Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Borough of Tenafly Bergen County, New Jersey PREPARED FOR: Borough of Tenafly Planning Board BA: 2890.04 OCTOBER 23, 2018 ADOPTED NOVEMBER 7, 2018 Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Borough of Tenafly Bergen County, New Jersey BA#: 2890.04 October 23, 2018 Adopted November 7, 2018 Community Planning Principals: Land Development and Design Joseph H. Burgis PP, AICP Landscape Architecture Edward Snieckus, Jr. PP, LLA, ASLA b a B URGIS A SSOCIATES, I NC. Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Borough of Tenafly Bergen County, New Jersey Prepared for Borough of Tenafly Planning Board BA #2890.04 The original document was appropriately signed and sealed on November 9, 2018 in accordance with Chapter 41 of Title 13 of the State Board of Professional Planners _______________________________ _______________________________ Joseph H. Burgis, AICP, PP David Novak, AICP, PP Professional Planner #2450 Professional Planner #6269 25 Westwood Avenue, Westwood NJ 07675 p: 201.666.1811 | f: 201.666.2599 | e: [email protected] Members of the Borough of Tenafly Planning Board Mary Beth Wilmit, Chairperson Byron “Gus” Allen, Vice Chairperson Peter Rustin, Mayor Jon Warms Sheryl Gaines Eugene Marcantonio Marc Harrison Theodore Kagy Eugene Kwon, Alternate #1 Adam Michaels, Alternate #2 Jeff Grossman, Council Member MLUL Officer/Planning Board Secretary Valerie B. Nicolosi Planning Board Attorney Jeffrey A. Zenn, Esq. Cullen and Dykman, LLP Borough Attorney William R. McClure, Esq. Borough Administrative Agent Steven J. Weinberg Community Action Services Borough Planning Consultant Joseph H. Burgis PP, AICP David Novak PP, AICP Burgis Associates, Inc. CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Table 1: Affordable Housing Obligations Pursuant to Settlement Agreement ............................................................................ 2 Table 2: Components to Address Prior Round RDP ............................................................................................................................ 2 Table 3: Third Round Prospective Need RDP Components .............................................................................................................. 3 Table 4: Unmet Need Obligation Components .................................................................................................................................... 3 Historic Overview of the Courts and COAH .................................................................................................................................................4 The Borough’s Historic Reponses to Its Affordable Housing Obligation ............................................................................................ 5 The Rehabilitation, Prior Round, and Prospective Housing Obligation and the Borough’s Response ..................................... 6 Table 5: Approximate Number of Statewide Additional Affordable Housing Units Required ............................................... 6 Table 6: Affordable Housing Obligations ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Table 7: Affordable Housing Obligations Pursuant to Settlement Agreement ........................................................................... 7 Section 1: Housing Element .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 1.1: Community Overview ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Table 8: Existing Land Use ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9 Map 1: Existing Land Use Map (Borough) ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Map 2: Existing Land Use (Downtown) ................................................................................................................................................... 11 Section 1.2: Inventory of Municipal Housing Stock .................................................................................................................................. 12 Table 9: Dwelling Units (1960-2016) ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 Table 10: Housing Units by Tenure and Occupancy Status (1990-2010) ...................................................................................... 12 Table 11: Units in Structures (1990-2016) ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Table 12: Number of Bedrooms in Housing Units (1990-2012) ....................................................................................................... 13 Table 13: Year Structure Built..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 14: Occupants Per Room (1990-2012) ......................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 15: Equipment and Plumbing Facilities (1990-2016) ............................................................................................................... 15 Table 16: Gross Rent of Specified Renter-Occupied Housing Units (1990-2016) ...................................................................... 15 Table 17: Value of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units (1990-2016) ................................................................................ 16 Section 1.3: Population Analysis ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 18: Population Growth ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 19: Age Characteristics (1990-2016) ............................................................................................................................................. 17 Table 20: Average Household Size (1980-2016) .................................................................................................................................. 18 Table 21: Household Income Distribution (1989-2016) ...................................................................................................................... 18 Table 22: Housing Cost as Percentage of Income (2016) ................................................................................................................. 19 Borough of Tenafly i Housing Element and Fair Share Plan Section 1.4: Employment Analysis ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Table 23: Employment Status- Population 16 & Over (1990-2016) .............................................................................................. 20 Table 24: Employed Residents Age 16 and Over, By Occupation (1990-2012) .......................................................................... 21 Table 25: Employed Residents Age 16 and Over, By Industry (1990-2016) ................................................................................ 22 Section 1.5: Housing and Employment Projections ................................................................................................................................ 23 Table 26: Covered Employment Trends 2004-2014 .......................................................................................................................... 23 Table 27: Trend in Residential Development Analysis of Certificates of Occupancy and Demolition Permits, 2000- 2014 .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Section 2: Fair Share Obligation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Section 2.1: Summary of Fair Share Obligation ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Table 28: Statewide Affordable Housing Obligations ...................................................................................................................... 26 Table 29: Affordable Housing Obligations