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Timestamp: 2020-07-09 12:19:17
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 78', '§ 277']

City of Linwood, NJ Affordable Housing
§ 78-3 Applicability.
§ 78-4 Alternative living arrangements.
§ 78-5 Inclusionary zoning.
§ 78-6 Phasing schedule for inclusionary zoning.
§ 78-7 New construction.
§ 78-8 Utilities.
§ 78-9 Occupancy standards.
§ 78-10 Control periods for restricted ownership units and enforcement mechanisms.
§ 78-11 Price restrictions for restricted ownership units, homeowners' association fees and resale prices.
§ 78-12 Buyer income eligibility.
§ 78-13 Limitations on indebtedness secured by ownership unit; subordination.
§ 78-14 Capital improvements to ownership units.
§ 78-15 Control periods for restricted rental units.
§ 78-16 Rent restrictions for rental units; leases.
§ 78-17 Tenant income eligibility.
§ 78-18 Municipal housing liaison.
§ 78-19 Administrative agent.
§ 78-20 Affirmative marketing requirements.
§ 78-21 Enforcement of affordable housing regulations.
§ 78-22 Appeals.
Chapter 78 Affordable Housing
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Linwood 8-8-2018 by Ord. No. 14-2018. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Development fees — See Ch. 124.
Zoning — See Ch. 277, § 277-40.3.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for and regulate affordable housing in the City.
The entity designated by the City to administer affordable units in accordance with this chapter, N.J.A.C. 5:93,[1] and UHAC (N.J.A.C. 5:80-26).
A sales price or rent level that is within the means of a low- or moderate-income household as defined within N.J.A.C. 5:93-7.4,[2] and, 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.
A development included in or approved pursuant to the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan or otherwise intended to address the City's fair share obligation, and includes, but is not limited to, an inclusionary development, a municipal construction project or a one-hundred-percent affordable housing development, group homes and accessory apartments.
A structure in which households live in distinct bedrooms, yet share kitchen and plumbing facilities, central heat and common areas. Alternative living arrangements include, but are not limited to: transitional facilities for the homeless; Class A, B, C, D and E boardinghomes as regulated by the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; residential health care facilities as regulated by the New Jersey Department of Health; group homes for the developmentally disabled and mentally ill as licensed and/or regulated by the New Jersey Department of Human Services; and congregate living arrangements.
Editor's Note: In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 93, Substantive Rules of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing for the Period Beginning June 6, 1994, expired on October 16, 2016.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all affordable housing developments and affordable housing units that currently exist and that are proposed to be created within the City of Linwood pursuant to the City's most recently adopted Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.
Unless otherwise specified by agreement or ordinance, the service provider operating the alternative living arrangement shall be the administrative agent for the alternative living arrangement.
To implement the fair share plan in a manner consistent with the terms of the settlement agreement, ensure the efficient use of land through compact forms of development and to create realistic opportunities for the construction of affordable housing, overlay zoning shall be permitted on the following properties consistent with the provisions of the City of Linwood's Housing Element and Fair Share Plan and the terms of the settlement agreement.
Linwood is constitutionally obligated to provide a realistic opportunity to comply with its affordable housing obligation. Creating two new affordable housing zones creates a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing. The zones shall be as follows:
Affordable Housing Overlay Zone I: Mixed-Use Zoning; shall specifically be allowed on the following blocks and lots: Block 1, Lots 43.01 and 46.02; Block 6, Lot 24; and
Affordable Housing Overlay Zone II: Mixed-Use/Residential Zoning; shall specifically be allowed on the following blocks and lots: Block 1, Lots 24, 29.01, 29.02, 32.01, 32.02, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43.02, 46.01, 47 and 48; Block 6, Lots 25, 26, 36 and 40; Block 19, Lots 5, 6 and 7.
Minimum Percentage of Low-and Moderate-Income Units Completed
A maximum of 25% of the City's obligation may be met with age-restricted units. At least half of all affordable units in the City's plan shall be available to families.
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. This standard may be met by having all one-bedroom units or by having a two-bedroom unit for each efficiency unit.
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 Subcode, N.J.A.C. 5:23-7, or evidence that Linwood has collected funds from the developer sufficient to make 10% of the adaptable entrances in the development accessible:
To this end, the builder of restricted units shall deposit funds within the City of Linwood's Affordable Housing Trust Fund sufficient to install accessible entrances in 10% of the affordable units that have been constructed with adaptable entrances.
The funds deposited under Subsection B(2)(f)[2] above shall be used by the City of Linwood 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.
The developer of the restricted units shall submit a design plan and cost estimate to the Construction Official of the City of Linwood for the conversion of adaptable to accessible entrances.
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 City's Affordable Housing Trust Fund in care of the City Chief Financial Officer who shall ensure that the funds are deposited into the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and appropriately earmarked.
In establishing rents and sales prices of affordable housing units, the administrative agent shall follow the procedures set forth in UHAC, utilizing the regional income limits established by the procedures approved by the court based on COAH's historical practice of establishing income limits.
Control periods for restricted ownership units shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.5, as may be amended and supplemented, and each restricted ownership unit shall remain subject to the requirements of this chapter for a period of at least 30 years, until Linwood takes action to release the unit from such requirements; prior to such action, a restricted ownership unit shall remain subject to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1, as may be amended and supplemented.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the administrative agent may, upon approval by the City Council, and subject to the court's approval, permit moderate-income purchasers to buy low-income units in housing markets if the administrative agent determines that there is an insufficient number of eligible low-income purchasers to permit prompt occupancy of the units. All such low-income units to be sold to moderate-income households shall retain the required pricing and pricing restrictions for low-income units.
Control periods for restricted rental units shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.11, as may be amended and supplemented, and each restricted rental unit shall remain subject to the requirements of this chapter for a period of at least 30 years, until Linwood takes action to release the unit from such requirements. Prior to such action, a restricted rental unit shall remain subject to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1, as may be amended and supplemented.
Deeds of all real property that include restricted rental units shall contain deed restriction language. The deed restriction shall have priority over all mortgages on the property, and the deed restriction shall be filed by the developer or seller with the records office of the County of Atlantic. The deed shall also identify each affordable unit by apartment number and/or address and whether that unit is designated as a very-low, low- or moderate-income unit. Neither the unit nor its affordability designation shall change throughout the term of the deed restriction. A copy of the filed document shall be provided to the administrative agent within 30 days of the receipt of a certificate of occupancy.
The City of Linwood shall appoint a specific municipal employee to serve as a Municipal Housing Liaison responsible for administering the affordable housing program, including affordability controls, the Affirmative Marketing Plan, monitoring and reporting, and, where applicable, supervising any contracted administrative agent. Linwood shall adopt an ordinance creating the position of Municipal Housing Liaison. Linwood shall adopt a resolution appointing a Municipal Housing Liaison. The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be appointed by the governing body and may be a full- or part-time municipal employee. The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be approved by the court and shall be duly qualified through a training program sponsored by Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey before assuming the duties of Municipal Housing Liaison.
The Municipal Housing Liaison shall be responsible for oversight and administration of the affordable housing program for Linwood, including the following responsibilities which may not be contracted out to the administrative agent:
Serving as Linwood's primary point of contact for all inquiries from the state, affordable housing providers, administrative agents and interested households;
Monitoring the status of all restricted units in Linwood's Fair Share Plan;
Subject to the approval of the court, the City of Linwood shall designate one or more administrative agent(s) to administer newly constructed affordable units in accordance with UHAC. An operating manual for each affordable housing program shall be provided by the administrative agent(s) to be adopted by resolution of the governing body and subject to approval of the court. The operating manual(s) shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, in the office of the Municipal Housing Liaison, and in the office(s) of the administrative agent(s). The Municipal Housing Liaison shall supervise the contracting administrative agent(s).
The administrative agent shall be an independent entity serving under contract to and reporting to the municipality. For new sale and rental developments, all of the fees of the administrative agent shall be paid by the owners of the affordable units for which the services of the administrative agent are required. For resales, single-family homeowners and condominium homeowners shall be required to pay 3% of the sales price for services provided by the administrative agent related to the resale of their homes. That fee shall be collected at closing and paid directly to the administrative agent. The administrative agent shall perform the duties and responsibilities of an administrative agent as set forth in UHAC, including those set forth in N.J.S.A. 5:80-26.14, 5:80-26.16 and 5:80-26.18 thereof, which include:
Conducting an outreach process to affirmatively market affordable housing units in accordance with the Affirmative Marketing Plan of the City of Linwood and the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15; and
Employing a random selection process as provided in the Affirmative Marketing Plan of the City of Linwood when referring households for certification to affordable units.
Ensuring that the removal of the deed restrictions and cancellation of the mortgage note are effectuated and properly filed with the Atlantic County Register of Deeds or County Clerk's office after the termination of the affordability controls for each restricted unit;
Creating and publishing a written operating manual for each affordable housing program administered by the administrative agent, to be approved by the City Council and the court, setting forth procedures for administering the affordability controls.
The City of Linwood shall adopt by resolution an Affirmative Marketing Plan, subject to approval of the court that is compliant with N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.15, as may be amended and supplemented.
The Affirmative Marketing Plan is a regional marketing strategy designed to attract buyers and/or renters of all majority and minority groups, regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, gender, affectional or sexual orientation, disability, age or number of children to housing units which are being marketed by a developer, sponsor or owner of affordable housing. The Affirmative Marketing Plan is intended to target those potentially eligible persons who are least likely to apply for affordable units in that region. In addition, as a result of the Settlement Agreement with FSHC, the Affirmative Marketing Plan shall require the notification of the New Jersey State NAACP, the NAACP Atlantic City Branch, FSHC and the Latino Action Network of affordable housing opportunities. It is a continuing program that directs marketing activities toward Housing Region 6 and is required to be followed throughout the period of restriction.
The municipality has the ultimate responsibility for adopting the Affirmative Marketing Plan and for the proper administration of the Affirmative Marketing Program, including initial sales and rentals and resales and rerentals. The administrative agent designated by the City of Linwood shall implement the Affirmative Marketing Plan to assure the affirmative marketing of all affordable units.
A fine of not more than $500 per day or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days, or both, provided that each and every day that the violation continues or exists shall be considered a separate and specific violation of these provisions and not a continuation of the initial offense; in the case of an owner who has rented a low- or moderate-income unit in violation of the regulations governing affordable housing units, payment into the City of Linwood Affordable Housing Trust Fund of the gross amount of rent illegally collected;