Middletown adopts several zoning, housing and public-safety ordinances; introduces bond and code changes
July 13, 2026 | North Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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The Middletown Township Committee voted on July 13 to adopt a package of ordinances ranging from new townhouse residential zones to a rewrite of the township's emergency medical services code and a financial agreement tied to a long-term tax exemption law.
The measures approved on second and final reading included Ordinance 2026-3507 (establishing an RTH-10 zone for specified blocks and lots), 2026-3508 (RTH-11), 2026-3509 (RTH-12), 2026-3519 (authorizing a financial agreement with Port Monmouth Urban Renewal LLC under the long-term tax exemption law), 2026-3520 (amending salaries for noncontractual employees) and 2026-3521 (a financial agreement with Lincroft Senior Housing Corporation for continued senior and disabled affordable housing). The committee also adopted Ordinance 2026-3522, which repeals and replaces chapter 37 governing emergency medical services.
Why it matters: The zoning ordinances revise development standards for multiple parcels on the township tax map and the financial agreements use the statutory long-term tax exemption framework (NJSA references were read into the record) to enable redevelopment or preserve affordable housing. Rewriting the EMS code formalizes the EMS consolidation the committee referenced earlier in the meeting.
Votes at a glance: Each ordinance was opened for public comment; no members of the public spoke during the second-reading hearings and the motions carried on roll-call votes by the full committee. (The committee scheduled public hearings for several first-reading ordinances on Aug. 17.)
Details and next steps: On first reading the committee introduced bond Ordinance 2026-3523, providing an appropriation of $3,373,100 and authorizing the issuance of $3,204,445 in bonds or notes for capital improvements; the motion to introduce passed and a public hearing is set for Aug. 17. The committee also introduced ordinances to amend code provisions for wireless communications on township/school property (2026-3524), revise certain roadway weight limits (2026-3525), and amend a previously adopted 2022 bond ordinance (2026-3526); those items likewise passed introduction and are scheduled for public hearings on Aug. 17.
The committee adopted its consent agenda of resolutions (numbers 26-119 through 26-220) and approved minutes from the June 24 regular meeting.
What the committee said: Mayor Tony Perry read proclamations and presided over the roll calls. In explaining recent ordinance choices related to billboards and other land-use matters during later public comment, a township staff member said the amendments were structured to limit locations where LED signs could be installed and to avoid litigation after a state Supreme Court ruling that municipalities can no longer impose absolute bans.
The meeting closed after public comments and the committee adjourned. The introduced ordinances will return for public hearings on Aug. 17, 2026.
The measures approved on second and final reading included Ordinance 2026-3507 (establishing an RTH-10 zone for specified blocks and lots), 2026-3508 (RTH-11), 2026-3509 (RTH-12), 2026-3519 (authorizing a financial agreement with Port Monmouth Urban Renewal LLC under the long-term tax exemption law), 2026-3520 (amending salaries for noncontractual employees) and 2026-3521 (a financial agreement with Lincroft Senior Housing Corporation for continued senior and disabled affordable housing). The committee also adopted Ordinance 2026-3522, which repeals and replaces chapter 37 governing emergency medical services.
Why it matters: The zoning ordinances revise development standards for multiple parcels on the township tax map and the financial agreements use the statutory long-term tax exemption framework (NJSA references were read into the record) to enable redevelopment or preserve affordable housing. Rewriting the EMS code formalizes the EMS consolidation the committee referenced earlier in the meeting.
Votes at a glance: Each ordinance was opened for public comment; no members of the public spoke during the second-reading hearings and the motions carried on roll-call votes by the full committee. (The committee scheduled public hearings for several first-reading ordinances on Aug. 17.)
Details and next steps: On first reading the committee introduced bond Ordinance 2026-3523, providing an appropriation of $3,373,100 and authorizing the issuance of $3,204,445 in bonds or notes for capital improvements; the motion to introduce passed and a public hearing is set for Aug. 17. The committee also introduced ordinances to amend code provisions for wireless communications on township/school property (2026-3524), revise certain roadway weight limits (2026-3525), and amend a previously adopted 2022 bond ordinance (2026-3526); those items likewise passed introduction and are scheduled for public hearings on Aug. 17.
The committee adopted its consent agenda of resolutions (numbers 26-119 through 26-220) and approved minutes from the June 24 regular meeting.
What the committee said: Mayor Tony Perry read proclamations and presided over the roll calls. In explaining recent ordinance choices related to billboards and other land-use matters during later public comment, a township staff member said the amendments were structured to limit locations where LED signs could be installed and to avoid litigation after a state Supreme Court ruling that municipalities can no longer impose absolute bans.
The meeting closed after public comments and the committee adjourned. The introduced ordinances will return for public hearings on Aug. 17, 2026.
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