No Special Permit, Variance or Building Permit for construction, exterior alteration, relocation, or change in use, except where noted, shall be granted for any proposed development project requiring Site Plan Review until the provisions of this section have been fulfilled and an application is approved by the PGA. Site Plan Review shall be used to assess the impacts of the site development characteristics of a proposed development and determine whether this section's Site Plan Review criteria have been met, or can be met through reasonable conditions imposed by the PGA. All proposed developments subject to §
9.03 shall conform with all appropriate provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.
(a) A Petitioner using the Site Plan Review checklist available in the Department of Community Development & Planning (DCDP), shall complete packets, to be included as part of the preliminary and formal application, which include all necessary plans and a statement responding to the Site Plan Review criteria set forth in subsection (c) below. Complete packets for the preliminary meeting must be submitted prior to the submission deadline, with all copies of the preliminary site plan packet for the proposed development submitted to DCDP or distributed as determined by DCDP to a list of designated representatives of city departments and committees.
Unless waived by DCDP because of development scale, said site plan shall be at a scale of 1"=10' or 1"=20'. Vertical scale shall be at 1/8"=1' or 1/4"=1'. Said site plan shall show, among other things, all existing and proposed building structures, existing and proposed grades, automobile and bicycle parking spaces, driveway openings, service areas, open space and other uses, site engineering and all facilities for water, drainage, sewage, refuse, and landscape features (such as fences, walls, planting areas, type, size and location of planting materials, methods to be employed for screening, and walks), fire suppression and access detail, initial transportation assessment including traffic counts and assessment, schematic elevations at the above scales, the location of any wetlands within 150 feet, and all other information as required in
§ 155-9.01(b) or as determined by DCDP.
(b) The Planning Board shall hold a hearing on the proposal to apply the criteria set forth in subsection
(c) below as part of the formal application process. Prior to said hearing, a Preliminary Developer's Conference shall be held with representatives of the developer and City Departments and Committees relevant to the application to determine and discuss questions, impacts, potential problems, etc., with said site plan, and to provide guidance to the developers in completing the formal application and site plan submission. Participating city representatives may provide verbal and/or written comments on the application and site plan to DCDP within 15 days.
No application shall be complete, shall be accepted by DCDP, nor be submitted to the Planning Board for consideration unless and until all information specified in subsection (a), above, is submitted in a form deemed to be sufficient and complete by the DCDP, and until comments on the application are received from all relevant City Departments and Committees; provided, however, that if a department fails to provide such analysis within said 15 day period, the DCDP's review shall proceed without the comments of such department, and DCDP may determine such application to be complete. Said comments shall be incorporated into the submission to the Planning Board.
(c) The Planning Board shall review the formal application and site plan and then prepare a written report on the proposal considering, among other things, the criteria listed below. When a proposal requires a Variance or Special Permit with Site Plan Review and the Board of Appeals is the PGA, this report of the Planning Board shall be submitted to the Board of Appeals in accordance with the provisions set forth below. The Board of Appeals shall not grant the Special Permit or Variance until this report has been submitted. When a proposal requires a Special Permit with Site Plan Review and the Planning Board is the PGA or when a proposal only requires Site Plan Review to obtain a Site Plan Review Permit, the Planning Board shall make a final determination as to whether that proposal meets the criteria listed below, or can be met through reasonable conditions imposed by the Board. Revisions to any site plan must be approved in the same manner as the original plan.
(1) The application is complete and any additional information related to the application and requested by the Board has been provided.
(2) The proposed project demonstrates compliance with the City's standards and/or requirements in the following areas:
a. Design Standards for the applicable zoning district;
b. Sustainability, Climate, and Resiliency Standards;
c. Signs and Illumination Standards;
d. Stormwater Management and Erosion Control (including stormwater regulations);
e. Automobile, Bicycle, and Loading Standards.
(3) The proposed project maximizes the convenient access and safety of vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian circulation and movement within the site and in relation to adjacent streets.
(4) The proposed project (including open and enclosed spaces) is designed to facilitate building evacuation and ensure accessibility by fire, police, and other emergency personnel and equipment.
(5) The proposed project minimizes its impact on abutting properties, including but not limited to air and water pollution, noise, odor, heat, flood, dust vibration, lights or visually offensive structures or site features. Applicant must:
a. Provide an initial sound assessment; a sound report identifying the measures necessary to comply with state and local sound requirements; and a post-installation report demonstrating such compliance.
b. Provide screening, such as screen plantings, for exposed storage areas, exposed rooftop, building, and ground mounted machinery and equipment installations, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures, and similar accessory areas and structures.
