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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Rooney Circle The property at 10 Rooney Circle (Block 155, Lot 41.02) is also located within the Essex Green/Executive Drive Redevelopment Area. This lot measures approximately 5.2 acres in area and is accessed from Rooney Circle. The Third Round Housing Plan states that a zoning overlay may be placed on the site to accommodate future residential uses, if this was the path decided by the previous owner and the Township. The residential component would include a total of 83 dwelling units, including 17 affordable units (representing a 20% affordable set aside). The Township purchased the property in November of 2021, and it has not rezoned the site for residential use. The former office building on the site was renovated and contains the new West Orange Public Library, which was reopened to the public in December of 2023. Rock Spring Golf Club The Rock Spring Golf Club, which is owned by the Township, is accessed along Rock Spring Road and includes Lot 10 of Block 160. The golf course is approximately 138 acres in area, and is located within the R-1 (One-family dwellings on 80,000 square foot lots) district of the Township. The Third Round Housing Plan states that a portion of the site may be rezoned to accommodate at least 150 dwelling units, including a total of 30 affordable units (representing a 20% set aside) if the continued use as a golf course is not viable. The golf course continues to operate and has been placed on the Township’s Green Acres inventory. Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance The Township adopted a Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance (MSO) for all new multi-family residential development of 5 units or more to provide a 15% set aside for rental developments and a 20% set aside for for-sale developments. The mandatory set aside ordinance was adopted on October 20, 2020 (Ordinance 2619-20) (see Appendix K). All affordable units developed through the MSO are subject to UHAC regulations. The MSO does not give any developer the right to any such rezoning, variance, redevelopment designation or other relief, or establish any obligation on the part of Township of West Orange to grant such

he MSO does not give any developer the right to any such rezoning, variance, redevelopment designation or other relief, or establish any obligation on the part of Township of West Orange to grant such rezoning, variance, redevelopment designation or other relief. 65