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Town of Clifton Park, NY
Saratoga County
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[Adopted 11-23-1970 by L.L. 4-1970]
This local law shall be known and may be cited as a "Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2-1967 of the Town of Clifton Park, Entitled 'Local Law Relating to Zoning for the Town of Clifton Park,'[1] Providing for the Creation of a Planned Development District To Be Known as `Planned Development District No. 6, Foxwood.'"
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 208, Zoning.
Chapter 208, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Clifton Park and the Zoning Map of the Town of Clifton Park as set forth therein and made a part thereof be and the same hereby are amended by changing from Residence District R-1 a portion thereof as hereinafter described and creating within the boundaries of said newly described area a planned development district to be known and described as "Planned Development District No. 6, Foxwood."
The area of said Planned Development District No. 6, Foxwood, is bounded and described as follows: All that tract, piece or parcel of land situate in the Town of Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York, lying southerly of Vischers-Ferry-Crescent Road, easterly of lands now or formerly of Harriet Rousselle, Westerly of Sections 6, 7 and 8 Crescent Estates and being further bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the southerly margin of Vischers-Ferry-Crescent Read with the westerly line of lands now or formerly of Fredette as described in Book 664 of deeds at page 100 and runs thence along the westerly line of lands now or formerly of Fredette south 29 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds east 435.60 feet to a point; thence along the southerly margin of lands now or formerly of Fredette and lands now or formerly of Noonam north 60 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds east 200.00 feet to a point in the westerly margin of lands now or formerly of Fleming as described in Book 716 of deeds at page 135 and runs thence along the westerly and southerly margin of lands now or formerly of Fleming the following two courses: south 29 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds east 94.40 feet to a point; thence north 60 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds east 150.00 feet to a point in the westerly margin of Map No. 6, Crescent Estates; thence along the westerly margin of Map Nos. 6, 7 and 8, Crescent Estates, the following 13 courses: south 3 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds west 247.0 feet to a point; thence north 86 degrees 50 minutes 50 seconds east 32.75 feet to a point; thence south 00 degrees 31 minutes 50 seconds east 913.79 feet to a point; thence north 87 degrees 35 minutes 50 seconds east 55.0 feet to a point; thence south 2 degrees 24 minutes 10 seconds east 240.0 feet to a point; thence south 70 degrees 05 minutes 50 seconds west 405.00 feet to a point; thence south 4 degrees 56 minutes 10 seconds west 492.17 feet to a point; thence south 39 degrees 24 minutes 10 seconds east 385.00 feet to a point; south 3 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds west 94.21 feet to a point; thence south 18 degrees 37 minutes 20 seconds west 316.68 feet to a point; thence south 2 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds east 280.00 feet to a point; thence south 19 degrees 55 minutes 40 seconds east 453.00 feet to a point; thence south 2 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds west 345.00 feet to a point on the northerly margin of lands of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation; thence along said margin north 78 degrees 40 minutes 40 seconds west 66.75 feet to a point; thence northerly and westerly along the center line of the stream dividing the lands herein described and lands of Howard D. Hoffman a distance of 1,590 feet to a point, a straight line distance between the last two mentioned points being north 44 degrees 15 minutes 50 seconds west 1,176.31 feet to a point; thence along the division line between the lands herein described and lands of Howard D. Hoffman and lands of Harriet Rousselle north 00 degrees 17 minutes 30 seconds West 2,492.34 feet to a point; thence along the southerly margin of lands of Paul Rousselle and lands now or formerly of Keevern north 60 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds east 360.85 feet to a point; thence along the easterly margin of lands now or formerly of Keevern north 14 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds west 450.97 feet to a point in the southerly margin of Vischers-Ferry-Crescent Road; thence along said margin north 60 degrees 49 minutes 20 seconds east 200.00 feet to the point or place of beginning, containing about 56.30 acres of land.
There shall be constructed within the area of said Planned Development District No. 6, Foxwood, multiple dwellings, streets, a swimming pool, recreational facilities and public space, which shall include an office, laundry room, stairwells and maintenance areas, all as set forth on a sketch plan heretofore approved by and on file with the Town Planning Board of the Town of Clifton Park, as follows:
A. 
Foxwood shall be developed in the following manner: There shall be constructed a street to be known as "Foxwood Drive," together with connecting streets, a swimming pool, 72 two-and-one-half-story garden apartment buildings, each containing 11 dwelling units for a total of 792 units. There shall be included in said 792 units the following: 319 one-bedroom units and 473 two-bedroom units. There may be constructed an entrance sign and shelter.
B. 
Before construction of Foxwood is started or any building permit is issued relating thereto, final plans and specifications shall be submitted to and approved by the Town Planning Board and filed with the Town Clerk.
C. 
During the construction of Foxwood, there shall be constructed, as set forth as part of the plans and specifications to be approved by the Town Planning Board, parking areas providing parking for no fewer than 1.75 vehicles per dwelling unit.
A. 
All improvements shall be designed and constructed pursuant to plans and specifications approved by a duly licensed architect and in strict compliance with the New York State Building Code. All construction shall be performed subject to the direction and control of a duly licensed architect and when completed shall be certified as having been constructed in full compliance with the New York State Building Code. The plans and specifications shall be approved by the Town Planning Board and on approval by the Town Planning Board shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk. The architect performing the work herein described shall be employed by and at the sole expense of the developer. All construction, during performance thereof and upon completion, shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Town Building Inspector.
B. 
All roads and/or streets to be constructed pursuant to this local law shall be constructed pursuant to specifications at that time in effect for the construction of Town highways in the Town of Clifton Park. Within 90 days after written demand is made therefor by the Town of Clifton Park, the developer, or the successor in interest of the developer, shall transfer and convey to the Town of Clifton Park by warranty deed with lien covenant, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, any or all streets as may be demanded by the Town Board within the area hereinabove described.
This amendment shall be deemed automatically revoked and void and the previous regulations shall obtain if, within 12 months from the effective date of this local law, commencement of the construction of Foxwood has not begun or, if after construction has begun, unless substantial progress continues without undue interruption thereafter. As to the area within which a building or buildings have been constructed pursuant to this local law, there shall be no voiding of this amendment, and as to said area and building or buildings, this amending local law shall continue in full force and effect, and the area zoned by this local law shall be the area within which said building or buildings was or were constructed pursuant to this amending local law, plus an additional area of 50 feet of open space beyond the outside boundaries of each building constructed. For proper cause shown, the Town Board may, under such terms and conditions as it deems proper, waive the requirement that substantial progress shall continue without undue interruption.