§ 270-108. Amendments.

A. 

Town Board action. Upon completion of the requirements for review under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and upon receipt of a favorable report from the Planning Board or upon its own determination subsequent to an appeal from an unfavorable report, the Town Board shall set a date for and conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering planned residential development districting for the applicant's plan in accordance with the procedures established by the Town Law.

B. 

Referrals. The Town Board shall refer the application to amend the Zoning Map to the Schenectady County Planning Department and to the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works. The Commissioner shall report to the Town Board on the adequacy of the utilities, layout parking, site design, drainage, streets and other aspects of the development consistent with the purposes of this chapter. The report of the Commissioner may include such actions, stipulations or conditions which are deemed necessary and appropriate.

C. 

Decision. The Town Board shall act on the rezoning application in accordance with Town Law and may attach to its authorizing resolution any modifications, conditions, safeguards or requirements as may be appropriate.

D. 

Effect of approval.

(1) 

If the Town Board grants the planned residential development district, the Zoning Map shall be so annotated. Approval by the Town Board shall be deemed to authorize the applicant to proceed with detailed design of the initial stage(s) of the proposed development and to submit applications for final site plan approval of such stage(s) in accordance with the approved planned residential development sketch plan and any modifications, conditions, safeguards or requirements thereto, and to thereafter design and submit detailed site plan applications for each subsequent stage(s).

(2) 

Approval by the Town Board shall not be deemed to waive any right of the Planning Board to a detailed review of any aspect of the development under the site plan authorization procedures set forth in this chapter.

E. 

Expiration. Approval or approval with modifications of the planned residential development zoning shall expire at the end of 12 months after the effective date, unless the applicant has submitted at least one final site plan application for all or a section of the planned residential development, or such time limit is extended by action of the Town Board.