In accordance with § 7-725-a of New York Village Law, the Planning Board is authorized to review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove all site plans for uses required by §
250-59.3 of this article.
It is the purpose of this site plan authorization
procedure to provide a means for the village review of the criteria
listed in this section. Further, the Planning Board's review of each
site plan application shall be guided by the following:
A. The full conformance of the site plan with the standards and requirements of this chapter, Chapter
219, Subdivision of Land, and other applicable local laws and ordinances.
B. The adequacy and arrangement of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic access and circulation, including intersections, road widths,
pavement surfaces, dividers and control devices.
C. The impact of traffic generated on adjacent properties
and roads.
D. The location, arrangement, appearance (including visual
breaks) and sufficiency of off-street parking and loading zones.
E. The location, arrangement, site design and compatibility
of buildings, structures, lighting and signs.
F. The adequacy, type, maturity and arrangement of landscaping,
screening, buffer zones, open space and maintenance thereof.
G. In the case of multiple-family dwellings, the adequacy
of common property or open space for play areas and informal recreation.
H. The adequacy and means for complete disposal of stormwater,
sanitary waste, water supply for fire protection and consumption,
fire and emergency vehicle access, solid waste disposal and snow removal.
I. The adequacy of structures, roadways and landscaping
in areas with susceptibility to ponding, flooding and/or erosion.
J. The protection of adjoining or nearby properties against
noise, vibration, dust, odor, glare, unsightliness or other objectionable
features.
K. The retention of existing trees to as great a degree
as is practicable.
L. The character and appearance of proposed buildings,
uses and signs. Such consideration may include, among other things,
the color, type, style and texture of building materials and the relation
of buildings on the site to each other and to buildings on adjacent
or neighboring lots.
M. The location, arrangement, site design and compatibility
of trash storage facilities.
Site plan approval shall be required prior to the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy, construction or commencement of any proposal, structure, use or action in accordance with Table I, §
250-59.3.
Applications for site plan approval shall be filed with the Building Inspector and must include the material and information as required by §
250-59.5. Upon receipt of such complete application, the Building Inspector shall transmit 10 copies of such application and material, which must be provided by the applicant, to the Planning Board. Applications must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Board. Every complete application for site plan approval shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established by the Village Board of Trustees.
Site plan approval shall be valid for a period
of one year from the date of approval unless a building permit is
issued and construction has actually begun within that period and
is thereafter diligently pursued to completion or when a building
permit is not required, construction or commencement of the proposal
has actually begun within that period and is thereafter diligently
pursued to completion.
An approved site plan may be amended at any
time subject to the same criteria and limitations as provided in this
section for original site plan approval, including application fee.
Whenever the particular circumstances of a proposed development or redevelopment require compliance with this article and any other local law, ordinance or requirement of the village, including but not limited to either the zoning amendment review procedures, Article
XII, Planned Area Development District, or the requirements of Chapter
219, Subdivision of Land, the Planning Board may integrate site plan review as required by this article with the procedural and submission requirements for such other compliance.
Should any section or provision of this article
be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the balance of this article.