Submitted applications shall include a description of all proposed
uses, a State Environmental Quality Review (SEQRA) short or long environmental
assessment form, as determined by the Planning Board, and a site plan.
The site plan shall show the subject lot and all structures on adjacent
properties within 100 feet of the lot lines of subject lot, plans
and elevations of all proposed outdoor signs, floor plans and plans
for exterior alterations of all existing and proposed structures and
any other such building plans and elevations as the Planning Board
may require. Site plans shall indicate the following:
A. Location of all existing and proposed structures and outdoor signs.
B. Location of all uses not requiring a structure.
C. Location of driveways, parking and loading areas with the number
of stalls provided therewith.
D. Existing and proposed storm drainage facilities.
E. Location of buffer strips and screening where necessary.
F. Where the applicant wishes to develop in stages, a site plan indicating
ultimate development shall be presented for approval.
G. In the case of uses requiring approval of the New York State Department
of Health, the approval of said Department.
H. Names of all other agencies whose approval is needed for the proposed
use.
I. All easements, restrictions, covenants and other matters of record
affecting the subject premises shall also be shown on the plan. Written
copies of said restrictions shall be provided, if requested.
J. All farm operations in accordance with the New York State Agriculture
and Markets Law within 500 feet of the property.
K. All existing or proposed wells and septic systems.
L. Stormwater pollution prevention plan. A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) consistent with the requirements of Article
XII of this chapter shall be required for site plan approval. The SWPPP shall meet the performance and design criteria and standards in Article
XII of this chapter. The approved site plan shall be consistent with the provisions of Article
XII of this chapter.
In authorizing any use, the Planning Board shall take into consideration
the public health, safety and general welfare, and comfort and convenience
of the public in general and of the residents of the immediate neighborhood
in particular, and may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards
as a precondition to its approval. The Board shall consider the special
conditions set forth for any use requiring Planning Board authorization
and the following general objectives:
A. That all proposed structures, equipment or material shall be readily
accessible for fire and police protection.
B. That the proposed use shall be of such location, size and character
that, in general, it will be in harmony with the appropriate and orderly
development of the district in which it is proposed to be situated
and will not be detrimental to the orderly development of adjacent
properties in accordance with the zoning classification of such properties.
C. That, in addition to the above, in the case of any use located in,
or directly adjacent to, a residential district:
(1) The location and size of such use, the nature and intensity of operations
involved in or conducted in connection therewith, its site layout
and its relation to access streets shall be such that both pedestrian
and vehicular traffic to and from the use and the assembly of persons
in connection therein will not be hazardous or inconvenient to, or
incongruous with, said residential district or conflict with the normal
traffic of the neighborhood; and
(2) The location and height of buildings, the location, nature and height
of walls and fences, and the nature and extent of landscaping on the
site shall be such that the use will not hinder or discourage the
appropriate development and use of adjacent land and buildings or
impair the value thereof.
In approving the plans for a particular use, the Planning Board
shall give specific consideration to the design of the following:
A. Traffic access. That all proposed traffic accessways are adequate
but not excessive in number; adequate in width, grade, alignment and
visibility; not located too near street corners or other places of
public assembly; and other similar safety considerations.
B. Circulation and parking. That adequate off-street parking and loading
spaces are provided to prevent parking in public streets of vehicles
of any persons connected with or visiting the use and that the interior
circulation system is adequate to provide safe accessibility to all
required off-street parking.
C. Landscaping and screening. That all playground, parking and service
areas are reasonably screened at all seasons of the year from the
view of adjacent residential lots and streets and that the general
landscaping of the site is in character with that generally prevailing
in the neighborhood. Preservation of existing trees over 12 inches
in diameter to the maximum extent possible shall be provided.
D. Character and appearance. That the character and appearance of the
proposed use, buildings, and/or outdoor signs shall be in general
harmony with the character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood
and that of the Town of Mount Hope and will not adversely affect the
general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Mount Hope. Such
considerations shall not include the architectural period or style
of any proposed building.
On application, and after public notice and hearing, the Planning Board may authorize the issuance of special permits for conditional uses. All applications for special permits and/or conditional use require site plan approval. In authorizing the issuance of special permits, the Board shall take into consideration the public health, safety and welfare and shall prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards to insure the accomplishments of the objectives of site plan approval as described in §
250-58 above and of this chapter and the conditions peculiar to the specific use proposed as found in §
250-61 below.
A. In authorizing the issuance of a special permit, it shall be the
duty of the Board to attach such conditions and safeguards as may
be required in order that the result of its action may, to the maximum
extent possible, further the general objectives of this chapter.
B. The Board may require that special permits be periodically renewed.
Such renewal shall be granted following due public notice and meeting,
and the Planning Board shall conduct a public hearing. The Planning
Board, in determining whether to grant renewal of such special permits,
shall determine the same following receipt of a report of the Building
Inspector as to whether such conditions have been complied with as
may have been previously issued and/or prescribed by the Board in
conjunction with the issuance of the original permit. In the event
such conditions have not or are not being complied with, a period
of 60 days shall be granted the applicant for full compliance prior
to the revocation of the permit.
C. All conditional uses shall require site plan approval in addition to special permit for conditional use. The procedure for a special permit for a conditional use shall be identical to and may be made simultaneous with the procedure, notifications and hearings for site plan approval as defined in §§
250-56 and
250-57 above.