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Aug
Town of Bedford, Accessory Apartment Regulation
Date Added: Wednesday, August 16, 2023Accessory Uses
New York
Municipal
The Town of Bedford is part of the Plus One ADU Program. Currently, Bedford allows up to one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per home in all single-family residential zones, upon approval of application by the Planning Board. Accessory cottages are not permitted; ADUs must be attached to the main dwelling unless in districts R-2A or R-4A. No permit shall be granted until 5 years after the construction of the entire structure including accessory structures. Permits are valid for 5 years. The accessory apartment cannot be more than 25% of the floo..
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16
Aug
Village of Irvington, Accessory Apartment Regulation
Date Added: Wednesday, August 16, 2023Accessory Uses
New York
Municipal
The Village of Irvington is part of the Plus One ADU Program. Currently Irvington allows up to one accessory dwelling unit (ADU) per home in all single-family residential zones, upon approval of application by the Planning Board. No more than 50 accessory apartment special permits can be in existence at one time, and this number may not be varied by the Zoning Board of Appeals. No permit shall be granted until the structure in its present size has been in existence for 5 years. The permit is valid for 3 years. The accessory apartment must be lo..
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03
Aug
White Plains, NY Inclusionary Zoning
Date Added: Thursday, August 3, 2023Incentive Zoning, Zoning
New York
Municipal
There is a mandatory set-aside requirement for affordable units for any multi-family rental or mixed-use development that includes 10 or more residential rental units. If there are 10-14 units, there needs to be at least 1 affordable unit at 60% AMI. If there are 15+ units, the developer can choose to have 12% affordable units at 80% AMI or 8% of affordable units, 80% at 60% AMI, and 20% at 50% AMI. Compliance can be met by the inclusion of affordable units within an ARHP development or payment of a fee-in-lieu of providing affordable units wit..
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03
Aug
Cambridge, MA Affordable Housing Overlay District
Date Added: Thursday, August 3, 2023Overlay District, Zoning
Massachusetts
Municipal
To qualify for the Affordable Housing Overlay zone, there must be 100% affordable units on site. For rental units, at least 80% of the units shall be initially occupied by households with gross annual income under 80% of AMI. Remainder of units shall be initially occupied by households under 100% of AMI. Rent, utilities, and fees should not exceed 30% of gross household income. For-purchase units, at least 50% of units should be sold to households with gross income under 80% of AMI. Remainder of units should be sold to households with income un..
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03
Aug
Rye Brook, NY Affordable Housing Floating Zone
Date Added: Thursday, August 3, 2023Overlay District, Zoning
New York
Municipal
In order to qualify for the floating zone, developments of 2 units or more must be 50% affordable units. For rental units, households must make under 60% of AMI. For-purchase units, households must make under 80% of Westchester County AMI. The units must remain affordable for 50 years. The Board of Trustees can permit modification or waiver of the applicable dimensional and bulk requirements. To the extent practicable, the Board of Trustees and Planning Board shall prioritize affordable housing floating zone applications.
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03
Aug
Ellenville, NY Cluster Development Affordable Housing
Date Added: Thursday, August 3, 2023Clustering & Cluster Development, Zoning
New York
Municipal
Cluster developments with 10 or more housing units must designate at least 10% of units to be affordable. To be eligible to rent or purchase the household’s annual income must be between 80% and 120% of Ulster County AMI. Compliance with this requirement can only be met through construction of the affordable units on-site. Upon approval of the Village Board, all, or a portion of the fees for planning, zoning, and building related to the affordable units may be waived. ..
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