The planned residential development (hereinbelow "PRD") procedure provides a flexible land use and design regulation through the use of performance criteria to encourage the development by either the private or public sector of low- and moderate-income housing within the Town of Woodstock. For purposes of this PRD District procedure, the Town Board shall interpret the upper limit of moderate income to be 120% of the median income for the Town of Woodstock or Ulster County, as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or its successor agency, whichever amount shall be greater.

The conventional use, area, bulk and density provisions set forth by other sections of this chapter are replaced through application of the planned development procedure by the approved PRD District plan, which becomes the basis legislatively established by the Town Board for the detailed design, review and control of subsequent development within the PRD District. While flexibility in substantive regulations is thus encouraged, it is intended that this uniform procedure and the required conformance with the Town of Woodstock Comprehensive Plan, municipal service capability, and the purposes of this chapter, as specified in § 260-4, shall ensure the general welfare through equal treatment under law, as well as precise control of all aspects of the development as approved.

Location. A PRD District may only be created through rezoning of lands in the R5, R3, R1.5 or HR District.

Development area. The minimum development area required to qualify for rezoning to a PRD District shall be two contiguous acres. The calculation of such land area shall not include existing streets, easements, parks or otherwise dedicated land or water areas in excess of 5% of the minimum gross acreage, nor include lands undevelopable by reason of topography, drainage, periodic inundation by floodwaters, or adverse subsurface conditions.

Ownership. The tract of land proposed for rezoning to PRD shall be owned, leased or controlled by a single person, as defined in § 260-123 of this chapter. The approved PRD District plan and its amendments shall be binding on both the present owner or owners and successors in title and interest.

Permitted uses in PRD Districts. All uses within an area designated as a PRD District are determined by the provisions of this article and the approved plan of the project concerned.

Permitted density. The density permitted within the PRD District shall be as determined by the approved PRD District site plan, except that the density may not exceed 14 dwelling units per acre in the case of senior citizens' housing or 10 dwelling units per acre in the case of family housing. A PRD including a mix of senior citizens' and family housing shall provide not less than 1/14 of an acre of lot area for each senior citizens' housing unit and not less than 1/10 of an acre of lot area for each family unit within the PRD.

Central water supply and/or common sewage disposal facilities may be required by the Planning Board and, if so, shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Town of Woodstock and the Ulster County Health Department.

Yard requirements. Minimum front, side and rear yards within the PRD shall be double, that is, increased by 100%, the depth of those required within the zoning district from which the PRD has been created. Doubling of the minimum required front, side and rear yard does not, however, apply to setback requirements from any internal streets or roadways within a planned residential development.

Maximum number of dwelling units. The maximum number of dwelling units permitted within an individual PRD District, or in the combination of two or more contiguous PRD Districts, that are served by the Hamlet Sewer District and the Woodstock Water District, shall be 80 dwelling units. In areas not served by municipal water and sewer, the maximum number of units permitted shall be 20 units. In the case of senior citizens' housing, the maximum number of units in a structure shall be 12 for one-story construction and 24 for two-story construction. In the case of family housing, or a mix of units in a single structure, the maximum number of units in a single structure shall be four and eight units, respectively.

Off-street parking. Within a PRD District, one off-street parking space shall be provided for each senior citizens' dwelling unit and 1 1/2 off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each family dwelling unit.

Entrances, hallways, and doors between rooms must be wheelchair and handicapped accessible.

Application for establishment of a Planned Residential Development (PRD) District shall be in writing to the Town Board. The Town Board shall refer the application to the Planning Board and its professional planning consultant for review and recommendation within 30 days of the date of the application. The Planning Board shall require the applicant to provide basic site data pertaining to the boundaries of the proposed PRD District, existing zoning, topographic and subsurface conditions, and such preliminary plans as may be required by the Planning Board for a reasonable understanding of the scope, nature and character of the proposed PRD development.

Planning Board review.

Town Board action. Upon receipt of the Planning Board's report, or upon the failure of the Planning Board to act within the prescribed time period, the Town Board may then act upon the legal establishment of a PRD District through amendment of the Town's Zoning Map. The procedure to be followed by the Town Board shall be in strict accordance with the provisions of Article XIII of this chapter and other applicable laws, rules and regulations.

Upon approval of the Planned Residential Development (PRD) District by the Town Board, application shall be made within 60 days for approval of all or some portion of the intended PRD District, in accordance with the more specific review requirements of the Town's Land Subdivision Regulations,[1] as amended, the site plan review and approval procedure contained in Article VII herein, or other applicable regulations.

Additional performance requirements which may have been specified by the Town Board in its PRD approval action, such as a time limit for either initiation or completion of improvements and other construction work on the PRD District, shall also be strictly enforced. If these performance requirements are not met, the property shall revert to its prior zoning classification, unless the Town Board, upon specific application and for good cause, authorizes an extension of such performance requirements.