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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New Rochelle, NY
Construction noise in New Rochelle is restricted to weekdays 7 a.m.–6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. No construction on Sundays or legal holidays without a...
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Parking RVs, campers, boats, and trailers on New Rochelle residential streets is prohibited or tightly time-limited. On private property, oversized recreatio...
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Most residential fences in New Rochelle require a building permit from the Bureau of Buildings. Applications need a site plan showing location, height, and m...
New Rochelle, NY
Retaining walls over 4 feet in height (measured bottom-of-footing to top) require a building permit and engineered plans in New Rochelle. Walls with surcharg...
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