Planning Board Approves Fair Share Housing Plan Amendment
Manchester Planning Board approves amended Fair Share Housing Plan and five zoning ordinances. The special meeting on March 19 voted 7-0 on amendments addressing settlement requirements with legal challenger Hovson Heritage Minerals after Ocean County purchased one of the original development sites
misc · Meeting of August 6, 2026
NJ MANCHESTER — Manchester Planning Board approves amended Fair Share Housing Plan and five zoning ordinances. The special meeting on March 19 voted 7-0 on amendments addressing settlement requirements with legal challenger Hovson Heritage Minerals after Ocean County purchased one of the original development sites for open space. New sites include Heritage Minerals (2,450 units, approximately 13 percent affordable housing), Parkwood Square, South Hope Chapel, and Ridgeway Boulevard parcels.
Ordinances 26-21, 26-22, 26-23, 26-25, and 26-26 each received 7-0 votes, with Ordinance 26-24 continued to April 6.
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Source: the misc meeting of August 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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