The purpose of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) District
is to provide realistic opportunities to capture affordable housing
in an effort to meet the Borough of Closter's unmet need obligation.
The Affordable Housing Overlay District (AHO) creates a realistic
opportunity for housing with an affordable component in the Borough's
Commercial (District No. 4) and Industrial (District No. 5 and District
No. 5A) areas.
In addition to those uses permitted in the underlying districts
(i.e., Commercial or Industrial) the following inclusionary housing
options are permitted conditional uses in the Affordable Housing Overlay
District, subject to site plan and conditional use approval by the
Planning Board.
A. Owner-occupied townhouses at a maximum density of eight units/acre,
with a 20% affordable set-aside.
B. Apartments at a density of 12 units/acre, with a 20% affordable set-aside
for all properties in the Affordable Housing Overlay, except for the
Industrial Zone 5A, which is identified on the Zoning Map as "District
No. 5A - Industrial Area (Affordable Housing Overlay District)." The
density for apartments in District No. 5A, Industrial Area is 10 units/acre.
All other conditions, bulk regulations, other regulations, and affordability
requirements as contained herein are the same for the Affordable Housing
Overlay Districts and District No. 5A - Industrial Area (Affordable
Housing Overlay District).
C. All sites to be developed with townhouses or apartments must meet the conditions listed in §
200-54.3 (below).
D. All sites to be developed with townhouses or apartments must include
a 20% affordable set-aside whereby 20% of the units are affordable
to low- and moderate-income households. In the event that the 20%
of the total number of residential units does not result in a complete
integer, the fraction number of units shall be rounded upward to provide
one additional whole unit. For example, if a development includes
16 units, the 20% set-aside equals an affordable obligation of 3.2
units. The fractional unit is rounded up to the next integer; therefore,
the development would include four affordable units.