The Planning Board is authorized to grant (C) variances from the redevelopment standards and other zoning standards that are not superseded by the redevelopment plan. The Planning Board is also authorized to grant waivers from design standards.

In order to achieve the number of affordable units and related market rate units provided for in the settlement agreement, the site design may require deviation from strict application of certain municipal design standards. In all cases, NJDEP Flood Hazard Area rules, wetland rules including wetland buffers shall be complied with. Should deviations from stream corridor standards be necessary, stream corridor averaging shall be used to minimize the total area of stream corridor that is lost because of the deviation.

The developer of the redevelopment area may also request relief from cost generative features of Borough land use ordinances and such requests shall be measured against the standards found in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70 c, with sufficient proofs to address the positive and negative variance criteria.