Draft_October 2025_West Orange_HEFSP_with Appendices

Township of West Orange October 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. 127