Each application shall contain a statement of development intent containing the names of owners, developers and agents, together with the appropriate forms provided by the Enforcement Officer.
A site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Board for review and recommendation which shall include the following information:
A. 
All districts.
(1) 
Proposed site plan generally, showing location of buildings and structures, parking areas, drives, pedestrianways, landscaping, developed open space, recreational areas, setbacks and egress and ingress points.
(2) 
Proposed utility system and location of wells and septic treatment areas and drainage system (if any).
(3) 
Proposed construction sequence for building and other development, ownership and maintenance of open space (if any).
B. 
Business and industrial districts.
(1) 
Location and maximum number of points of access to public streets.
(2) 
Explanation of measures to be taken to accommodate parking, loading, vehicular and pedestrian circulation.
(3) 
Location and size of signs.
(4) 
Existing land use for a distance of 200 feet outside the boundaries of the lot.
(5) 
Buffering of use (if abutting residential use) via fences, screening, plantings, easements, embankments, etc.
(6) 
Evidence of compatibility with Town Land Use Plan.
(7) 
Sworn statement by the owner of subject property that proposed use will be operated in accordance with the performance standards set forth herein.
C. 
Floodable and wet areas.
(1) 
Plans showing relationship of proposed development to the location of the channel and the floodable area.
(2) 
A typical valley cross section showing the channel of the stream, elevation of land areas adjoining each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be occupied by the proposed development and highwater information.
(3) 
Plans showing elevations or contours of the ground, pertinent structures and floodproofing measures, type and extent of fill, grading, dredging, channel improvement, location and photographs showing existing and abutting land uses, vegetation on site, soil types and other pertinent information as may be required.
(4) 
Plans showing anticipated displacement of surface water and channels and ponding areas, drainage courses, etc., to be employed to handle displacement.
(5) 
Such additional information as may be required by the Town Planning Board to evaluate compliance with Article XV of this chapter.
The Planning Board, after review of the site plan and determination that the appropriate requirements of this chapter have been met, shall recommend the approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of the application for a building permit to the Enforcement Officer. The Planning Board shall enter its reasons for such action in its records and transmit its findings to the Enforcement Officer. The Planning Board shall act in strict accordance with the procedure specified by law and by this chapter.
A. 
Upon an application for a building permit, the Enforcement Officer shall determine if site (or sketch) plan approval is required under this chapter and notify the applicant and the Town Planning Board of his determination. Site (or sketch) plans are required for the uses listed in §§ 103-13, 103-17, 103-21, 103-24, 103-30, 103-33, 103-36, 103-39 and 103-58. In addition, prior to issuing a building permit, a site (or sketch) plan is required for any addition, alteration or enlargement which the Code Enforcement Officer determines will substantially change the use, degree of use, traffic patterns, environmental effects, utility use (i.e., sewer and/or water) or other features customarily reviewed by the Planning Board.
[Amended 2-11-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
B. 
Upon submission of a site plan for review, the Enforcement Officer shall determine that all information required by the various provisions of this chapter is depicted thereon or in accompanying documents. He shall notify the applicant of any additional information required or that the site plan is complete within seven days of its submission to him. If the site plan is complete, he shall, within 30 days of receipt, refer said site plan to the Town Planning Board for review.
C. 
Within 45 days of receipt of a completed site plan or acceptance by the Planning Board of a sketch plan, the Planning Board shall review the same and approve, approve with changes or disapprove the sketch plan application. Failure of the Planning Board to act within 45 days shall constitute approval unless the applicant and Planning Board mutually agree to extend this time limit.
[Amended 2-12-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
D. 
Upon approval or approval with modifications, the applicant shall prepare three copies of the approved site plan with the Enforcement Officer, who shall then issue the appropriate building permit. One copy of the approved site plan shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
E. 
Upon completion of the work authorized by the building permit, the Enforcement Officer shall make a field inspection, noting on one copy of the approved site plan compliance between the site plan and actual development, and shall submit the same to the Town Planning Board. No performance bond or other surety shall be released unless or until the Planning Board is satisfied that actual development is in substantial compliance with the approved site plan.
F. 
Whenever a site plan is submitted for a planned development for which a zone change is required, approval by the Town Planning Board shall be made conditional upon the granting of a change of zone by the Town Board, and all time limits upon review and approval herein specified shall be waived except as provided in Article XIX below. In such an instance, however, review of a site plan by the Planning Board may be made at the same time as it prepares its advisory report to the Town Board under § 103-85.
G. 
Prior to site plan approval, the applicant shall be required to reimburse the Town of Oneonta for reasonable costs incurred in the review of the application by the Town Engineer of the Town of Oneonta or such other third party as shall be retained by the Town for that purpose.
[Added 10-11-2006 by L.L. No. 9-2006]
[Added 2-11-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998]
A. 
For single-phased projects, site plan approval shall be valid for a period of four years. If a building permit has not been issued during this period, approval of the site plan shall lapse. If a building permit has been issued, but the development has not been started in this period, approval of the site plan shall lapse and the building permit shall be invalid. The development shall not be deemed to have started unless a certificate of occupancy has been issued during the four-year period. Following the expiration of the site plan, the Planning Board shall review the site for which the plan has been approved to determine if conditions in the area of the site have changed significantly. If the Planning Board finds that no significant changes have occurred, it shall approve the existing site plan and notify the Code Enforcement Officer that a building permit may be issued. If the Planning Board finds that significant changes have occurred which bear a direct relationship to the approved site plan, the Planning Board shall reopen its review of the site plan, in which case the application fee shall be waived. Significant changes shall refer to features customarily reviewed, including but not limited to physical conditions of the site, neighborhood density as it affects location of septic systems and wells, traffic patterns and flooding patterns. If the review is reopened, the current site owner shall be notified by the Code Enforcement Office following the same procedures used as in the case of original site plan (see § 103-76). In the event that the Planning Board disapproves the site plan for a site on which construction and/or grading has taken place, and the Code Enforcement Officer considers such construction and/or grading to be a threat to the environment or public safety, any performance bonds or money held in escrow for construction and/or grading may be forfeited and used by the Town to correct the situation.
[Amended 2-11-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998; 5-12-2004 by L.L. No. 6-2004]
B. 
For projects in which construction is proposed in multiple phases, the Code Enforcement Officer shall not issue any building permits for any phase subsequent to the first phase if four or more years have elapsed since the date of issue of the previous phase building permit, unless the Planning Board review procedure described in Subsection A above has been followed.