No site plan shall be approved by the Planning
Board unless the use conforms to the specific provisions of this chapter
and meets the performance standards set forth herein and such state
or federal standards as may be more stringent than those set forth
herein. Failure to comply with the performance standards at any time
after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall be cause for
revocation of such certificate. In reviewing any site plan, the Planning
Board shall consider the provisions of sections which follow.
A.
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic movement within and
adjacent to the site shall be considered, with particular emphasis
on the provision and layout of parking areas, off-street loading and
unloading and movement of people, goods and vehicles from access roads,
within the site, between buildings and between buildings and vehicles.
B.
The Planning Board shall ensure that all parking spaces
are usable and are safely and conveniently arranged. Access to the
site from adjacent roads shall be designed so as to interfere as little
as possible with traffic flow on these roads and to permit vehicles
a rapid and safe ingress and egress to the site.
The site design and layout of buildings and
parking areas shall be reviewed so as to provide an aesthetically
pleasing design and efficient arrangement. Particular attention shall
be given to safety and fire protection, impact on surrounding development
and contiguous and adjacent buildings and lands.
Adequate lighting shall be provided to ensure
safe movement of persons and vehicles and for security purposes. Lighting
standards shall be a type approved by the Planning Board. Directional
lights shall be arranged so as to minimize glare and reflection on
adjacent properties.
Buffering shall be located around the perimeter
of the site to minimize headlights of vehicles, noise, light from
structures, the movement of people and vehicles and to shield activities
from adjacent properties when necessary. Buffering may consist of
fencing, evergreens, shrubs, bushes, deciduous trees or combinations
thereof to achieve the stated objectives.
Landscaping shall be provided as part of the
overall site plan design and integrated into building arrangements,
topography, parking and buffering requirements. Landscaping shall
include trees, bushes, shrubs, ground cover, perennials, annuals,
plants, sculpture, art and the use of building and paving materials
in an imaginative manner.
Signs shall be designed so as to be aesthetically
pleasing, harmonious with other signs on the site and located so as
to achieve their purpose without constituting hazards to vehicles
and pedestrians.
A.
Storm drainage, sanitary waste disposal, water supply
and solid waste collection and disposal shall be reviewed and considered.
Particular emphasis shall be given to the adequacy of existing systems
and the need for improvements, both on-site and off-site, to adequately
carry runoff and sewage and to maintain an adequate supply of water
at sufficient pressure.
B.
Proposals for new developments of 50 or more units
of single-family residential housing or 25 or more units of multifamily
residential housing and any commercial or industrial development proposal
for the utilization of 1,000 square feet or more of land are required
to incorporate revisions for recycling that adequately reflect current
state, county and municipal policies and objectives of recycling.
[Added 12-6-1988 by Ord. No. 88-20-997]
Environmental elements relating to soil erosion,
preservation of trees, protection of watercourses and resources, noise,
topography, soil and animal life shall be reviewed, and the design
of the plan shall minimize any adverse impact on these elements.
The site plan shall provide for those elements
of street furniture, appropriate to the particular use. These may
include phone booths, benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, bus
shelters, etc.
