GENERAL ORDINANCE
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 43 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS ENTITLED “ZONING” IN REGARDS TO SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING PARKING REQUIREMENTS
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The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, specifically Section 43-8 of the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Definitions of terms”, is hereby amended in part, by adding the following new terms, in alphabetical order, as follows:
§ 43-8. Definition of terms.
SENIOR CITIZEN APARTMENT - An apartment which is provided in a senior citizen apartment house or in senior citizen housing provided under any state or federal housing subsidy.
SENIOR CITIZEN APARTMENT HOUSE/HOUSING - Housing which is provided under any state or federal program that is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons (as defined in any state or federal programs).
SENIOR CITIZEN MARKET RATE HOUSING - Non-subsidized housing which is restricted to, and is specifically designated and operated for occupancy by, a senior citizen who pays market rate rents or who paid market value to purchase the property. This designation shall run with the life of the project and must be included in both a Restrictive Covenant for the property and on the Final Certificate of Occupancy.
Section 2. Table 43-4 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Schedule of Parking Requirements” is hereby amended in part by adding in alphabetical order the following uses to the Residential Uses column and their related Minimum Number of Spaces, as follows:
Senior Citizen apartment house 0.5 per dwelling
Senior Citizen housing 0.5 per dwelling
Senior Citizen market rate housing 1.0 per dwelling
Section 3. Table 43-10 of the Code of the City of Yonkers entitled “Downtown Parking and Loading Ratios” is hereby amended in part by adding in alphabetical order the following uses to the Residential Use column and its related Required Parking, as follows:
Senior Citizens housing 0.5 per dwelling unit
Senior Citizen market rate housing 1.0 per dwelling unit
Section 4. The requirements set forth herein shall not apply to any actual or contemplated Senior Citizen apartment house, Senior Citizen housing, or Senior Citizen market rate housing granted a building permit on or before, and that is currently in full force and effect as of, the effective date of this General Ordinance, as the term “building permit” is defined in Section 43-8 of the Zoning Code of the City of Yonkers.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect on June 30, 2025.