No site plan shall be approved by the Planning
Board unless the use conforms to the specific provisions of this chapter
and meets the performance standards set forth herein and such state
or federal standards as may be more stringent than those set forth
herein. Failure to comply with the performance standards at any time
after the issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall be cause for
revocation of such certificate. In reviewing any site plan, the Planning
Board shall consider the provisions of sections which follow.
The site design and layout of buildings and
parking areas shall be reviewed so as to provide an aesthetically
pleasing design and efficient arrangement. Particular attention shall
be given to safety and fire protection, impact on surrounding development
and contiguous and adjacent buildings and lands.
Adequate lighting shall be provided to ensure
safe movement of persons and vehicles and for security purposes. Lighting
standards shall be a type approved by the Planning Board. Directional
lights shall be arranged so as to minimize glare and reflection on
adjacent properties.
Buffering shall be located around the perimeter
of the site to minimize headlights of vehicles, noise, light from
structures, the movement of people and vehicles and to shield activities
from adjacent properties when necessary. Buffering may consist of
fencing, evergreens, shrubs, bushes, deciduous trees or combinations
thereof to achieve the stated objectives.
Landscaping shall be provided as part of the
overall site plan design and integrated into building arrangements,
topography, parking and buffering requirements. Landscaping shall
include trees, bushes, shrubs, ground cover, perennials, annuals,
plants, sculpture, art and the use of building and paving materials
in an imaginative manner.
Signs shall be designed so as to be aesthetically
pleasing, harmonious with other signs on the site and located so as
to achieve their purpose without constituting hazards to vehicles
and pedestrians.
Environmental elements relating to soil erosion,
preservation of trees, protection of watercourses and resources, noise,
topography, soil and animal life shall be reviewed, and the design
of the plan shall minimize any adverse impact on these elements.
The site plan shall provide for those elements
of street furniture, appropriate to the particular use. These may
include phone booths, benches, bike racks, trash receptacles, bus
shelters, etc.
In all districts and for all uses requiring site plan approval, the provisions of Chapter
275, Zoning, Article
XIV, Performance Standards, shall apply.