The ordinance, which will be up for a public hearing and final adoption on Jan. Franklin is the most populous municipality in Somerset County and the 18th most populous municipality in New Jersey. Several million square feet in warehouse space has been developed in the township since 2018 in more than two dozen projects.Īccording to the ordinance, Franklin has experienced 'exponential growth' in warehouse construction.

Some of the warehouse projects have generated opposition because they are near age-restricted communities. The northwestern part of the township, because of its proximity to I-287, has become a center of warehouse development. The action comes after a rising groundswell of community opposition to warehouse construction in the Elizabeth Avenue, Weston Canal Road and Schoolhouse Road corridors. The Council has introduced, on first reading, a zoning ordinance to eliminate warehouses as a permitted use in the Business and Industry Zone.

FRANKLIN (Somerset) - In the statewide controversy over the boom in warehouse development, the Township Council has taken a big step to limit the construction of warehouses.

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