The Planning Board's review of the site plan shall include,
as appropriate, but is not limited to, the following general considerations:
A.
Compatibility of the proposed use with the Town of Spencer Comprehensive
Plan.
B.
Location, arrangement, size, design and general site compatibility
of buildings, structures, lighting, and signs.
C.
Adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access and circulation,
including intersections, road widths, pavement surfaces, dividers
and traffic controls.
D.
Location, arrangement, appearance, impact, and sufficiency of off-street
parking and loading; lighting; and signs.
E.
Adequacy and arrangement of pedestrian traffic access and circulation,
walkway structures, control of intersections with vehicular traffic
and overall pedestrian convenience, and sidewalks and bicycle paths,
if any.
F.
Adequacy of stormwater and drainage facilities.
G.
Adequacy of water supply and sewage disposal facilities.
H.
Adequacy, type and arrangement of trees, shrubs and other landscaping
constituting a visual and/or noise and/or light buffer between the
applicant's and adjoining lands, including retention of existing
vegetation, and fencing.
I.
Adequacy of fire lanes and other emergency zones and the provision
of fire hydrants or other water source for emergencies.
J.
Special attention to the adequacy and impact of structures, roadways
and landscaping in areas susceptible to ponding, flooding/or erosion.
K.
Special attention to the procedures and facilities, and handling,
storing, disposing and transporting of hazardous and/or toxic materials,
to ensure such measures are more than adequate to protect surface
water and groundwater resources, air quality, and health of Town residents.
L.
Impact upon wetlands and watercourses located on, near, within sight
of, or downhill from the applicant's lands, including water quality,
visual, aesthetic and environmental impacts.
M.
Overall impact on the neighborhood, including compatibility of design
considerations, noise, light, and aesthetics.
N.
Overall impact on maintaining safe and adequate visibility for motorists.
O.
Overall impact on surface water and groundwater quality resources,
air quality, and health of Town residents.
P.
Overall impact on Town water supply and sewage disposal facilities.
Q.
Overall impact on scenic, aesthetic, recreational, wildlife, historic,
ecological and natural resources of the Town.
R.
To maintain Town rural atmosphere and uniqueness, a minimum ten-foot
green buffer is required for all land adjoining highways and roads
adjoining or in the site to accommodate trees and/or other plantings.
The Planning Board's review of the site plan shall include,
as appropriate, but is not limited to, the following specific standards
and considerations:
A.
All construction on any streambank lot shall be carried out in such
manner as to minimize interference with the natural course of such
waterway, to avoid erosion of the streambank, to minimize increased
runoff of groundwater and surface water into the waterway, to remove
only that vegetation which is necessary to the accomplishment of the
project, and to generally maintain the existing aesthetic and ecological
character of the streambank.
B.
Any storage of petroleum products shall be in compliance with all
applicable state and federal regulations.
C.
All signs shall be on-premises; all materials shall be clearly marked.
D.
All site plan projects shall be in compliance with all applicable
state laws, regulations, and standards.
E.
Reservation of parkland on site plans containing residential units.
If the proposed project includes dwelling units, the Planning Board
may, in accordance with the provisions and requirements of Town Law
§ 274-a or any similar or successor law, require a park
or parks to be shown on the site plan, or, to the extent permitted
by § 274-a, monies in lieu of parkland.
