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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 8 First and Second Rounds ................................................................................................................................ 9 Third Round ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Fourth Round .................................................................................................................................................10 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE’S HISTORY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ......................................................12 PLANNING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ........................................................................................................13 PART 1. HOUSING ELEMENT ............................................................................................................................15 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................15 EXISTING HOUSING CONDITIONS ...............................................................................................................22 EMPLOYMENT DATA ....................................................................................................................................30 PART 2: FAIR SHARE PLAN ...............................................................................................................................38 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................38 CURRENT STANDARDS .................................................................................................................................38 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP

...........................38 CURRENT STANDARDS .................................................................................................................................38 WEST ORANGE TOWNSHIP AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS ........................................................40 REVIEW OF PRIOR ROUND COMPLIANCE ...................................................................................................41 FOURTH ROUND OBLIGATION .....................................................................................................................68 CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................... 127 USE OF SURPLUS CREDITS........................................................................................................................ 127 SUMMARY OF FAIR SHARE COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................... 128 Appendices Appendix A: Executed Settlement Agreement between The Township of West Orange and Fair Share Housing Center, dated April 6, 2020 Appendix B: Executed Settlement Agreement between The Township of West Orange and West Essex Highlands, Inc., dated April 23, 2020 Appendix C: Court Order Approving Fair Share Housing Center Settlement Agreement, filed on August 3, 2020 Appendix D: Township of West Orange Final Third Round Judgement of Compliance and Repose, dated March 17, 2021 Appendix E: Township of West Orange Resolution #67-25 – Approving the Department of Community Affairs Calculation of Regional Need for Affordable Housing for Fourth Round Obligation Appendix F: Prism Redevelopment Documentation Appendix G: 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue Site Documentation Appendix H: Adopted Inclusionary Housing Ordinances Appendix I: 25 Tompkins Street Site Documentation 4