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Timestamp: 2018-12-17 09:22:30
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116', '§ 116']

Township of Middle, NJ Development Fees
§ 116-1 Purpose; interpretation.
§ 116-2 Spending plan and COAH certification required.
§ 116-4 Residential development fees.
§ 116-5 Nonresidential development fees.
§ 116-6 Eligible exactions, ineligible exactions and exemptions.
§ 116-7 Collection of fees.
§ 116-8 Contested fees.
§ 116-9 Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
§ 116-10 Use of money.
§ 116-11 Monitoring.
§ 116-12 Ongoing collection of fees.
Chapter 116 Development Fees
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Middle 9-18-2006 by Ord. No. 1237-06.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 116, Development Fees, adopted 10-3-2005 by Ord. No. 1205-05.
In Holmdel Builder's 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.
Middle Township shall not spend development fees until COAH has approved a plan for spending such fees and Middle Township has received third-round substantive certification from COAH or a judgment of compliance.
Within the Township of Middle, residential developers of major subdivisions shall pay a fee of 1% of the equalized assessed value for residential development, provided no increased density is permitted.
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 shall be required to pay a development fee of 6% of the equalized assessed value for each additional unit that may be realized.
Within the Township of Middle, nonresidential developers shall pay a fee of 2% of the equalized assessed value for nonresidential development.
Affordable housing developments shall be exempt from development fees. All other forms of new construction shall be subject to development fees unless exempted below.
Development fees shall be imposed and collected when an existing structure is expanded or undergoes a change in use. The development fee shall be calculated on the increase in the equalized assessed value of the improved structure.
In permitted uses, developers of Town Residential District (TR), Planned Development District (PD), Town Business District (TB), Community Business District (CB), Regional General Business District (RBG), Amusement and Entertainment District (AE), Town Professional District (TP), Town Residential Business District (TRB) and Rural Development District (RD) shall be subject to a fee of:
Within the Restricted Industrial (RI) District, developers shall be exempt from paying a development fee only if the project is a permitted use.
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 temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of occupancy. The developer shall be responsible for paying the difference between the fee calculated at issuance of a building permit and that determined at issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
Imposed and collected development fees that are challenged shall be placed in an interest-bearing escrow account by Middle Township. 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 the Commerce Bank 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, Middle Township shall provide COAH with written authorization, in the form of a three-party escrow agreement between the municipality, Commerce Bank 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 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.
Money deposited in a 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 money shall conform to a spending plan approved by COAH.
Funds shall not be expended to reimburse Middle Township for past housing activities.
After subtracting development fees collected to finance an RCA, a rehabilitation program or a new construction project that is necessary to address the Middle Township's 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-income units in the 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 Middle Township to bonus credits pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:94-4.22.
Middle Township 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.
Middle Township 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 Middle Township to impose, collect and expend development fees shall expire with its substantive certification unless Middle Township 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 Middle Township fails to renew its ability to impose and collect development fees prior to the expiration of the Township's substantive certification, it may resume the imposition and collection of development fees only by complying with the requirements of this section. Middle Township shall not impose a development fee on a development that receives preliminary or final approval after the expiration of the Township's substantive certification, nor will Middle Township retroactively impose a development fee on such a development. Middle Township will not expend development fees after the expiration of the Township's substantive certification.