East Brunswick, NJ Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Density Bonus Law (2026)

Section 228-217.31 sets the density caps for the MXD/R (Mixed Use Development/Residential) District and builds the bonus into them. The base limits are twelve (12) dwelling units per acre net density for townhouses and sixteen (16) dwelling units per acre net density for apartments (multi family units), each for structures three stories or less. Subsection C then raises the gross density: one additional unit of conventional housing per acre for each unit of low or moderate income housing per acre provided by the developer, plus an additional one unit per acre of conventional housing where the developer constructs the low or moderate income units in a scatter site fashion throughout the development.

The bonus has a stated purpose. Section 228-217.26 says the Township of East Brunswick intends to enable the use of more than fifty (50%) percent of the land in an MXD/R Zone for multi family residential structures and townhouses in order to satisfy obligations arising out of the Mount Laurel II litigation and to achieve affordable housing in accordance with Mount Laurel standards. It also states the intent to incorporate in the zone the density bonus provisions found in the density limitations for planned unit residential developments in Village Green II and IIA, Village Green III and IIIA and Town Green. Under § 228-217.28, multi family residential structures and townhouses are permitted on the balance of the tract, and total residential use can take place throughout the zone, while the listed non-residential uses need direct access from Route 18. The standards of § 228-217.5 for an MXD Zone are incorporated by reference in § 228-217.30, and § 228-217.36 points approvals to the procedure in § 228-217.12.

One printed quirk: subsection C cites § 132-41 for the bonus provisions, and in the current Code that number is headed Minutes. The formula printed in subsection C itself is therefore the working rule.