This local law shall be known and may be cited
as Local Law No. 7 of 2005, a local law amending Local Law No. 5 of
1995 of the Town of Halfmoon, entitled "Local Law Relating to Zoning
for the Town of Halfmoon," as previously amended and supplemented,
providing for the creation of a planned development district to be
known as "A&M Sports Complex Planned Development District."
Local Law No. 5 of 1995 of the Town of Halfmoon,
entitled "Local Law Relating to Zoning for the Town of Halfmoon,"
and the Zoning Map of the Town of Halfmoon, as previously amended,
be and the same hereby are amended to include a planned development
district to be known and described as "A&M Sports Complex Planned
Development District."
The area of said A&M Sports Complex Planned
Development District is bounded and described as set forth in Exhibit
A attached hereto and made a part hereof and as shown on a certain
site plan map thereof prepared by Lansing Engineering PC, dated July
11, 2005, entitled "Planned Development District, A&M Sports Complex,
Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County."
There shall be constructed within the area of
said A&M Sports Complex Planned Development District a project
generally consistent with the preliminary development plan dated July
11, 2005, made by Lansing Engineering PC, said parcel to be approximately
10 acres out of the existing 95.5+/- acres, said 95.5+/- acres located
on the corner of McBride Road and Pruyn Hill Road on Tax Map parcel
number 267.00-1-50.11, to be subdivided into two lots. Lot 1 will
include approximately 10 acres and contain the proposed planned development
district, and Lot 2 will include the remaining 85.5 acres and the
previously approved special use permit. Recreational uses are proposed
for each lot.
A. The proposed PDD associated with Lot No. 1 will be
accessible from Pruyn Hill Road and includes a twenty-thousand-square-foot
gymnasium, a parking lot with the required number of parking stalls
and, within the building, there will be two full-size basketball courts,
two racquet ball courts, men's and women's locker rooms and a snack
bar.
B. Lot No. 2 will be accessed from McBride Road and will
include the existing soccer fields currently being leased to the Mechanicville
Youth Soccer League and the existing house and barns that are currently
on the property. For Lot 2 the applicants recently proposed three
softball fields, three outdoor basketball courts, a pavilion and parking
lots with the required number of parking stalls. The applicants receive
approval from the Planning Board for the requested special use permit
that includes the above-mentioned appurtenances on May 23, 2005. The
remaining portion of this lot is not proposed for development at this
time.
C. Off-street parking will be provided as shown on the
site plan.
D. Potable water for the district shall be provided by
connection to municipal water on Pruyn Hill Road, which will require
a consolidated water district extension agreement.
E. Wastewater disposal will be provided by an on site
septic system.
F. A stormwater management system will be required and
the design calculation reviewed by the Town Engineers. This will be
installed to minimize the impact of the project on adjacent and downstream
properties and shall meet applicable New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation and Town of Halfmoon standards and shall
be, at the sole option of the Town of Halfmoon, dedicated to the Town,
with appropriate title insurance, as-built maps, bonds or letters
of credit, etc., as acceptable to the Town Attorney.
G. Existing vegetation shall be maintained to the maximum
extent possible to fully buffer views into the site from adjacent
lands uses, and buffers shall be constructed from adjacent uses as
shown on the site plan.
All signs within the district shall comply with
the requirements established by the Planning Board during site plan
review and must be approved by said Planning Board.
Local Law No. 5 of 1995 is hereby amended by
providing that A&M Sports Complex Planned Development District
be set forth on a supplementary map which is hereby made a part of
this local law as Exhibit B, dated July 11, 2005, the property set
forth on such map is the same real property described in the description
annexed hereto and marked Exhibit A; said map having been made by
Lansing Engineering, PC, dated July 11, 2005, entitled "Planned Development
District - A&M Sports Complex - Town of Halfmoon, Saratoga County."