[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Riverton 12-14-2000
by Ord. No. 19-00. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
All newspaper articles, announcements and requests for
applicants for low- and moderate-income units shall appear in the following
daily regional newspapers: The Burlington County Times, Camden Courier Post
and Gloucester County Times.
B.
The initial marketing of affordable housing must take
the form of at least one press release and a paid display advertisement in
each of the above newspapers. At a minimum, the paid display advertisement
shall include the following:
(1)
Street address of units.
(2)
Directions to housing units.
(3)
Number of bedrooms per unit.
(4)
Size of units.
(5)
Prices or rents of units.
(6)
Income range for qualifying households.
(7)
Location of applications.
(8)
Telephone number and office hours for obtaining information
and requesting applications.
C.
Applications shall be mailed to prospective applicants
upon request.
D.
Public service announcements shall be made on the radio
and/or cable television stations broadcasting throughout the region, including
WWJZ (640.0), Mount Holly Radio Co. (89.7), Rowan College of New Jersey, WDBK
(91.5) and Camden County College.
E.
Affordable housing applications, brochures, signs and/or
announcements regarding that availability of affordable housing units within
the Borough of Riverton shall be forwarded to and posted at the following
three largescale employers within the region: Lockheed-Martin, Rutgers University
and Virtua Memorial Hospital.
F.
The following is a listing of community and regional
organizations in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties that will aid
in the affirmative marketing program with particular emphasis on contacts
that will reach out to groups that are least likely to apply for affordable
housing within the region: Affordable Housing Coalition of Burlington County,
Burlington County Community Action Program (BCCAP), Tri-County Community Action
Agency and Camden County Council on Economic Opportunity.
G.
Affordable housing applications, brochures, announcements
and/or posters will be forwarded to and posted at the following locations:
developer's sales office, municipal building and library, Burlington
County Library, Camden County Library and Gloucester County Library.
H.
Quarterly informational circulars and applications shall
be sent to each of the following agencies for publication in their journals
and for circulation among their members: the Board of Realtors in Burlington,
Camden and Gloucester Counties.
I.
Additional quarterly informational circulars and applications
shall be sent to the following nonprofit, religious, governmental, fraternal,
civic and community action agencies in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties:
Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development Inc., Jersey Counseling and
Housing Development, Inc., Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey and Mount
Holly 2000.
J.
The following is a description of the random selection
method that will be used to select occupants of low- and moderate-income housing:
(1)
The random selection method shall be established by the
administrative entity, in accordance with the Council on Affordable Housing
(COAH) substantive rules.
K.
The Affordable Housing Management Service (AHMS) of the
State Department of Community Affairs will be the administrative entity for
the borough. AHMS will have the responsibility to advertise and income qualify
low- and moderate-income households; to place income eligible households in
low- and moderate-income units upon initial occupancy; to provide for the
initial occupancy of low- and moderate-income units with income qualified
households; to continue to qualify households for reoccupancy of units as
they become vacant during the period of affordability controls; to assist
with advertising and outreach to low- and moderate-income households; and
to enforce the terms of the deed restriction and mortgage loan as per COAH
regulations. AHMS will provide counseling services to low- and moderate-income
applicants on subjects such as budgeting, credit issues, mortgage qualifications,
rental lease requirements and landlord-tenant law. In addition, the Borough
of Riverton is designating Fritz Moorhouse, or his successor, as the part-time
"housing office" to act as liaison who will be responsible for tracking the
progress of affordable housing, fielding inquiries regarding affordable housing
from the public and COAH and complying with COAH monitoring and reporting
requirements as per N.J.A.C. 5:93-11.6 and 5:93-12.1.
L.
Developers/builders/sponsors of low- and moderate-income
housing units may be required by the borough to assist in the advertising
of affordable units in their respective developments in accordance with the
preceding subsections. Such advertising must be coordinated with the administrative
entity and is subject to the approval of the borough's housing officer.
M.
The Borough of Riverton, in conjunction with AHMS, may
delegate specific tasks to a developer/builder/sponsor (such as interviewing
applicants, prescreening households, etc.), provided that copies of all applications,
income verification documents, sales records, etc., of the low- and moderate-income
units are returned to the administrative entity for reporting purposes and
to aid with future resales.
N.
Households who live or work in the housing region of
Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties may be given preference for sales
and rental units constructed within that housing region. Applicants living
outside the housing region shall have an equal opportunity for units after
intraregional applicants have been processed. Riverton intends to comply with
N.J.A.C. 5:93-11.7.
O.
The affirmative marketing plan for new
units shall commence 120 days before the issuance of either temporary or permanent
certificates of occupancy. Affirmative marketing shall continue until all
low- and moderate-income housing units are initially occupied. Affirmative
marketing for existing units shall continue on an as needed basis for as long
as affordable units are deed restricted.
