The purpose of the Planned Development District
regulations is to encourage flexibility in the design and development
of land for commercial and industrial purposes. A commercial planned
development is intended to achieve a mix of commercial uses at a scale,
spacing and design which is complementary to the essentially residential
character of the Town of Niskayuna. An industrial planned development
is intended to foster office and industrial development in a parklike
and self-contained setting in which limited commercial uses of direct
benefit to workers are offered to promote economic and efficient use
of land and to reduce off-site travel during working hours. Except
for those standards specified within this article, dimensional specifications
established elsewhere in this chapter are herein replaced by an approval
process in which an approved plan becomes the basis for continuing
land use controls.
In order to realize the purpose of this article,
a Planned Development District (PDD) shall achieve the following objectives:
A. Compatibility with the goals and objectives of the
Town Comprehensive Development Plan.
B. A mix of nonresidential uses of benefit and service
to the Town's residents.
C. A built environment that is visually pleasant and
compatible with the residential character of the Town.
D. Economical networks of utilities, streets, bikeways
and pedestrianways that provide users of the development with alternate
choices in mobility.
E. Efficient use of land that promotes the preservation
of trees and outstanding natural topographic and ecological features,
the conservation of open space and the creation of private recreation
areas.
For the purpose of regulating development and the use of property after initial construction and occupancy, any changes other than use changes shall be processed as a variance request pursuant to the provisions of §
220-69 of this chapter. Use changes shall be processed as requests for a special use permit and shall require Planning Board approval. Properties lying in the Planned Development District are unique and shall be so considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board when evaluating variance and special use requests. The maintenance of the intent and function of the planned unit development shall be of primary concern.
No building and zoning permits shall be issued
for excavation or construction within a Planned Development District
until improvements are installed or security posted in accordance
with the procedures as provided for in § 277 of the Town
Law relating to subdivision of land and any other such requirements
as may be imposed as a condition of Town Board zoning approval for
a Planned Development District.