[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-15-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
"Affordable Housing Standards and Guidelines for Lighthouse
Landing."
A.
The purpose and intent to provide affordable housing for those people
meeting the income threshold and who also meet the enhanced criteria
of being: i) Village of Sleepy Hollow emergency service volunteers
(fire/ambulance); ii) Village of Sleepy Hollow employees; iii) senior
citizens who currently live in Sleepy Hollow; iv) individuals who
work in Sleepy Hollow; and v), senior citizen parents of Sleepy Hollow
residents.
B.
Related findings:
(1)
To aid emergency preparedness, and quality of life, the Village of
Sleepy Hollow wishes to retain and expand its fire and ambulance volunteer
base and to have said members reside in reasonable proximity to its
municipal offices and operations.
(2)
To aid emergency preparedness, and quality of life, the Village of
Sleepy Hollow wishes to retain and expand employee base and to have
said members reside in reasonable proximity to its municipal offices
and operations.
(3)
To aid in quality of life, the Village of Sleepy Hollow wishes to
allow seniors reside in affordable housing.
(4)
To aid in quality of life, and reduce traffic, the Village of Sleepy
Hollow wishes to allow individuals who work in Sleepy Hollow, to reside
in the Village.
(5)
To aid in quality of life, and reduce traffic, the Village of Sleepy
Hollow wishes to allow the senior citizen parents of its residents
to reside in the Village.
This chapter seeks to implement local standards and guidelines
for affordable housing regarding rental dwelling units available in
the Lighthouse Landing River Front Development (See Approving Resolution
#06/66/2011, 20). This chapter is exclusive to said development; as
such, it shall not be construed as being applicable to the broader
municipality or any other local law.
For purposes of this chapter, and unless otherwise stated, or
unless the context otherwise requires, the terms in this chapter shall
have the meanings as noted in Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
A for-rent housing unit that is affordable to a household
whose income does not exceed 80% of the area median income (AMI) for
Westchester as defined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) and for which the annual housing cost
of a unit including common charges, principal, interest, taxes and
insurance (PITI) does not exceed 33% of 80% AMI, adjusted for family
size and that is marketed in accordance with the Westchester County
Fair & Affordable Housing Affirmative Marketing Plan.
The form available online at www.sleepyhollowny.gov or at
municipal offices located on the second floor, at Village of Sleepy
Hollow, 28 Beekman Avenue Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591, (914) 366-5106,
(914) 366-5113, allowing individuals to apply for an AHU pursuant
to the Affordable Housing Standards and Guidelines enacted herein.
A person who has been employed for at least one year in the
Village and whose place of employment is physically located within
municipal bounds of the Village of Sleepy Hollow. A physical address
is required as proof that someone works in Sleepy Hollow, post office
boxes, or other similar types of parcel services are not considered
a physical address within municipal bounds.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
Village of Sleepy Hollow emergency service volunteers (fire/ambulance);
Village of Sleepy Hollow employees; senior citizens who currently
live in Sleepy Hollow; individuals who work in Sleepy Hollow; and,
senior citizen parents of Sleepy Hollow residents are preferred classes
of individuals who are to receive additional consideration when submitting
an AHU application.
Persons who are 62 or older and who have children who own
or rent a dwelling unit within the Village of Sleepy Hollow for at
least one year prior to application.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
Persons who are 62 or older residing in Sleepy Hollow for
at least a year prior to application.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
A third-party entity or a local nonprofit agency designated
by the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees under this chapter.
Persons who at the time of application are volunteer fire
or ambulance workers with the Village of Sleepy Hollow and have accrued
50 Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) points for the current
or prior year.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
Persons who at the time of application are permanent full-
or part-time workers with the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
[Amended 6-14-2022 by L.L. No. 6-2022]
The Village of Sleepy Hollow shall prequalify applicants who
meet the outlined preferences defined in this chapter. The hierarchy
of priority is established by the Villages finding that Village of
Sleepy Hollow emergency service volunteers (fire/ambulance) should
receive first preference; That Village of Sleepy Hollow employees
should receive second preference; That senior citizens who currently
live in Sleepy Hollow should receive third preference; That individuals
who work in Sleepy Hollow should receive fourth preference; And, That
senior citizen parents of Sleepy Hollow Residents should receive fifth
preference.
A.
To prequalify applicants, the Mayor of Sleepy Hollow shall have the
authority to adopt, renew or update a pre-qualification affordable
housing unit application form under this section.
B.
Prequalified applicants shall have their applications forwarded it
to the designated third-party administrator of this program.
C.
Incomplete applications may be rejected and/or returned.
A third-party administrator shall review all AHU applications.
The third-party administrator shall ensure compliance with related
income thresholds and may require any related proof necessary to the
implementation of this chapter.
A.
A third-party administrator shall be designated to administer the
requirements of this chapter.
B.
The designated office, department or agency will be responsible for
monitoring the affordable AHU units during the units' periods
of affordability and for monitoring compliance with the affirmative
marketing responsibilities of Lighthouse Landing River Front Development
and the creating of the affordable AHU units.
C.
The third-party administrator is to be appointed by the Sleepy Hollow
Board of Trustees and may be amended by simple resolution.
The AHU units under the provisions of this section shall be
rented to qualifying income-eligible households. Such income-eligible
households shall be marketed to the above noted groups receiving preference(s).
Third-party administrator shall ensure compliance.
AHU units under the provisions of this section shall be rented
to households who, as per the determination of the designated third-party
administrator of this program, do not exceed 80% of AMI for the County
of Westchester. The third-party administrator of this program shall
have authority to verify compliance with this section and ensure compliance.
Once the third-party administrator ensures initial compliance
with this chapter, no further review or verification shall be undertaken.
Applicants, who after AHU placement, subsequently do not meet the
affirmative marketing and income thresholds shall not be dispossessed
of their AHU rental units.
The invalidity of any word, section, clause, paragraph, sentence,
part, or provision of this chapter shall not affect the validity of
any part of this chapter which can be given effect without such invalid
part or parts.
This chapter shall take effect immediately upon filing in the
Office of the Secretary of State.
