A.
Pursuant to § 7-725-a of Village Law, the
Planning Board is hereby authorized and directed to review and approve,
approve with modifications or disapprove site plans as provided in
this chapter.
B.
All site plans, except one- and two-family owner-occupied
dwellings, shall be subject to review by the Planning Board and shall
show all structures, roadways, pathways, parking areas, recreation
areas, utility and exterior lighting installations and landscaping
on the site, all existing structures and usages within 100 feet of
the site boundaries and any other elements as may be deemed essential
by the Planning Board.
C.
Before making its decision concerning a site plan,
the Planning Board shall review and make findings with respect to:
(2)
The relation of the proposed project to the long-range
Comprehensive, Master or General Plan, if such exists, of development
of the Village.
(3)
The compatibility of the proposed project with adjoining
land uses and with other proposed development, having particular reference
to its probable effect on the value of other land and to the adequacy
of features intended to promote public health, safety and welfare
and the general purposes of this chapter, including:
(a)
The orderly flow of traffic, effect on normal
traffic patterns and satisfactory methods of ingress and egress.
(b)
The design and suitable location of adequate
loading and parking facilities.
(c)
The utilization of adequate landscaping and
screening improvements.
(d)
The intelligent design of free areas for recreational
use.
(e)
The nearness and impact on schools and other
public facilities.
(f)
Other pertinent requirements of this chapter.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
B.
Reimbursable costs. Costs incurred by the Planning
Board for consultation fees or other extraordinary expense in connection
with the review of a proposed site plan shall be charged to the applicant.
The Planning Board may review with the applicant the fees and expenses
that may occur.
C.
Performance guaranty. No zoning certificate of occupancy
shall be issued until all improvements shown on the site plan are
installed or a sufficient performance guaranty has been posted for
improvements not yet completed. The sufficiency of such performance
guaranty shall be determined by the Planning Board after consultation
with the Code Administration Officer, Superintendent of Public Works,
Village Attorney or other competent persons.
D.
Inspection of improvements. The Code Administration
Officer shall be responsible for the overall inspection of site improvements,
including coordination with other officials and agencies, as appropriate.
E.
Consultant review. The Planning Board may consult
with the Village Code Administration Officer, Fire Commissioners,
Conservation Council, Superintendent of Public Works, other local
and county officials and its designated private consultants in addition
to representatives of federal and state agencies, including but not
limited to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the
State Department of Transportation and the State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
Pursuant to § 7-728 of the Village
Law, the Planning Board is authorized and directed to review and approve
preliminary and final plats of subdivisions showing lots, blocks or
sites, with or without streets or highways, and to review and approve
previously filed plats in accordance with the requirements of Village
Law § 7-728 et seq. Whenever the particular circumstances
of a proposed development require compliance with either the special
use procedure in this chapter or the requirements of the land subdivision
regulations of Village Law § 7-728 et seq., the Planning
Board shall attempt to integrate, as appropriate, site plan review
as required by this chapter with the procedural and submission requirements
for such other regulations.
