms-river-councilman-ban-all-multi-family-housing-from-zoning-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/tomsriver\/2018\/02\/toms-river-councilman-ban-all-multi-family-housing-from-zoning-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Toms River Councilman: Ban All Multi-Family Housing From Zoning Code"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Woods, a proposed 141 unit development in Toms River. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

A Toms River council member said Tuesday he plans to do his best to deliver on a campaign promise to limit what many see as overdevelopment in the township.<\/p>\n

Councilman Daniel Rodrick, one of three newly-elected Democrats who took their seats last month, said he initially supported a full-on building moratorium that was proposed by a Republican colleague, however after no action was taken, he came up with a renewed idea to limit construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are 13 different zoning districts that permit multi-family development,\u201d said Rodrick. \u201cResidents have spoken out on this issue, and they have said it\u2019s time for this to end.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodrick said his proposal is based on a similar zoning policy adopted by Brick Township. Under the administration of Mayor John Ducey, Brick eliminated multi-family housing units from all its residential zones, save for three lots that are approved for mixed-use under a previous agreement with the state. In Brick, construction is underway on one of the plots \u2013 behind the township\u2019s post office \u2013 and an application before the planning board to build a hotel with residential units and retail died after the venue for its hearing changed from one board to another.<\/p>\n

Ducey said the zoning has been met positively in his town.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been effective thus far,\u201d said Ducey. \u201cIt\u2019s worked out great, as no new projects have been proposed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodrick said high-density development can have a negative effect on the township.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh density housing pus tremendous stress on schools, services and it increases taxes,\u201d he said. \u201cTo keep going down that road would be very damaging to the future of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodrick also said most of the high-density properties receive PILOTs, an acronym for Payment in Lieu of Taxes. Under PILOT programs, the municipality receives a flat annual payment instead of assessing the market value of a property. And the funds are remitted only to the municipal government, leaving the school district without any funding from the ratable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to present a real alternative\u201d to the outright moratorium that he said did not garner support from Republican council members, despite a Republican, Council President George Wittmann, proposing the measure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need their support, and I hope I can count on it, because frankly, residents are very upset about this,\u201d he said, of his GOP colleagues.<\/p>\n

Rodrick requested the township attorney draft an ordinance that could be introduced at the council\u2019s next meeting in March.<\/p>\n

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