A.
Applications
submitted for site plan review shall include a description of all
proposed uses and structures and a site plan, prepared and certified
by a land surveyor and/or professional engineer licensed in the State
of Connecticut, showing the subject lot and all structures on adjacent
properties within 200 feet of the lot lines of the subject lot; location
and dimension of all proposed outdoor signs; and any building plans
for proposed structures as the Commission may require. Final site
plans shall be clearly and legibly drawn in ink or printed on translucent
linen, or any other material approved by the Public Records Administrator,
and shall be 36 inches long and 24 inches wide or 18 inches long and
12 inches wide or 24 inches long and 18 inches wide, at a scale of
40 feet to one inch or at a scale acceptable to the Commission and
accompanied by four prints. The maps and plans shall be tied to the
Connecticut Grid System coordinates for all sites containing 20 or
more acres in area, with at least two coordinates for each plan sheet.
B.
Final
site plans shall be a Class A-2 Survey as defined by the Connecticut
Association of Land Surveyors, Inc. and as approved by the State Board
of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and
shall indicate the following:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant, owner of record,
name of development and all adjacent property owners.
(2)
Name, address and professional seal of individual
responsible for preparing the site plan.
(3)
A location map (at a scale of one inch equals 1,000
feet) showing the location of the site in relation to existing Town
roads.
(4)
Date, North arrow, scale and total acreage of site.
(5)
The words "Approved by the Haddam Planning and Zoning
Commission," with a designated place for the signature of the Chairman
or Secretary and date of signing.
(6)
An outline of all existing and proposed deed restrictions
or covenants applying to the property.
(7)
Existing and proposed contours of the land at intervals
of five feet, or less, as deemed appropriate by the Commission.
(8)
The location and design of all existing and proposed
uses not requiring a structure; for site plan reviews pursuant to
§ 270-9, the rectangle specified in these regulations, with
appropriate dimensions to show clearance from setbacks and other encumbrances,
if any.
(9)
Floor areas, principal uses and entrances and exits
of each building.
(10)
The location and design of all existing and
proposed roads, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, and parking and loading
areas, with the number of stalls provided therewith.
(11)
The location of existing and proposed buffer
strips and screening, where necessary, showing the type, size and
species of shrubs, trees, or other planting and landscaping materials;
where applicable, the boundary of the minimum width of landscaped
buffer strip that is required under the applicable use zone regulations
with dimensions from property line.
(12)
The location and design of all existing and
proposed sanitary waste disposals and stormwater drainage facilitates,
as well as other underground and aboveground utilities.
(13)
The location and type of any existing or proposed
exterior lighting, including provisions for shading of such lighting.
(14)
Where the applicant wishes to develop in stages,
a site plan indicating initial development and each additional development
stage shall be submitted for approval.
(15)
In the case of uses or facilities requiring
approval of any Town, state and/or federal agency, department and/or
official, the approval of such agency, department and/or official
shall be submitted by the applicant.
(16)
The location of existing watercourses, wetlands,
wooded areas and rock outcrops and other significant physical features
on and within 200 feet of the property.
(17)
The location of all permanent monuments.
(18)
The location and design of all existing and
proposed water supply systems for drinking and sanitary purposes,
and for fire protection.
(a)
For developments that serve 25 or more residents
and/or have 15 or more water service connections:
[1]
The site plan shall indicated whether or not
the development will be served by a community water company.
[2]
If a development is to be served by a community
water company, the applicant must submit the necessary State Department
of Public Utility Commission and Department of Health Services certificates
of compliance.
(b)
Note: As of October 1, 1984, prior to the creation
or expansion of any community water company serving 25 to 1,000 people
or having 15 to 250 service connections, a certificate of public convenience
and necessity that is granted jointly by DPUC and DOHS must be obtained.
The Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission is prohibited by law from
approving a development that uses such a community water company unless
a certificate has already been issued by DPUC and DOHS to that water
company.
A soil erosion and sediment control plan shall
be submitted with any application for development when the disturbed
area of such development totals, cumulatively, more than 1/2 acre.
Only a single-family dwelling that is not a part of a subdivision
of land shall be exempt from the submission of an erosion and sediment
control plan. (For details of a soil erosion and sediment control
plan, see Article XXX.)
The Commission may require a cash performance
bond to be posted for any or all erosion and sediment control and
site stabilization measures. The Commission may also require a bond,
as a condition of approval of a modified site plan, to ensure that
the modifications of a site plan are met. Should a bond be required,
it shall comply with the bonding regulations of Article XXXI.
Unless otherwise directed by the Commission,
when a site plan is approved, the applicant, within 90 days, shall
file a copy of the plan, signed and dated by the Chairman or Secretary
of the Commission on Mylar (or other dimensionally stable material)
with the Town Clerk, and the use(s) shown therein is not authorized
until three additional paper copies of the signed and filed plan have
been deposited with the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Any site plan
not filed for record within the specified 90 days shall become null
and void.
The site plan review shall take into consideration
the following general areas:
A.
Compatibility with the Plan of Development of the
Town.
B.
Compliance with the zoning regulations of the Town.
C.
The provision of adequate public safety devices, facilities
and access for fire and police protection.
D.
The effect of the use on the public health and environmental
quality of the surrounding area and that of the Town.
E.
The provisions of adequate traffic access, interior
circulation systems and off-street parking and loading. In addition,
consideration shall be given to the effect of the proposed use on
traffic patterns in the surrounding area, in order that such use shall
not impair the movement of through traffic along adjoining thoroughfares
through congestion or reduction of street capacity.
F.
The adequacy of screening and landscaping of the site
in order to enhance the general character and appearance of the surrounding
area.
G.
The proper shielding of outdoor lights and illuminated
signs from the view of adjacent residential lots and streets.
H.
Location and distance from school, church or other
buildings of public assembly.
I.
Distance the new use is set back from property lines
or other uses which it might adversely affect.
A.
The Commission, upon written request of an applicant
for a customary home occupation for the parking and storage of commercial
motor vehicles and construction equipment in residential districts,
for site plan approval of an interior lot, may waive the submission
of, or modify the content of, specific items required by these regulations.
B.
Notwithstanding the above, Commission may not waive
erosion and sediment control plan requirements, where applicable (Article
XXX).
C.
The Commission may, upon written request of an applicant,
approve a modification of an already approved site plan, without public
hearing and without the submission of a new site plan application,
if the Commission determines that the modification is not substantial
and does not substantially impact one or more of the areas of review
consideration found in § 270-101 of these regulations.
D.
The Commission may, upon written request of an applicant,
approve an alteration to any existing structure or a modification
of any existing use, where such structure or use would ordinarily
require site plan, review if:
