If a project proposed by Rails with Trails comes to fruition, portions of the Great Eastern Trail could be connected through a trail running alongside the active railroad tracks parallel to Lyndon Avenue in Red Bank.Red Bank residents interested in giving input concerning the shape and appearance of the future of the city’s commercial district may want to attend the next meeting of the city’s Municipal Planning Commission, in which the final draft of the city’s new design review standards will be discussed.
The meeting will be held at Red Bank City Hall at Thursday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
“It’s [the design review standards] something that’s going to be enforced, and people need to know what’s coming,” said Planning Commissioner David Hafley, as to why he encourages residents to attend.
He explained that the standards will determine the appearance of buildings, including the look of the roof line, parking and the types of materials that can be used on the frontage of buildings for properties zoned commercial.
“The design review standards would affect any new construction in the commercial area and on any repurposed and changed use of a building,” he said.