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Piscataway City Zoning Code

§ 21-21.22

Reporting.

[Ord. No. 2017-13]
a. 
On the first anniversary of the entry of the Order granting Piscataway a Final Judgment of Compliance and Repose in IMO Application of the Township of Piscataway, Docket No.: MID-L-3929-15, and every anniversary thereafter through the end of the Repose period, the Township shall provide annual reporting of its Affordable Housing Trust Fund activity to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Council on Affordable Housing or Local Government Services, or other entity designated by the State of New Jersey, with a copy provided to Fair Share Housing Center and posted on the municipal website, using forms developed for this purpose by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Council on Affordable Housing or Local Government Services. The reporting shall include an accounting of all Affordable Housing Trust Fund activity, including the source and amount of funds collected and the amount and purpose for which any funds have been expended.
b. 
On the first anniversary of the entry of the Order granting Piscataway a Final Judgment of Compliance and Repose in IMO Application of the Township of Piscataway, Docket No.: MID-L-3929-15, and every anniversary thereafter through the end of the Repose period, the Township shall provide annual reporting of the status of all affordable housing activity within the municipality through posting on the municipal website, with copies provided to Fair Share Housing Center, using forms previously developed for this purpose by the Council on Affordable Housing or any other forms endorsed by the Court-appointed Special Master and Fair Share Housing Center.
c. 
For the midpoint realistic opportunity review due on July 1, 2020, as required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-313, the Township shall post on its municipal website, with copies provided to Fair Share Housing Center, a status report as to its implementation of its Plan and an analysis of whether any unbuilt sites or unfulfilled mechanisms continue to present a realistic opportunity. Such posting shall invite any interested party to submit comments to the municipality, with copies provided to Fair Share Housing Center, regarding whether any sites no longer present a realistic opportunity and should be replaced. Any interested party may by motion request a hearing before the Court regarding these issues.
d. 
For the review of very low-income housing requirements required by N.J.S.A. 52:27D-329.1, within 30 days of the third anniversary of the entry of the Order granting Piscataway a Final Judgment of Compliance and Repose in IMO Application of the Township of Piscataway, Docket No.: MID-L-3929-15, and every third year thereafter, the Township will post on its municipal website, with copies provided to Fair Share Housing Center, a status report as to its satisfaction of its very low-income requirements, including the family very low-income requirements referenced herein. Such posting shall invite any interested party to submit comments to the municipality, with copies provided to Fair Share Housing Center, on the issue of whether the municipality has complied with its very low-income housing obligation.
e. 
The Township of Piscataway shall also file monitoring reports as directed by the Superior Court in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:96 et seq. regarding the status of the implementation of the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan. Any report filed by the Township with COAH and any report prepared by COAH in response shall also be filed with the Middlesex County Superior Court and shall be available to the public at the Piscataway Township Hall, Township Clerk's Office, 455 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, and at the COAH offices at P.O. Box 813, 101 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0813.