[Amended 4-6-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
The Town of Clifton Park recognizes the need
and desirability of maintaining suitable lands in the Town of Clifton
Park for the recreational, institutional and public assembly needs
of its residents. It is the policy of the Town of Clifton Park to
provide appropriate locations for public assembly, including by way
of example, churches or other places of worship, a publicly financed
senior citizen center, a youth center, general meeting space, publicly
financed senior citizen housing, governmental and public school facilities
and other related uses and facilities. It is also the policy of the
Town of Clifton Park to foster and encourage active and passive recreational
uses and facilities. To that end, the Town Board of the Town of Clifton
Park, in furtherance of the relevant provisions of the Master Plan
of the Town of Clifton Park related thereto, hereby creates a new
zoning district to be known as the "Public/Institutional/Recreational
District PIR" and imposes upon such zoning district the following
area and use restrictions. The creation of this district serves to
provide for and, in so doing, preserve for the residents of the Town
of Clifton Park certain lands for public, institutional and recreational
use. It is the intent of the Town to ensure the existence of lands
located within the Town of Clifton Park dedicated to the enjoyment
of its residents.
This zoning district shall encompass those portions
of the Town of Clifton Park as shown on the Official Zoning Map, as
amended, as "public/institutional/recreational."
A.
To promote the purposes of the Public/Institutional/Recreational
District, no building or other structures shall be built or altered
or erected nor shall land be used for any purposes other than for
the following enumerated uses:
(1)
Governmental facilities.
(2)
Public recreational facilities.
(3)
Athletic fields.
(4)
Baseball and softball diamonds.
(5)
Play lots.
(6)
Playfields.
(7)
Playgrounds.
(8)
Basketball courts.
(9)
Tennis courts.
(10)
Swimming pool, indoor and outdoor.
(11)
Ice-skating rink; roller-skating rink.
(12)
A publicly owned outdoor theater.
(13)
Gymnasium.
(14)
A youth center.
(15)
Publicly financed senior citizen center.
(16)
Publicly financed senior citizen housing.
(17)
Other places of public assembly directly related
to the advancement of governmental purposes.
(18)
Other accessory buildings and uses, including
but not limited to athletic equipment storage barns, sheds and concession
stands.
(19)
Handball courts.
(20)
Picnic areas.
(21)
Facilities operated by a not-for-profit entity
for the purpose of carrying out the inherent uses set forth above.
(22)
Public school facilities.
(23)
Public library.
(24)
Public safety buildings.
(25)
Emergency services facilities.
(26)
Community residences.
(27)
Churches or other places of worship.
[Added 4-6-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998]
(28)
Tier 1 solar energy system.
[Added 10-18-2021 by L.L. No. 6-2021]
B.
No type of motorized activity shall be permitted in
this zone. By way of example, motorized activity shall include but
shall not be limited to the following: activities wherein motorized
rides are used, go-cart facilities, motorized vehicle racing, all-terrain
vehicles and snowmobiles.
[Amended 12-9-1996 by L.L. No. 11-1996]
A.
Area. The minimum net land area per establishment
shall be determined by the Planning Board, consistent with the purposes
as set forth herein.
B.
Height. The maximum height for any structure shall
be 35 feet.
C.
Front yards. No structure or part of a structure shall
extend nearer than 80 feet to the front street line of any street.
D.
Rear yards. The rear yard depth shall be not less
than 25 feet.
E.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards with a minimum
width of 20 feet each.
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit
the erection of more than one establishment per parcel. The site plan
is subject to approval by the Planning Board. The minimum land area
for consideration as a group of establishments shall be five acres.
A.
Ingress/egress. The number of curb cuts per lot shall
be determined by the Planning Board, taking into consideration the
type of traffic to be generated by the use and generally accepted
traffic control standards as approved by the Town's engineer.
B.
Landscaping. In determining the need for landscaping,
the Planning Board shall take into consideration the location of structures,
parking areas and the proximity of the neighboring structures and
parking areas. If there is substantial natural vegetation on site
that serves these requirements, the Planning Board shall not require
additional plantings except where deficiencies exist. Consideration
shall be given to preservation of natural and existing vegetation
as well as new planting throughout the site.
C.
Architecture. The architectural design shall be consistent
with the use proposed and shall take into consideration color, exterior
materials and treatments, roof structures, exposed mechanical equipment
and service and storage areas.
D.
Utilities. Uses proposed within the PIR District shall
be served by sanitary sewers, adequate drainage control and/or storm
sewers and a community water system where available. If none is available
at the time of approval, the Planning Board shall require the owner
to hook into a community water and sewer system as soon as one becomes
available, as defined by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code.
E.
Green space. The green space requirement within the
Public/Institutional/Recreational District shall be not less than
45% for any proposed new construction. For any developed existing
site, the green space shall not be reduced to less than what currently
exists, if less than 45%, or 45%.
[Added 3-15-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
