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.
[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.