West Orange Township_Fourth Round HEFSP_Final Draft

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of West Orange’s Fourth Round Unmet Need Proposed Inclusionary Developments: 555 Northfield Avenue 11 units 172-174 Main Street 1 unit 216-222 Main Street 3 units 275 Northfield Avenue 14 units 762 Pleasant Valley Way 12 units 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 12 units 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 39 units 350 Pleasant Valley Way 59 units Proposed 100% Affordable Developments: 28 Babcock Place 4 units 4 Tompkins Street 4 units Proposed Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC): 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 41 beds Existing Group Homes 19 Terrace Avenue 3 bedrooms 97 Edgewood Avenue 5 bedrooms 23 Oak Avenue 3 bedrooms 60 Glenview Drive 3 bedrooms 167 Pleasant Valley Way 5 bedrooms 177 Marion Drive 2 bedrooms Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance Total Units 118 221

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonus Credits: 555 Northfield Avenue 11 credits 28 Babcock Place 4 credits 4 Tompkins Street 4 credits 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 6 credits 350 Pleasant Valley Way 29 credits 216-222 Main Street 1 credit 19 Terrace Avenue 3 credits 97 Edgewood Avenue 5 credits 23 Oak Avenue 3 credits 60 Glenview Drive 3 credits 167 Pleasant Valley Way 5 credits 177 Marion Drive 2 credits Total Bonus Credits 76 Total Fourth Round Unmet Need 297 119

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS State Plan In accordance with the amended Fair Housing Act, Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans shall provide an analysis of consistency with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan (SDRP), including water, wastewater, stormwater, and multi-modal transportation based on guidance and technical assistance from the State Planning Commission. New Jersey adopted its last SDPR in 2001. A draft amendment to the SDRP was prepared in 2011 but ultimately never adopted. The Office of Planning Advocacy released a new draft SDRP on December 4, 2024. The State is currently going through the Plan conformance process. Objectives for Metropolitan Planning Areas (PA1), the primary land designation assigned to the Township of West Orange, from the adopted 2001 State Plan are outlined below: • Provide for much of the state’s future redevelopment • Revitalize cities and towns • Promote growth in compact forms • Stabilize older suburbs • Redesign areas of sprawl • Protect the character of existing stable communities Multigenerational Family Housing An amendment to the Fair Housing Act requires “an analysis of the extent to which municipal ordinances and other local factors advance or detract from the goal of preserving multigenerational family continuity as expressed in the recommendations of the Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity Commission, adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.273 (C.52:27D-329.20).” As of the date of this Housing Plan, there have been no recommendations by the Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity Commission in which to provide an analysis. USE OF SURPLUS CREDITS Any surplus credits generated would be applied to any future obligation that the Township may have. 120

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF FAIR SHARE COMPLIANCE West Orange Township Affordable Housing Obligations Prior Round Obligation (1987-1999) 226 Degnan House/ Eagle Rock Senior Citizen’s Housing 10 Federation Plaza 92 Habitat for Humanity 2 Wedgewood Drive 2 30-32 Kingsley 8 Marmon Terrace 6 Merrywood Drive 5 PRISM Redevelopment 44 Bonus Credits 57 Prior Round Total 226 Third Round Obligation - RDP 421 Federation Plaza 42 Washington Street 3 152 Main Street 3 158 Main Street 3 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue 17 Wedgewood Drive 2 Dogwood Drive 4 525 Pleasant Valley Way 6 St. Cloud/Forest Avenue 8 Valley Road Residential 55 West Essex Highlands 100 Selecto Flash/25 Tompkins Street 17 Stonehill 64 Block 155, Lot 40.03 23 Bonus Credits 106 Total Third Round Obligation – RDP 121 453

Township of West Orange August 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Draft Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Round Obligation – Unmet Need 533 Redwood Site 28 Mayfair Farms 36 K-Mart/Whole Foods Shopping Center 104 10 Rooney Circle 17 Rock Spring Golf Club 30 Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance - Fourth Round Obligation - RDP 0 Fourth Round Obligation – Unmet Need 660 555 Northfield Avenue 11 172-174 Main Street 1 216-222 Main Street 3 275 Northfield Avenue 14 762 Pleasant Valley Way 12 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 12 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 39 350 Pleasant Valley Way 59 28 Babcock Place 4 4 Tompkins Street 4 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 41 19 Terrace Avenue 3 97 Edgewood Avenue 5 23 Oak Avenue 3 60 Glenview Drive 3 167 Pleasant Valley Way 5 177 Marion Drive 2 Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance 76 Bonus Credits 122

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APPENDIX A Settlement Agreement between the Township of West Orange and Fair Share Housing Center (FSHC), dated April 6, 2020

82-20 April 14, 2020 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on July 7, 2015, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) filed a Declaratory Judgment Complaint in Superior Court, Law Division, pursuant to In re N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97, 221 N.J. (2015) (Mount Laurel IV), seeking, among other things, a judicial declaration that its Housing Element and Fair Share Plan (hereinafter “Fair Share Plan"), as to be amended as necessary, satisfies its “fair share” of the regional need for low and moderate income housing pursuant to the “Mount Laurel doctrine"; and WHEREAS, the Township simultaneously sought, and ultimately secured, a protective Order providing the Township with immunity from all exclusionary zoning lawsuits while it pursues approval of its Fair Share Plan; and WHEREAS, the Trial Judge appointed Elizabeth McManus, PP, AICP, LEED AP, as the Special Court Master (hereinafter the “Court Master’), as is customary in Mount Laurel matters adjudicated in the courts; and WHEREAS, with the assistance from the Court Master, the Township and Fair Share Housing Center (hereinafter “FSHC”) engaged in good faith negotiations which resulted in an amicable accord on the various substantive terms and conditions as set forth in the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Township was represented in these negotiations by the Township's Affordable Housing Planner Shirley Bishop; and WHEREAS, through the process, the Township and FSHC agreed upon the Township's affordable housing obligations and the compliance techniques necessary for 69297-006: 800617.1

the Township to satisfy its “fair share” of the regional need for low- and moderate- income housing; and WHEREAS, the Township and FSHC also agreed to present the Settlement Agreement to the Trial Judge for approval at a duly-noticed Mount Laurel Fairness Hearing; and WHEREAS, although there is a well-established policy favoring the settlement of all forms of litigation, the settlement of Mount Laurel litigation is particularly favored because (1) it avoids the expenditure of finite public resources; and (2) expedites the construction of safe, decent housing for the region's low- and moderate-income households; and WHEREAS, in light of the above, the Council finds that it is in the best interest of the Township to execute the attached Settlement Agreement with FSHC and to take the various other actions delineated below, which will ultimately result in approval of the Township's Fair Share Plan which, in turn, will maintain the Township's immunity from all Mount Laure! lawsuits for the ten-year period set forth in the New Jersey Fair Share Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to 329. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE that the Township Council hereby directs, authorizes and empowers the Mayor to execute the Settlement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit “A;” and be it further RESOLVED, that the Council hereby directs, authorizes and empowers the Township's Counsel to (a) file the fully-executed Settlement Agreement with the Court 4810-8690-6037, v. 1

for review and approval at a duly-noticed Fairness Hearing, (b) take all actions reasonable and necessary to secure an Order approving the Settlement Agreement, and (c) work towards ultimately securing judicial approval of the Township's Fair Share Plan, after it is drafted, adopted by the Township Planning Board and endorsed by the Council; and be it further RESOLVED, that all other appropriate Township officials are hereby directed, authorized and empowered to execute all documents and take all steps necessary and appropriate to effectuate the terms and purposes of this Resolution and the Settlement Agreement; and be it further RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall be published and made available in the Clerk's office in accordance with applicable law. ze, J. bad R.M.C, Wilke exes Municipal Clerk is President Adopted: April 14, 2020 4810-8690-6037, v. 1