Under Westchester County's Fair and Affordable Housing settlement implementation and local zoning, many municipalities offer density bonuses to developers who include affordable units, often 10 to 25 percent of total units, in multifamily projects.
Westchester's 2009 federal housing settlement and follow-on county Model Ordinance encouraged each municipality to adopt fair-and-affordable-housing zoning. Most cities and villages now allow additional units, height, or floor area when developers commit to affordable units at defined AMI tiers, typically 60 to 80 percent. Bonuses are codified in each local zoning chapter and reviewed by the planning board. The county Department of Planning maintains the Affordable AFFH unit registry and enforces affordability deed restrictions for 50 years.
Failing to maintain promised affordable units or violating deed restrictions can result in suit by the county or HUD-monitor enforcement. Variance violations are enforced by the local building department through stop-work orders and fines.
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Mount Vernon, NY
Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers are generally prohibited from parking on public streets and in front-yard setbacks in residential zones. Storage i...
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon operates alternate-side parking for street cleaning and enforces residential permit parking in several districts. Non-residents cannot park over...
Mount Vernon, NY
Retaining walls over 4 ft measured from bottom of footing to top of wall require a building permit and sealed engineered drawings. Walls with surcharge (driv...
Mount Vernon, NY
A building permit from the Mount Vernon Building Department is required for most new fences and for replacements that change height, materials, or location. ...
Mount Vernon, NY
Chickens and livestock are prohibited in Mount Vernon residential zones. The city's dense urban character (~4 sq mi) excludes agricultural uses from zoning.
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon enforces the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225, incorporating the 2020 Fire Code of NYS), which requi...
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