Where PRD techniques are deemed appropriate, the rezoning of land to a Planned Residential Development District by the Board of Trustees replaces the use and dimensional specifications contained elsewhere in this chapter by an approval process in which an approved plan becomes the basis for continuing land use controls. Among the specific objectives which are to be achieved through the use of PRD techniques are the following:

(1) Choices of housing types: an increase in choices of housing types (one-family detached, semidetached, attached and multifamily dwellings) available to Village residents.
(2) Open space and recreation area: more usable open space and recreation areas.
(3) Preservation: preservation of trees and outstanding natural topographic and geological features and prevention of soil erosion.
(4) Utilities and streets: a smaller network of utilities and streets which would lower housing and public maintenance costs.
(5) Desirable environment: a more desirable environment than would be possible through the strict application of other provisions of this regulation.

 

(a) In order to allow the Planning Commission and the applicant to reach an understanding on basic design requirements and the appropriateness of rezoning at the earliest opportunity, the applicant shall submit a preliminary site plan of his or her proposal to the Planning Commission. The preliminary site plan, which shall be accompanied by a Zoning Map Change application, shall be approximately to scale, though it need not be to the precision of a finished engineering drawing, and it shall clearly show the following:

[1] The disposition of various land uses and the areas covered by each, in acres.
[2] The general outline of the interior road system and all existing and proposed rights-of-way and easements, whether public or private.
[3] Delineation of the various residential areas, indicating the number of dwelling units by each housing type and size, plus a calculation of the density in accordance with the formula described in Subsection C(5)(a) above.
[4] The interior common open space system and a statement as to how it is to be owned and maintained.
[5] The interior drainage system and how it is proposed to be connected to the drainage systems of adjoining areas.
[6] If the development is to be staged, clear indication of how the staging is to proceed.
[7] Evidence of how the proposal would meet the planning objectives of the PRD as set forth in Subsections A and B above.
[8] Evidence on the applicant's own behalf to demonstrate his competence to carry out the plan and his awareness of the financial and organizational scope of such a project.

(b) The Planning Commission shall review the preliminary site plan and all related documents and shall render either a favorable report to the Board of Trustees or an unfavorable report to the applicant within 45 days. If no report has been rendered after 45 days, the applicant may proceed as if a favorable report were given to the Board of Trustees.

[1] A favorable report shall include a recommendation to the Board of Trustees that a public hearing be held for the purpose of considering the desirability of mapping the subject property as a SD-PRD District.
[2] If there is an unfavorable report on the preliminary site plan, the Planning Commission's statement shall contain the reasons for such findings. In such case, the Planning Commission may recommend further study of the site plan and a resubmission of the preliminary site plan after it has been revised or redesigned.

(a) Upon receipt of a favorable report from the Planning Commission, the Board of Trustees shall conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering a Zoning Map Change to place the subject property in a SD-PRD District. Said public hearing must be conducted within 30 days of the receipt of the favorable report.
(b) The Board of Trustees shall follow referral procedures for Zoning Map Changes.
(c) The Board of Trustees shall act on the Zoning Map Change application within 90 days of the authorization for a public hearing. Approval of the SD-PRD District application shall be duly noted on the Official Zoning Map of the Village of Port Chester.
(d) The actual mapping of the SD-PRD District shall not take effect until final site plan approval has been secured in accordance with the provisions set forth in Subsection E(3) below.

(a) Following rezoning of a property to the SD-PRD District, the applicant shall submit an application for final site plan review. The application for final site plan shall be made within three months from the date of the Board of Trustee's approval for the Zoning Map Change.
(b) The final site plan shall conform substantially to the approved preliminary site plan. It should incorporate any appropriate revisions or other features that may have been recommended by the Planning Commission and the Board of Trustees.
(c) The final site plan shall be endorsed with the necessary agreements in connection with required easements or other releases.
(d) As a condition of final site plan approval and forming a part thereof, the developer of a PRD shall be required to file with the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port Chester a bond in an amount estimated by the Board of Trustees to secure the Village the actual and satisfactory construction and installation of required improvements. The period within which required improvements shall be constructed shall be specified by the Board of Trustees and expressed in the bond. Such performance bond shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Village Law and shall be approved by the Village Attorney as to form, sufficiency, and manner of execution. The bond shall provide that an amount determined by the Board of Trustees to be adequate shall be retained for a period of two years from the date of completion of the required improvements to ensure the satisfactory condition of the initial improvements. The estimated cost of Village inspections of required improvements shall be included in the amount of such bond.