§ 101-7. Standards for site plan review.

A. 

The Planning Board's review of a site plan shall include the following:

(1) 

Conformance of the site plan to the requirements of § 101-6A of this chapter;

(2) 

Adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access and circulation, including intersections, road widths, pavement surfaces, dividers, structures and traffic controls. Consideration will also be given to the project's impact on the overall circulation system as it relates to adjacent uses;

(3) 

Accessibility to the site by public transportation;

(4) 

Adequacy and arrangement of pedestrian traffic access and circulation, walkways, control of intersections with vehicular traffic and overall pedestrian convenience;

(5) 

Location, arrangement and sufficiency of off-street parking and loading;

(6) 

Location, arrangement, size, design and general site compatibility of principal and accessory buildings, lighting and signage;

(7) 

Adequacy of stormwater and drainage facilities;

(8) 

Adequacy of water supply and sewage disposal facilities;

(9) 

Adequacy, type and arrangement of trees, shrubs and other landscaping constituting a visual and/or noise-deterring buffer between the applicant's and adjoining lands, including the maximum retention of existing vegetation. In the case of an apartment complex or other multiple dwelling, adequacy of usable space or play areas and informal recreation;

(10) 

Protection of adjacent or neighboring properties against noise, glare, unsightliness or other objectionable features;

(11) 

Adequacy of fire lanes and other emergency zones and water supply for fire emergencies;

(12) 

Adequacy of structures, roadways and landscaping in areas with susceptibility to ponding, flooding and/or erosion; and

(13) 

Compatibility of building design with existing characteristics of the neighborhood.

B. 

Compliance with State Environmental Quality Review Act. The Planning Board shall act in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act regulations set forth at 6 NYCRR Part 617. An application for site plan review shall be accompanied by a completed Part I of an appropriate Environmental Assessment Form as determined by the Planning Board. A site plan application shall not be considered complete for purposes of scheduling a public hearing until the Planning Board has completed its SEQRA environmental review.

C. 

Consultant review. The Planning Board may consult with the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector, other governmental officials, or the Town's engineer and legal counsel and may require an applicant to fund a consultant escrow account in an amount that reflects the estimated cost to the Town of legal or engineering services involved in review of the site plan application. Reasonable costs incurred by the Planning Board for professional consultation fees shall be assessed as provided in Chapter 67 of the Code of the Town of Greenport. An applicant shall pay all unpaid consultants fees prior to the chairperson stamping or signing an approved site plan.

D. 

Public hearing.

(1) 

The Planning Board shall conduct a public hearing on the application for site plan approval within 62 days from the day it determines the application is complete. The Planning Board shall give public notice of said hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least five days prior to the public hearing.

(2) 

The applicant shall mail notice of the public hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all abutting parcel owners at their addresses listed in the Town's assessment rolls. For purposes of this chapter, an "abutting parcel" is those parcels identified in the list of abutters submitted with the site plan application, including any parcel whose boundary line touches the parcel that is the subject of the site plan review, any parcel that is immediately across the street from the parcel that is the subject of the site plan review, and any other parcels identified by the Planning Board. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost of all required mailings.

(3) 

The applicant shall submit proof of such mailing to the Planning Board prior to the public hearing. If the Planning Board determines that the applicant has not complied with the notification and mailing requirements, the public hearing will be postponed until the next regular meeting of the Planning Board and the applicant will be required to mail new notice of the public hearing to all abutting parcel owners in accordance with § 101-7D(2) above.

E. 

Referral to County Planning Board. If required by § 239-l or 239-m of the General Municipal Law, the Planning Board shall refer any site plan application to the County Planning Board for review.