[Added 7-19-2012 by Ord. No. 13-12]
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
A solar energy system and all associated equipment which
converts solar energy into usable electrical energy, beats water or
produces hot air or other similar function through the use of solar
panels.
SOLAR PANELS
A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose
of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy
by way of solar energy system.
WIND GENERATOR or WIND TURBINE
Equipment that converts energy from the wind into electricity.
This term includes the rotor, blades, and associated mechanical and
electrical conversion components necessary to generate, stare and/or
transfer energy.
B. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish requirements
for the installation of solar panels within the Borough of Kinnelon.
C. Permit requirements.
(1)
Before any solar panel may be installed, plans for such installation
shall be submitted to the Kinnelon Building Department. No solar panel
shall be installed without the required permits issued by the Borough
Construction Official.
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 17-22]
(2)
The design of the solar panel system shall conform to all applicable
industry standards, including the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code, the National Electric Code and the Kinnelon Building Code and
Zoning Regulations. The applicant shall submit certificates of design
compliance obtained by the equipment manufacturer from a certified
organization, and any such design shall be certified by an engineer
registered in the State of New Jersey. The manufacturer specifications
shall be submitted as part of the application.
D. Installation requirements.
(1)
Solar panels shall be permitted as a rooftop installation only
in any zoning district. A roof-mounted system may be mounted on a
principal building or accessory building. Ground-mounted solar systems
or arrays shall not be permitted except on Borough-owned property.
(2)
Roof-mounted solar panels shall be mounted parallel to the roof
angle and shall not exceed a height of 12 inches above the rooftop.
(3)
A roof-mounted solar panel that is mounted on a flat roof may
be angled to achieve maximum sun exposure but shall not exceed five
feet above the roof. No such mounted solar panel shall exceed the
maximum permitted height of the structure.
(4)
All roof-mounted panels shall be installed at least three feet
from the roof edges.
(5)
All solar energy systems shall comply with the following conditions:
[Amended 11-17-2022 by Ord. No. 17-22]
(a)
Solar panels shall be placed such that concentrated solar radiation
or glare shall not be directed onto nearby properties, businesses,
residential homes or roadways.
(b)
All exterior electrical lines must be painted a color scheme
that matches as closely as reasonably possible the color of the structure
and adjacent materials.
(c)
An external disconnect switch, which is clearly identified and
unobstructed, shall be provided.
(d)
Signage identifying the use of solar panels shall be posted
at an easily visible location. The signage shall clearly state the
name, address and telephone number of the vendor authorized to deactivate
the solar panel system in the case of an emergency.
(e)
In addition to the required signage, property owners shall provide
the Borough Construction Official with a map illustrating the location
of the disconnect switch, as well as any information regarding the
vendor authorized to deactivate the solar panel.
(f)
Marking is required on all interior and exterior direct conduit,
raceway, enclosures, cable assemblies and junction boxes to alert
the Fire Service to avoid cutting them.
E. Wind generators or wind turbines prohibited. Wind generators, wind
turbines, and similar devices shall be prohibited in any zone of the
municipality except on Borough-owned property.
The following regulations shall apply to the
Residential Zone:
A. Cellars, garages and open porches shall not be used
in determining minimum size of dwellings.
B. No accessory building shall be constructed upon a
lot until the construction of the main building has been actually
commenced, and no accessory building shall be used unless the main
building on a lot is completed and a certificate of occupancy has
been issued for said building.
C. The following are prohibited uses in a Residential
Zone:
(2) The keeping of 12 or less chickens or other fowl and
the keeping of other domesticated livestock, unless in a wholly enclosed
space no part of which is closer to a dwelling than 100 feet or closer
to any property line than 100 feet.
[Amended 10-17-2013 by Ord. No. 6-13]
(3) The keeping of crowing roosters or the keeping of
more than 12 chickens or other fowl of all kinds or more than two
heads per acre of domesticated livestock of all kinds, unless in a
building no part of which is closer to any street or road line than
400 feet or closer to any property line than 300 feet.
[Amended 10-17-2013 by Ord. No. 6-13]
(4) Commercial greenhouses and nurseries.
(5) Storing of unlicensed motor vehicles except in garages.
(6) Parking of commercial vehicles except where incident
to their use or where such vehicle provides daily transportation for
and is required by the resident in his daily employment. All commercial
trucks must be garaged, and permitted vehicles shall not exceed 3/4
ton.
(7) The on-premises use of house or travel trailers.
D. On a corner lot, the side wall of a building may be
placed not less than 50 feet from the side street line.
E. The sale of farm or garden products upon the premises
shall not be permitted.
F. Fences exceeding six feet in height shall not be permitted,
except around tennis courts, in which case fences shall not exceed
10 feet in height. Barbed wire fences or electric fences shall not
be permitted.
[Amended 6-21-2012 by Ord. No. 12-12]
G. Any use not expressly permitted in §
207-27 is prohibited.
The following regulations shall apply to the
Restricted Recreation Zone:
A. General. A Restricted Recreation Zone is designed
to accommodate recreational activities of a restricted nature.
B. Uses. Within any Restricted Recreation Zone, no lot,
plot, tract or parcel of land or any part thereof shall be used, and
no building or structure or any part thereof shall be used, built,
altered, enlarged, modified, arranged, intended or designed, for any
purpose or use other than the following:
(1) Recreational park on a plot or tract of not less than
200 acres in area, unless specifically authorized by the Board of
Adjustment subsequent to review by the Planning Board, within which
the following shall be permitted:
(a)
Lake and/or pool bathing area, fishing, boating
and other water sports, provided that:
[1]
All facilities are conducted on a restricted
club membership basis.
[2]
None of these activities or structures or facilities
related thereto shall be permitted within 200 feet of a residential
area.
[3]
No motorboats other than electric will be permitted.
[4]
All requirements of Ordinance No. 63-2 must
be realized.
(b)
Picnics, cookouts and other family and organizational
gatherings and similar recreational activities not within 500 feet
of a residential area. Overnight camping will not be permitted.
(c)
Games.
[1]
The following games and sports and the necessary
equipment for the same shall be permitted for the use of patrons,
either free or at a charge: golf, equestrian sports, shuffleboard,
tennis, archery, basketball, handball, horseshoe pitching, quoits,
softball, swings, slides, dart games and normal winter sports, and
any others permitted by Planning Board approval.
[2]
Rides of any kind, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds,
carousels, etc. shall not be permitted, except that chair lifts will
be permitted for year-round or seasonal use.
[3]
The keeping of animals for exhibits or display
shall be prohibited.
[4]
Golf shall not be permitted within 25 feet of
a residential area.
[5]
Equestrian sports and winter sports shall not
be permitted within 200 feet of a residential area, except that no
horse shall be stabled within 500 feet of a residential area.
[6]
All other activities will not be permitted within
200 feet of a residential area.
(d)
Outdoor fireplaces in cleared areas shall be
permitted with picnic tables, benches, drinking fountains and other
cookout equipment.
(e)
Cabanas, for rental for daytime use, with minimum
floor space of 150 square feet, may be erected in units of not more
than 10 per single unit.
(f)
Bathhouses with a minimum of 12 square feet
of floor space and a height of not less than eight feet, with cement
floors and well-vented doors, may be erected in units of not more
than 20 per unit.
C. Sanitary facilities shall be provided for men and
women, either in separate buildings or in separate sections of the
same building, with separate entrances. The type and number of sanitary
facilities shall meet the requirements of the Kinnelon Board of Health.
D. Single-family dwellings for the use of owners or caretakers
shall be limited to one per 50 acres of restricted recreation area
under one ownership.
E. Restaurants and cafeterias shall be permitted, provided
that no food, drink or other item shall be sold or served through
an opening in an outer wall of said building, but shall be served
or sold within the building, which shall be properly screened and
meet all the requirements of the Health and Sanitary Codes of the
Borough of Kinnelon and such other ordinances as shall apply. Restaurants
with indoor and/or outdoor table service shall be permitted.
F. Trash receptacles in sufficient quantity to keep the
area in a clean and orderly condition as determined by the Board of
Health shall be required. A method of disposal of trash and garbage
approved by the Borough of Kinnelon shall be provided. Burning of
trash or garbage in open pits or in trash receptacles shall be prohibited.
G. The use of house trailers for any purpose and the
parking of trailers in a Restricted Recreation Zone is prohibited.
The use of mobile refreshment stands or dispensers shall be prohibited.
H. All requirements of the Board of Health shall be observed
and all other ordinances of the Borough of Kinnelon obeyed.
I. First-aid and/or medical facilities shall be provided
as deemed necessary by the Board of Health.
J. Restrictions on all buildings will be those required
for the Commercial Zone, except caretaker residences, which shall
conform to the Residential Zone.
K. All facilities must meet with the approval of the
Borough Engineer.
[Amended 4-20-2023 by Ord. No. 04-23]
Purpose statement. The purpose of the Commercial Zone is to
provide standards for the orderly development of commercial land uses
on properties located along State Highway Route 23. The intent of
this Commercial Zone is to permit a variety of commercial land uses
which are appropriate for areas located along a state highway which
are "highway commercial" in nature, meaning, they may be of a larger
scale and intensity that provides for regional commercial needs while
also serving the needs of the immediate community. The following regulations
shall apply to the Commercial Zone:
A. Restaurants
will not be permitted within 500 feet of a Residential Zone, nor shall
the sale of ice cream, drinks or other refreshments for out-of-doors
consumption by customers be made within 500 feet of a Residential
Zone.
B. Auto sales and showrooms are not permitted.
C. The use of flammable base fluids in cleaning establishments
is prohibited.
D. No building may have more than 40% of the floor area
devoted to storage purposes incidental to its use, exclusive of basement
floor areas.
E. Where business zones abut residence zones, proper
screening, as determined by the Building Inspector, will be required.
F. Public garages. No public garage accommodating more
than five cars, or a gasoline filling station, shall have an entrance
within 200 feet measured in a straight line to a property line of
a dwelling, public school, public library, church, theater or other
public gathering place or park or playground.
G. Gasoline filling stations. Gasoline filling stations
shall have their gasoline pumps, including other service facilities,
set back at least 30 feet from any street line.
H. All business shall be carried on only in fireproof
buildings and in such manner and with such precautions against fire
and explosion hazards as shall conform to the Uniform Construction
Code and Fire Prevention Code of the Borough of Kinnelon and all other
applicable laws and regulations of the Borough of Kinnelon and the
State of New Jersey.
I. Each business shall provide an adequate disposal system
for its industrial wastes and sewage. Board of Health and Borough
Engineer approvals are required.
J. Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage is permitted if the same is screened by planting or by screening at least six feet in height, as approved by the Building Inspector, so that the storage cannot be visible from any other site. Outdoor storage authorized by this subsection is permitted only in the rear yard and shall be subject to the same setback distances as are prescribed in Article
IV hereof. The storage of any material in the front yard is prohibited.
K. A building or premises may be used for any purpose as described in
this section, but may not be used for the following:
(1) Residential use of any kind.
(2) Any other trade or use that is noxious or offensive
by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise as is
herein noted.
L. The applicant shall supply a development schedule indicating:
(1) Approximate date when construction can be expected
to begin.
(2) Stages of construction and the approximate date when
construction of each stage can be expected to begin.
(3) Anticipated rate of development.
(4) Approximate dates when the development of each of
the stages will be completed.
(5) Area and location of open space that will be provided
at each stage.
M. Billboards are permitted in the C - Commercial Zone and are subject
to the following regulations:
(1) The terms used in this subsection are defined in §
207-4.
(2) Compliance with state laws for billboard signs.
(a)
All billboard signs must be in compliance with the Roadway Signs
Outdoor Advertising Act (N.J.S.A. 27:1A-5, 27:1A-6, 27:5-5 et seq.).
(b)
No billboard sign shall be permitted unless specifically authorized
by permit from the applicable agency of the State of New Jersey having
jurisdiction over outdoor advertising signs, where said billboard
signs shall be maintained within the State of New Jersey or any department
thereof right-of-way, or any portion of limited access or unlimited
access highways within the State of New Jersey. This prohibition shall
not apply to signs, public notices, or markers erected or maintained
by the Department of Transportation, the County of Morris or the Borough
of Kinnelon.
(3) Billboard sign location restrictions.
(a)
Billboard signs shall only be permitted in the C - Commercial
Zone on properties with frontage along New Jersey State Highway Route
23 (hereinafter "NJSH Route 23") and commercially zoned and shall
be constructed to confine their lines of sight to motorists traveling
along NSJH Route 23, which area is identified within the map annexed
hereto as Attachment 1 and shall be prohibited elsewhere within Kinnelon Borough.
(4) Billboard signs are considered principal uses and may be a second
principal use on properties within the C - Commercial Zone.
(5) Any billboard sign to be erected under these regulations shall employ
sideline blocking technology including but not limited to louver systems
to limit visibility from residential zones and residences.
(6) Double-faced-type and v-type billboard signs shall be permitted only
under the terms and conditions of this chapter.
(7) Billboard signs shall only be permitted as freestanding signs.
(8) No billboard signs shall be permitted that are painted on or attached
to a building, railroad bridges, overhead bridges, or any other structure
over any highway or overhanging the highway, and within the right-of-way
of any highway.
(9) No billboard signs shall be affixed to motor vehicles, buildings,
bridges, overpasses, or overhead structures. They shall be permanently
affixed to a base, post(s), pole(s) or other bracing or supporting
device(s), comparable to a freestanding sign.
(10)
No billboard sign shall be painted, drawn, erected, or maintained
upon trees, or other natural features, or public utility poles.
(11)
No billboard sign shall be located within 500 feet of an interchange,
intersection at grade, or safety rest area. This restriction prohibits
any sign on either side of the highway that would be visible to a
main-traveled way where it would be within 500 feet of the beginning
or ending of pavement widening, within 500 feet of the point of gore,
or any point between those features where the pavement is widened.
This distance shall be measured along the pavement edge of the highway
nearest those points. If an interchange lacks a point of pavement
widening, a sign shall not be located in that direction within 1,000
feet of the point of gore.
(12)
There shall be a minimum setback for the billboard sign from
the lot line nearest to NJSH Route 23, which shall be not less than
10 feet as measured from the right-of-way line. The minimum side yard
setback shall be a minimum of 20 feet per side yard.
(13)
No billboard signs shall interfere with the ability of an operator
of a motor vehicle to have a clear and unobstructed view of streets
or highways ahead, approaching, merging or intersecting traffic, or
official signs, signals or traffic control devices.
(14)
No billboard sign shall interfere with or contain advertisements
that resemble any official traffic sign, signal or device.
(15)
No billboard sign shall be of a type, size, or character or
placed at a location that will endanger or potentially injure public
safety or health, or pose a physical threat to property in the vicinity.
(16)
No advertisements shall be permitted on any billboard sign that
are deemed to be in violation of federal, state, or local law, offensive
to the moral standards of the community, false, misleading or deceptive,
or in any way reflect upon the character, integrity or good standing
of any organization or individual.
(17)
No billboard sign shall be permitted which has any animated
or moving parts or has reflectorized materials which may impair the
vision of a motorist.
(18)
Billboard dimensional requirements.
(a)
The billboard sign display area shall be the entire area of
a sign that is within a single perimeter composed of squares or rectangles
that enclose the extreme limits of the advertising message, announcement,
demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, surface, or space
of a similar nature, together with any frame or other material, color,
or condition that forms an integral part of the display and is used
to differentiate the sign from the wall or background against which
it is placed, excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which
the sign is placed. On no billboard sign shall the display area be
less than 50% of the surface area of the billboard sign.
(b)
The sign area of any billboard sign face shall be computed as
the product of the largest horizontal width and the largest vertical
height of the lettering, illustration, display or background. Where
there is no geometric frame or edge to the sign, the area shall be
defined by a projected, enclosed, four-sided (straight sides) geometric
shape which most closely outlines the sign. This shall not be construed
to include the supporting members of any sign which are used solely
for such purpose.
(c)
No billboard sign may exceed the maximum height of 40 feet from
the ground level to the highest point of the sign.
(d)
The billboard sign display area shall be rectangular-shaped
and not exceed 11 feet by 36 feet for each display area.
(e)
The billboard sign display area shall not exceed 396 square
feet for each billboard sign display area. All dimensions include
border, trim, cutouts, and extensions but exclude decorative bases,
decorative trim and supports.
(19)
Billboard lighting requirements.
(a)
A lighting plan prepared by a qualified individual shall be
provided with site plan applications.
(b)
Lighting of billboard signs is permitted from dusk to dawn for
static message billboard signs and 24 hours per day for multiple message
billboard signs.
(c)
The light intensity at ground level shall average 0.5 footcandle;
however, variations are permitted depending upon the intensity of
the use. The light intensity shall not exceed 0.3 footcandle along
any property line and shall be so arranged and shielded to reflect
the light away from adjoining streets or properties.
(d)
The lighting plan shall indicate the proposed light intensity
(including existing fixtures to remain) at ground level where 0.5
footcandle occurs. Manufacturer's lighting detail and specifications
including footcandle distributions shall be provided. All lights shall
be concealed-source nonglare lighting and shall be installed only
to reasonably illuminate the subject billboard sign face(s) from dusk
to 12:00 midnight. The minimum footcandle in the areas used by the
public shall be 0.5; the maximum footcandle 1.0.
(e)
No perimeter, strobing, or other attracting type of lighting
may be operated in conjunction with a billboard sign.
(f)
Technology to limit glare and light pollution shall be employed
for all multiple message billboards including, but not limited to,
automatic dimming technology and honeycomb technology.
(g)
No billboard sign shall be of such intensity or brilliance to
cause glare, or be otherwise operated in a manner that impairs the
safe operation of a motor vehicle. Illumination of billboard signs
shall be shielded, so as to prevent light from being directed at any
portion of the main-traveled way of any highways. All such lighting
shall also be subject to any other provision relating to lighting
of signs applicable to highways under the jurisdiction of the State
of New Jersey.
(20)
Billboard landscaping.
(a)
Billboard signs shall be suitably landscaped to improve the
environment of the site and surrounding area.
(b)
Plant types which shall be installed shall be a mixture of hardy
evergreen and other deciduous canopy and understory trees and shrubs,
which shall be indigenous to the area. A conscious effort shall be
made to preserve and incorporate the existing vegetation on site,
wherever possible. The support for the billboard sign shall be screened
with evergreen and deciduous shrubs and trees.
(c)
All plant material installed as part of a billboard sign planting
screening shall be guaranteed for a period of two years.
(d)
To the extent possible any landscaping should be used to buffer
the billboard sign from areas away from NJSH Route 23.
(21)
Multiple message billboard sign standards.
(a)
The minimum spacing between multiple message billboard signs
on the same side of NJSH Route 23 shall be 3,000 feet being measured
along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly opposite
the side of the sign faced nearest to the center line of the right-of-way
of NJSH Route 23 where the sign shall be erected, and shall apply
only to sign faces on the same side of NJSH Route 23 in the C - Commercial
Zone and visible in the same travel direction.
(b)
Notwithstanding the above, the minimum distance between static
message billboard signs and multiple message billboard signs on the
same side of NJSH Route 23 shall be 1,000 feet.
(c)
Multiple message billboard signs shall not be placed within
800 feet, as measured along the edge of the pavement, of an official
permanent variable electronic traffic sign, which is capable of displaying
any message allowed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD).
(d)
Each face of a multiple message billboard sign shall be permitted
a three-foot decorative apron at the bottom of the sign face to include
the name of the billboard operator, and such decorative apron shall
not be considered when calculating sign face area.
(e)
No more than one billboard sign shall be permitted on any lot.
For the purposes of this section, only single-sided, double-faced
or V-type billboard signs with a single display per face shall be
permitted.
(f)
The Borough of Kinnelon shall have access to the multiple message
billboard sign(s) for emergency messaging and/or community information
displays at one message per cycle.
(g)
Multiple message billboard signs shall contain a default design
that will freeze the sign in one position if a malfunction occurs.
(h)
The dwell time for each message on a multiple message billboard
sign shall not be less than eight seconds per N.J.A.C. 16:41C-11.1(a)3.
(i)
The change from one display to the next shall be completely
accomplished within one second or less and the entire display shall
change at the same time.
(j)
No multiple message billboard sign shall be operated so that
the meaning of one display is continued on the next display.
(k)
No regulations in this subsection or portions thereof are intended
to be less restrictive than state or federal regulations.
(22)
Static message billboard sign standards.
(a)
The minimum distance (spacing) between static message billboard
signs on the same side of NJSH Route 23 shall be 1,000 feet being
measured along the nearest edge of the pavement between points directly
opposite the side of the sign faced nearest to the center line of
the right-of-way of Route 23 where the sign shall be erected, and
shall apply only to sign faces on the same side of NJSH Route 23 in
the C - Commercial Zone and visible in the same travel direction.
(b)
Notwithstanding the above, the minimum distance between static
message billboard signs and multiple message billboard signs on the
same side of NJSH Route 23 shall be 1,000 feet.
(c)
Each face of a static message billboard sign shall be permitted
a three-foot decorative apron at the bottom of the sign face to include
the name of the billboard operator, and such decorative apron shall
not be considered when calculating sign face area.
(d)
No more than one billboard sign shall be permitted on any lot.
For the purposes of this section, double-faced billboards visible
from opposite directions but built on a common frame shall be considered
one billboard sign.
(e)
Only single-sided and back-to-back or V-type billboard signs
with a single display per face shall be permitted.
(f)
A static message billboard sign may be multicolored and illumination
shall be installed only to reasonably illuminate the subject billboard
sign from dusk to 12:00 midnight. No perimeter, strobing or other
attracting type of lighting may be operated in conjunction with a
billboard sign.
(g)
No static message billboard sign shall be permitted which, because
of its size, shape and/or location, may obscure or obstruct the view
of vehicular traffic.
(h)
No regulations in this section or portions thereof are intended
to be less restrictive than state or federal regulations.
(23)
Approval and review procedures for billboard signs.
(a)
Billboard sign applications shall follow the preliminary site plan application process pursuant to Article
XII, §
176-28, of the Borough of Kinnelon Code.
[Amended 4-20-2023 by Ord. No. 04-23]
Purpose statement. The purpose of the Restricted Commercial
Zone is to provide standards for the orderly development of small-scale
commercial land uses within the Borough where neighborhood commercial-oriented
retail and service uses may be located, primarily serving residents
of the Borough.
A. The following regulations, in addition to those set
forth for Commercial Zones, shall apply to the Restricted Commercial
Zone:
(1) Each Restricted Commercial Zone shall be developed
and maintained under one management and in accordance with an overall
Master Plan as an Integrated and related operation of retail business,
professional and office buildings and supporting uses; provided, however,
that all products offered for sale shall be stored in fully enclosed
structures. The following uses shall be excluded from the Restricted
Commercial Zone:
(b)
Garages and gasoline stations.
(c)
Automobile sales and showrooms.
(2) The provisions of Schedule V of the Zoning Ordinance,
defining sizes of lots and the height and bulk of buildings and governing
Restricted Commercial Zones, shall be controlling with respect to
all applications made under this section.
(3) Entrances and exits for truck and automobile traffic and the roads or driveways to building service entrances and to parking areas of this zone shall be located so as to be consistent with normal and reasonable safety standards, having in mind the prevention of traffic hazards. Parking requirements shall be in accordance with §§
207-10 and
207-11 of this chapter. All parking aisles shall be curbed, and parking lot arrangement and traffic flow patterns shall be approved by the Planning Board. The Planning Board may require provisions for acceleration and/or deceleration lanes if they are warranted.
(4) Pedestrian walks shall be provided within this zone.
In addition, walks of not less than four feet in width shall be provided
along public thoroughfares that abut the zone. Pedestrian walks within
the zone shall be designed to provide safe passage for pedestrians
between buildings and between buildings and parking facilities and
in front of and around buildings, all of which must be of sufficient
width to provide for fixed facilities and sufficient uninterrupted
pedestrian use. Where it is elected to cover pedestrian walks, they
shall be covered with a permanent canopy constructed so as to withstand
the forces of the elements and in accordance with good engineering
practice.
(5) Sales display of merchandise, wares or products on
the exterior or grounds of a building is prohibited.
(6) At least 10% of this zone shall be set aside for landscaping
consisting of trees, shrubs, plants and lawns. Natural growth shall
be preserved wherever possible. Landscaping shall be planted and maintained
by the zone management.
(7) Electric power and telephone services shall be installed
underground within the boundaries of this zone.
B. Procedure.
(1) Plot plans prepared by a licensed engineer and in
collaboration with a licensed architect and bearing the seals of both
shall be filed with the Planning Board. Said plot plans shall show
in detail for the entire Restricted Commercial Zone the overall plan
for:
(a)
The location and arrangement or grouping of
buildings and their proposed use.
(b)
The location and arrangement of entrances and
exits for truck and automobile traffic and of the roads or driveways
to building service entrances and to parking areas, respectively.
(c)
The location and arrangement of all pedestrian
walks along main thoroughfares, from parking areas to buildings and
around or in front of and between buildings.
(d)
The location and arrangement of all landscaping
along the boundaries of this zone, around the buildings and in the
parking areas.
(e)
The location of, arrangement and specifications
for all exterior lighting facilities and electric signs.
(f)
Parking area layouts, location and arrangement.
(2) Planning Board review hereunder shall be for the purpose
of determining whether the standards and requirements imposed by this
section and this chapter are met and, further, whether the provisions
of all other local, state or federal laws and agencies have been satisfied.
(3) The Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on the development plan within 45 days of its submission. Notice by the applicant and announcement of hearing by the Planning Board shall be in accordance with §
47-33 of Chapter
47, Land Use Procedures.
(4) Plans as submitted must be reviewed by the Planning
Board and receive its approval before issuance of building permits
and any necessary licenses for the erection, construction, operation
or maintenance of any building, buildings or business in this zone.
(5) Planning Board action.
(a)
When the Planning Board's action is approval,
it shall forward two sets of material received, together with its
letter of approval, to the Building Inspector for his use.
(b)
When the Planning Board's action is disapproval,
it shall return one set of said material to the applicant, together
with its letter of explanation and recommendations for resubmission.