(A) To promote ownership or occupancy of affordable, quality housing by low-income households, property within the AG-5, AGR, or RSL Zoning District may be approved for subdivision and development in accordance with the density, intensity, and dimensional standards of this section (see division (B)(3) below).
(B) The entity developing the subject parcel must construct new residential housing for the provision of affordable housing as certified by the town. The purchaser or tenant of the affordable household, at the time of closing or rental agreement, must meet the HUD definition of low-income. The following standards of this section must also be met.
(1) Single-family detached affordable housing units. Single-family detached affordable housing units shall meet the low-moderate income standards as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the LOW INCOME definition, which is a household income 80% or below the median household income for the town.
(2) Ownership. Single-family detached affordable housing units shall be sold or rented to qualified low-moderate income households, as defined in division (B)(1) above.
(3) Density, intensity, and dimensional standards.
(a) The maximum density and minimum lot area standards listed in the following table shall apply to single-family detached affordable housing units:
Zoning District | Maximum Density | Minimum Lot Area |
AG-5 | 3 dwelling units per acre | 8,000 square feet |
AGR | 3 dwelling units per acre | 8,000 square feet |
RSL | 4 dwelling units per acre | 4,000 square feet |
(4) Uses.
(a) Single-family attached housing units are allowed in the RSL Zoning District if they meet all requirements of this section.
(b) Only single-family detached affordable housing units are allowed in the AG-5 and AGR Zoning Districts.
(Ord. 2012-06, § 6.4.19, passed 10-18-2012; Ord. 2013-02, passed 4-18-2013)