Application fees shall be those as set forth in §§ 117-12 and 117-13 of the Town of Barton Site Plan Review Law. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, which fee shall be as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board,[1] to cover the costs incident to investigating and acting on said
application.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is on file in the Town
offices.
A.
The junkyard application contents shall be those as set forth in § 117-11 of the Town of Barton Site Plan Review Law.
B.
Each person applying for a junkyard license shall complete
an application supplied by the Town of Barton, and it shall contain the following
information:
(1)
A map of the site where the junkyard is proposed, including
address and real property tax number;
(2)
Property lines including the names of owners of adjacent
property;
(3)
Streams, lakes, wetlands, floodplains, and other water
bodies, including those available for fire protection purposes;
(4)
The location of all wells and sanitary facilities on
the property or within 100 feet of the boundary of the property;
(5)
Drainage patterns on the site;
(6)
Existing and proposed structures, including fences;
(7)
Roads and easements adjacent to, on or through said property;
(8)
Existing and proposed junk storage areas, indicating
the type of junk or material that will be stored in each area; and
(9)
Existing and proposed accessways, aisles, and parking
and loading areas.
An environmental assessment form (EAF) shall be completed and submitted
with all applications. For unlisted actions, the Board may require either
a short- or long-form EAF. For Type I actions, the applicant shall submit
a long-form EAF. If the Board determines that the proposed activity may have
a potentially significant adverse impact on the environment, the Board shall
prepare, or cause to be prepared, a draft environmental impact statement.
The application shall not be deemed complete for review until the Board has
either issued a negative declaration or accepted a DEIS as satisfactory with
respect to scope, content and adequacy.
The Board shall conduct a public hearing within 62 days from the date
a complete application is received. Notice of the hearing shall be made in
a newspaper in general circulation in the municipality at least five days
prior to the date of the hearing.
A.
Within 62 days of the close of said hearing, the Planning
Board shall render a decision on the application for a junkyard permit based
upon general considerations and the ability to meet the junkyard regulations.
The sixty-two-day period may be extended by mutual consent of the applicant
and the Board. The Board shall have the authority to impose reasonable conditions
and restrictions as are directly related to and incidental to the proposed
junkyard permit.
B.
The Planning Board shall make findings related to the
standards and purposes set forth in this chapter, and shall enter such findings
into the official minutes. The decision of the board shall be filed in the
Town Clerk's office within five business days from the date it was rendered,
and the applicant shall be notified of the decision and the reasons for such
decision, by mail, within five business days of the decision of the Board.
If denied, the Board shall include reasons for such denial.
Upon approval of the junkyard plan and application, and payment of the
fees and reimbursable costs due the municipality, the Board shall endorse
its approval upon a copy of the final junkyard plan and application.
A.
The Planning Board may waive certain requirements of
this chapter if one or more of the following circumstances are met:
B.
The Planning Board shall state the grounds for any waiver
granted in the minutes of its decision. The waiver granted should be the minimum
necessary to accomplish the purpose.
