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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95', '§ 95']

Borough of Northvale, NJ Development Fees
§ 95-1 Purpose.
§ 95-2 Basic requirements.
§ 95-3 Definitions.
§ 95-4 Residential development fees.
§ 95-5 Nonresidential development fees.
§ 95-6 Eligible exactions, ineligible exactions and exemptions.
§ 95-7 Collection of fees.
§ 95-8 Contested fees.
§ 95-9 Affordable housing trust fund.
§ 95-10 Use of funds.
§ 95-11 Monitoring.
§ 95-12 Ongoing collection of fees.
Chapter 95 Development Fees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Northvale 6-14-2006 by Ord. No. 823-2006.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor's Note: The development fees portion of Ord. No. 809-2005, adopted 9-6-2005, was repealed 6-14-2006 by Ord. No. 822-2006.
In Holmdel Builders' Association v. Holmdel Township, 121 N.J. 550 (1990), the New Jersey Supreme Court determined that mandatory development fees are authorized by the Fair Housing Act of 1985, N.J.S.A. 52:27d-301 et seq., and the state constitution, subject to the Council on Affordable Housing's (COAH's) adoption of rules. This chapter establishes standards for the collection, maintenance, and expenditure of development fees pursuant to COAH's rules. Fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used for the sole purpose of providing low- and moderate-income housing. This chapter shall be interpreted within the framework of COAH's rules on development fees.
The Borough of Northvale shall not spend development fees until COAH has approved a plan for spending such fees and the Borough of Northvale has received third round substantive certification from COAH or a judgment of compliance.
The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
Within the R.12.5 Residential Single-Family: R.7.5 Residential Single-Family, and R.M. Residential Multifamily District(s), residential developers shall pay a fee of 1% of the equalized assessed value for residential development, provided no increased density is permitted. This fee shall be paid by noninclusionary housing developments where the unit threshold of five units has not been met or exceeded. All developments that meet or exceed the threshold of five units shall be deemed inclusionary developments and must provide their fair share obligation.
When an increase in residential density pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d(5) (known as a "d" variance) has been permitted, developers may be required to pay a development fee of 6% of the equalized assessed value for each additional unit that may be realized.
Within the C Commercial, C-1 Commercial, C-2 Commercial, C-3 Commercial, LI Light Industrial, and LI-1 Light Industrial District(s), nonresidential developers shall pay a fee of 2% of the equalized assessed value for nonresidential development.
If an increase in floor area ratio is approved pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d(4), then the additional floor area realized (above what is permitted by right under the existing zoning) will incur a bonus development fee of 6% of the equalized assessed value for nonresidential development. However, if the zoning on a site has changed during the two-year period preceding the filing of such a variance application, the base floor area for the purposes of calculating the bonus development fee shall be the highest floor area permitted by right during the two-year period preceding the filing of the variance application.
Affordable housing developments shall be exempt from development fees. All other forms of new construction shall be subject to development fees.
Developments that have received preliminary or final approval prior to the imposition of a municipal development fee shall be exempt from development fees unless the developer seeks a substantial change in the approval.
Fifty percent of the development fee will be collected at the time of issuance of the building permit. The remaining portion will be collected at the issuance of the certificate of occupancy. The developer shall be responsible for paying the difference between the fee calculated at building permit and that determined at issuance of certificate of occupancy.
Imposed and collected development fees that are challenged shall be placed in an interest-nne Dubearing escrow account by the Borough of Northvale. If all or a portion of the contested fees are returned to the developer, the accrued interest on the returned amount shall also be returned.
There is hereby created a separate, interest-bearing housing trust fund in (bank of choice) for the purpose of depositing development fees collected from residential and nonresidential developers and proceeds from the sale of units with extinguished controls. All development fees paid by developers pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited into this fund.
Within seven days from the opening of the trust fund account, the Borough of Northvale shall provide COAH with written authorization, in the form of a three-party escrow agreement between the municipality, (bank of choice), and COAH to permit COAH to direct the disbursement of the funds as provided for in N.J.A.C. 5:94-6.16(b).
No funds shall be expended from the affordable housing trust fund unless the expenditure conforms to a spending plan approved by COAH. All interest accrued in the housing trust fund shall only be used on eligible affordable housing activities approved by COAH.
Funds deposited in the housing trust fund may be used for any activity approved by COAH to address the municipal fair share. Such activities include, but are not limited to: rehabilitation, new construction, RCAs subject to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.4(d), ECHO housing, purchase of land for affordable housing, improvement of land to be used for affordable housing, purchase of housing, extensions or improvements of roads and infrastructure to affordable housing sites, financial assistance designed to increase affordability, or administration necessary for implementation of the housing element and fair share plan. The expenditure of all funds shall conform to a spending plan approved by COAH.
Funds shall not be expended to reimburse the Borough of Northvale for past housing activities.
After subtracting development fees collected to finance an RCA, a rehabilitation program or a new construction project that are necessary to address the Borough of Northvale affordable housing obligation, at least 30% of the balance remaining shall be used to provide affordability assistance to low- and moderate-income households in affordable units included in the municipal fair share plan. One-third of the affordability assistance portion of development fees collected shall be used to provide affordability assistance to those households earning 30% or less of median income by region.
Affordability assistance to households earning 30% or less of median income may include buying down the cost of low- or moderate-income units in the third round municipal fair share plan to make them affordable to households earning 30% or less of median income. The use of development fees in this manner shall entitle Northvale to bonus credits pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.22.
The Borough of Northvale may contract with a private or public entity to administer any part of its housing element and fair share plan, including the requirement for affordability assistance, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:94-7.
The Borough of Northvale shall complete and return to COAH all monitoring forms included in the annual monitoring report related to the collection of development fees from residential and nonresidential developers, payments in lieu of constructing affordable units on site, and funds from the sale of units with extinguished controls, and the expenditure of revenues and implementation of the plan certified by COAH. All monitoring reports shall be completed on forms designed by COAH.
The ability for the Borough of Northvale to impose, collect and expend development fees shall expire with its substantive certification on December 20, 2015, unless the Borough of Northvale has filed an adopted housing element and fair share plan with COAH, has petitioned for substantive certification, and has received COAH's approval of its Development Fee Ordinance. If the Borough of Northvale fails to renew its ability to impose and collect development fees prior to December 20, 2015, it may resume the imposition and collection of development fees only by complying with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:94-6. The Borough of Northvale shall not impose a development fee on a development that receives preliminary or final approval after the expiration of its substantive certification on December 20, 2015, nor will the Borough of Northvale retroactively impose a development fee on such a development. The Borough of Northvale will not expend development fees after the expiration of its substantive certification on December 20, 2015.