[Added 1-7-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
Any permitted or special permit use in any business
district occupying one or more buildings or structures or areas of
open land situate on a plot having an area of 80,000 square feet or
more in single ownership at the date of enactment of this article,
shall be subject to the provisions of this article, and no permit
shall be issued by the article, Building Inspector for the erection
or alteration of any structure or for any land or building on such
plot unless the same shall be in conformity with a site plan approved
by the Village Board prior to the submission to and consideration
as described herein.
The intent and purpose of this article is to
ensure that any plot of land affected thereby shall be developed with
proper regard for the public health, safety, welfare, comfort and
convenience of the public in general and of the occupants and users
of the subject land and buildings in particular.
The site plan shall be proposed and considered
with the following objectives in view:
A.
That all proposed traffic accessways shall be sufficient,
but not excessive, in number; adequate in width, grade, alignment
and visibility; sufficiently removed from street corners and places
of public assembly; and in compliance with other traffic and safety
considerations.
B.
That adequate loading spaces shall be provided to
eliminate the need for truck parking in public streets or interference
with the flow of traffic within the area and provide suitable accessibility
to loading bays and service areas.
C.
That all service areas shall be reasonably screened
at all seasons of the year from the view of adjacent streets and that
the general landscaping of the site shall be such as to enhance the
suburban character of the village and in character with that generally
prevailing in the neighborhood.
D.
That all existing trees over eight inches in diameter,
measured three feet above the base of the trunk, shall be retained
to the maximum possible.
E.
That all plazas and other paved areas intended for
pedestrians shall be of suitably finished pavement and shall be arranged
with plant materials to prevent the creation of excessive expanses
of pavement.
F.
That all outdoor lighting shall be of such nature
and so arranged as to provide adequate illumination to the entire
area included in the site plan without causing objectionable glare
on adjoining streets or properties.
G.
That there shall be provision for suitable fencing,
landscaping and adequate protective and screening planting of trees
and shrubs to provide an attractive overall appearance within the
development site and to protect surrounding properties from encroachment
of deterioration.
H.
That the exterior design of buildings, structures
and signs shall be harmonious and shall present a pleasing overall
pattern and appearance and shall avoid disfiguration of the surrounding
neighborhood.
I.
That there is adequate provision for off-street parking.
J.
That all other requirements of the Village Planning
Commission and of the Village Board necessary to prevent noise, congestion,
confusion or accumulation of litter and to provide proper drainage
and related facilities shall be complied with.
A.
Prior to the submission of a preliminary site plan
to the Village Planning Commission, a presubmission conference shall
be held wherein the applicant shall meet with the Village Planning
Commission or its designated representative to discuss the proposed
site plan so that the necessary subsequent steps may be undertaken
with a clear understanding of the Village Planning Commission's requirements
and the village's standards in matters relating to the development
of the site.
B.
Within six months following the presubmission conference,
the applicant shall submit three copies of the preliminary site plan
and any related information to the Building Inspector. If the proposed
site plan is not submitted within this six-month period, another presubmission
conference may be required at the option of the Village Planning Commission.
D.
Should the Building Inspector determine that the preliminary
site plan does not meet such requirements, he shall so notify the
applicant, who shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to
appeal such determination by filing an application with the Village
Zoning Board of Appeals.
E.
Should the Building Inspector determine that the preliminary
site plan meets such requirements, he shall so notify the applicant,
who shall have 30 days after receipt of such notice to submit eight
copies of the site plan to the Village Planning Commission.
F.
Upon receipt of a preliminary site plan approved by
the Building Inspector, the Village Planning Commission shall forward
a copy thereof to the Nassau County Planning Commission for its review.
G.
The Village Planning Commission shall act to recommend
approval, approval with conditions or disapproval of any preliminary
site plan within 60 days after submission of the preliminary site
plan to it. Failure to act within 60 days shall be deemed recommendation
for approval.
H.
The Village Board shall approve or disapprove any
preliminary site plan within 60 days after submission to it of such
site plan and the Village Planning Commission's recommendation or,
if such site plan has been submitted to the Nassau County Planning
Commission, within 30 days after receipt of the recommendation of
the Nassau County Planning Commission, whichever is later. A preliminary
site plan shall, upon approval by the Village Board, become a final
site plan.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed
directly or indirectly to constitute a waiver or modification of any
provision or requirement of any section of any zoning ordinance regulating
construction and maintenance or use of any building or the use of
any lands situate in a business district.
Review of any amendment to an approved final
site plan shall be processed in the same manner as herein provided.
The applicant shall cause the preliminary site
plan map to be prepared by an architect, landscape architect, civil
engineer, surveyor, land planner or other competent person approved
by the Planning Commission, at a scale sufficient in size to permit
an adequate review as determined by the Village Planning Commission.
The preliminary site plan shall contain those elements which are appropriate
to the proposed development or use as indicated by the Village Planning
Commission in the presubmission conference, to include the following:
A.
Legal data.
(1)
The name and address of the owner of record and date
of acquisition of the subject property.
(2)
The name and address of the person, firm or organization
preparing the map, together with the preparer's professional license
number and seal.
(3)
The date, North point and written and graphic scale.
(4)
Sufficient description or information, together with
a metes and bounds description, to define precisely the boundaries
of the property. All distances shall be in feet and tenths of a foot.
All angles shall be given to the nearest 10 seconds or closer. The
error of closure shall not exceed one in 10,000.
(5)
The locations, names and existing widths of adjacent
streets and curblines.
(6)
The locations and owners of all adjoining property
within a five-hundred-foot radius as shown on the latest tax records,
together with the present use of such adjoining lands.
(7)
The locations, width and purpose of all existing and
proposed easements, setbacks, reservations and areas dedicated to
public use on or within a five-hundred-foot radius of the subject
property, together with copies of such documents, existing or proposed.
(8)
The location of all existing and proposed deed restrictions
or covenants applying to the subject property, together with copies
of such documents, existing or proposed.
(9)
Existing zoning of the subject property and of all
abutting property within a five-hundred-foot radius of the subject
property.
B.
Natural features.
(1)
If applicable, existing contours at intervals of two
feet or less, in form satisfactory to the Village Planning Commission.
(2)
The location of existing isolated trees on the subject
property with a diameter of eight inches or more, measured three feet
above the base of the trunk.
(3)
The location of any other significant existing natural
features.
C.
Existing structures and utilities.
(1)
The location of all structures and of all uses not
requiring structures.
(2)
The location of any other existing development or
features, including fences, landscaping and screening.
(3)
The location of all paved areas, sidewalks and vehicular
access between the subject property and public streets.
(4)
The locations, dimensions, grades and flow direction
of any existing sewers, culverts, waterlines, as well as other underground
and aboveground utilities within and adjacent to the subject property.
D.
Proposed development.
(1)
The location of all proposed structures or alterations
to existing structures.
(2)
The location and layout of all proposed uses not requiring
structures, such as loading areas.
(3)
The location, direction, power and time of use for
any proposed outdoor lighting or public-address system.
(4)
The location of any outdoor signs and any means of
illumination.
(5)
Profiles indicating grading and cross sections showing
width of proposed roadways, location and width of proposed driveways,
sidewalks and other paved areas and proposed direct pedestrian connection
to public parking lots or structures.
(6)
The location, layout, design and arrangement of the
proposed means of ingress and egress, including sidewalks, driveways
or other paved areas.
(7)
The location, layout, design and arrangement of all
off-street parking and loading spaces, including the size of such
spaces and width of circulation aisles.
(8)
Any proposed screening and other landscaping, including
types and locations of proposed street and other trees and shrubs.
(9)
The location of all proposed waterlines, valves and
hydrants and of all lines or alternate means of water supply and sewage
disposal and treatment.
(10)
Any contemplated public improvements on or adjoining
the subject property within a five-hundred-foot radius.
(11)
Any proposed new grades, indicating clearly
how such grades will meet existing grades of adjacent streets.
(12)
A scale drawing of the exterior of all proposed
structures and identification and location of all building materials
to be used on exterior surfaces.
(13)
If the site plan only indicates a first stage,
a supplementary plan shall indicate ultimate development.
(14)
Any other information deemed by the Village
Planning Commission to be necessary to determine conformity of the
site plan with the spirit and intent of this article.
Approval of a site plan by the Village Board
shall be valid for a period of 120 days from the date thereof for
the purpose of obtaining a building permit. Any extension of said
period shall require approval of the Village Board.
