Sleepy Hollow City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XX
Development Incentives for the C-2 District
§ 450-117 Findings and purpose.
The purpose of the development incentives and community benefits program is to encourage investment in the Inner Village of Sleepy Hollow, and to incentivize development of underutilized sites. In exchange for provisions of community benefits described in this article, a developer could receive a series of incentives to make investment more attractive.
§ 450-118 Location.
This provision may be applied within Zoning District C-2 except for those properties located in the Lower Beekman Avenue Design Standards Overlay District.
§ 450-119 Applicable regulations.
All projects shall comply with the regulations set forth in the underlying zoning except to the extent set forth in this article.
§ 450-120 Special permit.
The Board of Trustees may grant a special permit for the development incentives program. As part of his special permit application, a developer must demonstrate that the proposed project achieves a total of 15 points based on the community benefits described in § 450-121. The Board of Trustees may grant all or some of the development incentives described in § 450-122 based upon satisfaction of the minimum requirements to achieve 15 points of community benefits. Any application for development incentives as outlined in § 450-122 below will require the issuance of a special permit by the Board of Trustees, provided that they shall find the following conditions and standards have been met:
A.
The proposed development incentives will be in harmony with the appropriate and orderly development of the Village's Inner Village neighborhood.
B.
The proposed development incentives will not hinder or discourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent lands.
D.
The proposed development incentives are otherwise in the public interest.
§ 450-121 Community benefits.
A.
A proposed project may include any combination of community benefits. Community benefits, their description, and their maximum points are:
Community Benefits | Description | Maximum Points |
|---|---|---|
Public open space | Provision of a new public park or improvements to existing parks and open space | 5 |
NYS stretch code with electrification ready provisions | Achieving 15% beyond current NYS Stretch Code or Building Code, whichever is greater, as part of building design | 5 |
Affordable housing | Provision of affordable housing as defined by Westchester County at a minimum of 10% of the total number of units at 80% AMI (or 6% at 60% AMI). | 5 |
Converting nonconforming uses | Conversion of a substantial nonconforming use to a use that conforms to the requirements of the C-2 District | 5 |
Green building strategies | Incorporation of strategies to support the Climate Smart Communities Program, four points for each of the following: low carbon thermal energy networks, ground-/air-source heating or cooling, community solar, on-site energy production (wind/solar) with battery storage | 4 |
Infill development | New development on existing infill sites that are less than 30 feet wide | 3 |
Neighborhood stabilization fund | Payment into a fund to provide for building repairs, landscaping, and similar measures to improve housing conditions | 3 |
Streetscape improvements | Streetscape/landscape improvements (e.g., streetlighting, plantings, sidewalk improvements, etc.), beyond those required for site plan approval, including, but not limited to, improving Complete Streets standards in the vicinity of the new development or at a location deemed a priority by the Board of Trustees | 3 |
Off-Street public parking | Provision of off-street public parking in excess of the parking requirements for the uses on site and/or provision of public and municipal access alleyways | 3 |
Cultural facilities | Designation of leasable space of a building to a cultural use, such as a museum, gallery, performing art space, theater, etc. | 3 |
Green infrastructure | Incorporation of green infrastructure measures, two points for each of the following: green roofs, rain gardens, bioretention areas, rights-of-way for renewable energy, community solar access, EV charging stations | 2 |
Green building certification | LEED Gold and/or Passivhaus/Net-zero line item certification (or equivalent) with full or substantial electrification | 1 |
§ 450-122 Development incentives.
Development incentives that may be granted by special permit are:
Existing/Underlying Zoning | Development Incentive | |
|---|---|---|
Height | 45 feet (4 stories) | 55 feet (5 stories)* |
Parking (residential) | 1 space per unit plus 0.5 space per bedroom | 0.5 space per unit plus 0.25 space per bedroom |
Maximum lot coverage | Commercial/Mixed-use: no maximum coverage, 1.4 FAR Multifamily dwelling: no maximum coverage, 1.4 FAR | Commercial/Mixed-use: no maximum coverage, 1.9 FAR Multifamily dwelling: no maximum coverage, 1.9 FAR |
Required yards and open space | Mixed-use: none Multifamily dwelling, as in the R-5: Front: 20 feet Side: 5 feet/15 feet Rear: 25 feet | Mixed-use: none Multifamily dwelling: Front: none Side: none Rear: 20 feet |
Floor area ratio | 1.4 | 1.9 |
NOTES: |
*For properties receiving a height incentive, the added height shall be set back 10 feet from the building face for the front yard dimension only. |