N.J. Admin. Code § 5:43-2.6

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 5:43-2.6 - Review criteria

(a) The Department shall evaluate eligible projects based on the criteria listed below. The Department shall favor the following:

1. Projects that are located in those geographic areas or neighborhoods that have been designated by the Governor, Commissioner and/or the State Planning Commission as locations appropriate for intensive redevelopment.

2. In urban aid municipalities, projects that provide mixed income housing opportunities including low, moderate and market units;

3. Projects that seek to encourage minorities and neighborhood residents that are employed by the sponsor/developer to undertake construction, rehabilitation or other related development activities for a specific purpose;

4. Projects that have committed funds for the provision of support services and programs that are appropriate for and accessible to residents;

5. Projects in which the affordability controls shall be in place for a longer period than required in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:43-4.1;

6. Projects that provide amenities, such as additional bathrooms, storage space, porches, balconies, a private yard and where appropriate, shared facilities, such as senior citizen activity rooms or lounges;

7. Projects that serve a population generally not served by the private market, for example, projects that provide housing opportunities for households with incomes below 40 percent range of affordability, persons with special needs or homeless persons;

8. Projects that provide family housing in developing communities;

9. Projects that may be expected to have a positive impact on the neighborhood and/or would further the objectives of a strategic neighborhood plan;

10. Projects with rents and prices that are staggered so that the units are affordable to a wide range of eligible households;

11. Projects in which the municipality provides tangible, quantifiable support, for example, cash, land, fee reduction, and/or loan guarantee, particularly in suburban communities; and

12. Projects that are designed to harmonize architecturally with the scale and character of the surrounding buildings and, in general, reinforce or enhance the character of the neighborhood in which they are located.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:43-2.6

New Rule, R.1996 d.226, effective 5/20/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 6(a), 28 N.J.R. 2573(a).
Amended by R.1998 d.438, effective 9/8/1998.
See: 30 N.J.R. 1880(a), 30 N.J.R. 3239(b).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2002 d.325, effective 10/7/2002.
See: 33 N.J.R. 3261(a), 34 N.J.R. 3500(a).
In (a), deleted "shall" preceding "provide amenities" in 6, rewrote 10 and added 13.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:43-2.4 and amended by R.2007 d.202, effective 7/2/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 3711(a), 39 N.J.R. 2517(a).
Rewrote the section.