TOWNSHIP OF STAFFORD ORDINANCE NO. 2026-02   AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STAFFORD, COUNTY OF OCEAN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, REPLACING CHAPTER 130 ARTICLE XV OF THE LAND USE ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STAFFORD TO ADDRESS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT (FHA) AND THE UNIFORM HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CONTROLS (UHAC) REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE STAFFORD’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ordinance No. 2026-02 was introduced and passed on 1st reading by the Mayor and Township Council of the Township of Stafford at their meeting held on the 3rd day of February, 2026. This Ordinance implements and incorporates the adopted and endorsed Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan and addresses the requirements of N.J.A.C. 5:93-1, et seq., as amended and supplemented, N.J.A.C. 5:99, et seq., as amended and supplemented, N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.1, et seq. as amended and supplemented, and the New Jersey Fair Housing Act of 1985. The intent of this ordinance is to provide assurances that low- and moderate-income units ("affordable units") are created with controls on affordability over time and that low- and moderate-income households shall occupy those units. This Ordinance is scheduled for public comment and adoption at the March 3, 2026 Council Meeting. All Council Meetings are located at the Municipal Building, 260 E. Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, NJ at 7:00 pm. Copies of this Ordinance are available at the Township Clerk’s Office during normal business hours.   Susan M. Farrell, RMC Township Clerk ($29.04)