The Jackson Township Council voted on Tuesday to override a potential veto from Mayor Mike Reina on a recently approved ordinance aimed at curbing overdevelopment in the township, in what likely a first of its kind in the history of Jackson Township.
At their December 17th meeting, the council voted 4-1 to amend the municipal land use code in an attempt to reduce the number of homes that can be built per acre within the Highway Commercial Mixed-Use (HCMU) Zone.
Per the language of the new ordinance, residential units would now be limited per usable acres: “The maximum number of dwelling units, including affordable units, is four units per acre dedicated to residential use.”
The ordinance affects the area where the Adventure Crossing Development planned, in the area of six Flags Great Adventure, which was being marketed as a potential site for 1,200 new residential units.
However, Mayor Reina had threatened to veto the ordinance, although it was unclear if he actually did so.
The vote had to take place before the end of 2024, prior to the new council members getting sworn in.
A veto override requires four of the five members to vote in favor. Council Vice President Scott Sargent, who cast the lone dissenting vote against the ordinance, was absent on Tuesday.
The project’s developer, Vito Cardinale, is threatening to sue the township over the ordinance, saying it targets him specifically.
Isn’t this a good thing?
Why in the world would an overcrowding/overdevelopment ordinance be vetoed!!!
As the old saying goes:
YOU CAN’T FIT 10 POUNDS OF %**¥ INTO A 1 POUND CONTAINER!!
(Learn from history….Lakewood has about 90,000 too many people…don’t let this happen elsewhere!) GEEEEZ!
It all depends on the details of the ordinance. For example, if it says that no new buildings can be built at all, then obviously it is too extreme. You need to look at the details.
Aggravating to put it mildly
To J
Are you one of those too many people ? To the people who have lived here for over 50 years , it was nice and roomy before you and many others came to town . So now that you are here and have a place to live ,it’s OK to tell others that it’s too crowded. I get it .
The infrastructure of the town is not meant to handle 150,000 + people.
The roads are in major disrepair because the amount of traffic. (Unable to shut them down and have detours for repairs because that would bring the traffic flow to a standstill)
Flooding occurs with the slightest rainfall, nowhere for the water go because of the excessive amount of structures.
There needs to be respect for the amount of physical space that any municipality has to offer.
Agree 100% with what seems to be just common sense , but there is very little of that anymore, all you have to do is open your eyes in this town to understand that building is out of control and there seems to be a lack of zoning to keep residential just that !!!
Well said. As the old saying goes. “The definition of an environmentalist is the guy who finished building his cabin in the woods last year”