In order to serve the health, safety and general welfare of
the community, to promote the well-being of the Village's current
and future residents and to provide a range of housing options necessary
to accommodate a diversity of residents, the Village Board finds that
it is essential that the construction of any new significant housing
not be focused solely on premium and mid-market housing, but also
provide equivalent quality units for occupancy by individuals and
families that earn at or less than the median income for the area,
or in the alternative make payments to an affordable housing fund
to assist in the development of housing opportunities for individuals
and families of those economic means.
The following activities are exempted from meeting the requirements
of this article:
A. The construction of five or fewer residential dwellings on a lot
in any five-year period. Where the lot was created by subdivision
within the preceding five years, any residence constructed on the
originating lot or its subdivided successor lots within the last five
years shall count toward determining if this standard for exemption
is met.
B. The construction of nursing homes, assisted living residences, congregate
care facilities, extended stay hotels and group homes.
C. The construction of houseboat or floating home communities, which
are deemed impractical for occupancy as affordable housing.
D. Any proposed development approved prior to the effective date of
this law, but which received its original final site plan or final
subdivision approval no more than 36 months prior to the effective
date of this chapter.
Any residential development approved by the Planning Board or Village Board of the Village of Haverstraw shall provide no less than 10% of proposed units as affordable purchase units and/or affordable rental units, except as otherwise permitted by §
245-51.
The maximum affordable income for a particular affordable purchase
unit or affordable rental unit shall be calculated by the HUD Rockland
County Median Income multiplied by the Haverstraw Adjustment Factor
and the household size calculation as listed below.
A. Household size calculation:
(1) 0.7 for one-person household;
(2) 0.8 for two-person household;
(3) 0.9 for a three-person household;
(4) 1.0 for four-person household;
(5) 1.08 for a five-person household;
(6) 1.16 for six-person household;
(7) 1.24 for a seven-person household;
(8) 1.32 for an eight-person household;
(9) Add 0.08 for each additional person in the household.
Affordable housing units shall:
A. Be distributed throughout the market rate housing and not concentrated
in one area of a proposed building or site;
B. Be indistinguishable in outward appearance, and location from market
rate units with equivalent number of bedrooms;
C. Be distributed among one-, two- and three-bedroom units, etc., in
the same proportion as the dwelling units in the market-rate purchase
housing;
D. Each have a floor area of not less than 80% of the average floor
area of market rate dwelling with similar floor areas; and
E. Interior finishes, appliances and/or furnishings may be reduced in
quality and cost to assist in the lowering of the cost of development
of the affordable units.
For the purchase or rental of affordable units, the following
minimum qualified family size schedule shall apply:
Number of Bedrooms
|
Number of Persons
(minimum)
|
---|
Efficiency
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
The Village of Haverstraw Clerk's office will be responsible
for the document retention of the affordable rental or purchase units
and administration of the requirement of this article until and unless
the Village Board designates another department, staff position or
agency or obtains outside services to monitor the affordable units
created under this article during the periods of affordability and
compliance with the requirements of this chapter.