A.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Village of Central Square is
hereby divided into districts designated and known as:
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R — One-Family District
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RM — Multifamily District
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RB — Residential-Business District
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C — Commercial District
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CA — Commercial Automobile Sales and Service District
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I — Industrial District
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PUD — Planned Unit Development District
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B.
The zoning districts are bounded and defined as shown on a map titled
"Zoning Map of the Village of Central Square," and certified by the
Village Clerk; said map, together with all explanatory matter thereon
and all amendments thereto, is hereby adopted and made a part of this
chapter.
C.
The Zoning Map and each amendment thereto, when duly certified, shall
be filed in the offices of the Village Clerk. Certified duplicate
copies of the Zoning Map shall be filed in the offices of the Code
Enforcement Officer, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Village Planning
Board, and the Oswego County Office of Community Development, Tourism
and Planning.
D.
Interpretation of district boundaries. Zoning district boundaries
are intended to follow property lines or center lines of streets,
railroads or streams or to be parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless
otherwise located by appropriate reference on the Zoning Map. Where
uncertainty exists with respect to the zoning district boundaries
as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Where district boundaries are indicated so as to approximately follow
property lines, such property lines shall be construed to be such
boundaries.
(2)
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to street lines, the location of the district boundary shall
be measured from the nearest parallel street line using the graphic
scale on the Zoning Map, if no distance is given.
(3)
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at
variance with those shown on the Zoning Map or in other circumstances
not covered above, the Board of Appeals shall interpret the district
boundaries.
A.
Intent. The R One-Family District is established to recognize areas
of the Village in which one-family homes of traditional construction
or appearance predominate, and to protect the integrity of these areas
and the value of property through appropriate regulation of lot dimensions,
yards, and accessory uses. In the R One-Family Districts no building
or premises shall be used, and no building shall be erected or altered,
except for one or more of the following purposes:
B.
Uses permitted:
(1)
One-family dwelling unit with not more than two boarders or lodgers.
(2)
Day-care home.
(3)
Accessory uses as follows:
(d)
Swimming pools.
(e)
Signs. In addition to the regulations contained in § 250-19 of this chapter, the following sign regulations shall be applicable in this district:
C.
Uses permitted by issuance of a special permit:
(1)
Private schools.
(2)
Public utility structures.
(3)
Religious facilities.
(5)
Bed-and-breakfast establishment, except that a total of up to two
rooms/suites in the principal structure of a one-family dwelling may
be rented to a roomer or operated by the resident operator as a bed-and-breakfast
establishment and there shall be no additional parking spaces added
that are inconsistent with the R District uses.
D.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected to a height in
excess of 35 feet.
E.
Required lot depth and width. Lot depth shall be not less than 125
feet and lot width not less than 70 feet.
F.
Percentage of lot coverage. All buildings including accessory buildings
shall not cover more than 30% of the area of the lot.
A.
Intent. The RM Multifamily District is established to recognize areas
of the Village in which there is a mixture of one- and two-family
homes of traditional construction or appearance and multifamily dwellings
of limited size. The RM District is intended to provide for a variety
of types of housing, including certain types of manufactured housing.
The district also is intended to include certain special types of
residential uses, to recognize certain areas of the Village which
are in transition from one-family uses and to control that transition.
In the RM Districts no building or premises shall be used, and no
building shall be erected or altered, except for one or more of the
following purposes:
B.
Uses permitted:
(1)
All uses permitted in the R District, subject to all the provisions
specified for the R District.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Multiple dwellings.
(4)
Boarding, lodging, rooming or tourist houses, but not tourist camps
or cabins.
(5)
Clubs, lodges, and social and recreation centers, except those of
which the chief activity is customarily carried on for gain.
(6)
Nursing or convalescent home; provided, however, that no such building
shall be located within 50 feet of any adjoining lot line.
(7)
Building devoted to professional offices, provided such building
does not exceed eight offices, and further provided that there shall
be parking space on the lot for at least one automobile per office.
(8)
Day-care home.
(10)
Signs.
(a)
All signs permitted in the R District are permitted in the RM
District.
(b)
For accessory uses, only one sign containing the name and occupation
only shall be permitted. Such sign may be illuminated by a source
not exceeding 150 watts and shall not be of the flashing or animated
type. Such sign shall be attached at against the principal structure
and shall not exceed two square feet in area.
(c)
Professional offices. One sign containing the name, occupation
and directional information of each of the offices contained in a
building devoted to professional offices, not exceeding two square
feet for each of the offices therein; provided, however, if there
are separate outside entrances to any of the offices, a separate sign
not exceeding two square feet for each of the offices using the separate
outside entrance is also permitted.
D.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected in excess of
35 feet; provided, however, that this height limit shall be increased
one foot for each additional foot that each yard exceeds the minimum
required.
E.
Required dwelling unit size. Each dwelling unit shall have an area
of not less than 800 square feet.
F.
Percentage of lot coverage. The principal building and accessory
buildings on any lot shall not cover more than 40% of the area of
such lot.
A.
Intent. The intent of establishing this district is to encourage,
in areas where highways are designed to handle traffic volumes greater
than those generated on residential streets, the continuation of the
existing one- and two-family uses while allowing for an orderly transition
of appropriate properties to certain unobtrusive commercial uses which
are to be regulated in such a manner as to maintain and preserve the
residential appearance of existing buildings as well as requiring
that new structures blend with the residential character of the neighborhood.
It is also the intent of this zoning classification to encourage the
preservation of historic structures.
B.
Uses permitted.
(1)
All uses permitted in the R District, subject to all the provisions
specified for the R District.
(2)
Two-family dwellings; provided, however, that each dwelling unit
shall contain not less than 800 square feet of habitable space as
defined in the Uniform Code.
(4)
Uses permitted subject to site plan review:
(a)
Offices of religious and educational institutions.
(b)
Professional offices.
(c)
Funeral homes.
(d)
Day-care centers.
(e)
Teaching of music, dance or other similar types of instruction
when limited to five pupils at a time.
(f)
Bed-and-breakfast establishment.
(g)
Dressmakers.
(h)
Decorators.
(i)
Photographers.
(j)
Art studios.
(k)
Beauty/barbershops.
(l)
Libraries.
D.
Percentage of lot coverage. For the purposes of this district, lot
coverage shall include the service area of a lot used for parking
or access to parking, such as driveways and aisles, as well as buildings
and structures. The maximum permitted coverage on a lot used as a
single-family dwelling shall be 30%. For all other permitted uses
the maximum permitted coverage shall be 35%.
E.
Yards required.
(1)
Front yard: 35 feet.
(2)
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(3)
Side yards: 15 feet.
(4)
For lots with less than 150 feet in lot frontage on the effective
date of this section, the fifteen-foot minimum required for each side
yard shall be reduced one foot for each 10 feet by which the lot fails
to meet the minimum lot frontage requirements. No side yard shall
be less than 10 feet.
F.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected in excess of
35 feet.
G.
Transitional regulations. The Village Planning Board may, in its review of the site plan, require any part or all of the buffering as set forth in § 250-28 of this chapter to protect the surrounding properties.
H.
Parking. All new nonresidential uses reviewed under this section
shall provide a minimum of one parking space for every 200 square
feet of floor area. The Village Planning Board may require additional
parking spaces whenever, in its judgment, additional spaces are warranted
for the comfort, convenience, safety, health or welfare of the community.
I.
Signs. The Village Planning Board, when reviewing a site plan in the RB District, may permit one sign having a maximum area of four square feet. No other signs are permitted, excepting those in § 250-19.
J.
Applicability. All structures in the RB District built subsequent
to the effective date of this section and any major alterations in
the exterior appearance of structures already in existence on the
effective date of this section shall be subject to site plan review
by the Village Planning Board and shall be of a design and style that
replicates a traditional single-family home in its exterior appearance
and shall be compatible with the style and type of structures in the
neighborhood including front yard setbacks.
A.
Intent. The C Commercial District is intended to recognize and control
the change from residential to auto-related commercial activities
which is taking place along the major approaches to downtown. This
change, if allowed to continue unregulated, could affect business
in the downtown area and create undesirable traffic flow conditions.
C Commercial District regulations are meant to provide appropriate
areas for controlled highway-commercial business expansion and to
provide relief from nuisance conditions by requiring large lots, setbacks
and off-street parking. In the C Commercial Districts no building
or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered,
except for one of the following uses:
B.
Uses permitted with site plan review:
(1)
All uses permitted in any residential district subject to all the
provisions specified for such residential districts.
(2)
Retail stores and shops.
(3)
Personal service shops.
(4)
Community services.
(5)
Clubs and lodges.
(6)
Banks.
(7)
Theaters.
(8)
Offices.
(9)
Restaurants.
(10)
Professional and business offices.
(11)
Wholesale offices and salesrooms.
(12)
Hotels and auto courts.
(13)
Parking lots, public and private, but not including the storage
of vehicles on any part thereof.
(14)
Commercial garages.
(15)
Automobile gasoline sales facilities.
(16)
Religious facilities.
(17)
Private schools.
(18)
Drive-through facilities.
D.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected in excess of
35 feet.
E.
Lot area required. The lot area shall not be less than 1/4 acre,
and lot width shall not be less than 100 feet. The lot area shall
not be less than one acre and lot width shall not be less than 200
feet for lots fronting along arterial roads.
F.
Yards required.
(1)
Front yard: 35 feet.
(2)
Each side yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet; however, any lot bordering
on a residential district shall have a side yard of 25% of the width
of the lot adjacent to the district.
(3)
Rear yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet; however, any lot bordering
on a residential district shall have a rear yard of 25% of the depth
of the lot.
A.
Intent. The Village recognizes that motor vehicle service and repair
as defined in this chapter are an essential element of the community
that must be readily available to the driving public and are beneficial
to the safety and welfare of its citizens. The purpose of the Commercial
Automobile District is to ensure that these facilities are located
in areas that are readily available and in general harmony with the
adjacent neighborhood or district. Proposed development and new land
use within the CA Commercial Automobile District shall comply with
the provisions of this section and all other applicable provisions
of this chapter.
B.
Uses permitted with site plan review:
(1)
Banks and financial services.
(2)
Business support services.
(3)
Offices.
(4)
Research and development facilities.
(5)
Auditoriums, meeting halls and theaters.
(6)
Commercial amusement facilities.
(7)
Equipment repair and maintenance training.
(8)
Indoor recreation facilities.
(9)
Religious facilities.
(10)
Auto parts sales.
(11)
Retail stores.
(12)
Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals.
(13)
Parking facilities.
(14)
Funeral homes.
(15)
Trade school/occupational school.
C.
Uses permitted upon issuance of a special permit by the Planning
Board:
D.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected in excess of
30 feet.
E.
Lot area required. The lot area shall not be less than 1/4 acre,
and lot width shall not be less than 100 feet. The lot area shall
not be less than one acre and lot width shall not be less than 200
feet for lots fronting along arterial roads; except that automobile
sales and repair facilities shall be a minimum of two acres and have
a minimum 200 feet lot frontage.
F.
Yards required.
(1)
Front yard: 35 feet.
(2)
Each side yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet; however, any lot bordering
on a residential district shall have a side yard of 25% of the width
of the lot adjacent to the district.
(3)
Rear yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet; however, any lot bordering
on a residential district shall have a rear yard of 25% of the depth
of the lot.
G.
Transitional regulations. Where a commercial use in a commercial district abuts a residential district, it shall be screened by a buffer area in accordance with the requirements of § 250-28 of this chapter, not less than 10 feet in depth composed of densely planted evergreen shrubbery, solid fencing, or a combination of both which, in the opinion of the Planning Board, will be adequate to prevent the transmission of headlight glare across the district boundary line. Such buffer screen shall have a minimum height of six feet above finished grade at the property line. The materials shall be in keeping with the character of the adjacent residential area.
H.
Minimum area. The CA Commercial Automobile Sales and Repair District
shall have a minimum area of two acres for any automobile-related
use.
I.
Development standards, automobile sales and repair businesses.
(1)
A site-constructed structure, in compliance with the Uniform Code,
of at least 7,500 square feet shall be provided for offices, repair
facilities and/or retail space for new and used automobiles, other
vehicles or recreational vehicles and boats. Automobile fueling stations
may meet this requirement by including the square footage of the canopy
area covering the fuel islands. No premanufactured structures, including
commercial coaches or trailers, shall be allowed as fulfilling this
requirement.
(2)
No portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape
buffers, shall be located within 50 feet of an R District or structure
containing a dwelling unit.
(3)
Outdoor display shall be designated on an approved site plan and
special permit and shall be prohibited in any off-street parking or
loading areas, fire lanes, sidewalks, buffers, yards and landscaped
areas used to meet the requirements of this chapter. The use of outdoor
display ramps and stands is prohibited, except where specifically
authorized by special permit.
(4)
Outdoor display shall be limited to the vehicles or equipment sold
on the property. No other outdoor display of any other goods or merchandise,
including parts, shall be permitted.
(5)
All vehicle maintenance, repair or services shall be conducted within
a completely enclosed building.
(6)
Outdoor storage, including temporary storage of vehicles on-site
for maintenance, repair, or service, shall be permitted in accordance
with the approved site plan.
(7)
The outdoor sales area shall be surfaced with asphalt, Portland cement pavement, permeable pavers or other such surface providing an all-weather durable and dustless surface and shall be graded and drained to dispose of surface water accumulations by means of a positive stormwater drainage system, in accordance with Chapter 210 of this Code. A perimeter curb or barrier must be provided to prevent encroachment of the vehicles for sales into the required setback and landscaped areas.
(9)
All outdoor lighting shall be directed so it does not shine or spill
onto adjacent properties.
(10)
Adequate customer parking must be provided in off-street parking spaces in accordance with § 250-25 of this chapter.
(11)
In addition to requirements of § 170-1 (Noises and disturbances), amplification systems repair or servicing noise shall not create a nuisance for adjacent residential zoning districts.
(12)
All vehicles and equipment must be in operational conditions
or stored within a building.
(13)
Except as otherwise required by law, any motor vehicle sales
facilities legally established prior to the adoption date of this
section may be maintained unchanged. In other than criminal proceedings,
the owner, occupant or user shall have the burden to show that the
motor vehicle sales facility was lawfully established. Any expansion
or extension of the use onto a contiguous parcel of land shall comply
with the provisions of this section.
(14)
Transitional regulations. The Village Planning Board, in its review of the site plan, will require any part or all of the buffering set forth in § 250-28 of this chapter to protect the surrounding properties.
(15)
Fees for a special permit shall be established by resolution
of the Village Board of Trustees in the Village Fee Schedule.
A.
The Industrial District is intended to provide for the economic development
of the Village area through setting aside developable lands served
by Village water and sewerage systems which are close to major transportation
routes and which are not close to existing, high-density residential
areas.
B.
Uses permitted with site plan review: enclosed manufacturing industries
that are not noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission
of dust, smoke, refuse matter, odor, gas, fumes, noise, vibration
or similar substance or conditions; provided, however, that any such
uses shall be permitted if approved by the Village Planning Board,
subject to the securing of a permit therefor and to such conditions,
restrictions and safeguards as may be deemed necessary by the Village
Planning Board for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the community.
C.
Prohibited uses. The following uses are prohibited in an I Industrial
District:
(1)
Acetylene gas manufacturing or bulk storage of ammonia, bleaching
powder or chlorine manufacturing, and asphalt manufacturing or refining;
(2)
Celluloid manufacturing, treatment or storage;
(3)
Fertilizer manufacture and bone grinding, slaughterhouse, and reworks
or explosive manufacturing or storage;
(4)
Gasoline, naphtha or petroleum refining or bulk storage, and storage
and/or refining or conversion of hazardous waste;
(5)
Bulk storage of flammable medical gas or hydrogen or wholesale chemical
storage;
(6)
Junk, scrap metal, automobile salvage and similar uses;
(7)
Rubber reclaiming plants, smelters, blast furnaces, or coke ovens,
and tanning, curing or storage of raw hides or skins;
(8)
Businesses or processes that might emit radio wave interference;
(9)
Paint and varnish manufacture; and
(10)
Outdoor storage of equipment or products, except when screened
as required by the Planning Board during site plan approval.
D.
Building height limit. No building shall be erected in excess of
35 feet.
E.
Yards required.
(1)
Front yard: not less than 25 feet in depth.
(2)
Side yards shall be not less than 10 feet each; however, any lot
bordering on a residential district shall have a side yard not less
than 20% of the width of the lot.
(3)
Rear yard bordering on a residential district shall have a rear yard
of 25% of the depth of the lot.
(4)
Lot width: 60 feet minimum.
(5)
Minimum lot size: as needed to comply with setback, open space, lot
coverage and off-street parking regulations.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
A.
The purpose of the PUD District is to provide flexible land use and
design regulations through the use of performance criteria so that
small- to large-scale neighborhoods or portions thereof can be developed
in a way that incorporates a variety of residential types and appropriate
nonresidential uses which are planned and developed as a unit. A further
purpose of the PUD is to ensure that such development is consistent
with the community character goals as established in the Village of
Central Square Comprehensive Plan. Use and dimensional specifications
elsewhere in this chapter are herein replaced by an approval process
in which an approved plan becomes the basis for continuing land use
decisions within that district.
B.
Objectives of planned unit development (PUD).
(1)
In order to carry out the intent of this section and the stated purposes
of the PUD, a planned unit development shall strive to achieve the
following objectives:
(a)
Preservation of the unique traditional characteristics of the
Village of Central Square through the use of appropriate architectural
and landscape siting and design.
(b)
Preservation of trees, environmentally sensitive sites, outstanding
natural topography and geological features while minimizing soil erosion
and detrimental surface drainage.
(c)
Preservation of historic areas and maintenance of adequate greenspace
and recreational areas.
(d)
Provision for adequate infrastructure with respect to transportation,
utilities, recreational facilities and community services so as to
avoid a negative impact on the nature of the existing community.
(e)
Opportunities for mixed-use development consisting of residential
and small neighborhood-scale businesses. Businesses are designed to
serve the local residents and shall augment other business locations
within the Village of Central Square.
(2)
The standards of this section provide the Village Board of Trustees
and Planning Board with a means to evaluate applications for a PUD
consistent with the provisions and general intent of this chapter
and the Comprehensive Plan of the Village.
C.
Uses permitted with subdivision review, site plan review or special
permit (as appropriate) shall be any use not identified as prohibited
herein and determined to be appropriate by the Village Board.
D.
Uses prohibited. The following uses are prohibited in a Planned Unit
Development District:
(1)
Acetylene gas manufacturing or bulk storage of ammonia, bleaching
powder or chlorine manufacturing, and asphalt manufacturing or refining;
(2)
Celluloid manufacturing, treatment or storage;
(3)
Fertilizer manufacture and bone grinding, slaughterhouse, and reworks
or explosive manufacturing or storage;
(4)
Gasoline, naphtha or petroleum refining or bulk storage, and storage
and/or refining or conversion of hazardous waste;
(5)
Bulk storage of flammable medical gas or hydrogen or wholesale chemical
storage;
(6)
Junk, scrap metal, automobile salvage and similar uses;
(7)
Rubber reclaiming plants, smelters, blast furnaces, or coke ovens,
and tanning, curing or storage of raw hides or skins;
(8)
Businesses or processes that might emit radio wave interference;
and
(9)
Paint and varnish manufacture.
E.
Standards for planned unit developments.
(1)
Density. The Village Board shall determine in each case the appropriate
land use intensity and/or dwelling unit density for individual PUD
projects. The minimum parcel size to be considered as a PUD shall
be 15 acres. The determination of land use intensity or dwelling unit
density shall be thoroughly documented, including all facts, opinions
and judgments justifying the selection.
(2)
Minimum yards required for permitted residential uses shall be consistent
with those required for the R District.
(3)
Maximum building and impervious surface coverage: 40% (of any single
lot or of the net acreage of the district as a whole).
(4)
Maximum height of structures: 35 feet.
(5)
Greenspace. An area not less than a minimum of 20% of the gross development
area shall be developed and maintained as common open space. Such
common open space shall be developed for active recreation (with facilities)
or sitting areas (with facilities) or bicycle, walking or horse trails
(marked by developed paths) or undeveloped wooded areas (cleared of
underbrush) or any other proposed uses found appropriate by the Village
Board. Infrastructure, such as roads, sidewalks, stormwater detention
ponds, and parking areas, is not considered open space.
(7)
All signage, landscaping, street design, and parking standards pursuant
to applicable Village zoning and subdivision laws shall be met.
(8)
Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking requirements and loading requirements shall in accordance with § 250-25, except that there shall be no parking or lading in required yards or paving except for concrete walkways; no loading areas shall be visible from a street.
(9)
Water and sewer. All water and sewer systems shall be connected to
the municipal system and shall be designed in accordance with the
provision of the appropriate chapters of the Village of Central Square
Municipal Code and subject to approval by the Village Engineer.
(10)
Drainage and erosion control. Stormwater drainage facilities
shall be designed to transport and detain flows anticipated for a
twenty-four-hour storm of the twenty-five-year intensity without any
increase in peak flow rates leaving the parcel being developed. Both
temporary and permanent sediment and erosion control measures, designed
in accordance with the New York State Guidelines for Urban Erosion
and Sediment Control, shall be implemented. All drainage and sediment
and erosion control designs and completed work shall be subject to
approval by the Village Engineer. It is recognized that during the
initial development of a Planned Unit Development Industrial District
many of the details on the development of individual parcels within
the district will be unknown. The developer of the Planned Unit Development
Industrial District will be required, as a minimum, to provide drainage
and erosion and sediment control measures sufficient for the proposed
initial development activities. In addition, the drainage and sediment
and erosion control plans shall provide for expansion as the Planned
Unit Development Industrial District develops. The developer is encouraged
to recognize that inadequate provisions for drainage or erosion and
sediment control in the initial development could add costs and/or
restrictions if significant additional provisions for drainage or
erosion and sediment control were needed on individual parcels.
F.
Planned unit development approval standards. The Village Board shall
consider and make findings regarding each of the following factors
in legislating any planned unit development:
(1)
Compatibility with the surrounding area;
(2)
Harmony with the character of the neighborhood and with the traditional
character of the Village of Central Square;
(3)
Need for the proposed development;
(4)
The effect of the proposed planned unit development upon the immediate
area;
(5)
The effect of the proposed planned unit development on the future
development of the area;
(6)
Whether the planned unit development is warranted by virtue of the
design and amenities incorporated into a proposed development plan;
(7)
Whether the proposed planned unit development is in conformance with
the Comprehensive Plan;
(8)
That the existing and proposed streets are adequate to carry anticipated
traffic in and around the proposed district;
(9)
That the existing and proposed utility services are adequate for
the proposed development; and
(10)
That the planned unit development makes it possible for the
creation of a more creative, innovative, and efficient use of the
property than would occur over the existing land use regulations.
G.
Summary of review procedure.
(1)
Village Board approval. The establishment of a planned unit development
in the Village of Central Square is a legislative act, similar to
a rezoning. As a consequence, the establishment of a planned unit
development requires the approval of the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Central Square. Because the establishment of a planned
unit development is a legislative act, the Board of Trustees of the
Village of Central Square has the same amount of discretion in deciding
whether to adopt a planned unit development proposal as it does for
any other legislative act. The Village Board of Trustees may adopt
a planned unit development only if it complies with the standards
set forth above and is in accordance with the letter and spirit of
the adopted Comprehensive Plan of the Village of Central Square.
(a)
The Village Board of Trustees must also find that the property
proposed for a planned unit development is 15 acres or more in size
and that the land is under single ownership, or that all owners are
jointly applicants. Additionally, creation of a planned unit development
is subject to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (Article
8 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law).
(b)
The Village Board of Trustees shall, prior to establishing a
planned unit development, submit such proposal to the Village of Central
Square Planning Board and receive a recommendation from said Board.
The Planning Board's review at this time shall not be a full
site plan or subdivision review but oriented to whether such proposed
PUD is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan of the Village and should
be established. The Village Board may also, at its discretion, consult
with any engineer, attorney, planner, or other such professional at
the applicant's expense.
(c)
The Village Board of Trustees may, after receiving a recommendation
from the Planning Board, approve the general outline of the proposed
PUD. This approval shall include establishment of the uses and densities
that are allowable in the planned unit development as well as whether
they are permitted uses or uses subject to special use permits and
site plan approval.
(2)
Planning Board review. The adoption of a planned unit development
by the Village Board of Trustees does not constitute subdivision,
site plan or special permit approval. Once the general development
plan of the PUD is approved, it is then the responsibility of the
Planning Board to approve site plans, subdivisions, and special use
permits (if applicable) for the approved plan.
(3)
Application requirements. The application for a planned unit development
and 10 copies shall be submitted to the Village Clerk at least 20
business days before the next meeting of the Village Board of Trustees.
The application shall consist of the following:
(a)
A site map (drawn to scale) showing the entire parcel of land
proposed for the planned unit development, the location of proposed
uses and major buildings, the proposed development density, proposed
uses and housing types (if applicable), layout of roads, location
of all entrances to the planned unit development parcel of land, and
all proposed open spaces. Specifically, it shall show:
[1]
General topographical and subsoil conditions, nearby historic
and/or public areas, and existing natural features and identify adjacent
properties and their ownership.
[2]
Proposed lot lines, land use areas, tree lines, natural features
to be preserved, proposed traffic circulation (vehicular and pedestrian),
ingress and egress, including identification of existing public roads
to be utilized, approximate parking and loading areas, and accommodations
for emergency vehicles.
[3]
Existing structures, existing utilities and deeded rights-of-way.
[4]
Proposed landscaping and greenspace plan.
[5]
Schematics of typical structures proposed.
[6]
Proposed utilities (public or private), including electric,
water supply, sewer and stormwater drainage facilities to be constructed
(below-grade utility corridors preferred).
[7]
Proposed construction sequence (phasing) for buildings, recreation
areas and green space.
[8]
Proposed PUD name and proposed street names.
[9]
The names and addresses of all applicants.
[10]
Current zoning district(s) in which the land is
currently located.
[11]
Surrounding land use for a distance of 500 feet
in all directions.
(b)
A narrative and illustration describing the design and architectural
policies for the planned unit development, the developer's proposed
treatment of environmentally sensitive lands (if any), and a time
frame for phased development (if applicable).
(c)
A completed application form supplied by the Village.
(d)
A completed environmental assessment form (EAF) Part 1.
(e)
Legal description of the property to be developed.
(4)
Review of application. The Village Board of Trustees may engage experts,
including but not limited to professional planners, architects, attorneys
and engineers, in reviewing the planned unit development proposal.
The reasonable expense of engaging such experts shall be charged to
the applicant.
(5)
Within 45 days of receipt of the application, the Village Board shall
refer the application, sketch plan and EAF to the Village Planning
Board. The Planning Board will forward a copy of the application,
sketch plan and EAF to the Oswego County Planning Board pursuant to
General Municipal Law § 239-m. However, if the Village Board
determines that the proposal does not merit review because it does
not meet the objectives of this chapter or the Village's Comprehensive
Plan, it shall so notify the applicant and shall not refer the application
to the Planning Board or the County Planning Board, and no further
action on the application shall be taken.
(6)
Planning Board procedures. The Planning Board shall provide to the
Village Board of Trustees an advisory opinion on the proposed planned
unit development after receiving a complete application for a planned
unit development within 45 days following the Planning Board's
receipt of the planned unit development application. Alternatively,
the Planning Board may request additional information reasonably related
to the planned unit development application. If the Planning Board
requests additional information, it's time to render an advisory
opinion is extended to 45 days following receipt of such additional
information. The time of receipt of such information shall be deemed
to be the date of the regular meeting following submission of the
information to the Planning Board.
(7)
Public hearing. The Village Board of Trustees shall not vote to approve
a planned unit development until it has held at least one public hearing
on the application following the submission of a complete application
and receipt of the Planning Board's recommendations on the application.
(8)
Adoption of planned unit development. The Village Board of Trustees
shall act on an application to establish a planned unit development
within 90 days following receipt of the Planning Board's recommendations.
The date of receipt of the Planning Board's recommendations shall
be deemed to be the first regular meeting of the Village Board of
Trustees following the Village Clerk's receipt of the Planning
Board's recommendations. The failure of the Village Board of
Trustees to act on a planned unit development application within this
period shall not be deemed to constitute a default approval of the
application. The Village Board of Trustees may adopt a planned unit
development only after following the procedures described above and
making written findings regarding each of the standards set forth
above for adoption of a planned unit development. The approval shall
include a list of permitted uses, special use permitted uses and uses
requiring site plan review and any other minimum land use standards
that the Village Board of Trustees deems appropriate.
H.
Filing fees and reimbursable costs. The filing fees shall be as established
by the Board of Trustees in the Fee Schedule on file in the office
of the Village Clerk. Reimbursable costs shall include all costs by
the Village for consultation fees and other extraordinary expenses
in connection with the review of a proposed Planned Unit Development
District and shall be a charge to the applicant. A deposit to cover
the estimated costs shall be required; in the event the deposit exceeds
the actual consultation fees or other expenses, the excess shall be
returned to the applicant within 90 days after final decision by the
Village Board. If the deposit is not sufficient to cover the consultation
costs, the applicant shall be required to pay the additional amount
before any development is commenced.
I.
Role of the Planning Board after adoption of a planned unit development.
The Planning Board's role after adoption of a planned unit development
by the Village Board of Trustees is to review site plans, subdivisions,
and special use permits for uses in the planned unit development pursuant
to the requirements for those approvals specific to the Planned Unit
Development District, the applicable provision of this chapter and
in the Village of Central Square Subdivision Law.[2]
