[HISTORY: Adopted by the Orangetown Town Board 7-17-1995 by L.L. No. 3, 1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Town Board seeks to promote and facilitate affordable housing
for members of the volunteer services in the Town of Orangetown, for
homeless families and for military families who are displaced and
were residents of the Town. The Town hereby finds that the Tappan
Military Housing shall provide said affordable housing and shall promote
the social health, safety and well being of the residents of the Town
of Orangetown and the Hamlet of Tappan. The Town Board hereby declares
the development of such affordable housing, rehabilitation and the
sale to be a municipal and public purpose which shall be undertaken
pursuant to the policy adopted by resolution of the Town Board.
As used in this local law, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
This is housing which shall be made available to persons
who would have difficulty otherwise purchasing a home in the Town
of Orangetown at current market rates.
The existing single-family homes currently set forth at the
Tappan Military site located in the Hamlet of Tappan, New York.
The Town Board of the Town of Orangetown is authorized to complete
the purchase of the Tappan Military Housing which has remained vacant
and is in danger of becoming blighted, to rehabilitate said housing
for the purpose of occupancy and to convey such housing to purchasers
at their principle residence.
The housing shall be made available as follows: former members
of the military who resided in this housing; members of the volunteer
services of the Town of Orangetown; homeless families within the Town
of Orangetown who have the capability of purchasing said houses. The
housing shall be sold to eligible individuals after its purchase and
repair by the Town. The housing shall be at such price as is less
than the normal and customary market rates established in the Town
of Orangetown for single-family houses.
The Town shall promote and facilitate such housing in order
to permit those who otherwise cannot afford to purchase a home to
do so.
The Town Board shall establish its rules and regulations to
implement this housing program with the aim of ensuring the use of
available funds for affordable housing program purposes.
The Town may incur indebtedness and appropriate general funds
to accomplish the purpose of purchasing, rehabilitating and selling
said homes.
