Land uses in all districts shall operate within the limits specified,
as follows, as safeguards and conditions for the protection of the
community welfare.
A. Parking. Each land user shall hereafter provide sufficient suitable
on-site parking spaces to prevent any necessity for off-site parking,
as required by this chapter.
B. Fire and safety hazards. All buildings, operations, storage, waste
disposal, etc., shall be in accordance with applicable provisions
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
[Amended 11-9-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009]
C. Waste disposal and storage of material. The dumping of refuse, rubbish, garbage, waste material or other substances is prohibited in all restricted districts within the Town. The dumping of clean fill is permitted as set forth in §
462-8 of the Town Code. Any such fill is to be leveled and when such fill is completed it shall be covered with at least four inches of clean earth. No materials of any kind shall be stored outdoors on the premises in any restricted districts, except for the construction of a structure to be actually erected on the premises upon which the materials are stored within a period of one year from the date of such storage, unless a permit is granted therefor by the Board of Appeals.
[Amended 12-12-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016]
D. Visibility at intersections. On corner lots, clear vision shall be
maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street
lines and a straight line joining said street lines at points which
are 20 feet distant from the point of intersection, measured along
said street lines. In such area no shrubbery, fence or other obstruction
shall be permitted higher than three feet from the accepted street
grade, nor shall branches or foliage of trees be permitted less than
10 feet from the ground.
E. Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size required for those parcels
without public sewer service and thus requiring the use of a septic
system shall be a minimum of 40,000 square feet.
[Added 4-12-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
All permitted uses requiring site plan review as listed in the
Schedule of Zoning Regulations shall be reviewed and approved before a building permit
is issued for the erection or alteration of said use. The site plan
shall be reviewed by the Town Planning Board in accordance with the
following procedures and/or standards:
A. Submission of site plan. A site plan for a tract or lot shall be
submitted to the Town Planning Board at a scale of one inch equals
50 feet or at a scale of fewer feet to the inch. As a minimum, the
following information shall be submitted to the Planning Board:
(1) Preliminary architectural drawings, including elevations, showing
the use, location and dimensions of proposed buildings and open spaces.
(2) A proposed layout of streets and other vehicular circulation facilities,
including the location and width of driveways on the site, loading
and maneuvering areas, ingress and egress to existing and prospective
streets and highways.
(3) The amount, location and dimensions of off-street parking and loading
areas and access thereto.
(4) The location and arrangement of landscaping to provide an effective
natural screen between residential and nonresidential uses along the
lot line.
(5) Parking and off-street loading shall be placed to the side or rear
of the principal building unless modified by the Town Planning Board.
(6) A storm drainage plan showing the collection and disposal of stormwaters, including grading drainage plan, pertinent soil characteristics and watercourses, or, if applicable, a stormwater pollution prevention plan consistent with the requirements of Articles
I and
II of Chapter
476, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control, of the Code of the Town of Dickinson. The approved site plan shall be consistent with the requirements of Articles
I and
II of Chapter
476, Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control.
[Amended 7-9-2007 by L.L. No. 6-2007]
(7) A plan showing the water system.
(8) A plan showing the sanitary sewer system.
(9) A landscaping plan, showing the size, location and species of all
plant material to be used, except that such plan may be waived by
the Planning Board upon request.
[Added 5-11-1981]
(10)
For any proposal in the Highway Interchange Commercial District (H-C), the provisions of §
600-35 of this chapter shall also apply to site review and approval by the Planning Board.
[Added 5-11-1981]
B. Site plan approval.
(1) The Town Planning Board shall review said site plan and any additional
data requested before approval or approval with stated conditions,
or disapproval with stated reasons is given and shall consider the
achievement, without limitations thereto, of the following objectives:
[Amended 9-15-1986 by Ord. No. 86-4]
(a)
A harmonious relationship between such uses and uses located
in adjacent districts.
(b)
The maximum safety of vehicular ingress to and egress from the
site to existing and prospective streets and highways.
(c)
The maximum adequacy of interior circulation, parking and loading
facilities with particular attention to vehicular and pedestrian safety.
(d)
The adequacy of transitional landscaping and setbacks in regard
to achieving maximum compatibility and protection to adjacent residential
districts.
(e)
A written report from a qualified engineer regarding the sufficiency
of said storm drainage plan.
(2) Should changes or additional facilities be requested by the Town
Planning Board, final approval of the site plan shall be conditional
upon the satisfactory compliance by the applicant to said changes
or additions.
C. Building permit. Building permits shall be issued in accordance with
an approved site plan, which shall be transmitted by the Town Planning
Board to the Enforcement Officer.
D. Changes. An applicant wishing to make changes in a duly approved
site plan shall reappear to obtain the Town Planning Board's review
and approval and thereafter make application for a new building permit.