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New Milford City Zoning Code

§ 30-23.3

Affordable Housing.

[Ord. No. 2014:13]
a. 
All development in the R-C district that results in a net increase in the number of dwelling units shall be required to provide a setaside of affordable dwelling units.
b. 
The maximum residential density shall be increased to 25 units per acre for low-rise multifamily dwellings and 38 units per acre for mid-rise multifamily dwellings, with a minimum affordable housing set-aside of 10 percent of the net increase in dwelling units in the development, unless a greater amount is required by State regulations at the time site plan approval is granted. A minimum of 10 percent of the affordable units shall be affordable to households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income for the Council on Affordable Housing region. Affordable housing units shall not be required to be provided on tax map lots that are less than 40,000 square feet in area, but the developer shall post a contribution to the Borough's affordable housing trust fund in lieu of providing affordable housing on site. The developer shall demonstrate to the Planning Board that the affordable housing obligation shall not be shifted to the municipality.
c. 
Affordable dwelling units shall comply with the applicable rules of the Council on Affordable Housing.