Osah Presentation.11.16

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

We Got the Message
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

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 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

Map Helps Set Priorities, Assist Decision-Making

Parcel Scoring System
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

Who Gets the 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

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

Local Open Space Funding

BOND FINANCING: How much would it cost?
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

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