[Adopted 3-10-2014 by L.L. No. 1-2014]
This local law shall be known and may be cited as "Local Law
No. 1 of 2014 of the Town of Clifton Park, Entitled 'Local Law Relating
to Zoning for the Town of Clifton Park,' Providing for the Reestablishment
of Planned Development District No. 24, To Be Known as `Northcrest
Park II.'"
Local Law No. 2-1967, entitled "Local Law Relating to Zoning
for the Town of Clifton Park," and Local Law No. 8-1991, entitled
"A Local Law Relating to Amending Local Law No. 3-1985, Relating to
the Business Non-Retail District," and the Zoning Map of the Town
of Clifton Park, as set forth therein and made a part thereof, shall
be and the same hereby is amended by changing from Business Non-Retail
BNR-2 a portion thereof, as hereinafter described, and creating within
the boundaries of said newly described area a planned development
district to be known as "Northcrest Park." This Article shall repeal
and replace former Article XXI Northcrest Park adopted 5-16-1994 by
L.L. No. 5-1994.
The area of said Northcrest Park II consists of 10.155 acres,
is located in the center portion of the Town of Clifton Park, on the
northerly side of Route 146 and is bounded and described as follows:
A.
All that tract, piece or parcel of land situate in the Town of Clifton
Park, Saratoga County, New York, lying northerly of New York State
Route 146, easterly of Tallow Wood Drive and being more particularly
bounded and described as follows: beginning at the point of intersection
of the northerly margin of New York State Route 146 with the common
division line between lands now or formerly of Vinciguerra on the
east and lands now or formerly of Walter J. Socha on the west and
running thence along the northerly margin of New York State Route
146 the following seven courses: north 68 degrees 49 minutes 00 seconds
west 9.33 feet to a point; thence north 57 degrees 03 minutes 05 seconds
west 73.90 feet to a point; thence north 83 degrees 05 minutes 20
seconds west 180.47 feet to a point; thence north 78 degrees 06 minutes
20 seconds west 120.72 feet to a point; thence north 84 degrees 10
minutes 10 seconds west 143.10 feet to a point; thence north 75 degrees
47 minutes 15 seconds west 43.11 feet to a point; thence north 72
degrees 25 minutes 25 seconds west 47.48 feet to a point of curve;
thence northerly along a curve to the left of radius 50.00 feet a
distance of 69.06 feet to a point of tangency, the chord for said
curve being north 32 degrees 51 minutes 20 seconds west 63.70 feet;
thence along the easterly margin of Tallow Wood Drive and along the
existing Northcrest Village Planned Development District the following
three courses: north 6 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds east 302.76 feet
to a point; thence north 11 degrees 42 minutes 40 seconds east 237.57
feet to a point of curve; thence northerly along a curve to the right
of radius 558.02 feet, a distance of 222.26 feet to a point, the chord
for said arc being north 23 degrees 07 minutes 20 seconds east 220.79
feet; thence along Northcrest Village Planned Development District
the following two courses: south 55 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds
east 164.04 feet to a point; thence north 88 degrees 10 minutes 18
seconds east 300.00 feet to a point on the common division line between
lands of Vinciguerra on the east and Socha on the west; thence along
said common division line south 01 degrees 49 minutes 40 seconds east
836.50 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing about 10.155
acres of land.
B.
The site consists of two (2) tax map parcels, 271.-3-9.212 and 271.-3-67.1.
There are four buildings that currently exist at the site with addresses
of 1 Tallow Wood Drive, located on tax map parcel 271.-3-9.212, 3
Tallow Wood Drive, 855 Route 146, and 853 Route 146, all located on
tax map parcel 271.-3-67.1.
A.
The development of the Northcrest Park II in its entirety has been
presented and is described according to a site plan (the "site plan")
filed with the Town Planning Board of the Town of Clifton Park, a
copy of which is on file with the Town and incorporated into this
article as an exhibit. This sketch may be changed, altered or amended
by approval of the Planning Board.
B.
As is more particularly described on the site plan, the area will
consist of approximately 131,050 square feet of commercial floor area
within four buildings (such space will consist of general nonretail
business offices and medical offices). The existing buildings are
situated on two separate parcels which, in total, occupy approximately
10.155 acres of land. Buildings and parking will be set in a campus-like
arrangement complemented by aesthetically appealing landscape. The
number of parking spaces for Northcrest Park II shall be between 500
and 550 spaces.
C.
The words "general nonretail business offices" shall be limited to
mean the following uses only:
(1)
Buildings for broadcasting and telecasting.
(2)
Computer and data processing.
(3)
Laboratory.
(4)
Office buildings for physicians, surgeons, lawyers, dentists,
architects, professional land surveyors, certified public accountants,
professional engineers, psychologists, chiropractors, landscape architects,
optometrists, physical therapists, podiatrists, medical imaging and
speech pathologists.
(5)
Real estate offices.
(6)
Insurance offices.
(7)
Federal and municipal buildings.
(8)
Telephone answering service.
(9)
Financial services offices, including investment banking offices
and loan production offices. However, the predominant use of such
financial banking offices shall be limited to private banking or commercial
loans, custom investments, financial planning and trust products.
Traditional banking services such as the cashing of checks or the
acceptance of checks shall be ancillary use only. In addition, drive-in
teller services are strictly prohibited.
(10)
General business offices, excluding, however, offices devoted
to the on-site sale or rental or distribution of goods, wares or merchandise,
either at retail or wholesale.
(11)
Long-term residential care facility, including facilities providing
room, board, housekeeping and supervision to persons who, by reason
of physical or other limitation associated with aging, are unable
or substantially unable to live independently, not to exceed 100 residents,
each building used as a residential care facility, shall be used solely
and completely for residential care and for no other permitted use.
(12)
Day-care center.
D.
Northcrest Park II consists of two separate parcels: a +/- 1.92 acre
parcel identified in the Saratoga County Assessor's office as 271.-3-9.212
and a +/- 8.51 acre parcel identified in the Saratoga County Assessor's
office as 271.-3-67.1. In order to further the connectivity between
these two parcels and to allow for parking spaces and green space
to be shared between all buildings in Northcrest Park II, there shall
be a zero setback requirement as between the lot lines of parcels
271.-3-9.212 and 217.-3-67.1 There shall be a two-foot setback as
to the southern edge of the parking lot that is adjacent to Route
146. There shall be an eighty-foot or one-hundred-thirty-foot from
center line of Route 146 building setback. There shall be a ten-foot
parking setback from Tallow Wood Drive and a sixty-foot building setback
from Tallow Wood Drive. There shall be a ten-foot, or as it exists
(edge of parking has not been survey located) parking setback from
the site's northern boundary line and a twenty-foot, or as it exists
(building has not been survey located) from the site's northern boundary
line. There shall be a five-foot, or as it exists (edge of parking
has not been survey located) parking setback from the site's eastern
boundary line; a twenty-foot, or as it exists (building has not been
survey located) building setback from the site's eastern boundary
line; and a zero-foot pavement setback from the site's eastern boundary
line to provide for the shared access drives existing between the
site and the developed property to the east of the site.
E.
1 Tallow Wood Drive will be improved with the addition of a +/-6,050
square foot addition along with an entrance canopy to be constructed
on the south and eastern side of the existing building. In addition,
855 Route 146 will be improved with the addition of an entrance canopy
to be located on the southwestern face of the existing building.
F.
Water is currently supplied by the Clifton Park Water Authority.
G.
Sanitary sewer is provided throughout the project site and connected
to the Saratoga County Sewer District collection system.
H.
Sidewalk improvements will be constructed along the property line
adjacent to Route 146, with the buildings within the development connected
to the sidewalk system, subject to the necessary approvals of the
New York State Department of Transportation.
All signs existing within Northcrest Park prior to the effective
date of this article shall remain authorized with respect to their
size and location, except that the existing entrance sign located
at the southwestern corner of the site shall be replaced with a monument-style,
one-hundred-five-square-foot-per-side sign, and the existing entrance
sign located at the southeastern corner of the site shall be replaced
with a monument-style, one-hundred-thirty-square-foot-per-side sign.
Additional wall-mounted, thirty-eight-square-foot, one-sided signs
shall be located on the south facade of 1 Tallow Wood Drive, the east
facade of 1 Tallow Wood Drive and the south facade of 855 Route 146.
A one-hundred-square-foot, one-sided marquee sign shall be located
along the pedestrian walkway which will connect 1 Tallow Wood Drive
to 855 Route 146.
Before construction of any building in Northcrest Park II is
started, or any building permit is issued relating thereto, final
plans, specifications and proposed uses for each such building shall
be submitted to the Town Planning Board for site plan review, and
to the Building Department for review of compliance with relevant
Building codes; upon approval by the Building Department and Planning
Board, the final plans and specifications for Northcrest Park II or
any section thereof or any building to be constructed thereon shall
be filed with the Town Clerk and the County Clerk.
The number of medical offices and general nonretail business
offices may be adjusted by the Planning Board through the site plan
process where space and bulk standards are not increased. The final
layout and design of all open areas, roadways and parking areas are
subject to modification by the Town Planning Board when final plans
and specifications are submitted.
For vehicular traffic purposes, there will be one point of ingress
and egress to Route 146, and one point of ingress and egress on Tallow
Wood Drive as shown on the preliminary planned development site plan
of Northcrest Park II.
All improvements shall be subject to the direction and control
of a duly licensed architect and/or engineer and constructed pursuant
to plans and specifications approved by a duly licensed engineer and/or
architect and in strict compliance with the New York State Building
Code. When completed, these improvements shall be certified as having
been constructed in full compliance with the New York State Building
Code. The engineer and/or architect performing the work herein described
shall be employed by and at the sole expense of the developer. All
construction shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the
Town Building Inspector.
This amending local law shall be automatically revoked and void,
and the previous statutory regulations shall apply, under the following
circumstances:
Section 101 of said Local Law No. 2-1967, Zoning Map, as amended
by that of Local Law No. 8-1991, is hereby amended by providing that
said Northcrest Park II be identified on the Town-wide Zoning map
as Planned Unit Development.
