Jefferson Council adopts affordable housing and inclusionary zoning ordinances
Jefferson Council adopts affordable housing and inclusionary zoning ordinances amid state aid requests. Council President Josh Kalish and the Township Council approved Ordinance #26-04 establishing nine Inclusionary Overlay Zones requiring 20 percent affordable housing set-asides in multifamily
Council _ Township of Jefferson · Meeting of March 11, 2026
NJ JEFFERSON — Jefferson Council adopts affordable housing and inclusionary zoning ordinances amid state aid requests. Council President Josh Kalish and the Township Council approved Ordinance #26-04 establishing nine Inclusionary Overlay Zones requiring 20 percent affordable housing set-asides in multifamily developments, and Ordinance #26-05 conforming township regulations to state Fair Housing Act requirements. The council simultaneously adopted Resolution #26-93, requesting emergency state funding to offset a 4.8 million dollar school budget shortfall driven by 60 percent reductions in state aid attributed to Highlands Act development restrictions.
The council tabled Ordinance #26-01 on shipping container standards pending legal review.
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Source: the Council _ Township of Jefferson meeting of March 11, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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