What Everybody Ought To Know About THE DRAFT OPEN SPACE & AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN

Uncontrolled Growth Threatens Our Landscapes

Natural Resources at Risk

Few Housing Choices for Residents and Local Workers

Market 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

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

We Got the Message PROTECT RURAL CHARACTER Safeguard our farmland, fragile habitat and scenic landscapes. KEEP RHINEBECK ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE Create opportunities for affordable housing.

PROTECT RURAL CHARACTER

Safeguard our farmland,

fragile habitat and scenic landscapes.

KEEP RHINEBECK ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE

Create opportunities for

affordable housing.

Draft 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

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

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

Open Space

Set priorities

Educate landowners

Protect important parcels

Affordable Housing

Zone it in

Incentives

Capacity & Implementation

Advisory Committee

Funding

Partners

Open Space Strategies 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

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

Map Helps Set Priorities, Assist Decision-Making

Parcel Scoring System Participation by landowners is voluntary.

Participation by landowners is voluntary.

Affordable 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

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

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

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

Single Family Home Cottage Unit Multi-Family Home

Design Idea Small new development on shared septic, adjacent to historic hamlet. Criteria Must match existing adjacent houses in scale and design. SOURCE: Crossroads, Hamlet, Village, Town: Design Characteristics of Traditional Neighborhoods By: Randall Arendt/American Planning Association – Inherent lower costs with smaller lots – Preserves farmland and greenspace – More walking miles; less driving miles Benefits

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

Implementation & 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

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

Local Open Space Funding

BOND FINANCING: How much would it cost? For illustration purposes only.

For illustration purposes only.

TRANSFER TAX: Making your tax dollars go farther

Next Steps Public Hearings Adopt with Comp Plan and Zoning Make OSAH Committee Permanent Keep in Touch www.Rhinebeck-NY.gov

Public Hearings

Adopt with Comp Plan and Zoning

Make OSAH Committee Permanent

Keep in Touch

www.Rhinebeck-NY.gov