Cambria Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Planned Development Districts P-D
§ 288-900 Permitted uses, buildings and other structures.
Provision for Planned Development Districts is included herein to permit the establishment of areas in which diverse uses may be brought together in a unified plan of development. In Planned Development Districts land and buildings may be used for any lawful purposes as determined by the Town Board subject to the following limitations and procedures.
§ 288-901 Area provisions.
Planned Development Districts shall comprise not less than five acres.
§ 288-902 Lot sizes for residential uses in planned development districts.
Any residential development either single-, two- or multifamily proposed at a greater density (smaller lot size) than 25,000 square feet per dwelling unit shall be required to be serviced by a public sewer or contain a sewerage septic system approved by the Niagara County Health Department. In the event that residential development is in a sewered area, yard and height provisions shall be reviewed and approved pursuant to §§ 288-903 and 288-904 herein.
§ 288-903 Procedure for establishment.
Application for establishment of a Planned Development District shall be made to the Town Board. The Town Board shall refer the application to the Planning Board for consideration.
The Planning Board shall require the applicant to furnish such preliminary plans, drawings, and specifications as may be required for an understanding of the proposed development. In reaching its recommendation on the proposed development, the Planning Board shall consider, among other things, the need for the proposed use in the proposed location, the existing character of the neighborhood in which the use would be located, and the safeguards provided to minimize possible detrimental effects of the proposed use on adjacent property.
The Planning Board shall recommend approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of such application, and shall report its decision to the Town Board.
The Town Board shall hold a public hearing on the proposal, with public notice as provided by law in the case of an amendment to this chapter.
§ 288-904 Site plan review and approval.
Application for site plan review and approval of a use in a Planned Development District shall be made to the Town Board. The Town Board shall refer the application to the Planning Board for consideration.
In all planned development districts of the Town of Cambria site plans for the use of any of said premises, or for the erection, construction or placing of any structure or building above or below ground, including advertising signs of every kind, and including the installation or construction of all streets, adequate parking lots and turnarounds, parkways, any proposed green areas that will be maintained by applicant, public ways, exits and entrances (all of which shall be suitably located to accommodate prospective traffic) and all water, sewage, drainage, fire, electric and all facilities of every kind and nature shall be reviewed by the Planning Board and reviewed, regulated and approved by the Town Board of the Town of Cambria pursuant to this section and shall be installed all in accordance with standard specifications and procedure acceptable or required by the appropriate Town, county or state departments. At a minimum, all such structures or buildings shall be placed upon a continuous concrete foundation below the frost line.
The Planning Board shall require the applicant to furnish such complete and adequate site plans, drawings, and specifications as may be required for an understanding of the proposed development. In reaching its recommendation on the proposed development, the Planning Board shall consider, among other things, the need for the proposed use in the proposed location, the existing character of the neighborhood in which the use would be located, and the safeguards provided to minimize possible detrimental effects of the proposed use on adjacent property.
The Planning Board shall recommend final approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of such application, and shall report its recommendation to the Town Board.
The Town Board shall then review the Planning Board's recommendation, said site plan, and such other submittals as it may require and issue an approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of the site plan without the necessity of a public hearing.