N.Y. General Municipal Law § 699-a: Definitions

§ 699-a. Definitions. As used in this article:

1. "Affordable workforce housing" means housing for individuals and

families at or below one hundred thirty percent of the median income for

the Nassau-Suffolk primary metropolitan statistical area as defined by

the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the

purposes of this article, the affordable workforce housing units shall

be of consistent design to those of the rest of the development.

2. "Density bonus" means a density increase of at least ten percent

over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density or floor area

ratio if part of a mixed-use development under the applicable zoning

ordinance and comprehensive plan as of the date of the application by

the applicant to the local government. All density calculations

resulting in fractional units shall be rounded up to the nearest whole

number. The granting of a density bonus shall not require, in and of

itself, a comprehensive plan amendment, zoning change or other

discretionary local approval. The density bonus shall not be included as

part of the calculation which determines the number of affordable units

that constitute ten percent of the total.

3. "Local government", for the purposes of this article, means any

village, city or town within the county of Nassau or Suffolk acting

pursuant to the provisions of this article.