[Amended 5-4-2010 ATM, Art. 45]
A. Contents of site plan. The form, content, style, number
of copies of plans and specifications, and the procedure for submission
and approval of such plans and application shall follow the most current
Rockland Planning Board rules and regulations for site plan requirements
in effect at the time of the application for site plan approval. A
copy of said rules shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk.
B. The reviewing authority shall evaluate each application
on the basis of protecting the health, safety and welfare of the prospective
occupants, the occupants of neighboring properties, the provision
of adequate services, and to preserve and enhance amenities of the
Town. In addition to compliance with land space and building space
requirements, each application shall provide for:
(1) Protection of adjoining premises against detrimental or offensive
uses on the site, including compliance with all dimensional requirements
set forth in this bylaw, and provision of adequate landscaping, including
the screening of adjacent residential uses, provision of street trees,
landscape islands in the parking lot and a landscaped buffer along
the street frontage.
(2) Convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement within
the site, and in relation to adjacent streets, property, or improvements.
Site plan review shall also include review of a traffic impact and
assessment plan associated with the use which shall be certified by
a professional engineer or an equivalent professional skilled and
experienced in traffic impact and assessment and, where applicable,
traffic signal operations.
(3) Adequacy of the methods of disposal for sewage, refuse and other
wastes resulting from the uses permitted or permissible on the site.
(4) Adequacy of the proposed drainage system within and adjacent to the
site to manage all increased runoff resulting from the development
on site, and adequacy of the soil erosion plan and any plan for protection
of steep slopes, both during and after construction. Site plan review
shall also include review of drainage calculations and also a proposed
operations and maintenance plan for the approved drainage system to
be certified by a registered professional engineer.
(5) Compliance with Article
V of this bylaw, including adequacy of space for the off-street loading and unloading of vehicles, goods, products, materials, and equipment incidental to the normal operation of the establishment.
(6) Adequacy of lighting, including compliance with Planning Board rules
and regulations, such that all lighting and other sources of illumination,
whether interior or exterior, and all intense light emanating from
operations or equipment shall be shielded from direct view at normal
eye level from adjacent properties.
(7) Building sites shall minimize any material or significant adverse
impacts on steep slopes, floodplains, scenic views, grade changes
and wetlands.
(8) Conformance with all appropriate provisions of the Zoning Bylaw except
where variance from such provision is applied for and approved by
the Board if authorized. All permits issued under this bylaw shall
be conditioned upon receipt of all other required permits including
those of the Board of Health and Conservation Commission if necessary;
C. As-built plans: Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
the owner shall provide as-built plans to the Town. The plans shall
be prepared and stamped by a registered land surveyor and a professional
engineer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts certifying that the
site plan has been built according to the approved plan and submitted
to the Building Inspector and Planning Board. Such certification shall
also include that the surface and subsurface drainage discharge has
been installed according to the approved site plan. Field reports
from the design engineer may be requested by the Building Inspector
and Planning Board during construction for prior approval of changes
from the approved site plan.