The following land use activities require submittal to the Town
of Coxsackie Planning Board of an application for site plan review
and approval, except those specifically exempted as identified herein,
prior to the issuance of a building, zoning or other land use permits,
or before the proposed use may be established, developed, or undertaken.
The Building Inspector/Code Officer shall require the preparation
of a site plan and refer the site plan to the Planning Board for its
review and approval in accordance with the standards and procedures
set forth herein.
A. All building and site features proposed to be newly developed or
all building and site features proposed to be constructed or expanded
for any of the following categories of use:
(2) Industrial (light or heavy).
(4) Motels, hotels or similar transient accommodations.
(5) Condominiums (commercial or residential).
(6) Resorts, boardinghouses, college dormitories, private clubs.
(9) Any other facility not otherwise enumerated herein or specifically exempted as enumerated in Subsection
A above.
B. All public facilities, including but not limited to firehouses, churches,
government buildings, and all charitable, nonprofit or philanthropic
institutions.
C. All changes in use of any existing building, site or portion thereof for any use enumerated in Subsections
A and
B above.
D. All interior renovations in an existing barroom, fast-food establishment
or restaurant, which interior renovations have the effect of increasing
the occupancy level of the structure and thus have the potential of
increasing the parking demand at the site.
E. All changes of use and parking requirements in any existing facility enumerated in Subsections
A and
B above shall be reviewed by the Planning Board for adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access and circulation, including but not limited to intersections road width, pavement surfaces, dividers and traffic controls and the adequacy of off-street parking.
F. The following land use activities are specifically exempted:
(1) Single- or two-family residential dwellings and individual mobile
homes, including ordinary accessory structures.
(2) Ordinary repair and maintenance of existing structures or uses.
(3) Incidental landscaping or grading associated with residential dwellings.
(4) Lands used in agricultural production, as defined by the New York
State Agriculture and Markets Law, Article 25AA, Agricultural Districts,
§ 301, Definitions.
A sketch plan conference shall be held between the Planning
Board and the applicant to review the basic site design concept and
generally determine the information to be required on the site plan.
At the sketch plan conference, the applicant should provide the data
discussed below in addition to a statement or rough sketch describing
what is proposed:
A. Area map: an area map showing the parcel under consideration for
site plan review, and all properties, subdivisions, streets and easements
within 200 feet of the boundaries thereof.
B. Topographic map: a map of site topography at no more than twenty-foot
contour intervals. If general site grades exceed 5% or portions of
the site have susceptibility to erosion, flooding or ponding, a soil's
overlay and a topographic map showing contour intervals of not more
than two feet of elevation is recommended.
An application for site plan approval shall be made, in writing, to the Building Inspector/Code Officer and shall be accompanied by information drawn from the following checklist, as determined necessary by the Planning Board at the sketch plan conference. All site plans shall be prepared by an engineer or architect licensed in New York State, unless specifically waived by the Planning Board pursuant to §
201-72B.
A. Site plan checklist:
(1) Title of drawing, including name and address of applicant and person
responsible for preparation of such drawing.
(2) North arrow, scale and date.
(3) Boundaries of the property plotted to scale.
(6) Location, proposed use and height of all buildings.
(7) Location, design and construction materials of all parking and truck-loading
areas, showing access and egress.
(8) Provisions for pedestrian access.
(9) Location of any outdoor storage, loading areas, and/or dumpsters.
(10)
Location, design and construction materials of all existing
or proposed site improvements, including drains, culverts, retaining
walls and fences.
(11)
Description of the method of sewage disposal and location, design
and construction materials of such facilities.
(12)
Description of the method of securing public water and the location,
design and construction materials of such facilities.
(13)
Location of fire and other emergency zones, including the location
of fire hydrants.
(14)
Location, design and construction materials of all energy distribution
facilities, including electrical, gas and solar energy.
(15)
Location, size and design and construction materials of all
proposed signs.
(16)
Location and proposed development of all buffer areas, including
existing vegetative cover.
(17)
Location and design of outdoor lighting facilities.
(18)
Designation of the amount of building area proposed for retail
sales or similar commercial activity.
(19)
General landscaping plan and planting schedule.
(20)
Identification of adjoining uses, specifically historical structures
or sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(21)
Other elements to the proposed development as considered necessary
by the Planning Board, including, within reason, engineering plans
to illustrate grading plan, public or private utilities systems, sewer
and water facilities, and such other supporting data as may be necessary,
and identifications of any state or county permits required for the
project's execution.
B. Additional requirements. In addition to the above, the Planning Board
may require the applicant to submit additional information to aid
in rendering a decision. Additional information may include, but is
not limited to:
(1) Traffic study to show impact of project on existing traffic patterns.
(2) On-site testing for water quantity and/or quality.
(3) Study to review the potential for air pollution when a use is identified
as releasing possible pollutants.
(4) Study to indicate the project's impact on groundwater and adjacent
watercourses in regard to increased water runoff and/or release of
effluent to a nearby stream.
(5) Project's impact on existing public services such as ambulance services,
fire service, hospitals, utilities and schools.
(6) Appropriate environmental assessment form.
C. Required fee. An application fee shall be required for site plan
review and approval as set by the Town of Coxsackie Fee Schedule.
Within 62 days of the receipt of an application for site plan approval (including required information indicated in §
201-75), the Planning Board shall render a decision. In the event that a public hearing is held, the Planning Board shall render a decision within 62 days of the public hearing.
A. Approval. Upon approval of the site plan and payment of all fees
and reimbursable costs due to the Town, the Planning Board shall endorse
its approval on a copy of the site plan and shall forward such copy
to the Building Inspector/Code Officer.
B. Approval with modification. Upon approval of the site plan, with
modifications enumerated by the Planning Board on an accompanying
resolution, and payment of all fees and reimbursable costs due to
the Town, the Planning Board shall endorse its approval on a copy
of the site plan and shall forward such copy to the Building Inspector/Code
Officer.
C. Disapproval. Upon disapproval of the site plan, the Planning Board
shall so inform the Building Inspector/Code Officer, and the Building
Inspector/Code Officer shall deny a building permit to the applicant.
The Planning Board shall also notify the applicant, in writing, of
its decision and the reasons for its disapproval.