The purpose and intent of this article is to
offer incentives to applicants who provide amenities that assist the
Town to implement specific physical, cultural and social policies
in the Comprehensive Plan as supplemented by the local laws and ordinances
adopted by the Town Board.
All zoning districts are designated as eligible
for zoning incentives under this article. Incentives may be offered
to applicants who offer an acceptable amenity to the Town in exchange
for the incentive.
The following incentives may be granted by the
Town Board to the applicant on a specific site:
A. Increases in residential/nonresidential unit density.
C. Increases in lot coverage.
D. Changes in setbacks or height.
G. Any other changes in the Comprehensive Development
Regulations provisions.
[Amended 8-13-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014]
Under this article, if the Town Board determines
that a suitable community benefit or amenity is not immediately feasible,
or otherwise not practical, the Board may require, in lieu thereof,
a payment to the town of a sum to be determined by the Board. If cash
is accepted in lieu of other community benefit or amenity, provision
shall be made for such sum to be deposited in a trust fund to be used
by the Town Board exclusively for specific community benefits authorized
by the Town Board.
The purpose of this article is to offer an incentive
to applicants who provide the amenity of preservation of the existing
housing stock in Brighton, thereby assisting the Town to implement
specific physical, cultural and social policies in the Comprehensive
Plan as supplemented by the local laws and ordinances adopted by the
Town Board. The Town of Brighton highly values the character of its
residential neighborhoods, which is strongly influenced by the existing
housing stock in Brighton. The Town also recognizes that, as the existing
housing stock ages, floor plans of older homes might not accommodate
the needs and desires of current lifestyles. The intent of this article
is to encourage property owners to preserve existing houses by allowing
existing houses to be enlarged to greater floor area than new houses.
In lieu of the maximum livable floor area requirements of §§
205-2 and
205-4 of the Comprehensive Development Regulations, the maximum livable floor area of a single-family detached dwelling may be increased to a total not to exceed 2,316 square feet of livable floor area plus 64 square feet of livable floor area for each 1,000 square feet of lot area of the affected lot. The maximum livable floor area provided by the incentive allowed shall be derived from the following equation:
Maximum Livable Floor Area = 2,316 + (.064 x
Lot Size)
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