Open Space & Affordable Housing

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What Everybody Ought To Know AboutWhat Everybody Ought To Know About

THE DRAFT OPEN SPACE &THE DRAFT OPEN SPACE &AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANAFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN

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Uncontrolled Growth Threatens Uncontrolled Growth Threatens Our LandscapesOur Landscapes

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Natural Natural Resources Resources at Riskat Risk

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Few Housing Choices for Few Housing Choices for Residents and Local WorkersResidents and Local Workers

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Market Won’t Fix ProblemMarket Won’t Fix Problem

Market is not providing affordable housing– Nor will it: can’t build your way out– Current zoning not yielding affordable units

Market is not providing open space– Nor will it: sprawling development consumes land, stresses

services– New zoning is only part of the solution

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We Got the MessageWe Got the Message

PROTECT RURAL CHARACTER

Safeguard our farmland,

fragile habitat and scenic landscapes.

KEEP RHINEBECK ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE

Create opportunities for

affordable housing.

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Draft PlanDraft Plan

Sound– Grounded in financial and

political realities– Tools work in communities like

Rhinebeck– Not all housing built at once– Reevaluate every 3-5 years

Balanced– Strategies work together, rather than compete for resources– Strategies can be used alone or in tandem

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How Do We Do It?How Do We Do It?

Open Space– Set priorities– Educate landowners– Protect important parcels

Affordable Housing– Zone it in– Incentives

Capacity & Implementation– Advisory Committee – Funding– Partners

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Open Space Open Space StrategiesStrategies

Identify open space priorities

– Conservation is always voluntary– Plan has prioritization process and map– Part of land-use plan– Need flexibility and transparency

Acquisition and easements– Donations, purchase of development rights– Funding: bond, transfer tax, grants, developer fees

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Map Helps Set Priorities, Assist Map Helps Set Priorities, Assist Decision-MakingDecision-Making

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Parcel Scoring SystemParcel Scoring System

NameMaximum

PointsEnvironmental characteristics 19Location 16Public access/recreation 13Development pressure/threat 12Planning consistency 12Agricultural significance 10Scenic significance 8Project viability 8Property characteristics 6Historical & cultural attributes 6Impacts n/aTotal Possible Points 110

Participation by landowners is voluntary.

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Affordable Housing StrategiesAffordable Housing Strategies

Inclusionary zoning, town-wide– 20% in all developments of 5+ units

– Sliding scale fee for developments of less than 5 units

– On-site, off-site, land contribution, and payment-in-lieu options

Additional opportunities – Traditional Neighborhood

Development (TND)

– Gateway sites

– Hamlet Overlay Zones

– Density bonuses

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Who Gets the Housing?Who Gets the Housing?

Our goal is to give Rhinebeck residents and workers the highest priority for available affordable housing.

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Single Family HomeSingle Family Home

Cottage UnitCottage Unit

Multi-Family HomeMulti-Family Home

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CriteriaMust match existing adjacent houses in scale and design.

SOURCE: Crossroads, Hamlet, Village, Town: Design Characteristics of Traditional Neighborhoods

By: Randall Arendt/American Planning Association

Design IdeaSmall new development on shared septic, adjacent to historic hamlet.

– Inherent lower costs with smaller lots– Preserves farmland and greenspace– More walking miles; less driving miles

Benefits

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Implementation & CapacityImplementation & Capacity

Make Open Space & Affordable Housing Committee Permanent

– Advise Town, Planning and Zoning Boards and Conservation Advisory Council (CAC)

– Develop partnerships– Pursue funding– Administer Community Trust Fund

Potential Partners

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Local Open Space FundingLocal Open Space Funding

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BOND FINANCING: How much BOND FINANCING: How much would it cost?would it cost?

For illustration purposes only.

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TRANSFER TAX: Making your tax TRANSFER TAX: Making your tax dollars go fartherdollars go farther

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Next StepsNext Steps

1. Public Hearings

2. Adopt with Comp Plan and Zoning

3. Make OSAH Committee Permanent

Keep in TouchKeep in Touchwww.Rhinebeck-NY.gov