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Applicant:  Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County

Park Name/Location:

Former South Broad Street Playground
308-316 South Broad Street
Block 3905, Lot 19

Proposed Action:

The Village of Ridgewood has filed an application to legalize an “after-the-fact” major disposal of 0.378 acre of parkland listed on its Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI) and amend its ROSI accordingly. The subject of the disposal is the property identified as Block 3905, Lot 19 on the official tax map of the Village of Ridgewood and located at 308-316 South Broad Street. The property, formerly a playground, was sold by the Village to the Housing Development Corporation of Bergen County in 1983 and subsequently developed as condominiums for four affordable housing units, which did not receive approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The violation was discovered in 2011.

To rectify the situation, the Village proposes to provide replacement land in the Village. The proposed replacement parcels are identified as Block 5005, Lot 5 and a portion of Block 2605, Lots 2 and 3 on the official tax map of the Village of Ridgewood. The former is a vacant property on Hammond Road, and the latter is a portion of a “paper street” right-of-way known as Marlborough Road. The Village will also be installing recreational amenities at Kings Pond Park including installation of a new playground, benches, and a new pavilion which will be a space to host outdoor recreational programs, social gatherings, and picnics, as well as a shelter from extreme weather conditions. Additionally, the Village proposes to make a payment to the Garden State Preservation Trust.

Maps of the proposed diversion area and proposed replacement land are here:

General Location Map
Map of Proposed Hammond Road Replacement Parcel
Map of Proposed Marlborough Road Replacement Parcel

Hearing Date/Time:  Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Hearing Location: 

This hearing will be held in a hybrid format.

The in-person location for the hearing is:

Patrick A. Mancuso Senior Center
Ridgewood Village Hall, 1st floor
131 North Maple Avenue
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450

Information about how to join the hearing by telephone or Zoom is set forth in the attached public hearing notice.

Public Comments Accepted Through:  Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Please see public notice linked above for information about how to submit written comments.  Emailed comments to the Department are preferred.