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Avalon City Zoning Code

§ 27-14.2

Inclusionary Housing Overlay District.

[Ord. No. 778-2018; amended 3-11-2026 by Ord. No. 899-2026]
The Code of the Borough of Avalon is hereby supplemented to add the Inclusionary Housing Overlay District.
Principal Uses.
Mixed use development with multi-family inclusionary homes on floors excluding the first floor. First floor permitted uses include those permitted in the B-1 District.
Conditional Uses.
None
Accessory Uses.
All accessory uses permitted in the B-1 District.
Bulk Requirements (Principal Uses).
All bulk requirements set forth in the B-1 District shall be applicable in the Inclusionary Housing Overlay, unless otherwise stated below.
The maximum building height for any principal structure shall be three (3) stories and thirty-four (34) feet, exclusive of any height required to comply with the flood zone or related requirements, unless specifically permitted differently elsewhere in this Chapter.
Affordable Housing.
A minimum of 20% of all units shall be set aside for very-low-, low-, and moderate-income housing.
All affordable units are to be constructed on site.
All very-low-, low-and moderate-income housing units shall be in conformance with the requirements of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act. N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq. ("FHA"); applicable regulations of the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing ("COAH"); applicable requirements of the Courts of the State of New Jersey; and all applicable regulations on affordability controls and other regulations of the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency ("NJHMFA") including, without limitation, the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq. ("UHAC").
Affordable homes shall be integrated within the market rate units and shall be situated on the tract in locations no less desirable than other dwelling units within the development and shall be at least equally accessible to common open space and community facilities.
All costs associated with administration and affirmative marketing shall be borne by the developer, as set forth in the Borough's affordable housing regulations.