[Amended 4-7-1987 by L.L. No. 5-1987]
A. Approval of a site plan by the Planning Board is required for a)
the development or redevelopment of any building, structure or lot
or portion thereof for a new use; b) the expansion or relocation of
any existing use; or c) any change of use of a building, structure
or lot or portion thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, one-family
detached dwellings do not require site plan approval as required in
this article. Where site plan approval is required, applications for
the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy or certificate
of use must be accompanied by a copy of the approved site plan.
B. All site development and all use of the property shall be in conformance
with the approved site plan and such additional standards and safeguards
as the Planning Board may impose as a condition of approval. No certificate
of occupancy or certificate of use shall be issued until all such
requirements have been met. Continued conformance with the approved
final site plan and such additional standards and safeguards shall
be a requirement of the continued validity of any such certificate
of occupancy or certificate of use.
The Planning Board shall not approve a site plan unless it shall
find that such plan conforms to the requirements of this chapter,
as well as to other applicable laws and regulations. In reviewing
the site plan, the Planning Board shall also take into consideration
the public health, safety and general welfare and shall set appropriate
conditions and safeguards which are in harmony with the general purpose
and intent of this chapter, particularly in regard to achieving the
following:
A. Traffic access. The number, location and design of all proposed driveways,
in terms of their width, grade, alignment, visibility, and relationship
to the existing street system and neighboring properties and land
uses, shall be such that maximum safety will be achieved and function
properly provided for.
B. On-site circulation and parking.
(1) Adequate
and convenient off-street parking and loading spaces shall be provided
to prevent parking in public streets of vehicles belonging to any
persons connected with or visiting the proposed use, and the interior
circulation system shall be adequate to provide safe access to all
required off-street parking, including access for the handicapped.
(2) Circulation on school sites. On sites being used for schools, the
interior system of roadways, driveways, and parking areas shall be
designed so as to minimize the separation of buildings or structures
utilized by students from outdoor educational or recreational facilities
by such interior vehicular circulation system, to the satisfaction
of the Planning Board.
[Added 6-17-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993]
C. Pedestrian circulation. An adequate and safe pedestrian circulation
system shall be provided to permit safe access to uses on the site
from the street and from all parking areas.
D. Landscaping and buffering. All parking, loading and service areas
shall be screened in a reasonable manner at all seasons of the year
from the view of adjacent residential lots and streets, the general
landscaping of the site shall be designed in an attractive manner,
and, wherever possible, desirable natural features existing on the
site shall be protected and retained.
E. Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall be provided on the site to assure
the safe movement of vehicles and persons and for security, and such
lighting shall not create an undesirable impact on neighboring properties
and streets.
F. Drainage. The proposed stormwater drainage system shall be adequate
to prevent any increase in the rate of surface runoff or otherwise
contribute to downstream flooding during a storm of any magnitude,
up to and including a one-hundred-year frequency storm.
G. Water and sewage. The proposed systems for water supply and sewage
collection and disposal on the site shall be adequate, and facilities
shall be sufficient to handle the increase in service.
H. Solid waste. Adequate provisions shall be made for the storage, collection
and disposal of solid waste, and such facilities shall not be permitted
to adversely affect neighboring properties or public facilities.
I. Building design. The height, location and size of the proposed buildings
shall be in conformity with the requirements of this chapter, and
all such buildings and other structures shall harmoniously relate
to each other, the site and neighboring properties.
J. Signage. All proposed signs, including on-site directional signs
and building signs, shall meet the requirements of this chapter, shall
be adequate to provide reasonable information to the public and shall
be in harmony with the design of the site and buildings and with neighboring
properties.
K. Other public needs. Other public needs and requirements, including
the provision of recreational facilities, the protection of the environment,
etc., shall also be properly and adequately provided for.
The Building Inspector may issue a certificate of occupancy
after all requirements of site plan approval have been completed or
after the applicant has provided surety covering all uncompleted requirements
in such amount as shall be set by the Planning Board and in such form
as meets the approval of the Village Attorney. All site plan requirements
for which surety is posted shall be for a term to be determined by
the Planning Board to guarantee their proper installation and maintenance.
The Building Inspector shall report to the Planning Board when the
requirements, construction, installation and all other items of the
site plan have been completed, at which time the Planning Board may
authorize the release of the surety.
Where, due to special conditions peculiar to a site, or to the
size, nature or complexity of the proposed use or development of land
or buildings, the Planning Board finds that additional data is necessary
for the proper review of the site plan, the Board may require any
or all of such data to be included in the required submission of said
plan.
Approval of any final site plan shall expire unless a building
permit or certificate of occupancy is applied for within a period
of 18 months from the date of the signing of the final site plan by
the Planning Board, except where the staging of development over a
longer period has been specifically provided for at the time of site
plan approval. The Planning Board may extend the site plan approval
for not more than two six-month periods.