A 3516 — Clarifies requirements for land use plan element and housing plan element of municipal master plan.

Summary

Mun. master plan, land use plan & housing plan elements-clarifies requirements

Bill Text

• Introduced View text Current html January 08, 2026

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This bill amends 3 section(s) of the New Jersey statutes: N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28; N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304; N.J.S.A. 52:27D-310.

• N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28

  and (3) its (3) and pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-310) ; → , , and (3) (4) the land use plan element's and the land use plan element's relationship, and how it is designed to effectuate, the housing plan element provided for in paragraph (3) of this subsection the housing plan element's relationship to the (4) that may be included in the master plan, and redevelopment and (i) showing areas designated in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation, pursuant to the "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law", P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-1 et seq.), redevelopment plans adopted for those areas, and the status of redevelopment projects in those areas; evaluating the need for, and establishing a plan to provide housing in the municipality , including affordable housing. A housing plan element shall include: (a) An evaluation of the existing inventory, variety, and geographic distribution of housing in the municipality, including an inventory of the municipality's housing stock by age, condition, purchase or rental value, occupancy characteristics, and type, including the number of units affordable to low- and moderate-income households and substandard housing capable of being rehabilitated. In conducting this inventory, the municipality shall have access, on a confidential basis for the sole purpose of conducting the inventory, to all necessary property tax assessment records and information in the assessor's office, including but not limited to, the property record cards; (b) A projection of the municipality's housing stock for the next 10 years, including the probable future construction of low- and moderate-income housing, which shall take into account, but shall not be limited to, construction permits issued, approvals of applications for residential development, anticipated development of lands zoned for residential development, areas designated in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation that are planned for residential development, or the redevelopment or adaptive reuse of nonresidential land uses into housing, which analysis shall include where relevant mixed-use development with a residential component will be located; (c) An analysis of the existing and projected population of the municipality, including an analysis of the municipality's demographic and household characteristics, which shall include but shall not be limited to, household size, income level, and age, and shall also consider relevant Statewide and regional demographic and socioeconomic data and projections identified in State, regional, and county plans, including the State Development and Redevelopment Plan adopted pursuant to the "State Planning Act," sections 1 through 12 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.); (d) An analysis of the amount and types of housing required to satisfy the needs of the existing and projected population of the municipality, with the intent of aligning the housing plan element with the municipality's projected housing needs, and the municipality's fair share of the regional need for low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.). This analysis shall include an evaluation of all relevant housing types, including market-rate housing; low- and moderate-income housing; single-family residential dwellings, multi-family residential dwellings, including two-, three- and four-family dwellings; accessory dwelling units; senior and age-restricted housing; special needs housing and alternative living arrangements; multi-generational housing; rental and for-sale units; and other housing types as may be relevant; (e) An evaluation of local and regional economic drivers that affect housing supply in the municipality; geospatial, physical, and environmental factors that impact the production of housing; and appropriate locations for the development of housing in the municipality; (f) A determination of the municipality's present and prospective fair share for low- and moderate-income housing and of the municipality's capacity to accommodate its present

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• N.J.S.A. 52:27D-304

  , particularly with regard to low- and moderate-income housing subsection f. of section 3 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1) → evaluate the need for, and establish a plan to provide housing in the municipality, including but not limited to, residential standards and proposals for the construction and improvement of housing in the municipality, including low- and moderate-income housing that is required to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 19 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-28)

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• N.J.S.A. 52:27D-310

  , and shall contain at least: A projection of the municipality's housing stock, including the probable future construction of low- and moderate-income housing, for the next ten years, taking into account, but not necessarily limited to, construction permits issued, approvals of applications for development and probable residential development of lands; An analysis of the municipality's demographic characteristics, including but not necessarily limited to, household size, income level and age; An analysis of the existing and probable future employment characteristics of the municipality; A determination of the municipality's present and prospective fair share for low- and moderate-income housing and its capacity to accommodate its present and prospective housing needs, including its fair share for low- and moderate-income housing, as established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1); A consideration of the lands that are most appropriate for construction of low- and moderate-income housing and of the existing structures most appropriate for conversion to, or rehabilitation for, low- and moderate-income housing, including a consideration of lands of developers who have expressed a commitment to provide low- and moderate-income housing; An analysis of the extent to which municipal ordinances and other local factors advance or detract from the goal of preserving multigenerational family continuity as expressed in the recommendations of the Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity Commission, adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.273 (C.52:27D-329.20); An analysis of consistency with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, including water, wastewater, stormwater, and multi-modal transportation based on guidance and technical assistance from the State Planning Commission. → plan , prepared in accordance with section 19 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-28), , consistent with the requirements set forth pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), . (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) (Deleted by amendment, P.L. , c. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)

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Action History

1. January 13, 2026

   INT 1RA REF AHO

Sponsors

• Yvonne Lopez · Primary
• Robert J. Karabinchak · Primary

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