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Tenafly City Zoning Code

§ 35-812E.8

Affordable Housing Standards.

[Ord. No. 2018-28 § 6]
a. 
A minimum of 20% of the total number of units shall be set-aside for very-low, low- and moderate-income units if they are for sale, or 15% of total number of units shall be set-aside for very-low, low- and moderate-income units if they are for rent. All affordable units are to be constructed on-site and integrated among buildings throughout the development so that such buildings contain a mix of affordable and market rate units.
b. 
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").
c. 
Bedroom distribution of very-low, low- and moderate-income housing units. The bedroom distribution of very-low, low- and moderate-income units for affordable units constructed in the AHO-7 District shall be as follows:
1. 
No more than 20% of the very-low, low- and moderate-income units shall be one-bedroom units.
2. 
At least 20% of the very-low, low- and moderate-income units shall be three-bedroom units.
3. 
At least 30% of the very-low, low- and moderate-income units shall be two-bedroom units.
d. 
Very-low, Low- and moderate-income unit split. At least 50% of the affordable units will be available to very low income and low income households and the remainder of which will be available to moderate income households as defined in the FHA and UHAC and other applicable statutes and regulations. A minimum of 13% of the affordable units will be made available to very low income households, defined as households earning 30% or less of the regional median income by household size.
e. 
Procedures regarding affirmative marketing of very-low, low- and moderate-income units and other requirements of inclusionary development units are subject to and determined by UHAC and COAH rules or other rules determined appropriate by the court.