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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All associated documentation can be found in Appendix M. Additional Mechanisms Affordable Housing Ordinance An Affordable Housing Ordinance was most recently amended by the Township on October 10, 2020 (Ordinance No. 2619-20) (see Appendix H), establishing the criteria for implementing affordable housing units in conformance with the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC). While this Plan acknowledges that an amendment to the UHAC was released on an emergency basis in December 2024, those rules are set to expire in December 2025. It is also the understanding that the Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency (HMFA), the entity currently responsible for the UHAC regulations, is in the process of establishing further amendments to those rules. Because of the uncertainty with the UHAC regulations, the Township will refrain from adopting an updated ordinance until such rules are finalized, acknowledging that the December 2024 UHAC rules adopted under emergency measures are the current governing regulations. Should there be any discrepancy between the Township’s adopted ordinance and the current UHAC regulations, the current UHAC regulations shall govern. Development Fee Ordinance A Development Fee Ordinance was adopted by the Township on October 10, 2020 (Ordinance No. 261920) (see Appendix H). Additional Affordable Housing Resolutions The Township adopted several additional affordable housing resolutions (Appendix N). These include: • Resolution 186-25 – Appointing Geniece Gary-Adams as the Township’s Municipal Housing Liaison, and Peter F. Smeraldo, Jr. as the Alternate Municipal Housing Liaison • Resolution 17-24 – Appointing CGP&H as the Township’s Administrative Agent 117