HomeMy Public PortalAboutr 11-024�b- gohlfion of #.4e 79 =U54 of &rtexxt, �q. �11
N 11 Date of Adoptionga, 1 y 27 ,2011
,
RESOLUTION CALLING ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE TO SIGN 8-1
WHEREAS, in 1975 the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that municipalities may
not validly employ their zoning powers to prevent the creation of a variety and choice of
housing opportunities; and .
WHEREAS, in response to the Supreme Court decision, the Legislature established the
"Pair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222, which empowered the Council on Affordable
I-Iousin COAH to assign Housing (COAH) municipalities affordable housing obligations; and
WHEREAS, COAH has resulted in a complex system of administration that
miaomanages all types of development, including market rate - and low- and moderate -
income residential development, as well as commercial, retail, and industrial growth
through a determination of each region and municipality's housing needs based on
difficult to predict and fallible population and job growth projections; and
WHEREAS, COAH puts an unnecessary burden on our Township by micro- managing
our zoning laws and forcing development contrary to the health and safety of our
residents; and
WHEREAS, municipalities must have clear and realistic standards to guide municipal
action to ensure that New Jersey is an affordable, appealing home for all the State's
residents; and
WHEREAS, S1 eliminates COAH and replaces it with a constitutional, predictable and
easy to administer system with minimal State involvenment that sets realistic standards
and empowers municipalities to decide how these standards should be satisfied; and
WIIEREAS, S -1 was recently passed by both Houses of the Legislature and is awaiting
action by the Governor; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Iviayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret hereby urge the swift signing of S -1; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be forwarded to New
Jersey Governor Christopher Christie, to Senate President Stephen Sweeney, to Assembly
Speaker Sheila Oliver, to Senator Joseph Vitale, to Assemblyman John Wisniewski,
Assemblyman Craig Coughlin, and to the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
Adopted this 27' day of January, 2011
and certified as a true copy of the
original on January 28, 2011.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN
YES
NO
NV
A.B.
COUNCILMAN
YES
NO
NV
A.B.
BELLING
R
KRUIl
X
DIAZ
X
NAPLES
R
DL %iASCIO
—
X
SITARZ
X
—
— L
--
---
X - Indicate Vote AB- Absent NV-Nonvoting XOR- Indicates Voteio Overrule Veto r
Adopted at a meeting ofthe Municipal Council
lb -gLy 271 2011
/P�tl ',E �{ 1
CIE K