The purpose of this article is creating realistic
opportunities for the construction of low- and moderate-income housing
as an integral part of new market residential development as land
becomes available for such development within Washington Township.
This will assist Washington Township in fulfilling its New Jersey
COAH residential growth share obligations and also serve to reduce
suburban sprawl.
The affordable housing contributions detailed in §
3-16 shall apply to all major subdivisions or residential site plans, with eight or more dwelling units, in the following zones within the confines of Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey:
D. Section
123-11, Mountain Residential.
E. Section
123-13.2, Planned Village District (residential development).
G. Conversion of nonresidential zoning to residential
zoning via d variances.
A developer shall provide a combination of an
affordable housing unit on site or a payment in lieu of construction
cash contribution, per N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.4(b), to the Washington Township
Housing Trust Fund according to the schedule listed below. Affordable unit contributions shall not increase the density
of the development or site plan beyond what is permitted by the governing
zoning district regulations, and may require the creation of additional
lots and/or the conversion of market units to affordable units.
In accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.6(d), low-
and moderate-income housing unit(s) within inclusionary developments
shall be built and/or payments in lieu of construction cash contribution(s)
be made in accordance with the following schedule:
Minimum Percentage of Low- and Moderate-Income
Housing Units Completed and Payment in Lieu of Construction Cash Contribution
|
Maximum Percentage of Market Housing Units
Completed
|
---|
0%
|
25%
|
10%
|
25%, plus 1 unit
|
50%
|
50%
|
75%
|
75%
|
100%
|
90%
|
Any residential subdivision or site plan that provides inclusionary affordable units and/or payment in lieu of construction cash contributions shall be exempted from paying the affordable housing residential development fees as prescribed or amended in Chapter
3 of the Code of the Township of Washington, Article
II, §
3-7.
In the event an applicant seeks an extension
of an approval that is to expire, such an extension shall be considered
in accordance with the provisions of this article. Any such extension,
if so granted, shall be conditioned upon the developer complying with
the provisions of this article.
The provisions of this article shall be passed
on to any developer's successors and/or assigns. Contributions may
be enforced via a lien on each lot when the subdivision or site plan
is signed.