An application for a special use permit shall be made to the Planning
Board and shall include an application for a building permit with
all required information and a statement including supporting evidence
regarding the merits of the proposed use at the proposed location
and how the proposal complies with the general and specific requirements
of this article and the entirety of this chapter.
An application shall be submitted no later than the first of the
month in which it will be reviewed, or at such other time as the reviewing
board may specify by resolution.
The Planning Board shall hear and decide upon applications for special
use permits for any uses for which this chapter requires the obtaining
of a special use permit.
An application form. Copies of the application form may be obtained
from the Town Clerk's office or Town Code Enforcement Officer, containing
the following information:
Drafts of all covenants regarding offers of cession or dedication
of areas or facilities to the Town which shall be in a form approved
by the Town Attorney.
Copies of all other permits which have been obtained from those
federal, New York State or other government agencies from which approval
is required or the identification of all such other permits which
shall be required for the construction and/or use of the site plan
area.
Copies of a plot plan prepared by a licensed professional (surveyor/engineer)
providing information sufficient to enable the Board to make an informed
decision and including the following:
Location and width of roadways, walkways, parking areas, recreation
areas, fencing and landscaping and any existing large trees, indicating
whether said trees shall remain.
Existing and proposed streets providing access to the area showing
existing and anticipated traffic patterns and loads and any required
alterations to existing streets to accommodate the same. Proposed
streets must contain construction specifications which comply with
Town specifications for acceptance by dedication.
The special use permit application fee as established from time
to time by the Town Board and any escrow deposit to reimburse the
Town for any legal and engineering expenses incurred in addressing
said application.
The Planning Board shall grant a special use permit when it finds
adequate evidence that a proposed use submitted for special use permit
will meet all of the following general requirements and standards
listed for the proposed use. When additional specific standards are
required elsewhere in this chapter, such standards shall also be met
prior to issuance of a special use permit. The Planning Board shall,
among other things, require that any proposed specially permitted
use and location be:
In the best interest of the Town of Schroeppel, the convenience
of the community, the public welfare, and shall be an acceptable addition
to the neighborhood.
Suitable for the property in question and designed, constructed,
operated and maintained so as to be in harmony with and appropriate
in appearance with the existing intended character of the general
vicinity.
In granting a special use permit, the Planning Board may impose reasonable
conditions regarding layout circulation and performance it deems necessary
to insure the objectives of this chapter are met. These conditions
include, but are not limited to, the following as they may relate
to lot size and dimensions, height, access, parking spaces, lighting,
sign, hours of operation, business frequency, fencing, screening,
landscaping and open space.
Will comply with all provisions and requirements of this chapter
and of all other Town of Schroeppel laws and regulations and will
be consistent with the purposes of the zoning district in which it
is located, with the Comprehensive Plan and with the purposes of this
chapter.
Will not cause undue traffic congestion, unduly impair pedestrian
safety or overload existing roads, considering their current width,
surfacing and condition.
Will be suitable to such conditions on operation, design and
layout of structures and provision of screening, buffer areas and
off-site improvements as may be necessary to ensure compatibility
with surrounding uses and to protect the natural, historic and scenic
resources of the Town.