[Amended 9-27-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
The Board of Appeals is hereby authorized to
act on proposed special exception uses which are specifically provided
for in this chapter. Such action may include approval, conditional
approval or disapproval, based on the standards set forth in this
article. An application for a special exception use pertaining to
a museum or food pantry may be heard by the Board of Trustees upon
resolution of that Board.
[Amended 12-9-1988 by L.L No. 8-1988; 1-19-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998; 11-9-2006; 6-23-2009; 9-27-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
A. The Board of Appeals or Trustees shall adopt and file
in the Municipal Clerk's office such rules of procedure as it may
deem necessary to the proper exercise of its responsibilities with
respect to special exception uses.
B. Prior to taking action on any special exception use, the Board of Appeals or Trustees shall hold a public hearing after public notice as provided in the case of an application to the Board of Appeals or Trustees in §
116-25 of this chapter.
C. All matters which are the subject of a mandatory referral or notice to other agencies as set forth in the enabling statutes and in §
116-25B(3) and
C shall be transmitted to the appropriate agencies by the Secretary of the Board of Appeals or Trustees in accordance with the provisions of those subsections.
D. The Secretary of the Board of Appeals or such person
as designated by the Board of Trustees shall keep minutes of the Board's
proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question or,
if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact. The Secretary
shall also keep records of examinations and official actions, all
of which shall be immediately filed in the office of the Board of
Appeals and shall be a public record. Each decision of the Board of
Appeals or Trustees with respect to the approval of a special exception
use shall be so stated and documented as to provide a definitive authorization
to the Building Inspector for issuing a building permit or certificate
of occupancy.
E. A site plan for any proposed special exception use
in any district where authorized shall be submitted to the Planning
Board for its recommendations prior to authorization by the Board
of Appeals or Trustees for the issuance of a building permit.
F. A special exception authorization by the Board of
Appeals or Trustees for the issuance of a building permit shall expire
within 90 days of such authorization in the event that such permit
shall not be applied for within such ninety-day period. Extension
of such authorization may be granted by the Board of Appeals or Trustees
for additional ninety-day periods.
G. A special exception use for which a building permit
is authorized by the Board of Appeals or Trustees pursuant to the
provisions of this article shall be construed to be a conforming use.
H. Any violation of the limitations or special conditions and safeguards established by the Board of Appeals or Trustees with respect to a specific authorization for a special exception use shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, punishable under the provisions of §
116-40.
I. The. application fee for special exception use application
shall be $750 or such other amount as the Village Board of Trustees
may hereafter fix and establish from time to time by resolution.
[Amended 9-27-2021 by L.L. No. 8-2021]
For every such special exception use, the Board
of Appeals or Trustees shall determine that:
A. Such use will be in harmony with and promote the general purposes and intent of this chapter as stated in §
116-1 of this chapter.
B. The plot area is sufficient, appropriate and adequate
for the use and the reasonably anticipated operation and expansion
thereof.
C. The proposed use will not prevent the orderly and
reasonable use of adjacent properties, particularly where they are
in a different district.
D. The site is particularly suitable for the location
of such use in the community.
E. The characteristics of the proposed use are not such
that its proposed location would be unsuitably near to a church, school,
theater, recreational area or other place of public assembly.
F. The proposed use, particularly in the case of a nonnuisance
industry, conforms with the chapter definition of the special exception
use where such definition exists, or with the generally accepted definition
of such use where it does not exist in this chapter.
G. Access facilities are adequate for the estimated traffic
from public streets and sidewalks so as to assure the public safety
and to avoid traffic congestion, and, further, vehicular entrances
and exits shall be clearly visible from the street and not be within
75 feet of the intersection of street lines at a street intersection
except under unusual circumstances.
H. All proposed curb cuts have been approved by the street
or highway agency which has jurisdiction.
I. There are off-street parking and truck loading spaces at least in the number required by the provisions of §
116-14 of this chapter, but in any case an adequate number for the anticipated number of occupants, both employees and patrons or visitors; and, further, the layout of the spaces and driveways is convenient and conducive to safe operation.
J. Adequate buffer yards and screening are provided where
necessary to protect adjacent properties and land uses.
K. Adequate provisions will be made for the collection
and disposal of stormwater runoff from the site and of sanitary sewage,
refuse or other waste, whether liquid, solid, gaseous or of other
character.
L. No outdoor sales lot, rental equipment storage or
display area will be permitted in the required front yard area of
any business district, except that in the HB District such uses may
be permitted in the required front yard, provided they shall be set
back 50 feet from the front property lines.
M. The proposed use recognizes and provides for the further specific conditions and safeguards required for particular uses in §
116-23.
N. In any application being heard by the Board of Trustees, that Board
may waive any otherwise applicable parking provision found within
this Code as the Board of Trustees may deem appropriate under the
circumstances.