The following terms when used in this chapter shall have the
meanings given in this section:
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A self-contained residential dwelling unit with a kitchen,
sanitary facilities, sleeping quarters and a private entrance, which
is created within an existing home, or through the conversion of an
existing accessory structure on the same site, or by an addition to
an existing home or accessory building, or by the construction of
a new accessory structure on the same site.
ACT
The Fair Housing Act of 1985, P.L. 1985, c. 222 (N.J.S.A.
52:27D-301 et seq.).
ADAPTABLE
Constructed in compliance with the technical design standards
of the Barrier Free Sub-code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
The entity responsible for the administration of affordable
units in accordance with this chapter, N.J.A.C. 5:96, N.J.A.C. 5:97
and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq.
AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
A regional marketing strategy designed to attract buyers
and/or renters of affordable units pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15.
AFFORDABILITY AVERAGE
The average percentage of median income at which restricted
units in an affordable housing development are affordable to low-
and moderate-income households.
AFFORDABLE
A sales price or rent within the means of a low- or moderate-income
household as defined in N.J.A.C. 5:97-9; in the case of an ownership
unit, that the sales price for the unit conforms to the standards
set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.6, as may be amended and supplemented,
and, in the case of a rental unit, that the rent for the unit conforms
to the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.12, as may be amended
and supplemented.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels,
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation, or enlargement of any use or change in the use of any
building or structure that provides for-sale or rental dwelling units
for low- and moderate-income households within a residential use,
structure, supportive or special needs dwelling, or residential component
of a mixed-use development in accordance with the requirements of
the Township of Delran's affordable housing ordinances and Housing
Element and Fair Share Plan.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM(S)
Any mechanism in a municipal Fair Share Plan prepared or
implemented to address a municipality's fair share obligation.
AFFORDABLE UNIT
A housing unit proposed or created pursuant to the Act, credited
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:97-4, and/or funded through an affordable housing
trust fund.
AGE-RESTRICTED UNIT
A housing unit designed to meet the needs of, and exclusively
for, the residents of an age-restricted segment of the population
such that:
A.
All the residents of the development where the unit is situated
are 62 years or older; or
B.
At least 80% of the units are occupied by one person that is
55 years or older; or
C.
The development has been designated by the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as "housing for older
persons" as defined in Section 807(b)(2) of the Fair Housing Act,
42 U.S.C. § 3607.
AGENCY
The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established
by P.L. 1983, c. 530 (N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq.).
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE
A facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health
and Senior Services to provide apartment-style housing and congregate
dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when
needed for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor
and that offers units containing, at a minimum, one unfurnished room,
a private bathroom, a kitchenette and a lockable door on the unit
entrance.
CERTIFIED HOUSEHOLD
A household that has been certified by an administrative
agent as a low-income household or moderate-income household.
COAH
The New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing established
under the Fair Housing Act of 1985.
CONSTRUCTION
New construction and additions, but does not include alterations,
reconstruction, renovations, and repairs as those terms are defined
under the State Uniform Construction Code promulgated pursuant to
the State Uniform Construction Code Act, P.L. 1975, c. 217 (N.J.S.A.
52:27D-119 et seq.).
DCA
The State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
DEFICIENT HOUSING UNIT
A housing unit with health and safety code violations that
require the repair or replacement of a major system. A major system
includes weatherization, roofing, plumbing (including wells), heating,
electricity, sanitary plumbing (including septic systems), lead paint
abatement and/or load-bearing structural systems.
DEVELOPER
Any person, partnership, association, company or corporation
that is the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or any land
proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder
of an option to contract or purchase, or other person having an enforceable
proprietary interest in such land.
DEVELOPMENT
The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels,
the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation, or enlargement of any use or change in the use of any
building or other structure, or of any mining, excavation or landfill,
and any use or change in the use of any building or other structure,
or land or extension of use of land, for which permission may be required
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
DEVELOPMENT FEE
Money paid for an individual, person, partnership, association,
company or corporation for the improvement of a property as permitted
in COAH rules and regulations pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:93-8, Development
Fees.
EQUALIZED ASSESSED VALUE
The assessed value of a property divided by the current state
equalization ratio for the Township, as determined in accordance with
Sections 1, 5, and 6 of P.L. 1973, c. 123 (N.J.S.A. 54:1-35a through
54:1-35c).
GREEN BUILDING STRATEGIES
Those strategies that minimize the impact of development
on the environment and enhance the health, safety and well-being of
residents by producing durable, low-maintenance, resource-efficient
housing while making optimum use of existing infrastructure and community
services.
INCLUSIONARY DEVELOPMENT
A development containing both affordable units and market-rate
units. Inclusionary developments that have five or more units must
have a minimum 20% set-aside of affordable units if it is for sale
and a minimum 15% set-aside for rentals. This term includes, but is
not necessarily limited to, new construction, the conversion of a
nonresidential structure to residential and the creation of new affordable
units through the reconstruction of a vacant residential structure.
JUDGMENT OF COMPLIANCE
A determination issued by the Superior Court approving the
Township's affordable housing plan to satisfy its fair share obligation.
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
A household with a total gross annual household income equal
to 50% or less of the median household income.
LOW-INCOME UNIT
A restricted unit that is affordable to a low-income household.
MAJOR SYSTEM
The primary structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical,
fire protection, or occupant service components of a building, which
include, but are not limited to, weatherization, roofing, plumbing
(including wells), heating, electricity, sanitary plumbing (including
septic systems), lead paint abatement or load-bearing structural systems.
MARKET-RATE UNITS
Housing not restricted to low- and moderate-income households
that may sell or rent at any price.
MEDIAN INCOME
The median income by household size for the applicable county,
as adopted annually by the Department.
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
A structure or building that encompasses two or more different
land uses, which shall be a retail or commercial component and a residential
component, whereby any commercial use must be on the ground floor
of said building or structure and the upper levels of the structure
shall be the residential component and shall provide low- and moderate-income
units, for-sale or rental, in accordance with the requirements of
the Township of Delran's affordable housing ordinances and Housing
Element and Fair Share Plan.
MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
A household with a total gross annual household income in
excess of 50% but less than 80% of the median household income.
NONEXEMPT SALE
Any sale or transfer of ownership other than the transfer
of ownership between husband and wife; the transfer of ownership between
former spouses ordered as a result of a judicial decree of divorce
or judicial separation, but not including sales to third parties;
the transfer of ownership between family members as a result of inheritance;
the transfer of ownership through an executor's deed to a Class A
beneficiary and the transfer of ownership by court order.
RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS
A process by which currently income-eligible households are
selected for placement in affordable housing units such that no preference
is given to one applicant over another except for purposes of matching
household income and size with an appropriately priced and sized affordable
unit (e.g., by lottery).
REGIONAL ASSET LIMIT
The maximum housing value in each housing region affordable
to four-person households with an income of 80% of the regional median
as defined by the Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey ("AHPNJ")
adopted Regional Income Limits published annually by AHPNJ.
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REHABILITATION
The repair, renovation, alteration or reconstruction of any
building or structure, pursuant to the Rehabilitation Sub-code, N.J.A.C.
5:23-6.
RENT
The gross monthly cost of a rental unit to the tenant, including
the rent paid to the landlord, as well as an allowance for tenant-paid
utilities computed in accordance with allowances published by DCA
for its Section 8 program. In assisted living residences, rent does
not include charges for food and services.
RESTRICTED UNIT
A dwelling unit, whether a rental unit or ownership unit,
that is subject to the affordability controls of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1,
as may be amended and supplemented, but does not include a market-rate
unit financed under UHORP or MONI.
THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey
that was established under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act (N.J.S.A.
52:27D-301 et seq.).
UHAC
The Uniform Housing Affordability Controls set forth in N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.1 et seq.
VERY-LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD
A household with a total gross annual household income equal
to 30% or less of the median household income.
WEATHERIZATION
Building insulation (for attic, exterior walls and crawl
space), siding to improve energy efficiency, replacement storm windows,
replacement storm doors, replacement windows and replacement doors,
and is considered a major system for rehabilitation.
The Township of Delran will use the following mechanisms to
satisfy its affordable housing obligations:
A. Percentage of mandatory set-asides for all future residential developments.
(1) If the Township permits the construction of multifamily or single-family
attached or detached residential development that is "approvable"
and "developable," as defined at N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.3, at a gross residential
density of six units to the acre or more, the Township shall require
that an appropriate percentage of the residential units be set aside
for low- and moderate-income households.
(2) This requirement shall apply beginning with the effective date of
this chapter to any multifamily or single-family attached or detached
residential development, including the residential portion of a mixed-use
development, which consists of five or more new residential units,
whether permitted by a zoning amendment, a variance granted by the
Township's Planning or Zoning Board, or adoption of a redevelopment
plan or amended redevelopment plan in areas in need of redevelopment
or rehabilitation.
(3) For inclusionary projects in which the low and moderate units are
to be offered for sale, the appropriate set-aside percentage is 20%
for projects in which the low- and moderate-income units are to be
offered for rent, the appropriate set-aside percentage is 15%.
(4) This requirement does not create any entitlement for a property owner
or applicant for a zoning amendment, variance, or adoption of a redevelopment
plan or amended redevelopment plan in areas in need of redevelopment
or rehabilitation, or for approval of any particular proposed project.
(5) All subdivision and site plan approvals of qualifying residential
developments shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions
of this section.
(6) This requirement does not apply to any sites or specific zones otherwise
identified in the settlement agreement or Fair Share Plan, for which
density and set-aside standards shall be governed by the specific
standards set forth therein, though all other provisions of this chapter
shall be applicable to those sites unless otherwise specified.
(7) This section shall not apply to developments containing four or fewer
dwelling units.
(8) Where a developer demolishes existing dwelling units and builds new
dwelling units on the same site, the provisions of this section shall
apply only if the net number of dwelling units is five or more.
B. Rehabilitation program.
(1) The Township of Delran and Fair Share Housing Center have agreed
upon a rehabilitation program of 24 units. The Township will continue
to participate in the Burlington County rehabilitation program to
update and renovate deficient housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income
households such that, after rehabilitation, these units will comply
with the New Jersey State Housing Code pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:28.
The Township will rehabilitate housing units to improve the housing
stock and continue to provide affordable units through rehabilitation.
(2) All rehabilitated rental or owner-occupied units shall remain affordable
to low- and moderate-income households for a period of 10 years (the
control period). For owner-occupied units, the control period will
be enforced with a lien and for renter-occupied units the control
period will be enforced with a deed restriction.
(3) The Township of Delran shall dedicate an average of $10,000 for each
unit to be rehabilitated through this program, reflecting the minimum
hard cost of rehabilitation for each unit.
(4) The Township of Delran shall designate, subject to the approval of
the Court, one administrative agent to administer the rehabilitation
program in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:91 and N.J.A.C. 5:93. The administrative
agent shall provide a rehabilitation manual for both rental and owner
occupant rehabilitations. These manuals when created will be reviewed
by the governing body and adopted by resolution subject to approval
of the Court. Both rehabilitation manuals shall be available for public
inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk and in the office
of the administrative agent.
(5) Units in a rehabilitation program shall be exempt from N.J.A.C. 5:93-9
and Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), but shall be administered
in accordance with the following:
(a)
If a unit is vacant, upon initial rental subsequent to rehabilitation,
or if a renter-occupied unit is rerented prior to the end of controls
on affordability, the deed restriction shall require the unit to be
rented to a low- or moderate-income household at an affordable rent
and affirmatively marketed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:93-9 and UHAC.
(b)
If a unit is renter-occupied, upon completion of the rehabilitation,
the maximum rate of rent shall be the lesser of the current rent or
the maximum permitted rent pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:93-9 and UHAC.
(c)
Rents in rehabilitated units may increase annually based on
the standards in N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.
(d)
Applicant and/or tenant households shall be certified as income-eligible
in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:93-9 and UHAC, except that households
in owner-occupied units shall be exempt from the regional asset limit.
C. Market-to-affordable program.
(1) The Township will develop a market-to-affordable program to provide
housing for at least 10 low- and moderate-income households, with
at least two units produced per year between 2019 and 2023. The program
will be funded with development fees collected by the Township, and
the properties involved will be deed restricted for a thirty-year
period (control period) to remain affordable to low- or moderate-income
households consistent with the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls
(UHAC) at N.J.A.C. 5:80-16.1 et seq. The minimum amount to be dedicated
to each unit to render the unit affordable shall be $20,000.
D. Alternative living arrangements.
(1) The administration of an alternative living arrangement shall be
in compliance with N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.8 and UHAC, with the following
exceptions:
(a)
Affirmative marketing (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15), provided, however,
that the units or bedrooms may be affirmatively marketed by the provider
in accordance with an alternative plan approved by the Court;
(b)
Affordability average and bedroom distribution (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3).
(2) With the exception of units established with capital funding through
a twenty-year operating contract with the Department of Human Services,
Division of Developmental Disabilities, alternative living arrangements
shall have at least thirty-year controls on affordability in accordance
with UHAC, unless an alternative commitment is approved by the Court.
(3) The service provider for the alternative living arrangement shall
act as the administrative agent for the purposes of administering
the affirmative marketing and affordability requirements for the alternative
living arrangement.
The following general guidelines apply to all newly constructed
developments that contain low-and moderate-income housing units, including
any currently unanticipated future developments that will provide
low- and moderate-income housing units.
A. Phasing. Inclusionary developments shall be subject to the following
schedule:
Minimum Percentage of Low- and Moderate-Income Units Completed
|
Maximum Percentage of Market-Rate Units Completed
|
---|
0
|
25
|
10
|
25 + 1 unit
|
50
|
50
|
75
|
75
|
100
|
90
|
B. Fractional units. If the required set-aside of the total number of
units in a development results in a fraction or decimal, the developer
shall be required to provide an additional affordable unit on site.
(1) Example: An eight-unit development requiring an affordable housing
set-aside of 1.6 units is proposed. The developer is required to provide
two on-site affordable units.
C. Design. In inclusionary developments, to the extent possible, low-
and moderate-income units shall be integrated with the market units.
D. Utilities. Affordable units shall utilize the same type of heating
source as market units within the affordable development.
E. Low/moderate split and bedroom distribution of affordable housing
units:
(1) The fair share obligation shall be divided equally between low- and
moderate-income units, except that where there is an odd number of
affordable housing units, the extra unit shall be a low-income unit.
(2) In each affordable development, at least 50% of the restricted units
within each bedroom distribution shall be low-income units, including
that 13% shall be very-low-income within each bedroom distribution.
If there is only one affordable unit it must be a low-income unit.
(3) Thirteen percent of all affordable units approved or constructed
since July 17, 2008, in the Township shall be designated as very-low-income
households at 30% of the median income, with at least 50% of all very-low-income
units being available to families. If an inclusionary development
proposes less than 10 total units, a payment in lieu of the cost of
subsidizing a very-low-income unit shall be deposited into the Township's
Affordable Housing Trust Fund based on the difference in cost between
providing a very-low-income unit and the region's affordability average.
Very-low-income units shall be considered low-income units for the
purposes of evaluating compliance with the required low-/moderate-income
unit splits, bedroom distribution, and phasing requirements of this
chapter.
(4) Affordable developments that are not age-restricted shall be structured
in conjunction with realistic market demands such that:
(a)
The combined number of efficiency and one-bedroom units shall
be no greater than 20% of the total low- and moderate-income units;
(b)
At least 30% of all low- and moderate-income units shall be
two-bedroom units;
(c)
At least 20% of all low- and moderate-income units shall be
three-bedroom units; and
(d)
The remaining units may be allocated among two- and three-bedroom
units at the discretion of the developer.
(5) Affordable developments that are age-restricted shall be structured
such that the number of bedrooms shall equal the number of age-restricted
low- and moderate-income units within the inclusionary development.
The standard may be met by having all one-bedroom units or by having
a two-bedroom unit for each efficiency unit.
F. Accessibility requirements:
(1) The first floor of all restricted townhouse dwelling units and all restricted units in all other multistory buildings shall be subject to the technical design standards of the Barrier Free Sub-code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, and the standards in §
63-4F(2)(a) through
(f).
(2) All restricted townhouse dwelling units and all restricted units
in other multistory buildings in which a restricted dwelling unit
is attached to at least one other dwelling unit shall have the following
features:
(a)
An adaptable toilet and bathing facility on the first floor;
(b)
An adaptable kitchen on the first floor;
(c)
An interior accessible route of travel on the first floor;
(d)
An adaptable room that can be used as a bedroom, with a door
or the casing for the installation of a door, on the first floor;
(e)
If not all of the foregoing requirements in §
63-4F(2)(a) through
(d) can be satisfied, then an interior accessible route of travel must be provided between stories within an individual unit, but if all of the terms of §
63-4F(2)(a) through
(d) above have been satisfied, then an interior accessible route of travel shall not be required between stories within an individual unit; and
(f)
An accessible entranceway as set forth at P.L. 2005, c. 350
(N.J.S.A. 52:27D-311a et seq.) and the Barrier Free Sub-code, N.J.A.C.
5:23-7, or evidence that the Township of Delran has collected funds
from the developer sufficient to make 10% of the adaptable entrances
in the development accessible.
(3) Where a unit has been constructed with an adaptable entrance, upon
the request of a disabled person who is purchasing or will reside
in the dwelling unit, an accessible entrance shall be installed.
(4) To this end, the builder of restricted units shall deposit funds
within the Township's Affordable Housing Trust Fund sufficient to
install accessible entrances in 10% of the affordable units that have
been constructed with adaptable entrances.
(5) The funds deposited under §
63-4F(4) above shall be used by the Township of Delran for the sole purpose of making the adaptable entrance of any affordable unit accessible when requested to do so by a person with a disability who occupies or intends to occupy the unit and requires an accessible entrance.
(6) The developer of the restricted units shall submit a design plan
and cost estimate for the conversion from adaptable to accessible
entrances to the Construction Official of the Township.
(7) Once the Construction Official has determined that the design plan
to convert the unit entrances from adaptable to accessible meet the
requirements of the Barrier Free Sub-code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, and that
the cost estimate of such conversion is reasonable, payment shall
be made to the Township's Affordable Housing Trust Fund where the
funds shall be deposited into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and
appropriately earmarked.
(8) Full compliance with the foregoing provisions shall not be required
where an entity can demonstrate that it is site impracticable to meet
the requirements. Determinations of site impracticability shall be
in compliance with the Barrier Free Sub-code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.
G. Maximum rents and sales prices.
(1) In establishing rents and sales prices of affordable housing units,
the administrative agent shall follow the procedures set forth in
UHAC utilizing the most recently published regional weighted average
of the uncapped Section 8 income limits as defined by the Affordable
Housing Professionals of New Jersey ("AHPNJ") adopted Regional Income
Limits published annually by AHPNJ.
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(2) The maximum rent for restricted rental units within each affordable
development shall be affordable to households earning no more than
60% of median income, and the average rent for restricted low- and
moderate-income units shall be affordable to households earning no
more than 52% of median income.
(3) The developers and/or municipal sponsors of restricted rental units
shall establish at least one rent for each bedroom type for both low-income
and moderate-income units.
(a)
At least 13% of all low- and moderate-income dwelling units
shall be affordable to households earning no more than 30% of median
income.
(4) The maximum sales price of restricted ownership units within each
affordable development shall be affordable to households earning no
more than 70% of median income, and each affordable development must
achieve an affordability average of 55% for restricted ownership units;
in achieving this affordability average, moderate-income ownership
units must be available for at least three different prices for each
bedroom type, and low-income ownership units must be available for
at least two different prices for each bedroom type.
(5) In determining the initial sales prices and rents for compliance
with the affordability average requirements for restricted units other
than assisted living facilities, the following standards shall be
used:
(a)
A studio shall be affordable to a one-person household;
(b)
A one-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a one-and-one-half-person
household;
(c)
A two-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a three-person household;
(d)
A three-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a four-and-one-half-person
household; and
(e)
A four-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a six-person household.
(6) In determining the initial sales prices and rents for compliance
with the affordability average requirements for restricted units in
assisted living facilities and age-restricted development, the following
standards shall be used:
(a)
A studio shall be affordable to a one-person household;
(b)
A one-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a one-and-one-half-person
household; and
(c)
A two-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a two-person household
or to two one-person households.
(7) The initial purchase price for all restricted ownership units shall
be calculated so that the monthly carrying cost of the unit, including
principal and interest (based on a mortgage loan equal to 95% of the
purchase price and the Federal Reserve H.15 rate of interest), taxes,
homeowner and private mortgage insurance and condominium or homeowners'
association fees do not exceed 28% of the eligible monthly income
of the appropriate size household as determined under N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4,
as may be amended and supplemented; provided, however, that the price
shall be subject to the affordability average requirement of N.J.A.C.
5:80-26.3, as may be amended and supplemented.
(8) The initial rent for a restricted rental unit shall be calculated
so as not to exceed 30% of the eligible monthly income of the appropriate
household size, including an allowance for tenant-paid utilities,
as determined under N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4, as may be amended and supplemented;
provided, however, that the rent shall be subject to the affordability
average requirement of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, as may be amended and supplemented.
(9) The price of owner-occupied low- and moderate-income units may increase
annually based on the percentage increase in the regional median income
limit for each housing region. In no event shall the maximum resale
price established by the administrative agent be lower than the last
recorded purchase price.
(10) The rent of very-low-, low- and moderate-income units may be increased
annually based on the percentage increase in the Housing Consumer
Price Index for the region. This increase shall not exceed 9% in any
one year. Rent increases for units constructed pursuant to low-income
housing tax credit regulations shall be indexed pursuant to the regulations
governing low-income housing tax credits.
(11) Utilities. Tenant-paid utilities that are included in the utility
allowance shall be so stated in the lease and shall be consistent
with the utility allowance approved by HUD for its Section 8 program.
Price restrictions for restricted ownership units shall be in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1, as may be amended and supplemented,
including:
A. The initial purchase price for a restricted ownership unit shall
be approved by the administrative agent.
B. The administrative agent shall approve all resale prices, in writing
and in advance of the resale, to assure compliance with the foregoing
standards.
C. The method used to determine the condominium association fee amounts
and special assessments shall be indistinguishable between the low-
and moderate-income unit owners and the market unit owners.
D. The owners of restricted ownership units may apply to the administrative
agent to increase the maximum sales price for the unit on the basis
of capital improvements. Eligible capital improvements shall be those
that render the unit suitable for a larger household or the addition
of a bathroom.
Appeals from all decisions of an administrative agent designated
pursuant to this chapter shall be filed with the Superior Court of
New Jersey, Burlington County.