[Amended 3-9-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-15]
(Per N.J.A.C. 5:93 as may be updated per various sections in N.J.A.C. 5:97 and N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq.). Per the definition of "new construction," this section governs the creation of new affordable housing units regardless of the means by which the units are created. Newly constructed units may include new residences constructed or created through other means.
(a) 
The following requirements shall apply to all new or planned developments that contain very-low-, low- and moderate-income housing units. To the extent possible, details related to the adherence to the requirements below shall be outlined in the resolution granting municipal subdivision or site plan approval of the project to assist municipal representatives, developers and administrative agents.
(b) 
Completion schedule (previously known as "phasing"). Final site plan or subdivision approval shall be contingent upon the affordable housing development meeting the following completion schedule for very-low-, low- and moderate-income units whether developed in a single-phase development, or in a multi-phase development:
Maximum Percentage of Market-Rate Units Issued a Temporary or Final Certificate of Occupancy
Minimum Percentage of Affordable Units Issued a Temporary or Final Certificate of Occupancy
25+1
10
50
50
75
75
90
100
(c) 
Design. The following design requirements apply to affordable housing developments, excluding prior round units.
(1) 
Design of 100% affordable developments:
a. 
Restricted units must meet the minimum unit square footage required and the minimum square footage required for each bedroom, as set forth in the Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:43-2.4.
b. 
Each bedroom in each restricted unit must have at least one window.
c. 
Restricted units must include adequate air conditioning and heating.
(2) 
Design of developments comprising market-rate rental units and restricted rental units. The following does not apply to prior round units, unless stated otherwise.
a. 
Restricted units must use the same building materials and architectural design elements (for example, plumbing, insulation, or siding) as market-rate units of the same unit type (for example, flat or townhome) within the same development, except that restricted units and market-rate units may use different interior finishes. This shall apply to prior round units.
b. 
Restricted units and market-rate units within the same affordable development must be sited such that restricted units are not concentrated in less desirable locations.
c. 
Restricted units may not be physically clustered so as to segregate restricted and market-rate units within the same development or within the same building, but must be interspersed throughout the development, except that age-restricted and supportive housing units may be physically clustered if the clustering facilitates the provision of on-site medical services or on-site social services. Prior round affordable units shall be integrated with market-rate units to the extent feasible.
d. 
Residents of restricted units must be offered the same access to communal amenities as residents of market-rate units within the same affordable development. Examples of communal amenities include, but are not limited to, community pools, fitness and recreation centers, playgrounds, common rooms and outdoor spaces, and building entrances and exits. This shall apply to prior round units.
e. 
Restricted units must include adequate air conditioning and heating and must use the same type of cooling and heating sources as market-rate units of the same unit type. This shall apply to prior round units.
f. 
Each bedroom in each restricted unit must have at least one window.
g. 
Restricted units must be of the same unit type as market-rate units within the same building.
h. 
Restricted units and bedrooms must be no less than 90% of the minimum size prescribed by the Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:43-2.4.
(3) 
Design of developments containing for-sale units, including those with a mix of rental and for-sale units. Restricted rental units shall meet the requirements of subsection (c)(2) above. Restricted sale units shall comply with the below:
a. 
Restricted units must use the same building standards as market-rate units of the same unit type (for example, flat, townhome, or single-family home), except that restricted units and market-rate units may use different interior finishes. This shall apply to prior round units.
b. 
Restricted units may be clustered, provided that the buildings or housing product types containing the restricted units are integrated throughout the development and are not concentrated in an undesirable location or in undesirable locations. Prior round affordable units shall be integrated with market-rate units to the extent feasible.
c. 
Restricted units may be of different unit housing product types than market-rate units, provided that there is a restricted option available for each market-rate housing type. Developments containing market-rate duplexes, townhomes, and/or single-family homes shall offer restricted housing options that also include duplexes, townhomes, and/or single-family homes. Penthouses and higher priced end townhouses may be exempt from this requirement. The proper ratio for restricted to market-rate unit type shall be subject to municipal ordinance or, if not specified, shall be determined at the time of site plan approval.
d. 
Restricted units must meet the minimum unit square footage required and the minimum square footage required for each bedroom, as set forth in the Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing rules at N.J.A.C. 5:43-2.4.
e. 
Penthouse and end units may be reserved for market-rate sale, provided that the overall number, value, and distribution of affordable units across the development is not negatively impacted by such reservation(s).
f. 
Residents of restricted units must be offered the same access to communal amenities as residents of market-rate units within the same affordable development. Examples of communal amenities include, but are not limited to, community pools, fitness and recreation centers, playgrounds, common rooms and outdoor spaces, and building entrances and exits. This shall apply to prior round units.
g. 
Each bedroom in each restricted unit must have at least one window.
h. 
Restricted units must include adequate air conditioning and heating.
(d) 
Utilities.
(1) 
Affordable units shall utilize the same type of cooling and heating source as market-rate units within the affordable housing development.
(2) 
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 in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.13(e).
(e) 
Low/moderate split and bedroom distribution.
(1) 
Affordable units 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 housing development, at least 50% of the restricted units within each bedroom distribution rounded up to the nearest whole number, shall be very-low- or low-income units. A developer may request from the governing body a waiver of the requirement to round up, upon demonstration that strict adherence to this requirement would cause undue hardship or would be site-infeasible.
(3) 
Within rental developments, of the total number of affordable rental units, at least 13%, rounded up to the nearest whole number, shall be affordable to very-low-income households. The very-low-income units shall be distributed between each bedroom count as proportionally as possible, to the nearest whole unit, to the total number of restricted units within each bedroom count, and counted as part of the required number of low-income units within the development.
(4) 
Affordable housing developments that are not age-restricted or supportive housing shall be structured such that:
a. 
At a minimum, the number of bedrooms within the restricted units equals twice the number of restricted units;
b. 
Two-bedroom and/or three-bedroom units compose at least 50% of all restricted units;
c. 
The combined number of efficiency and one-bedroom units shall be no greater than 20%, rounded down, of the total number of low- and moderate-income units. A developer may request from the governing body a waiver of the requirement to round down, upon demonstration that strict adherence to this requirement would cause undue hardship or would be site-infeasible.
d. 
At least 30% of all low- and moderate-income units, rounded up, shall be two-bedroom units. A developer may request from the governing body a waiver of the requirement to round up, upon demonstration that strict adherence to this requirement would cause undue hardship or would be site-infeasible.
e. 
At least 20% of all low- and moderate-income units, rounded up shall be three-bedroom units. A developer may request from the governing body a waiver of the requirement to round up, upon demonstration that strict adherence to this requirement would cause undue hardship or would be site-infeasible.
f. 
The remaining units may be allocated among two- and three- bedroom units at the discretion of the developer.
(5) 
Affordable housing developments that are age-restricted or supportive housing, except those supportive housing units whose sponsoring program determines the unit arrangements, shall be structured such that, at a minimum, the number of bedrooms shall equal the number of age-restricted or supportive housing low- and moderate-income units within the inclusionary development. Supportive housing units whose sponsoring program determines the unit arrangement shall comply with all requirements of the sponsoring program. The standard may be met by having all one-bedroom units or by having a two-bedroom unit for each efficiency unit. In affordable housing developments with 20 or more restricted units that are age-restricted or supportive housing, two-bedroom units must comprise at least 5% of those restricted units.
(f) 
Accessibility requirements.
(1) 
Any new construction shall be adaptable; however, elevators shall not be required in any building or within any dwelling unit for the purpose of compliance with this section. In buildings without elevator service, only ground floor dwelling units shall be required to be constructed to conform with the technical design standards of the Barrier Free Subcode. "Ground floor" means the first floor with a dwelling unit or portion of a dwelling unit, regardless of whether that floor is at grade. A building may have more than one ground floor.
(2) 
Notwithstanding the exemption for townhouse dwelling units in the Barrier Free Subcode, the first floor of all townhouse dwelling units and of all other multifloor dwelling units that are attached to at least one other dwelling unit shall be subject to the technical design standards of the barrier free subcode and shall include 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; however an interior accessible route of travel shall not be required between stories;
d. 
An adaptable room that can be used as a bedroom, with a door, or the casing for the installation of a door that is compliant with the Barrier Free Subcode, on the first floor;
e. 
If not all of the foregoing requirements in subsection (f)(2)a through d can be satisfied, then an interior accessible route of travel shall be provided between stories within an individual unit; and
f. 
An accessible entranceway as set forth in P.L. 2005, c. 350 (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-311a et seq.) and the Barrier Free Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, or evidence that the municipality has collected funds from the developer sufficient to make 10% of the adaptable entrances in the development accessible:
1. 
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.
2. 
To this end, the builder of restricted units shall deposit funds within the Affordable Housing Trust Fund sufficient to install accessible entrances in 10% of the affordable units that have been constructed with adaptable entrances.
3. 
The funds deposited shall be expended for the sole purpose of making the adaptable entrance of an 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.
4. 
The developer of the restricted units shall submit to the Construction Official a design plan and cost estimate for the conversion from adaptable to accessible entrances.
5. 
Once the Construction Official has determined that the design plan to convert the unit entrances from adaptable to accessible meets the requirements of the Barrier Free Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, and that the cost estimate of such conversion is reasonable, payment shall be made to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and earmarked appropriately.
g. 
Full compliance with the foregoing provisions shall not be required where an entity can demonstrate that it is "site-impracticable" to meet the requirements. If full compliance with this section would be site impracticable, compliance with this section for any portion of the dwelling shall be required to the extent that it is not site impracticable. Determinations of site impracticability shall comply with the Barrier Free Subcode at N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.
[Amended 3-9-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-15]
(a) 
Pursuant to amended UHAC regulations at N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. and, in addition, pursuant to P.L. 2024, c. 2, and specifically to the amended FHA at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-311.m, "All parties shall be entitled to rely upon regulations on municipal credits, adjustments, and compliance mechanisms adopted by the Council on Affordable Housing unless those regulations are contradicted by statute, including but not limited to P.L. 2024, c. 2, or binding court decisions." The following are many of the main provisions of the COAH regulations at either N.J.A.C. 5:93 or 5:97 that have been upheld by the NJ Supreme Court. Municipalities should consult the cited full COAH regulations when preparing the HEFSP for required documentation, etc. Additional compliance details may also be included in the specific municipal program manual.
(b) 
Rehabilitation programs (per N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.2 with updated provisions herein per N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.2 related to credit towards a municipal present need obligation).
(1) 
The rehabilitation program shall be designed to renovate deficient housing units occupied or intended to be occupied by very-low-, 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. 5:28-1.1 et seq. or the Rehabilitation Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-6, to the extent applicable.
(2) 
Both ownership and rental units shall be eligible for rehabilitation funds.
(3) 
All rehabilitated units shall remain affordable to very-low-, low- and moderate-income households for a period of 10 years (the control period). For owner-occupied units, the control period shall be enforced with a mortgage and note and for renter-occupied units the control period will be enforced with a deed restriction.
(4) 
The municipality shall dedicate a minimum average hard cost of $10,000 for each unit to be rehabilitated through this program and in addition shall dedicate associated rehabilitation program soft costs such as case management, inspection fees and work write-ups.
(5) 
The municipality shall designate, subject to the approval of the Department, one or more administrative agents to administer the rehabilitation program in accordance with P.L. 2024, Chapter 2. The administrative agent(s) shall provide rehabilitation manuals for ownership and rental rehabilitation programs. Manuals shall be adopted by resolution of the governing body. Both rehabilitation manuals shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Municipal Clerk and on the municipal affordable housing web page.
(6) 
Households determined to be very-low-, low-, or moderate-income may participate in a rehabilitation program. Rehabilitated units shall be exempt from the very-low-income requirements, low/mod split, and bedroom distribution requirements of UHAC, but shall be administered in accordance with the following:
a. 
If a unit is vacant at the time of rehabilitation, or if a rehabilitated unit becomes vacant and is re-rented before the expiration of the affordability controls, the deed restriction shall require that the unit be rented to a low- or moderate-income household at an affordable rent.
b. 
If a rental unit is occupied by a tenant at the time rehabilitation is completed, the rent charged after rehabilitation shall not exceed the lesser of the tenant's current rent or the maximum rent permitted under UHAC.
c. 
Rents in rehabilitated units may increase annually based on the standards in UHAC.
d. 
At the time of application, applicant households and/or tenant households shall be subject to income eligibility determinations in accordance with UHAC.
(c) 
Accessory apartment program (per N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.9 as may be updated per various sections in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.8).
(1) 
All affordable accessory apartments created under this section shall comply with the provisions for accessory dwelling units in the residential district in which the unit is located.
(2) 
An affordable accessory apartment program shall provide low- and moderate-income units or may be limited to only low- or only moderate-income units.
(3) 
Per N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.8(c)1, at the time of initial occupancy of the unit and for at least 10 years thereafter, the accessory apartment shall be rented only to income eligible households consistent with the income category and rent structure of the unit.
(4) 
Rents of accessory apartments shall be established using the same methodology of affordable rental units discussed herein.
(5) 
There shall be a recorded deed or declaration of covenants and restrictions applied to the property upon which the accessory apartment is located running with the land and limiting its subsequent rental for the duration of the control period.
(6) 
The municipal accessory apartment program shall not restrict the number of bedrooms in any accessory apartment.
(7) 
Per N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.8(b)2, the municipality shall provide a minimum of $25,000 per unit to subsidize the creation of each low-income accessory apartment or $20,000 per unit to subsidize the creation of each moderate-income accessory apartment. Subsidy may be used to fund actual construction costs and/or to provide compensation for reduced rental rates.
(d) 
Assisted living residence (per N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.11).
(1) 
An assisted living residence is a facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available. All or a designated number of apartments in the facility shall be restricted to low- and moderate-income households.
(2) 
The unit of credit shall be the apartment. However, a two-bedroom apartment shall be eligible for two units of credit if it is restricted to two unrelated individuals.
(3) 
A recipient of a Medicaid waiver shall automatically qualify as a low- or moderate-income household.
(4) 
Assisted living units are considered age-restricted housing in a HEFSP and shall be included with the maximum number of units that may be age-restricted.
(5) 
Low- and moderate-income residents cannot be charged any upfront fees.
(6) 
The units shall comply with UHAC with the following exceptions:
a. 
Affirmative marketing (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.16); provided that the units are restricted to recipients of Medicaid waivers;
b. 
The deed restriction may be on the facility, rather than individual apartments or rooms;
c. 
Low/moderate income split and affordability average (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4); only if all of the affordable units are affordable to households at a maximum of 60% of median income.
(7) 
Tenant income eligibility (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.14); up to 80% of an applicant's gross income may be used for rent, food and services based on occupancy type and the affordable unit must receive the same basic services as required by the Agency's underwriting guidelines and financing policies. The cost of non-housing related services shall not exceed one and two-thirds times the rent established for each unit.
(e) 
Supportive housing and group homes (per N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.10).
(1) 
The following provisions shall apply to group homes, residential health care facilities, and supportive shared living housing:
a. 
Units are subject to affirmative marketing requirements, household certification, and administrative agent oversight; and may, with the approval of the Municipal Housing Liaison and the administrative agent, be leased either by the bedroom or to a single household in the case of multi-bedroom configurations, provided such arrangement is consistent with the Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968).
b. 
Units may, with the approval of the administrative agent, be subject to a master lease by an approved supportive housing operator, provided that all subleases are to be certified supportive housing households and remain fully subject to the affordability controls of this article. Rents for supportive housing units shall not exceed the rent standards established and published by the New Jersey Department of Human Services.
c. 
The unit of credit shall be the bedroom. However, the unit of credit shall be the unit if occupied by a single person or household.
d. 
Housing that is age-restricted shall be included with the maximum number of units that may be age-restricted pursuant to the Act.
e. 
Occupancy shall not be restricted to youth under 18 years of age.
f. 
In affordable developments with 20 or more restricted units that are supportive housing, two-bedroom units must compose at least 5% of those restricted units.
g. 
The bedrooms and/or units shall comply with UHAC with the following exceptions:
1. 
Affirmative marketing; however, group homes, residential health care facilities, permanent supportive housing, and supportive shared living housing shall be affirmatively marketed to broadest possible population of qualified individuals with special needs in accordance with a plan approved by the sponsoring program;
2. 
Affordability average and bedroom distribution (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4).
h. 
With the exception of units established with capital funding through a 20-year operating contract with the Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, group homes, residential health care facilities, supportive shared living housing and permanent supportive housing shall have the appropriate controls on affordability in accordance with the Act. In the event that a supportive housing provider is unable to record or execute a long-term deed restriction, the units shall be subject to annual recertification by the Municipal Housing Liaison to confirm continued occupancy and compliance with this section.
i. 
Objective standards shall be applied in the selection of tenants for supportive housing units and shall be designed to ensure that individuals are not excluded in an arbitrary or capricious manner.
j. 
The following documentation shall be submitted by the sponsor to the municipality prior to marketing the completed units or facility:
1. 
An affirmative marketing plan in accordance with subsection (e)(1)g.1 above; and
2. 
If applicable, proof that the supportive and/or special needs housing is regulated by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, the New Jersey Department of Human Services or another state agency in accordance with the requirements of this section, which includes validation of the number of bedrooms or units in which low- or moderate-income occupants reside.
k. 
The sponsor/owner shall complete annual monitoring as directed by the MHL.
[Amended 3-9-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-15]
(a) 
Administrative agents shall use the current regional income limits for the purpose of pricing affordable units and determining income eligibility of households.
(b) 
Regional income limits are based on regional median income, which is established by a regional weighted average of the "median family incomes" published by HUD. The procedure for computing the regional median income is detailed in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3.
(c) 
Updated regional income limits are effective as of the effective date of the regional Section 8 income limits for the year, as published by HUD, or 45 days after HUD publishes the regional Section 8 income limits for the year, whichever comes later. The new income limits may not be less than those of the previous year.
[Amended 3-9-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-15]
(a) 
In establishing rents and sales prices of affordable housing units, the administrative agent shall follow the procedures set forth in UHAC N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4.
(b) 
The average rent for all restricted units within each affordable housing development shall be affordable to households earning no more than 52% of regional median income.
(c) 
The maximum rent for restricted rental units within each affordable housing development shall be affordable to households earning no more than 60% of regional median income. The maximum rent may be increased to no more than 70% of regional median income for moderate-income units within affordable developments where very-low-income units compose at least 13% of the restricted units; however, the number of units with rent affordable to households earning 70% of regional median income may not exceed the number of very-low-income units in excess of 13% (rounded up) of the restricted units.
(d) 
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, provided that at least 13% of all low- and moderate-income rental units shall be affordable to households earning no more than 30% of median income. These very-low-income units shall be part of the low-income requirement and very-low-income units should be distributed between each bedroom count as proportionally as possible, to the nearest whole unit, to the total number of restricted units within each bedroom count.
(e) 
The maximum sales price of restricted ownership units within each affordable housing development shall be affordable to households earning no more than 70% of median income, and each affordable housing development must achieve an affordability average that does not exceed 55% for all 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 when the number of low- and moderate-income units permits.
(f) 
The master deeds and declarations of covenants and restrictions for affordable developments may not distinguish between restricted units and market-rate units in the calculation of any condominium or homeowner association fees and special assessments to be paid by low- and moderate-income purchasers and those to be paid by market-rate purchasers. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, condominium units subject to a municipal ordinance adopted before December 20, 2004, which ordinance provides for condominium or homeowner association fees and/or assessments different from those provided for in this subsection are governed by the ordinance.
(g) 
In determining the initial sales prices and rents for compliance with the affordability average requirements for restricted family units, the following standards shall be met:
(1) 
A studio or efficiency unit shall be affordable to a one-person household;
(2) 
A one-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a one-and-one-half-person household;
(3) 
A two-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a three-person household;
(4) 
A three-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a four-and-one-half-person household; and
(5) 
A four-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a six-person household.
(h) 
In determining the initial rents and sales prices for compliance with the affordability average requirements for restricted units in assisted living facilities and age-restricted and special needs and supportive housing developments, the following standards shall be met:
(1) 
A studio or efficiency unit shall be affordable to a one-person household;
(2) 
A one-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a one-and-one-half-person household; and
(3) 
A two-bedroom unit shall be affordable to a two-person household or to two one-person households. Where pricing is based on two one-person households, the developer shall provide a list of units so priced to the Municipal Housing Liaison and the administrative agent.
(i) 
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 Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage rate of interest), property taxes, homeowner and private mortgage insurance and condominium or homeowner association fees do not exceed 30% of the eligible monthly income of the appropriate size household as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.7, as may be amended and supplemented; provided, however, that the price shall be subject to the affordability average requirement of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4, as may be amended and supplemented.
(j) 
The initial rent for a restricted rental unit shall be calculated so that the total monthly housing expense, including an allowance for tenant-paid utilities, does not exceed 30% of the gross monthly income of a household of the appropriate size whose income is targeted to the applicable percentage of median income for the unit, as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, as may be amended and supplemented. The rent shall also comply with the affordability average requirement of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.4, as may be amended and supplemented. The initial rent for a restricted rental unit shall be calculated so the eligible monthly housing expenses/income, including an allowance for tenant-paid utilities, does not exceed 30% of gross income of and the appropriate household size as determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.3, as may be amended and supplemented.
(k) 
At the anniversary date of the tenancy of the certified household occupying a restricted rental unit, following proper notice provided to the occupant household pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1.f, the rent may be increased to an amount commensurate with the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), specifically U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Series CUUR0100SAH, titled "Housing in Northeast urban, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted." 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.
[Amended 3-9-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-15]
In referring certified households to specific restricted units, to the extent feasible, and without causing an undue delay in occupying the unit, the administrative agent shall strive to:
(a) 
Ensure each bedroom is occupied by at least one person, except for age-restricted and supportive and special needs housing units;
(b) 
Provide a bedroom for every two adult occupants;
(c) 
With regard to occupants under the age of 18, accommodate the household's requested arrangement, except that such arrangement may not result in more than two occupants under the age of 18 occupying any bedroom; and
(d) 
Avoid placing a one-person household into a unit with more than one bedroom.