Town of
Hamburg
... the town that friendship built
Hamburg Community Development
"Helping to build better neighborhoods and a better community"
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Hamburg Community Development
6100 South Park Avenue
Hamburg, New York 14075
(716) 648 - 6216
Office Location: 6122 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, NY 14075
Office Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Director of Community Development; Christopher Hull - chull@townofhamburgny.gov
Assistant Director of Community Development; Timothy Regan - tregan@townofhamburgny.gov
Senior Clerk; Brigit Hubert - bhubert@townofhamburgny.gov
Services are available to income eligible residents of the Town of Hamburg,
including income eligible residents of the Villages of Blasdell and Hamburg.
Our "First Time Homebuyer" program is available to ALL
income eligible persons/families looking to purchase their
first home (single family) within the township, regardless of their current residence!
If you would like to get an application for any of our department programs,
click on the specific link below and an application will open in a PDF format.
Application 1st Time Buyer Grant
Application Homeowner Renovation
Application Homeless Prevention
The current income levels for our programs are shown below!
# In Home: Income Limit:
1 $49,150
2 $56,150
3 $63,150
4 $70,150
5 $75,800
6 $81,400
7 $87,000
8+ $92,600
Hamburg Community Development works with
"Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo" & "Neighborhood Legal Services"
to provide free legal assistance to qualified residents dealing with eviction/eviction issues.
Call our office for information (716) 648-6216
or directly contact the agency at the phone numbers listed below:
Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo (716) 853-9555
Neighborhood Legal Services (716) 847-0650
Homebuyer Education Certification Class
Wednesday 3/22/23 & 3/29/23 (2 Part Certification)
HUD Target Area Map
HUD Target Area Map
2023 Town of Hamburg "Draft" Action Plan
4/1/23 - 3/31/24
2023 Draft Action Plan
Our Public Hearing for the 2023 Action Plan was held on
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 @ 6:30pm
Public Notice 2023 Action Plan
The Town of Hamburg advocates & supports
Fair Housing & Equal Housing Opportunities for ALL!
See our Fair Housing Law by clicking the link below!
For landlords/realtors/developers renting twenty (20) or more units per year,
the Town of Hamburg requires a Marketing Plan to be on file!
These plans are due in January of each year to the Department of Community Development.
See the specific requirements at Section 109-10 via the link below:
The Town of Hamburg is an "Equal Housing Opportunity" provider!
All public hearings are completed for 2023 CDBG/HOME funding.
(Thank you to all that attended our hearings!)
Requests for funding are closed as well (10/21/2022 @ noon)
FY 2023 CDBG/HOME Funding Public Hearing Schedule
August 15, 2022 5:30pm & 6:30pm Hamburg Town Hall
September 12, 2022 5:30pm & 6:30pm Hamburg Town Hall
September 19, 2022 5:00pm Hamburg Village Hall
September 26, 2022 5:30pm & 6:30pm Hamburg Town Hall
October 17, 2022 5:30pm & 6:30pm Hamburg Town Hall
October 19, 2022 6:00pm Blasdell Village Hall
Town of Hamburg Program Year 2023 Citizen Participation Plan
2023 Citizen Participation Plan
IN HAMBURG, IT'S ALWAYS FAIR HOUSING MONTH!
As a reminder, "source of income" discrimination
is illegal within the Town of Hamburg (since 1986).
It is also illegal within Erie County (since 2018)
and New York State (May, 2019). Call or e-mail for information.
If you feel you have been discriminated against, call our office and/or
Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. (716-854-1400)
Click below for Hamburg's Fair Housing Law
Hamburg Fair Housing Law
New York State 2022-2023 Winter Preparedness Program
Energy Assistance + More!
Click Here
New York State Low Income Household Water Assistance Program
Click LIHWAP-Overview.pdf for the flyer!
If you need "assistance" please click on the following link for a listing of assistance programs + phone numbers.
Click Here
TOWN OF HAMBURG
INCLUSIONARY ZONING LAW!
The "Inclusionary Zoning" law passed in May, 2016 by the Town of Hamburg
as part of its FAIR HOUSING and ZONING laws is currently in force.
All new multifamily developments of eight (8) or more units
must provide for 10% of said project as affordable housing.
The Department of Community Development is tasked with the enforcement of this law.
See the reporting forms at the link below.
If you are planning a multi-family project within the Town of Hamburg,
check the towns code at Chapter 109 - Section 11 OR Chapter 280 - 51.1
For a link to the reporting forms, click on the following:
HAMBURG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
6122 South Park Avenue
Hamburg, New York 14075
Our offices hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F
2022 CDBG Approved Projects/Amounts - Total $439,525
Program Planning-Administration: $25,525
Fair Housing/Housing Counseling: $40,000
Highway Milling/Paving (Target Areas): $150,000
Blasdell-Miriam Avenue: $125,000
1st Time Homebuyer Grants: $100,000
2022 Environmental Review FONSI-RROF
FONSI-RROF-2022
The Town of Hamburg has housing programs available for eligible clients!
We offer the following programs (application links are below)!
* First-time home buyer "conditional grants" (Up to $20,000) *
* Housing renovation "conditional grants" *
* Mobile Home Renovation Loans *
Certain restrictions apply to each program!
Call our office at (716) 648-6216 for specific details.
If you would like to get an application for any of our programs, click on the specific link below
and a new page will open with the application in a PDF format.
Funding is currently available for all programs!
Application 1st Time Buyer Grant
Application Homeowner Renovation
Application Homeless Prevention
See below for the 2022 income levels for our programs (6/15/2022)!
# In Home: Income Limit:
1 $49,150
2 $56,150
3 $63,150
4 $70,150
5 $75,800
6 $81,400
7 $87,000
8+ $92,600
The Town of Hamburg advocates & supports
Fair Housing & Equal Housing Opportunities for ALL!
See our Fair Housing Law by clicking the link below!
For landlords/realtors/developers renting twenty or more units per year, your Marketing Plans are due in January of each year to the Department of Community Development. See the Fair Housing Law requirements via the link below:
The Town of Hamburg is an "Equal Housing Opportunity" provider!
RENTERS & RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS
Are you looking for a place to rent
or
Are you trying to advertise an apartment for rent?
Before you do anything, please read through Fair Housing law(s) for the jurisdiction you are trying to rent in or trying to rent to.
The following Fair Housing laws pertain:
Hamburg Fair Housing Law
New York State Fair Housing and Human Rights Laws as well as Federal Fair Housing Law.
Click here to check out these laws/protections.
Do you need help finding an apartment?
If so, then check out the following website for help!
CLICK HERE FOR ASSISTANCE FROM New York State!
Important links to other websites/programs:
HUD
New York State
Erie County
Belmont Housing Resources
Housing Opportunities Made Equal
Erie County Fair Housing Partnership
Village of Hamburg
Village of Blasdell
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