The purpose of site development plan review
is to determine compliance with this article in those zoning districts
where inappropriate development may cause a conflict between uses
in the same or adjoining zoning districts by the creation of unsafe,
unhelpful, unsightly or otherwise unsuitable conditions and thereby
adversely affect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and
general welfare.
The following proposed land uses, buildings
and structures shall be subject to site development plan review:
A. All new residential and accessory structures containing
five or more housing units.
B. All business uses permitted in a B-1 Neighborhood
Business District, a B-2 General Business District and a B-3 Highway
Business District.
C. All uses permitted in an I-1 Light Industrial District
and in an I-2 Heavy Industrial District.
D. All uses permitted in a L-C Land Conservation District.
E. All uses proposed in a P-D Planned Development District.
F. All conditional uses permitted in any of the above
districts.
G. All use variances not already included above.
Following official receipt and review of the
site plan by the Planning Board, the Board shall refer the application
to the Livingston County Planning Board, when applicable, for its
review and recommendations in accordance with the requirements of
§§ 239-l and 239-m of the General Municipal Law, prior
to final action.
The Planning Board may exercise its discretion
to hold a public hearing on a site development plan when, in its judgment,
the characteristics of the proposal, such as size, complexity, potential
impact on the surrounding area, traffic generation, environmental
considerations, etc., warrant hearing. If a hearing is held, notice
of such hearing must be published in the official newspaper at least
five days in advance. Said hearing must be held within 45 days of
receipt of the application.
An engineering review and inspection fee shall
be paid by any applicant or his agent whenever the services of an
engineer are required to assist the Planning Board and the Zoning
Enforcement Officer in the review of submitted site development plans
and/or inspection of the construction of site improvements in conformance
with approved plans and specifications. The payment of said fee shall
be a prerequisite to the issuance of a letter from the Planning Board
stating that all construction work has been satisfactorily completed
as per approved plans or a sufficient letter of credit has been posted
and to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Zoning Enforcement
Officer, in that order.
Site plan approval shall automatically terminate
one year after the same is granted unless a building permit has been
issued and there is physical evidence to demonstrate that the project
is in progress.