Village of Croton-on-Hudson Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce November 2021 Members: Hollis Anzani, Jana Bluestein, Adam Decker, Julie Evans, Greg Maher, Carol Shanesy, Nance Shatzkin, Sherry Horowitz (Trustee Liaison) and Brian Pugh (Trustee Liaison). Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Data III. Recommendations A. Protecting Our Residents B. Ensuring Fairness and Including in Housing C. P…

data as it becomes available via the decennial census or other data collection events. The overarching goals around which our last Comprehensive Plan (2003) was built were preserving traditional qualities, strengthening assets, and protecting resources. It is the belief of this Task Force that the recommendations set forth herein will help Croton-onHudson build a stronger community while addressin…

severely cost burdened. One other point that becomes clear in the data, is that there is a growing gap between the median income of an owner-occupied household versus a renter-occupied household. Based on 2017 ACS data, the Westchester County Housing Needs Assessment identified the median income of a renter-occupied housing unit in Croton-on-Hudson as $52,439 whereas the median income of owner-occ…

willing to discuss their relationships with their landlords and with the Village. We spoke with one Report of the Croton Housing Taskforce Page 7 tenant in Bari Manor who remained appreciative of the Village’s efforts to protect the residents of Bari Manor in 2003 by declaring a housing emergency and placing all multifamily buildings with more than 50 units under the rules set forth in New York’s …

Recommendations Protecting Our Residents One of the first questions raised by the Croton Housing Task Force after seeing the data in the Westchester Housing Needs Assessment was whether the data collected for Croton was accurate. To that end, we attempted to independently validate the accuracy of information in the County report. This data collection process emphasized two separate and related poi…

Westchester. The Village Board should consider lowering the threshold to provide the protections of ETPA to more residents in Croton to 10 or even to 6, which is the lowest number allowed by the New York ETPA statute. The Village should also consider an ETPA carveout for multifamily buildings that work directly with the Village to provide safe and affordable housing along the lines of the ETPA reg…

diverse collection of housing stock with a heavy emphasis on single family development. What most gives Croton-on-Hudson its character though are the walkable, closely built areas in Harmon, Morningside and the Upper Village. These neighborhoods have long served Croton-on-Hudson by providing walkable neighborhoods, allowing for a diversity of incomes and a vibrant community. The 2003 Master Plan a…

future affordable housing/mixed use development. Finally, the Village Board should work with the Village Manager, the Village Engineer, the Village Treasurer and local building owners to develop a yellow flag list of properties that may be ripe for redevelopment or are in financial distress and could be repurposed under guidance from the Village. The Village of Croton-on-Hudson was an early innova…

time period between one and thirty days. § 44-3Rental dwelling unit registration required; exemptions. A. Registration required. No person shall allow to be occupied, or rent to another for occupancy, any dwelling unit unless the owner has first obtained either a short term rental dwelling unit registration certificate or a rental dwelling unit registration certificate as hereafter provided. B. Ex…

that the owner is familiar with the use of lead-safe methods during painting, renovation, or repair of the property. Said certification will be made available for completion on the Town of Amherst webpage and in the Building Department at Town Hall. (10) Properties may only be used for the purpose of short term rentals if the Town has issued a short term rental certificate. Properties used for the…

upon the owner by delivering the notice to the owner or by delivering the notice to a person of suitable age and discretion at the owner's residence or place of business. The Commissioner's determination shall also be posted at the subject building and, to the extent possible, it shall also be posted conspicuously at each dwelling unit. Vacated dwelling units shall not be reoccupied until a rental…

be made at the entrance of each dwelling unit. In the alternative to such posting, the license shall be produced by the owner at the request of a tenant, a prospective tenant or upon demand of the Commissioner. B. Conform with all other applicable state, county and Town laws and ordinances on matters not specifically addressed in this Chapter. C. The rental agreement or lease for a dwelling unit r…

chapter and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. At the conclusion of said inspection, the Commissioner, or his/her designated representative, shall provide the owner, or the owner's representative, at the inspection with a copy of the results of the inspection. (1) For properties constructed prior to 1978, the owner of the rental dwelling unit consents to the inspection o…

at which time such person shall be given an opportunity to show why such notice or order should be modified or withdrawn. No such hearing shall be required unless the petition therefor shall have been filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals within five (5) days after the date the notice or order was issued. On receipt of such petition, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall set a time and place for such…

Dollars ($500.00) per unit. Renewal fee. The owner of a rental dwelling unit shall pay an annual renewal fee of Seventy Five Dollars and Zero Cents ($75.00) per rental unit. The owner remains obligated to pay such fee during ownership of the rental dwelling unit and shall pay any delinquencies therein before transferring all or any part of the ownership of said unit. Notwithstanding the foregoing,…

be the same information that is required to construct a single-family dwelling unit. 10. Occupancy and Use. Occupancy and use standards for an ADU shall be the same as those applicable to a primary dwelling on the same site. 11. Design. Design standards for ADUs are stated in this section. If not addressed in this section, base zone development standards apply. All ADUs (accessory apartments and a…

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 …

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 li…

application pursuant to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act, the Board of Trustees may act to approve, approve with modification or conditions, or disapprove the Petition in the exercise of its sole legislative discretion. Within 62 days following the close of the public hearing on the application for site plan and/or subdivision approval, the Board of Trustees shall act to approve…

neighboring areas; [5] Advancement of economic development within the Village; [6] The location, nature and height of buildings, location of parking and the nature and extent of landscaping on the site such that the modified dimensional or bulk requirement will not hinder or discourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent land and buildings or substantially impair the value thereof; [7]…

residence of the resident household selected to occupy the unit. (3) Upon approval by the Program Administrator the declaration of restrictive covenant shall be recorded in the Land Records Division of the Office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for any AFFH Unit. J. Affirmative marketing. The AFFH Units created under the provisions of t…