West Orange Fourth Round HEFSP_adopted 111025_Appendices

apartment regulations outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.9, as most recently amended. These regulations permit up to 10 accessory apartments to be used to address a municipality’s affordable obligation. The Township’s Program will require the standard 10-year deed restriction as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.9(e), and a minimum subsidy of $10,000 per unit allowed for under N.J.A.C. 5:93-5.9(a)(2). 118

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of West Orange’s Fourth Round Unmet Need of 660 Existing/Approved Inclusionary Developments: 555 Northfield Avenue 172-174 Main Street 11 units 1 unit Proposed Inclusionary Developments: 216-222 Main Street 275 Northfield Avenue 217 Main Street 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 350 Pleasant Valley Way 3 units 14 units 11 units 12 units 39 units 59 units Proposed 100% Affordable Developments: 28 Babcock Place 4 Tompkins Street 4 units 4 units Proposed Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC): 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 41 beds Existing Group Homes 19 Terrace Avenue 97 Edgewood Avenue 23 Oak Avenue 60 Glenview Drive 167 Pleasant Valley Way 177 Marion Drive 3 bedrooms 5 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 5 bedrooms 2 bedrooms Accessory Apartment Ordinance 10 units Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance Total Units 119 230

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonus Credits: 555 Northfield Avenue 217 Main Street 28 Babcock Place 4 Tompkins Street 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 350 Pleasant Valley Way 216-222 Main Street 19 Terrace Avenue 97 Edgewood Avenue 23 Oak Avenue 60 Glenview Drive 167 Pleasant Valley Way 177 Marion Drive 11 credits 5 credits 4 credits 4 credits 6 credits 29 credits 1 credit 3 credits 5 credits 3 credits 3 credits 5 credits 2 credits Total Bonus Credits Total Fourth Round Unmet Need 81 301 Addressing Additional Fourth Round Requirements As outlined in the “Current Standards” section of this Plan, the Township must comply with the established minimum requirements for rental units, units for families with children, and the very-low-income requirement. Further, the age-restricted housing cap must not be exceeded. These standards are outlined below, along with a discussion to address each requirement. A total of 230 actual affordable housing units is proposed. Age-Restricted Housing As a municipality may not satisfy more than 30% of the affordable units, exclusive of bonus credits, to address its prospective need affordable housing obligation through the creation of age-restricted housing, a maximum of 69 age-restricted units (i.e., 30% of 230) can be created. Fourth Round Unmet Need: Age-Restricted Housing Proposed Units: 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 41 beds Total Units 41 120

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Families with Children As a minimum of 50% of a municipality’s actual affordable housing units, exclusive of bonus credits, must be made available to families with children, a minimum of 115 family units (i.e., 50% of 230) must be created. Fourth Round Unmet Need: Families with Children Proposed Units: 216-222 Main Street 275 Northfield Avenue 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 350 Pleasant Valley Way 3 units 14 units 39 units 59 units Total Units 115 Rental Units As a minimum of 25% of a municipality’s actual affordable housing units, exclusive of bonus credits, shall be satisfied through rental units, a minimum of 58 rental units (i.e., 25% of 230) must be created. Further, as at least half of that number must be available to families with children, a minimum of 29 rental family units (i.e., 50% of 58) must be created. Fourth Round Unmet Need: Rental Requirement Family Rental Units Proposed Units: 216-222 Main Street 350 Pleasant Valley Way Total Rental Units • Total Family Rental Units 3 units 59 units 62 62 Very-Low Income Requirement As at least 13% of the housing units made available for occupancy by low-income and moderate-income houses shall be reserved for low-income households earning 30% or less of the median income pursuant to the Fair Share Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301, et seq, a minimum of 30 very-low-income units (i.e., 13% of 230) must be created. Further, as half of the very low-income units must be made available to families with children, a minimum of 15 very-low-income family units (i.e., 50% of 30) must be created. 121

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fourth Round Unmet Need: Very-Low-Income Requirement Very-LowIncome Units Very-LowIncome Family Units Existing Units: 555 Northfield Avenue 19 Terrace Avenue 97 Edgewood Avenue 23 Oak Avenue 60 Glenview Drive 167 Pleasant Valley Way 177 Marion Drive 11 units 3 bedrooms 5 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 3 bedrooms 5 bedrooms 2 bedrooms Proposed Units: 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 41 beds Proposed Units: 275 Northfield Avenue 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 350 Pleasant Valley Way 2 units 5 units 8 units Total Very-Low-Income Units • 88 Total Very-Low-Income Family Units 15 122

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey 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. 123

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey 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 Federation Plaza Habitat for Humanity Wedgewood Drive 30-32 Kingsley Marmon Terrace Merrywood Drive PRISM Redevelopment Bonus Credits Prior Round Total 226 Third Round Obligation - RDP 421 Federation Plaza Washington Street 152 Main Street 158 Main Street 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue Wedgewood Drive Dogwood Drive 525 Pleasant Valley Way St. Cloud/Forest Avenue Valley Road Residential West Essex Highlands Selecto Flash/25 Tompkins Street Stonehill Block 155, Lot 40.03 Bonus Credits Total Third Round Obligation – RDP 124 421 10 92 2 2 8 6 5 44 57 42 3 3 3 17 2 4 6 8 55 100 17 64 23 74

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Third Round Obligation – Unmet Need 46 Mount Pleasant Avenue Redwood Site Mayfair Farms 533 47 28 36 104 17 30 32 K-Mart/Whole Foods Shopping Center 10 Rooney Circle Rock Spring Golf Club Surplus Credits from Third Round RDP Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance Fourth Round Obligation - RDP Fourth Round Obligation – Unmet Need 555 Northfield Avenue 172-174 Main Street 216-222 Main Street 275 Northfield Avenue 525 Northfield Avenue (Essex House) 103 Pleasant Valley Way (Greenhill) 350 Pleasant Valley Way 28 Babcock Place 4 Tompkins Street 0 660 11 1 3 14 12 39 59 4 4 41 3 5 3 3 5 2 1155 Pleasant Valley Way (Daughters of Israel) 19 Terrace Avenue 97 Edgewood Avenue 23 Oak Avenue 60 Glenview Drive 167 Pleasant Valley Way 177 Marion Drive Mandatory Set-Aside Ordinance Bonus Credits 125 81

Township of West Orange November 2025 Essex County, New Jersey Housing Element and Fair Share Plan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 126

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