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upon an applicant's submission of a Petition, as hereinafter defined, and approval of the Petition by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees finds that the purpose of this district is to provide flexible land use regulations, a streamlined permitting process and incentives to encourage the development of fair and affordable housing within the Village that will remain fair and affordable for at least 50 years as required pursuant to the Stipulation. The FAH District is established in furtherance of the public health, safety and welfare of the Village by encouraging a balanced demographic. C. Applicability. The provisions herein shall apply to a Petition and application for site plan and/or subdivision approval regarding any parcel(s) in any zoning district in the Village of Rye Brook for the construction of affordable housing, provided at least 50% of the proposed dwelling units will be AFFH units. D. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: AFFORDABLE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING (AFFH) UNIT (1) A for-purchase housing unit that is affordable to a household whose income does not exceed 80% of the area median income (AMI) for Westchester County as defined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and for which the annual housing cost to 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 and Affordable Housing Affirmative Marketing Plan; or Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 35 (2) A rental housing unit that is affordable to a household whose income does not exceed 60% AMI and for which the annual housing costs of the unit, defined as rent plus any tenant-paid utilities, does not exceed 30% of 60% AMI, adjusted for family size and that is marketed in accordance with the Westchester County Fair and Affordable Housing Affirmative Marketing Plan. FIXED IMPROVEMENT An improvement to real property which has been attached to the property in such a way as to be an integral part of the premises, and its removal would do harm to the building or land. FLOATING ZONING DISTRICT Zoning district with boundaries which are not fixed by the ordinance which establishes the district and outlines procedures for fixing the boundaries, but which are established by later amendment to the Zoning Map of the Village of Rye Brook. PETITION A written petition for an amendment to the Zoning Map of the Village of Rye Brook. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR A local not-for-profit agency designated by the Board of Trustees. E. Application procedure. (1) Pre-submission sketch plan conference. (a) Prior to submission of a Petition to the Board of Trustees, the applicant shall file with the Building Department a request for a pre-submission sketch plan conference. The purpose of the pre-submission sketch plan conference is to expedite the development application review process by identifying early-on any issues, concerns, zoning code compliance and coordination matters that may reasonably be expected to arise during the review of the application and to propose strategies to address these matters. A non-binding conceptual timeline for review of the application shall also be established at the presubmission sketch plan conference. The following representatives from the Village of Rye Brook, or their designees, may attend the pre-submission sketch plan conference: Mayor, Village Administrator, Building Inspector, Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 36 Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer, Planning Consultant and Chairperson of the Planning Board. Comments and suggestions made by Village representatives at the pre-submission sketch plan conference shall not be binding upon the Village. [Amended 10-27-2020 by L.L. No. 9-2020] (b) Sketch plan and recommended submission. [1] A request for a pre-submission sketch plan conference shall be accompanied by a sketch plan which shall include the following: [a] Approximate location and dimensions of proposed principal and accessory structures; [b] Preliminary identification and calculation of the number of proposed AFFH Units; [c] Map of the area at a convenient scale which clearly shows the location of the site in respect to nearby streets, rights-of-way and adjacent properties; and [d] Brief written statement describing the proposed development. [2] In addition, it is recommended that the applicant submit the following prior to a pre-submission sketch plan conference: [a] Survey map accurately reflecting existing conditions and defining precisely the boundaries of the property, setbacks of all structures, location of easements and such other information as required by the Building Inspector or Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer, which may include but is not limited to a topographical survey. Such survey shall be certified by a New York State licensed land surveyor no more than one year prior to the date of the application; [Amended 10-27-2020 by L.L. No. 9-2020] [b] Map of the subject property at