17-21 Exhibit - Endorsing the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan adopted by the West Orange Planning Board and Authorizing Public.pdf

12. A copy of appropriate United States Geological Survey Topographic Quadrangles for designated sites; and 13. Any other documentation pertaining to the review of the municipal housing element as may be required. INVENTORY OF HOUSING STOCK A. Age Approximately 71 percent of the township’s housing stock was built prior to 1970. There has been minimal residential construction or only 29 percent from 1970 to 2010. West Orange has a total housing stock of 17,168 units. The median year that a structure was built in West Orange was 1956. TABLE 1 Age of Housing Units Dates of Construction Structures Percent of Total 1939 or earlier 4,511 26 1940 — 1949 1,869 11 1950 - 1959 3,708 22 1960 — 1969 2,152 13 1970 — 1979 1,134 7 1980 — 1989 1,241 7 1990 — 1999 1,831 ll 2000 - 2004 431 7 3 2005 - 2010 291 2 TOTAL UNITS 17,168 100 Median Year: 1956 Source: 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Units built before 1960 and contain 1.01 or more persons per room are highly correlated with substandard housing indicators. This is an index utilized by COAH in determining the Rehabilitation Share. In West Orange, 10,088 units or 59 percent of the housing stock was built before 1960. This is generally an important indicator in calculating West Orange’s Rehabilitation Share and explains why West Orange’s Rehabilitation Share is 305 units. B. Condition Rehabilitation Share is the total deficient housing signaled by selected housing unit characteristics unique to each community. It is assumed that units so indicated will be prime candidates for rehabilitation. Characteristics indicating a need for rehabilitation are: