March 3, 2026

MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY - NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTION: Notice is hereby given that the following entitled Ordinance was introduced and passed on First Reading at the regular meeting of the Monroe Township Council held on February 9, 2026.  Furthermore, this Ordinance was adopted after a Public Hearing was held at the March 2, 2026 meeting of the Monroe Township Council which was held in the Monroe Twp. Municipal Building, One Municipal Plaza, Monroe Twp., N.J.  08831 and was thereafter approved and signed by the Mayor on March 3, 2026. 

ORDINANCE NO.: O-2-2026-005

“AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE §131 ‘AFFORDABLE HOUSING” AND §131A “AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES’, WITH REVISED REGULATIONS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE AMENDED FAIR HOUSING ACT”

CHRISTINE ROBBINS, R.M.C., Township Clerk

March 3, 2026

MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY - NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE & SUMMARY

ORDINANCE NO.: O-3-2026-006

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the Township of Monroe, in the County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey, on March 2, 2026.  It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held at the Municipal Building, One Municipal Plaza, in the Township on April 6, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.  During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full bond ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk's office for the members of the general public who shall request the same.  The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $2,556,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,433,800 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF

Purposes:

Appropriation: $2,556,000

Bonds/Notes Authorized: $2,433,800

Grants (if any) Appropriated: N/A

Section 20 Costs: $506,000

Useful Life:  10.19 years

Christine Robbins, R.M.C.,  Township Clerk

This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.

Posted: April 7, 2026

MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY

ORDINANCE NO.: O-3-2026-006

BOND ORDINANCE STATEMENT AND SUMMARY

The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been finally adopted by the Township of Monroe, in the County of Middlesex, State of New Jersey on April 6, 2026 and the 20 day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such bond ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the first publication of this statement.  Copies of the full bond ordinance are available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk's office for members of the general public who request the same.  The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows:

Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONROE, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $2,556,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,433,800 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF

Purposes:

Appropriation: $2,556,000

Bonds/Notes Authorized: $2,433,800

Grants (if any) Appropriated: N/A

Section 20 Costs: $506,000

Useful Life:  10.19 years

Christine Robbins, Clerk

April 7, 2026

 MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY 

ORDINANCE NO.: O-4-2026-007

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe, Middlesex County, New Jersey that Chapter 108 of the Code of the Township of Monroe is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

Section 1.

Section 108-6.18 is amended to read as follows:

• 108-6.18 HD Highway Development District:

K.        VC-2 Village Center Overlay

            (3) Minimum Tract Size: 40 acres.

            (4) Permitted principal uses:

                        (m) Is hereby is amended to provide that the requirement that residential dwellings be located at least 500 feet from Route 33 shall not apply to Block 4, Lot 14.01. All other provisions of subsection (m), including the requirement that at least twenty percent (20%) of residential dwellings be provided as affordable housing as defined by the State of New Jersey, shall remain applicable.  

            (7) Permitted intensities of development

                        (d) Maximum impervious coverage for residential uses of 50% shall be                                          permitted.

            (8) Bulk Standards

                        (b) Residential uses

                                    [4] Maximum Building Height

            (9) Landscape buffer requirements:

                        (a) Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.  

(c) Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.

            (10) Traffic and circulation:

                        (b) A primary access road in the form of a boulevard with a treed center median that interconnects Applegarth Road through the VC-2 Village Center Overlay Zone with Route 33 at a signalized intersection, if required by and subject to approval of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, at the main entrance of the existing Renaissance age-restricted development located on the southern side of Route 33.

(c) No curb cuts for driveways shall be permitted along Route 33 and Applegarth Road.  This provision does not apply to Block 4, Lot 14.01.  All access from Route 33 and Applegarth Road shall be achieved by a primary access road with driveways and roads intersecting the primary access road within the internal areas of the development so as to create an internal road system.

(d) Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.

            (13) Parking and loading:

                        (a) Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.

            (16) Design standards:

                        (a) General Standards

                                   [1] Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.

[2] Is hereby repealed as applied to Block 4, Lot 14.01.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any ordinance or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict; and

 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and publication in accordance with applicable law.

SO, ORDAINED as aforesaid.

 ADOPTED ON FIRST READING - DATED: April 6, 2026

NOTICE 

Notice is hereby given that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Monroe Township Council held on April 6, 2026.  Said Ordinance will again be read and considered for final passage at the next scheduled meeting of the Monroe Township Council to be held on May 4, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe Township, New Jersey 08831.   At said time and place all persons having an interest in the foregoing Ordinance will be granted an opportunity to be heard concerning the same prior to consideration for final passage by the Council.

Christine Robbins, Township Clerk

Posted: May 5, 2026

Notice is hereby given that the following entitled Ordinance was introduced and passed on First Reading at the regular meeting of the Monroe Township Council held on April 6, 2026.  Furthermore, this Ordinance was adopted after a Public Hearing was held at the May 4, 2026 meeting of the Monroe Township Council which was held in the Monroe Twp. Municipal Building, One Municipal Plaza, Monroe Twp., N.J.  08831 and was thereafter approved and signed by the Mayor on May 5, 2026.

April 7, 2026

 MONROE TOWNSHIP, MIDDLESEX COUNTY

 ORDINANCE NO.: O-4-2026-008

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            WHEREAS, the Local Government Cap Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.1 et seq., provides that in the preparation of its annual budget, a municipality shall limit any increase in said budget to 2.0% unless authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, subject to certain exceptions; and

            WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.15a provides that a municipality may, when authorized by ordinance, appropriate the difference between the amount of its actual final appropriation and the 3.5% percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the next two succeeding years; and

            WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of Monroe, in the County of Middlesex, finds its advisable and necessary to increase its CY 2026 Budget by up to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, in the interest of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens: and

            WHEREAS, the Township Council hereby determines that a 1.5% increase in the budget for said year, amounting to $816,818.10 in excess of the increase in final appropriations otherwise permitted by the Local Government Cap Law, is advisable and necessary; and

            WHEREAS, the Township Council hereby determines that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years;

            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Monroe, in the County of Middlesex, a majority of the full authorized membership of this governing body affirmatively concurring, that, in the CY 2026 budget year, the final appropriations of the Township of Monroe shall, in accordance with this ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14, be increased by 3.5%, amounting to $1,905,908.90, and that the CY 2026 municipal budget for the Township of Monroe be approved and adopted in accordance with this ordinance; and

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years; and

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that a certified copy of this ordinance, as introduced, be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services within five (5) days of introduction; and

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that a certified copy of this ordinance, upon adoption, with the recorded vote included thereon, be filed with said Director within 5 days after such adoption.

            BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication as provided by law.

            SO ORDAINED, as aforesaid.

 NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and passed on first reading at a meeting of the Monroe Township Council held on April 6, 2026.  Said Ordinance will again be read and considered for final passage at the next scheduled meeting of the Monroe Township Council to be held on May 4, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Monroe Township Municipal Building, 1 Municipal Plaza, Monroe Township, New Jersey 08831.   At said time and place all persons having an interest in the foregoing Ordinance will be granted an opportunity to be heard concerning the same prior to consideration for final passage by the Council.                                                                          

Christine Robbins, Township Clerk