Weehawken Township City Zoning Code
§ 23-10B.3
Administration of Affordable Housing Program.
[Ord. No. 9-1990, § 1; Ord. No. 20-1991, § 1; Ord. No. 2-2015 § 1; Ord. No. 21-2015 § 1; amended 12-23-2020 by Ord. No. 20-2020]
a.
Senior Citizens/Family Affordable Housing Agency.
1.
Creation and Composition. There is hereby created the Senior Citizens/Family Affordable Housing Agency of the Township of Weehawken (which may also be referred to as the Affordable Housing Agency or SCFAHA). These affordable housing regulations shall be administered, within the funding limits allocated by the Township Council, by the Senior Citizens/Family Affordable Housing Agency, which shall consist of all of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Weehawken Senior Housing Corporation (WSHC) and all of the members of the Board of Trustees of the Weehawken Senior Housing Rehabilitation Corporation (WSHRC) from time to time. The term of each member of the SCFAHA shall be coextensive with his or her term as a member of the WSHC or of the WSHRC, as the case may be, and therefore, shall terminate immediately upon the termination of his or her membership thereon; provided, however, that such member shall continue to serve in office as a member of the SCFAHA until a successor has been appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the balance of an unexpired term only.
2.
Staff and Consultants. For the purposes of this section, the Affordable Housing Agency may employ or contract for and fix the compensation of such experts and other staff and services as it deems necessary. As is the case with all expenditures under the Township's Affordable Housing Program, whether or not specifically so stated in each instance, obligations for the foregoing shall not exceed the amounts appropriated for its use by the Township Council.
3.
Powers and Duties. The Affordable Housing Agency shall have the powers and duties established by this section, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)
To create any rules and regulations which may be necessary to implement the objectives of these affordable housing regulations and which shall not be inconsistent with any other law, regulation or ordinance;
(b)
To qualify households for purchase or rental of affordable units, as set forth in Subsection 23-10B.7 of this section;
(c)
To review and administer any proposals submitted by developers for compliance with this section;
(d)
To report to the Township Planning Board as to the compliance of any development proposal with the provisions of the Township's Affordable Housing Program;
(e)
To qualify dwelling units to be rehabilitated in lieu of new affordable housing, pursuant to the certification of the Housing Inspector as set forth in Subsection 23-10B.5a;
4.
Within the limits of appropriations made by the Township Council from the Housing Trust Fund, as set forth in Subsection 23-10B.9, and for those projects designated by the Township Council, the Affordable Housing Agency shall utilize funds of the Housing Trust Fund to provide housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households through new construction, rehabilitation of existing substandard units, purchase or whatever other techniques may be available and appropriate to further the objectives of this section; and
5.
To provide annual reports of all aspects of implementation of this section to the Township Council.
b.
Budget. For purposes of carrying out its duties under the Township's Affordable Housing Program, the Affordable Housing Agency shall annually prepare and present to the Township Council a proposed budget for the next calendar year. The budget shall be in such form, containing such itemization of revenues and expenses, as the Township Council shall prescribe and shall be submitted in a timely manner so as to allow for adequate consideration by the Township Council in connection with the municipal budget. The Township Council shall have the power to approve and/or modify the budget submitted by the Affordable Housing Agency from time to time.
c.
Reference to Affordable Housing Agency. Wherever in this or any other ordinance, or in the Administrative Code, of the Township of Weehawken reference is made to the Affordable Housing Agency, such reference shall be read to mean and refer to the Senior Citizens/Family Affordable Housing Agency (SCFAHA).