The planning board just announced they are abandoning the proposed amendments. I am honestly stunned and incredibly grateful to everyone who stepped up to protect our village. This outcome belongs entirely to you.
January 21, 2014
Final supporters
The Ridgewood Planning Board is currently considering amending the town’s Master Plan with three re-zonings to accommodate four high-density developments. The re-zoning will change the current limit of 12 units per acre to 40-50 units per acre and will allow building heights up to 55 feet. This will enable real estate developers to build towering,high-densitystructures designed to attract hundreds of new residents to Ridgewood's Central Business District (CBR). The current proposal would allow the addition of over 400 residential units to the CBR. This will undoubtedly bring amajor influx of new students to our already overtaxed schools,significant traffic to our already congested streets, more strain on municipal facilities, less attractive views, less parking and less open space.
Theimposing structures beingproposedwill damage the character and attractiveness of our town and be the first step in turning our Village into a city. Not even the much more urban town of Hackensack allows a density as high as the 47 units per acre being proposed. Should this plan go through, other developers will certainly argue that they too should be allowed to build on the same scale. It is a slippery slope.
Who, other than the four developers will benefit from these new mixed-use housing developments? The addition of four massive, high-density housing units will not help the Village of Ridgewood. We do not believe that the Planning Board and Mayor and Council should make such far-reaching, irrevocable and damaging changes to the Village, which only benefit a limited group of developers whose sole interest is to maximize profits.
We believe that the current zoning ordinances permitting a maximum of 12 acres should remain intact (or be increased only slightly) and that the Ken Smith, Brogan, Chestnut St. and Sealfons lots should be redeveloped as beautiful, multi-use, well-planned properties that:
Work within the letter and intent of current zoning law, or with only a slight increase in density.
Provide a look, feel and size that compliment, not change, our downtown.
Provide much needed additional public parking and green space.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 17, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
December 16, 2013
December 14, 2013
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to protect our village so far. We are almost at one hundred signers and it is your dedication that keeps this effort moving forward. If you know someone else who values our community please send this to them today so we can reach that mark together.
173 Comments
Compounding the conjestion problem poses additional danger for pedstrians and cyclists. The wrong place to create demand where there currently isn't (see apartment for rent signs), and is not consistent with Ridgewood life as it should be. Let's keep Ridgewood safer and the ideal place to enjoy raising a family, or we lose.
I am a teacher in Ridgewood and have been a resident almost my entire life. Our class sizes are maxed out as it is, and teachers don't even have the funds to buy simple supplies like tape. How are we going to support up to 400 new families? Build another school? Our schools can't handle this many new families.
Apartment towers in Ridgewood would compromise the integrity of the town. It would ultimately transform Ridgewood from a quiet, pretty village to an extended city sprawl. Don't allow hundreds of residential units to be built in 07450.
Half day K exists in our schools because the schools cannot accomodate all kindergarteners full time. I miss events at the library becaues there is no parking. I repetedly cannot run errands in town on the wknds because there is no parking! The town DOES NOT need an influx of people! This is not an URBAN AREA, LETS KEEP IT THAT WAY!
I reside @412 Van Buren Street, Ridgewood and strongly oppose revisions to the zoning master plan and the proposed developments at the foermer site of brogan Cadil lac.
Ridgewood, NJ
Preserve our Village and stop proposed master plan amendments
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The planning board just announced they are abandoning the proposed amendments. I am honestly stunned and incredibly grateful to everyone who stepped up to protect our village. This outcome belongs entirely to you.
January 21, 2014
Final supporters
The Ridgewood Planning Board is currently considering amending the town’s Master Plan with three re-zonings to accommodate four high-density developments. The re-zoning will change the current limit of 12 units per acre to 40-50 units per acre and will allow building heights up to 55 feet. This will enable real estate developers to build towering,high-densitystructures designed to attract hundreds of new residents to Ridgewood's Central Business District (CBR). The current proposal would allow the addition of over 400 residential units to the CBR. This will undoubtedly bring amajor influx of new students to our already overtaxed schools,significant traffic to our already congested streets, more strain on municipal facilities, less attractive views, less parking and less open space.
Theimposing structures beingproposedwill damage the character and attractiveness of our town and be the first step in turning our Village into a city. Not even the much more urban town of Hackensack allows a density as high as the 47 units per acre being proposed. Should this plan go through, other developers will certainly argue that they too should be allowed to build on the same scale. It is a slippery slope.
Who, other than the four developers will benefit from these new mixed-use housing developments? The addition of four massive, high-density housing units will not help the Village of Ridgewood. We do not believe that the Planning Board and Mayor and Council should make such far-reaching, irrevocable and damaging changes to the Village, which only benefit a limited group of developers whose sole interest is to maximize profits.
We believe that the current zoning ordinances permitting a maximum of 12 acres should remain intact (or be increased only slightly) and that the Ken Smith, Brogan, Chestnut St. and Sealfons lots should be redeveloped as beautiful, multi-use, well-planned properties that:
Work within the letter and intent of current zoning law, or with only a slight increase in density.
Provide a look, feel and size that compliment, not change, our downtown.
Provide much needed additional public parking and green space.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
December 17, 2013
Reached 100 supporters
December 16, 2013
December 14, 2013
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many of you have stepped up to protect our village so far. We are almost at one hundred signers and it is your dedication that keeps this effort moving forward. If you know someone else who values our community please send this to them today so we can reach that mark together.
173 Comments
In the long run, more residential housing is net tax negative. I oppose more residential building. It will increase everyone's taxes. If the masterplan is to be updated, parcels in question should be zoned for recreational commercial use. Public amenities such as parks, indoor pools, ice rinks, roller rinks, theatre, movies, should be of the highest priority.
Compounding the conjestion problem poses additional danger for pedstrians and cyclists. The wrong place to create demand where there currently isn't (see apartment for rent signs), and is not consistent with Ridgewood life as it should be. Let's keep Ridgewood safer and the ideal place to enjoy raising a family, or we lose.
I am a teacher in Ridgewood and have been a resident almost my entire life. Our class sizes are maxed out as it is, and teachers don't even have the funds to buy simple supplies like tape. How are we going to support up to 400 new families? Build another school? Our schools can't handle this many new families.
Apartment towers in Ridgewood would compromise the integrity of the town. It would ultimately transform Ridgewood from a quiet, pretty village to an extended city sprawl. Don't allow hundreds of residential units to be built in 07450.
Half day K exists in our schools because the schools cannot accomodate all kindergarteners full time. I miss events at the library becaues there is no parking. I repetedly cannot run errands in town on the wknds because there is no parking! The town DOES NOT need an influx of people! This is not an URBAN AREA, LETS KEEP IT THAT WAY!
I reside @412 Van Buren Street, Ridgewood and strongly oppose revisions to the zoning master plan and the proposed developments at the foermer site of brogan Cadil lac.
Ridgewood, NJ
Preserve our Village and stop proposed master plan amendments
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In the long run, more residential housing is net tax negative. I oppose more residential building. It will increase everyone's taxes. If the masterplan is to be updated, parcels in question should be zoned for recreational commercial use. Public amenities such as parks, indoor pools, ice rinks, roller rinks, theatre, movies, should be of the highest priority.