A.
Authorization. The Town Board hereby authorizes the Planning Board, simultaneously with the approval of a plat or plats pursuant to this article, to modify provisions of Article IV of the Zoning Chapter, including lot area and lot width (overall densities and shoreline lot width shall not be varied) subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth and such other reasonable conditions as the Town Board may in its discretion add thereto.
B.
Purpose. The purpose of the cluster provisions is
to encourage flexibility in the design and development of land in
order to promote its most environmentally sensitive use; to facilitate
the adequate and economical provisions of streets and utilities; to
preserve the natural and scenic qualities of open space; and to encourage
compatibility with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Land
Use Plan.
C.
Objectives. In order to realize the purpose of this
section, a cluster design shall achieve the following objectives:
(1)
A development pattern which preserves outstanding
natural topography and geological features, scenic vistas and trees,
and prevents the disruption of natural drainage patterns.
(2)
An efficient use of land resulting in smaller networks
of utilities and streets.
(3)
A development pattern in harmony with the land use
intensity, transportation facilities, and community facilities objectives
of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
A.
Application. If the owner makes written application
for the use of this procedure, it may be followed at the discretion
of the Planning Board if, in said Board's judgment, its application
would benefit the Town.
B.
Must be zoned residential only. This procedure shall
be applicable only to lands zoned for residential purposes, and its
application shall result in a permitted number of dwelling units which
shall in no case exceed the number which could be permitted, in the
Planning Board's judgment, if the land were subdivided into lots conforming
to the minimum lot size or lot width and density requirements of the
Zoning Chapter applicable to the district or districts in which such
land is situated and conforming to all other applicable requirements.
C.
Unit types. The dwelling units permitted may be, at
the discretion of the Planning Board and subject to the conditions
set forth in this chapter, in detached, semidetached, attached, or
multistory structures.
D.
Open space areas. In the event that the application
of this procedure results in a plat showing lands available for park,
recreation, open space, conservation or other municipal purposes directly
related to the plat, then the Planning Board, as a condition of plat
approval, may establish such conditions on the ownership, use, and
maintenance of such lands as it deems necessary to assure the preservation
of such lands for their intended purposes.
E.
Review of site plan. The proposed site plan, including areas within which structures may be located, the height and spacing of buildings, open spaces and their landscaping, off-street open and enclosed parking spaces, and streets, driveways and all other physical features as shown on said plan or otherwise described, accompanied by a statement setting forth the nature of such modifications, changes, or supplementation of existing zoning provisions as are not shown on said site plan, shall be subject to review and public hearing by the Planning Board in the same manner as set forth in Article V, Approval of Site Plans and Certain Uses.
F.
Chapter notations. On the filing of the plat in the
office of the County Clerk or Registrar, a copy shall be filed with
the Town Clerk who shall make appropriate notations and references
thereto in the Zoning Chapter and Town Zoning Map.
