[Added May 1993 ATM by Art. 54, approved 7-9-1993]
A.
Rules of site plan review authority. The site plan review authority
shall adopt and from time to time amend rules relative to the review
of such plans and shall file a copy of said rules with the Town Clerk.
The Inspector of Buildings shall not issue a building permit until
and unless the site plan review authority issues a decision of review
with the provisions herein provided. The decision of review shall
consist of all findings and conditions of the site plan review authority
pertaining to a site plan.
B.
Application procedure.
(1)
Anyone wishing to apply for a site plan review shall file an
application directly with the site plan review authority as provided
in this bylaw. Specific application forms shall be provided for in
the rules of the site plan review authority.
(2)
Within 30 days of the receipt of the properly executed application,
the site plan review authority shall conduct a site plan review, for
which notice shall be given to the property owner and by posting with
the Town Clerk not less than seven days prior to the meeting.
(3)
Within 35 days following a site plan review, the site plan review
authority shall take final action on the application and file said
action with the Town Clerk. Failure to take final action within the
time prescribed shall be deemed to be a grant of the site plan as
per the application.
(4)
Any application for a site plan review before the site plan
review authority shall be accompanied by a filing fee in accordance
with the fee schedule established under the rules and regulations
of the site plan review authority.
C.
Site plan review criteria. The site plan review authority shall limit
the site plan review to the plan's ability to provide for the following
criteria:
(1)
Protection of adjoining premises and the general neighborhood
from any substantially adverse impacts created by development of the
lot or tract.
(2)
Convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement
within the site and in relation to adjacent streets, properties or
improvements.
(3)
Adequacy of the methods of providing for municipal facilities
and essential services for the use of the lot or tract.
(4)
Provisions for off-street loading and unloading of vehicles
incidental to the servicing of the buildings and related uses on the
lot or tract.
D.
Site plan review conditions. In conducting a site plan review, the
site plan review authority may only attach such conditions and safeguards
as are necessary within the criteria as set forth in this article,
as follows:
(1)
Regulation of the number, design and location of vehicular and
pedestrian drives and walkways or other traffic features on the site.
(2)
Location, number and layout of parking spaces, loading bays
and the associated drives and aisles.
(3)
Location, design, number and intensity of all exterior lighting.
(4)
Location of signage, provided that any conditions fall within the permitted areas of Article XVI.
(5)
Amount and location of landscaping to screen parking areas,
loading bays or other parts of the premises from the streets or abutting
properties by walls, fences, plantings or other devices.
(6)
Location and design of municipal facilities and other essential
services provided for the use on the lot or tract.
E.
Site plan review applicability. A site plan review shall be conducted
for certain permitted uses within the various zoning districts as
follows:
(4)
Neighborhood Center District NCD. The following uses and uses
customarily accessory thereto:
(a)
All permitted nonresidential uses with a floor area in excess
of 3,000 square feet.
(5)
Highway Transition District HT. The following uses and uses
customarily accessory thereto:
(a)
Two-dwelling-unit structures.
(6)
Medical Service District MS. The following uses and uses customarily
accessory thereto:
(a)
All permitted nonresidential uses.
(b)
Alterations to all nonresidential uses where any one or more
of the following occurs:
[1]
New construction or addition to a structure lawfully existing
prior to May 1990 exceeding 5,000 square feet or more in gross floor
area.
[2]
Parking is increased by the extension of impervious cover by
10,000 square feet or more.
[3]
Access for a public way to a site is widened or a new access
is created.
[4]
New primary pedestrian access to an existing structure.
(7)
Business District B-1 and Business District B-2. The following
uses and uses customarily accessory thereto:
(a)
Any nonresidential use containing 10,000 square feet or more
but less than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or containing
10,000 square feet or more but less than 40,000 square feet of land
area.
(8)
Planned Industrial Park District PIP, Planned Office Park District
POP and Industrial Districts I-1 and I-2. The following uses and uses
customarily accessory thereto:
(a)
Any nonresidential use containing 10,000 square feet or more
but less than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area or containing
10,000 square feet or more but less than 40,000 square feet of land
area.