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. 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.
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 other contribution
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 Village
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 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.