Several New Jersey towns are pushing back against proposed state legislation that would loosen requirements for affordable housing projects developed by religious and nonprofit organizations.

Towns including Chatham, Morris Plains and Monroe have passed resolutions opposing S-4736 , introduced on Oct. 27. The town resolutions argue that the bill’s provisions would be an “egregious assault on municipal autonomy.”

The bill would require local planning boards to approve certain property conversions into housing developments if they meet the bill’s rules, and would greatly limit the reasons towns can use to reject those projects.

This would allow developers to “bypass” the local planning process, the resolutions claim.

Under the proposed legislation, buildings could exceed local height

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