As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Housing, including workforce housing, available to individuals and families meeting certain income guidelines based on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) area median incomes and as further defined in §
A36-2A,
B and
C below.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUBSIDY (AHS)
The funding made available by Suffolk County for the acquisition,
construction and/or reconstruction of parcels pursuant to § A36-2C(1)(ii)
of this article.
[Added 4-28-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009]
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
A structural change or restoration of some aspect of a property
that will either substantially add to the value of the real property,
or appreciably prolong the useful life of the real property; becomes
part of the real property or is permanently affixed to the real property
and is intended to become a permanent installation. For purposes of
this article, capital improvements shall exclude all regular repairs
or maintenance.
[Added 5-14-2019 by L.L.
No. 21-2019]
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
The Director of the Community Development Agency within the
Suffolk County Department of Economic Development and Workforce Housing.
[Added 11-16-2004 by L.L. No. 36-2004]
CONVEYANCE
The transfer by deed of any parcel for any municipally run,
funded, and/or managed affordable housing program, with or without
nonprofit agencies, pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law
§ 72-h.
DEVELOPER
A person, persons, corporation or other legal entity who
or which will construct, rehabilitate or otherwise stimulate the creation
of workforce housing that meets the criteria set forth herein.
[Added 6-27-2006 by L.L. No. 37-2006]
DIRECTOR
The Director of Affordable Housing within the Suffolk County
Department of Economic Development and Workforce Housing.
[Amended 4-28-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009]
FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER
An individual or family unit that has not owned a home during
the three-year period before the purchase of a home, with the permitted
exceptions delineated in the HUD Home Investment Partnership Regulations,
as they are amended from time to time, including, but not limited
to, exceptions for displaced homemakers, single parents and mobile
home owners.
PARCEL
A separately assessed lot, parcel, piece or portion of real
property, with or without improvements erected thereon, owned by the
County of Suffolk.
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER
A company, corporation or other legal entity that employs
individuals who reside in or will reside in Suffolk County and provides
land, down-payment assistance, loan guarantees, or other assistance
to its employees in connection with workforce housing that meets the
criteria set forth herein.
[Added 6-27-2006 by L.L. No. 37-2006]
PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY
A municipality within the County of Suffolk which has agreed
by a duly adopted resolution of its governing board to accept a transfer
of property pursuant to § 72-h of the New York State General
Municipal Law.
[Added 5-14-2019 by L.L.
No. 21-2019]
PERSON WITH A DISABILITY
A person who has a physical, mental or medical impairment
resulting from anatomical, physiological, genetic or neurological
conditions which prevent the exercise of a normal bodily function
or is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical or laboratory diagnostic
techniques; or a record of such an impairment; or a condition regarded
as such an impairment as further defined by the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
[Added 4-28-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009]
WORKFORCE HOUSING
Affordable housing that is subsidized by the County pursuant to §
A36-2C of this article and available to the County's workforce that meets income guidelines based on HUD area median incomes and as further defined in §
A36-2A,
B and
D of this article.
WORKFORCE HOUSING SUBSIDY (WHS)
The funding made available by Suffolk County for the acquisition,
construction and/or reconstruction of parcels pursuant to § A36-2D(1)(b)
of this article.
[Amended 4-28-2009 by L.L. No. 11-2009]
[Added 12-16-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
A. Any new dwelling unit that is to be designed and/or constructed with the assistance of the County of Suffolk pursuant to §
A36-2B of this article ("72-h transfer program") or §
A36-2D of this article ("Workforce Housing Program") shall comply with the design and construction requirements set forth in this section.
B. The design and construction of a new dwelling unit shall comply with
the following requirements:
(1) At least one stepless entry shall be provided into a ground-floor
dwelling unit, and may be located at the front, rear or side of the
building with a threshold not exceeding 1/2 inch in height.
(2) All interior passage doorways on the ground level of a dwelling unit
shall have an unobstructed opening of at least 34 inches when the
door is open at a ninety-degree angle.
(3) At least one bathroom shall be located on the ground level of the
dwelling unit, containing a clear floor space of 30 inches by 48 inches
centered on and contiguous to the sink, which is not encroached by
the swing path of the bathroom door.
(4) The required ground-floor bathroom shall have walls that are reinforced
with wood blocking between the interior studs, capable of supporting
grab bars as follows:
(a)
Two reinforcements on the back wall of the bathtub, each at
least 24 inches long, at least 20 inches wide and not more than 24
inches from the head end wall and not more than 12 inches from the
foot end wall, one in a horizontal position at least 33 inches, but
not more than 36 inches, above the floor, and one nine inches above
the rim of the bathtub;
(b)
One backing reinforcement on the foot end wall of the bathtub,
at least 20 inches long, at least 18 inches wide and located at the
front edge of the bathtub;
(c)
One backing reinforcement on the head end wall of the bathtub,
at least 12 inches long, at least 18 inches wide and located at the
front edge of the bathtub;
(d)
Ground-floor interior shower walls shall include backing reinforcements
on at least two walls on which the control valves are not located,
each centered at least 33 inches, but not more than 36 inches, above
the floor and at least 18 inches wide; and
(e)
All walls adjacent to the toilet shall have horizontal backing
reinforcements, each at least 33 inches, but not more than 36 inches,
above the floor, and sufficient to allow for a twenty-four-inch grab
bar on the wall behind the toilet and another forty-two-inch grab
bar on one of the other walls adjacent to the toilet.
(5) To minimize alteration costs for a person with a disability or individuals
who desire to age in place, the ground floor of a dwelling unit shall
be designed with at least one room which can be converted into a bedroom.
(6) Each heating zone in a ground-floor dwelling unit shall contain a
thermostat located on the wall at least 15 inches but not more than
48 inches above the floor.
C. Each municipality, developer or participating employer that receives County assistance under §
A36-2B and §
A36-2D shall submit assurance to the Workforce Housing Director that construction activities will be conducted in compliance with this section.
D. The Workforce Housing Director is hereby authorized, empowered and
directed to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement
this section and is further directed to take all other actions necessary
to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
[Added 12-20-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
A. The developer of any rental units to be built with the assistance of the County of Suffolk, including but not limited to financial assistance or assistance in land acquisitions, pursuant to §
A36-2B of this article (72-h transfer program) or §
A36-2D of this article (Workforce Housing Program) shall work with a third party or parties to implement a language access plan, subject to approval by the Community Development Director, to be located on the Suffolk County and/or Housing Assistance Agency website, that shall address the specific language needs of the area in which the project is located and which shall comply with the requirements of §
143-3 of the Suffolk County Code.
B. Any language
access plan shall address at a minimum:
(2) Advertisement of housing opportunities;
(3) Housing application translation; and
(4) Providing interpreter services.
Any provisions contained in Resolution No. 508-1989 that are
inconsistent with this article shall be construed as being superseded
by this article for the purposes of implementing the provisions of
this article.