5:97-3.16 Coordination with other State agencies
(a) Municipalities that have petitioned the Council for substantive certification are encouraged to seek plan endorsement from the State Planning Commission and shall include a status of the application with their petitions if participating in the plan endorsement process.
(b) To determine whether a municipal Fair Share Plan creates a realistic opportunity for the provision of affordable housing, where applicable, the Council may consult with the State Planning Commission, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council, the Pinelands Commission or other relevant State agencies.
(c) Municipalities are encouraged to work with regional planning commissions and authorities to address municipal affordable housing obligations on a regional level.
(d) The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Planning Authority (FMERPA) or its successor entity is authorized to address all or a portion of the affordable housing obligation of Oceanport Borough, Tinton Falls Borough and Eatontown Borough, Monmouth County in the form outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.13, the Affordable Housing Partnership Program. The FMERPA may address these obligations in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.13 or in another manner consistent with these rules.
(e) The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) is authorized to address a portion of the municipal affordable housing obligation generated by growth occurring within the 14 municipalities in its jurisdiction in the form outlined in N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.13, the Affordable Housing Partnership Program. The NJMC is encouraged to adopt rules consistent with these rules in order to assist the 14 municipalities in its jurisdiction in addressing municipal affordable housing obligations. The NJMC may address these obligations in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:97-6.13 or in another manner consistent with these rules.
Amended by R. 2008 d. 316, effective October 20, 2008. See: 40 N.J.R. 3374(a), 40 N.J.R. 5965(a). In (a), inserted "if participating in the plan endorsement process": and added (c), (d) and (e).