Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Zoning Enforcement Officer
shall require site plan approval by the Planning Board pursuant to
this article. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall notify an applicant
and the Secretary of the Village Planning Board when site plan approval
is required in accordance with the provisions of this article.
The Planning Board's review of the detailed site plan shall
include, but not be limited to, the following general considerations:
A. Location, arrangement, size, design and general site compatibility
of buildings, lighting and signs.
B. Adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access, circulation
and safety therein, including intersections, pavement widths, pavement
surfaces, dividers, traffic control devices and links to adjoining
lots and access rights-of-way.
C. Location, arrangement, appearance and sufficiency of off-street parking
and loading.
D. Adequacy and arrangement of pedestrian traffic access and circulation,
including connections to adjacent lots and public rights-of-way, walkway
structures, control of intersections with vehicular traffic and overall
pedestrian convenience.
E. Adequacy of proposed stormwater detention/retention basins, and engineering
hydraulic report, and other proposed drainage facilities, including
impact upon adjoining properties and downstream structures.
F. Adequacy of existing and proposed water supply and sewage disposal
facilities.
G. Adequacy, type and arrangement of existing and proposed trees, shrubs
and other planting and landscaping plans constituting a visual and/or
noise buffer between the applicant's project and adjoining lands,
including the maximum retention of existing vegetation.
H. Adequacy, type and arrangement of existing and proposed trees, shrubs
and other landscaping constituting a visually aesthetic project.
I. Adequacy of fire lanes and other emergency zones and the provision
of fire hydrants.
J. Adequacy and impact of structures, roadways and landscaping in areas
with susceptibility to ponding, flooding and/or erosion.
K. Adequacy of lighting, including the functionality, efficiency, aesthetic
appearance and impact on adjacent properties, pedestrian and vehicular
travelways and the skies.
Proposed projects are actions subject to the provisions of SEQRA.
Prior to rendering its decision, the Planning Board shall follow all
applicable procedures in accordance with Article 8 of the Environmental
Conservation Law and Part 617 NYCRR.
Within 62 days of the receipt of a complete site plan application
for site plan approval, the Planning Board shall grant preliminary
approval, preliminary approval with modifications, preliminary approval
with conditions, or disapproval of the site plan. The Planning Board
shall file said decision with the Village Clerk and mail such decision
to the applicant with a copy to the Zoning Enforcement Officer. The
time within which a decision must be rendered may be extended by mutual
consent of the applicant and Planning Board.
A. Upon the Planning Board's review of the detailed site plan application
and related material and the adoption of a Planning Board resolution
granting the preliminary approval, preliminary approval with modifications,
or preliminary approval with conditions of the detailed preliminary
site plan, and upon the applicant meeting all the conditions of the
Planning Board as stated in the Planning Board's resolution granting
the preliminary approval, if any, and the payment by the applicant
of all fees and reimbursable costs due to the Village, the Planning
Board Chair shall endorse the Planning Board's preliminary approval
on a copy of what is hereinafter referred to as the "approved detailed
preliminary site plan" (ADPSP) and shall forward a copy of the Planning
Board's resolution with supporting materials and the ADPSP executed
by the Planning Board Chair to the applicant. The Planning Board shall
forward a copy of the Planning Board's resolution granting approval
of the detailed preliminary site plan to the Zoning Enforcement Officer
and file same with the Village Clerk. Upon the applicant's and
Zoning Enforcement Officer's receipt of the ADPSP and Planning
Board's resolution, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall process
a permit for the proposed buildings, structures, utilities and other
site-plan-related improvements as shown on the ADPSP on file with
the Village. The applicant shall construct all site plan improvements
in accordance with and as shown on the ADPSP.
B. Upon disapproval of a detailed site plan application, the Planning
Board shall so inform the Zoning Enforcement Officer, and the Zoning
Enforcement Officer shall deny a permit to the applicant. The Planning
Board shall also notify the applicant, in writing, of its decision
and its reasons for disapproval. Such disapproval shall be filed with
the Village Clerk.
Costs incurred by the Planning Board for consultation fees,
staff review costs or other expenses in connection with the review
of a detailed site plan application shall be charged to the applicant.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for the
general inspection of the ADPSP improvements, including coordination
with the Planning Board and other officials and agencies, as appropriate.
The applicant shall submit as-built plans, prepared and certified
to by a licensed land surveyor or professional engineer, to the Zoning
Enforcement Officer. Said as-built plans shall show to scale all improvement(s)
as they were built, as compared to the way they were submitted and
approved on the detailed site plan. As-built plans shall be reviewed
by the Village and, when necessary, revised by the licensed land surveyor
or professional engineer, to show "as-built data" and then be resubmitted
for review. The as-built plan submittal process shall be repeated
until all ADPSP improvements are shown thereon and the information
is in compliance with the ADPSP. If the as-built site plan data does
not comply with the ADPSP conditions, the applicant shall correct
the condition and cause a new as-built plan to be submitted for review.
All costs associated with the preparation and submittal of the as-built
plans or any reconstruction of the site plan improvements to comply
with the ADPSP shall be the responsibility of the applicant.
No certificate of occupancy for any portion of the proposed
project shall be issued until all improvements shown on the site plan
are installed and found to be in compliance with the ADPSP by the
Zoning Enforcement Officer, with the final as-built plans, or a sufficient
performance guaranty has been posted for site plan improvements not
yet completed. The sufficiency of such performance guaranty shall
be determined by the Village Board after consultation with the Planning
Board, Zoning Enforcement Officer, Village Attorney and other appropriate
parties.
Whenever the particular circumstances of proposed development
require compliance with other requirements of the Village, the Planning
Board shall attempt to integrate, as appropriate, site plan review
as required by this article with the procedural and submission requirements
for such other compliance.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Board may
apply to the Supreme Court for a review by a proceeding under Article
78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules. Such proceedings shall be
instituted within 30 days after the filing of a decision by such Board
in the office of the Village Clerk.