[Adopted 11-1-2023 by Ord. No. 6PSF-E, 11-01-2023]
The following terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following definitions:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTShall mean the entity responsible for the administration of affordable units in accordance with this Chapter, N.J.A.C. 5:91, N.J.A.C. 5:93, and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1 et seq., which may include the Division of Housing and Real Estate Development within the City of Newark Department of Economic and Housing Development, or such other qualified entity, including without limitation, a private entity, community benefit organization, or housing consulting agency, as shall be duly approved by the City from time to time.
AFFORDABILITY AVERAGEShall mean an average of the percentage of median income at which income-restricted units are affordable to low- and moderate-income households. For example, if the rents for the five restricted rental units in an affordable housing development were affordable at 46, 48, 50, 52 and 54% of median income, respectively, the average affordability for those units would be 50% of median income.
AFFORDABLEShall mean in the case of an income-restricted ownership unit, a sales price for the unit that 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 an income-restricted rental unit, a rent for the unit that conforms to the standards set forth in N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.12, as may be amended or supplemented.
AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTShall mean a housing development all or a portion of which consists of income-restricted units.
AGE-RESTRICTED UNITShall mean a housing unit designed to meet the needs of, and exclusively for, the residents of an age-restricted segment of the population where the head of the household is a minimum age of either 62 years, or 55 years and meets the provisions of the 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq., except that due to death, a remaining spouse of less than 55 years of age shall be permitted to continue to reside.
AGENCYShall mean the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established by N.J.S.A. 55:14K-1 et seq. and in, but not of, the Division of Community Affairs (DCA).
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCEShall mean a facility licensed by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHS) to provide apartment-style housing and congregate dining and to assure that assisted living services are available when needed for four or more adult persons unrelated to the proprietor. Apartment units offer, at a minimum, one unfurnished room, a private bathroom, a kitchenette and a lockable door on the unit entrance.
BALANCED HOUSINGShall mean the Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing Program of the DACE as set forth at N.J.S.A. 52:27D-320 and N.J.A.C. 5:43 as may be amended or supplemented.
CERTIFIED HOUSEHOLDShall mean a household that has been certified by an administrative agent as a low-income household or moderate-income household.
COUNCIL OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH)Shall mean the Council on Affordable Housing in, but not of, the DCA, established under the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 et seq., or its successor.
DEVELOPERShall mean any person, partnership, association, company or corporation that is the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option to contract or purchase, or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
DIVISIONShall mean the Division of Housing in the DCA.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY SERVICEShall mean the Housing Affordability Service, formerly known as the "Affordable Housing Management Service," in the Department of Community Affairs (DACE), Division of Housing.
LOW INCOME HOUSINGShall mean housing Affordable according to Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to 50% or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located.
MARKET ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENTShall mean the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency's Market Oriented Neighborhood Investment Program, as it may be authorized from time to time by that Agency.
MARKET-RATE UNITSShall mean housing not restricted to low or moderate-income households that may sell or rent at any price.
MEDIAN INCOMEShall mean the median income by household size for the housing region that includes the City of Newark, as adopted annually by COAH or its successor, and if no such successor, then by an appropriate State or federal government agency.
MIX-USE DEVELOPMENTShall mean development containing a mix of but not limited to multi-family residential, single-family residential, commercial, and institutional.
MODERATE INCOME HOUSINGShall mean housing affordable according to federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or other recognized standards for home ownership and rental costs and occupied or reserved for occupancy by households with a gross household income equal to more than 50% but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the housing region in which the housing is located.
NEW CONSTRUCTIONShall mean any structure change of use, reconstruction, or addition as defined in the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, N.J.A.C. 5:23-1 et al.
NON-EXEMPT SALEShall mean any sale or transfer of ownership other than the transfer of ownership between spouses; the transfer of ownership between former spouses ordered as a result of a judicial decree of divorce or judicial separation, but not including sales to third parties; the transfer of ownership between family members as a result of inheritance; the transfer of ownership through an executor's deed to a class A beneficiary; and the transfer of ownership by court order.
RANDOM SELECTION PROCESSShall mean the process by which currently income-eligible households are selected for placement in income-restricted units as set forth in Section
41:21-19, subsection
6 of this Chapter.
RENTShall mean the gross monthly cost of a rental unit to the tenant, including the rent paid to the landlord, as well as an allowance for tenant-paid utilities computed in accordance with allowances published by DACE for its Section 8 program. With respect to income-restricted units in an assisted living residence, rent does not include charges for food and services.
RESIDENTIALShall mean residential property shall mean any real property and the improvements, buildings, structures or house thereon, whether single or multi-family, whether or not owner occupied, used for residential purposes.
SHOVEL READYShall mean a development project that is in advance stages of development. Advance stages implies planning and engineering is advanced enough with sufficient funding, construction can begin immediately.
SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATIONShall mean any rehabilitation of a vacant structure or any rehabilitation that involves the replacement of two or more major systems.
URBAN HOMEOWNERSHIP RECOVERY PROGRAMShall mean the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency's Urban Homeownership Recovery Program, as it may be authorized from time to time by that Agency's Board.