Amityville seeks input on multifamily housing and future planning

The Village of Amityville is asking residents, businesses and property owners to weigh in as it studies how multifamily and rental housing could affect municipal services and future planning decisions.

The village posted the survey notice on July 22, 2026. It provides separate survey options for village residents, Spanish-speaking village residents, business owners, developers or property owners, and residents of multifamily housing.

What the village is studying

The outreach is connected to a proposed study described in the village’s RFP 26-01, titled “Study of the Impact of Multi-Dwelling Housing Units on Municipal Services.” The document calls for an examination of how multifamily housing may affect police, fire, code enforcement and building services, public works, infrastructure needs, parking, operating costs and other municipal resources.

The RFP also calls for fiscal analysis and future-scenario modeling. That means the study is intended to consider possible service demands and municipal costs under different housing conditions. Those figures would be projected or modeled impacts, not documented current costs or a final finding about what multifamily housing currently costs the village.

The village notice says the feedback will help inform future planning decisions. For residents, that could create a channel to raise concerns or identify needs involving parking, neighborhood conditions and public services. Renters and multifamily-housing residents may have different priorities, including housing availability, building conditions and access to services.

Homeowners and taxpayers may focus more on property values, neighborhood change, infrastructure capacity and whether additional service demand could affect municipal spending. Businesses, developers and property owners may be more concerned with development requirements, housing demand, parking arrangements and the predictability of future planning decisions.

No new zoning rule has been adopted

The survey notice and RFP do not establish a new multifamily-housing rule, zoning amendment, development approval or moratorium. They describe an information-gathering and analysis process that could inform later discussions, but the documents do not say that survey responses will automatically change zoning, taxes, services or individual approvals.

The village’s bid posting shows that the study remained an RFP process focused on municipal services and was listed as open until contracted. The approved documents do not identify a completed report or final recommendation.

Individual applications remain separate

Recent Planning Board materials provide separate planning context. The July 9, 2026, agenda listed individual applications involving signage, a one-family dwelling and a commercial building. The August 6, 2026, agenda lists additional scheduled property matters.

The July 9 meeting was a past scheduled hearing, while the August 6 items are upcoming scheduled matters. Those agendas show that individual applications continue to be handled through the Planning Board process; they do not show that the village has adopted a villagewide multifamily-housing policy. A scheduled hearing or application should not be treated as an approval.

How to participate

Residents and other stakeholders can use the survey category that best fits their situation, including the Spanish-language resident option. As of July 28, 2026, the official notice did not list a survey deadline. Readers should check the village’s survey page for updates or changes to the availability of the forms.

Sources

• Village survey notice