Table 1. Incentive Schedule for Commercial and Residential PDR
Participants
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Type of Bonus
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District Where Bonuses Can be Applied
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Density Allowed Without Bonus (base density)
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Density Bonus Allowed
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Commercial and Residential Minimum Lot Sizes or Maximum Building
Square Footage with Bonus Applied (Note that 1 residential unit allowed
as bonus unit per 1 PDR fee)
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Residential unit
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Ballston Lake Residential
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One single-family dwelling unit per 2 acres regardless of whether
water and sewer services provided; conservation subdivision required,
and traditional neighborhood design optional, for major subdivision
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100% of base density allowed:
a) As-of-right bonus = base density plus up to 50% of base density
(See Reader's Aid box for example)
b) Planning Board approved bonuses = base density plus up to
50% of base density
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With water and sewer provided, the minimum lot size for all
units shall be one dwelling unit per 1/3 acre with conservation subdivision
required, and traditional neighborhood design optional, for major
subdivision
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Residential Unit
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Hamlet
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1-acre minimum lot size without water and sewer; 1/2-acre minimum
lot size with water and sewer
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100% of base density allowed:
a) As-of-right bonus = base density plus up to 75% of base density
(See Reader's Aid box for example)
b)Planning Board approved bonuses = base density plus up to
25% of base density
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With water and sewer provided, the minimum lot size shall be
10,000 square feet
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Commercial square footage
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Mixed Use Route 50/67
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10,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Up to 30,000 additional square foot of building footprint
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40,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Commercial square footage
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Mixed Use Ballston Lake
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2,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Up to 3,000 additional square foot of building footprint
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5,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Commercial square footage
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Business
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5,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Up to 10,000 additional square foot of building footprint
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15,000 square foot maximum building footprint
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Reader's Aid Box. Example of Density Bonus Calculation.
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An 80-acre parcel located in the Ballston Lake Residential District
has no environmental sensitivities and so all 80 acres are available
for development.
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The density allowed in this district is 1 dwelling unit per
2 acres.
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This parcel's base density is 40 dwelling units.
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The maximum density bonus with PDR fees paid (as-of-right) is
50% of 40 base dwelling units, or 20 bonus dwelling units. The total
number of dwelling units allowed, with PDR fees paid, as-of-right
would be 60 (40 plus 20).
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The maximum number of dwelling units allowed, with PDR fees
paid and with Planning Board Approval is 40 base units plus 40 bonus
units (100% of base density), or 80 dwelling units.
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Note that conservation subdivision design would be required,
but this does not impact the density allowed. However, use of density
bonus units with water and sewer provided would allow those units
to be placed on smaller lots (a minimum of 1/3 acre). The conservation
subdivision design controls how the units are organized on a parcel,
not the number of units. Practically, the number of units may be limited
based on site and environmental conditions and available infrastructure.
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Table 2. Commercial Structure Square Footage Bonuses and PDR
Fee Reduction Schedule
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Points Earned for Providing Green Energy Initiatives
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Percent of Square Footage Increase Allowed for Commercial Uses
When Green Energy Incentives Are Incorporated
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PDR Fee Reduction Earned for Residential Developments When Green
Energy Incentives Are Incorporated
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3 points
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Up to 25% of square footage bonus allowed (from Table 1)
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10% reduction of fee
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6 points
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Up to 50% of square footage bonus allowed (from Table 1)
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20% reduction of fee
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9 points
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Up to 75% of square footage bonus allowed (from Table 1)
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40% reduction of fee
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12 points or more
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Up to 100% of square footage bonus allowed (from Table 1)
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50% reduction of fee
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