[Adopted 1-24-2022 by Ord. No. 22-01[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 16.6, Decision Appeal, Variance and Other Requests, as amended.
A. 
Master site development plans are intended to show an overall development scheme for a large property so that the Planning Board can ensure that development of large sites, with potential Town-wide or regional impacts, proceeds in an orderly sequence with coordinated phasing. Further, a master site development plan intends to be a framework for a conceptual, integrated design and infrastructure plan for the development of a property, in which:
(1) 
The development standards are applied to the land as defined by its perimeter, rather than by the individual lots, tracts and parcels into which the land may be divided; and
(2) 
The standards are applied to the proposed master development boundary rather than to individual lots, tracts and parcels.
B. 
Master site development plans are to assure adequate provisions are made to protect the public health and safety, taking into account such factors as traffic safety and access; water supply and sewage disposal; management of stormwater, erosion, and sedimentation; protection of the environment; and other criteria as noted below.
A. 
A person who has right, title, or interest in a parcel of land shall obtain master site development plan approval for a site when:
(1) 
The cumulative lot area is one acre or larger, and
(2) 
The site is designed as a cohesive and integral development program consisting of multiple buildings and associated site improvements proposed to be built in phases.
A. 
Preapplication and conference.
(1) 
Process. Before submitting a proposed master site development plan to the Board, the owner must meet with the Town Planner to discuss the feasibility and conceptual design, including sketch plans, regarding land use, parcel layout, public improvement, and the surrounding existing development and environment.
B. 
Sketch plan review.
(1) 
Process. The applicant must prepare and submit, for review and consideration by the Planning Board, a sketch plan and subsequently, for review and possible approval by the Planning Board, a master site development plan for the development of the parcel(s).
(2) 
Plan requirements. A master site development sketch plan must include, at a minimum:
(a) 
Location, type and amount of the uses proposed to be developed on the parcel, including the proposed area, percentage and intensity of each proposed use;
(b) 
Proposed provisions for utilities, access roads, parking and public and private ways;
(c) 
Areas proposed to be permanently dedicated for public or private open space or other public purpose;
(d) 
Proposed phasing of the overall site development, including the general sequence in which related public and private improvements are to be completed, clearly defined on master site development plan.
(3) 
Written submission requirements.
(a) 
A project narrative, describing the nature of the proposed project along with an anticipated time frames for project phases and overall project buildout.
(b) 
In the event the development site is not comprised of a single parcel, the master site development plan must detail the manner in which multiple parcels will be consolidated into a single parcel and subsequently subdivided, if necessary, to facilitate the completion of the plan.
(4) 
Decisions.
(a) 
The Planning Board must determine whether the sketch plan proposal complies with the standards contained within Title 16 and must, where it deems necessary, make specific suggestions, in writing, to be incorporated by the applicant in subsequent submissions.
(b) 
If the concept is approved, inform the applicant in writing.
(5) 
Preliminary master site development plan.
(a) 
A preliminary master site development plan shall be submitted with its corresponding development plan in accordance with Chapter 16.7, Site Plan Review, and Chapter 16.8, Subdivision Review.
C. 
Final master site development plan.
(1) 
Process.
(a) 
The Planning Board may approve the final master site development plan as submitted, return the final development master plan for additional information or revision, or deny the final development master plan.
(b) 
The final master site development plan becomes the plan with which subsequent submittals must conform. The Planning Board must sign and date the final master site development to indicate approval by the Board.
(c) 
The approved master site development plan remains valid as set forth in this chapter but may be amended and extended as set forth in this chapter.
(2) 
Plan requirements. The final master site development plan must include the following elements:
(a) 
Land use.
(b) 
Public sites, environmental design.
(c) 
Vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle circulation.
(d) 
Recreation, water, wastewater, drainage and other elements as set forth in this title.
(e) 
The Planning Board may waive one or more elements of the plan, if they are determined inapplicable.
(3) 
Written submission requirements.
(a) 
A project narrative describing the project, including updates and changes proposed from the sketch plan to the final plan.
A. 
Outside agency approvals.
(1) 
Any applicable approvals from Maine DEP, MaineDOT, the Army Corps of Engineers or other state or federal agencies must be sought for the entire master site development plan, not individual phases.
B. 
Infrastructure.
(1) 
Improvements within the right-of-way, including streetlights, sidewalks, streets, and guardrails shall be consistent in construction details, design and materials throughout the master site development plan.
C. 
Stormwater.
(1) 
Each phase of the project shall include stormwater treatment adequate to treat that phase of the project. It is acceptable to oversize stormwater infrastructure in early phases to treat later development. It is not acceptable for proposed development to rely on later phase construction for necessary stormwater treatment.
D. 
Traffic.
(1) 
New streets in the master site development plan will include provisions for adequate turnarounds between project phases. Hammerheads or culs-de-sac installed at the end of each phase may be removed if the street is extended in future phases.
A. 
The Planning Board shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny a master site development plan application based on the applicable review standards. An approval, including any approval of waivers from performance standards, establishes the general parameters to be adhered to for the development, including the supporting documentation for floor area and/or residential density, general types of uses, building coverage, generalize open space plans and infrastructure systems.
(1) 
A master site development plan approval shall not be construed as final authorization of the development. Approval shall confer pending proceeding status upon the development with the effect of maintaining the applicability of regulations in effect at the time of approval for as long as the master site development plan remains valid, including permissible extensions, if granted.
(2) 
Final approved master site development plan signing. The Planning Board must sign and date the plan to indicate that it is the master site development plan approved by the Board.
B. 
A master site development plan and each subsequent development plan thereof has final approval only when the Planning Board has indicated approval by formal action and the plan has been properly signed by a majority of the Planning Board members or by the Chair only, if so voted by the Planning Board.
A. 
Recording of master planned property survey.
(1) 
The owner must record the signed master site development plan at the York County Registry of Deeds after Planning Board approval.
B. 
Land division applications.
(1) 
After approval of the master site development plan and recording of the master site development plan property survey, the owner may initiate land division applications.
(2) 
The Code Enforcement Officer may issue permits only after the master site development plan property survey has been recorded and all other applicable state and local approvals have been obtained.