§ 220-65. General procedural requirements.

A. 

Site plans shall be prepared by a New York State licensed professional engineer and/or surveyor.

B. 

All applications for site plan approval shall be signed by the owner or owners of the property verifying that the application is made with their consent.

C. 

Preapplication conferences. Preapplication conferences with the Development Office are encouraged in order to:

(1) 

Review application requirements and procedures;

(2) 

Discuss preliminary design of the project;

(3) 

Establish a probable timetable for review; and

(4) 

Review Town policies concerning development.

D. 

Sketch plans. The applicant may request or the Planning Board may require submission of a sketch plan in compliance with Town Code § 220-66, Sketch plan requirements. The Planning Board's purpose in reviewing sketch plans shall be solely to provide an opportunity for informal discussions concerning a proposed development with Planning Board members at a regular meeting.

E. 

Site plans to be developed in distinct phases or sections shall be subject to two stages of review. Preliminary review will consider potential impacts from the entire development. Final site plan review will address one or more individual phases or sections identified as part of the approved preliminary site plan.

F. 

All other site plans shall be subject to a one stage review.

G. 

Where a site plan covers only a part of the applicant's entire holdings, the Planning Board may require a separate sketch plan in compliance with Town Code § 220-66, Sketch plan requirements, for the remainder of the land, including an estimated time schedule for development.

H. 

The Planning Board shall refer applications for site plan approval to the Ontario County Planning Board as required by § 239-m of the General Municipal Law.

I. 

SEQR. All applications for approval require appropriate environmental review in accordance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act and regulations.

Editor's Note: See Environmental Conservation Law § 8-0101 et seq.

J. 

Complete applications. Site plan applications shall not be considered complete until a negative declaration has been filed or until a notice of completion of the draft environmental impact statement has been filed in accordance with the provisions of the State Environmental Quality Review Act. The time periods for review of a site plan shall begin upon filing of such negative declaration or such notice of completion.

K. 

Surety. The Planning Board may require that appropriate surety be posted to assure that specified elements of a development are constructed as designed and/or to assure that the conditions of approval are satisfied in conformance with the requirements in Town Code § 174-32, Sureties, and New York State Town Law.

L. 

Waivers. The Planning Board is hereby empowered to waive, when reasonable, any requirements or improvements for the approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of site plans submitted for its approval. Any such waiver, which shall be subject to appropriate conditions, may be exercised in the event any such requirements or improvements are found not to be requisite in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare or inappropriate because of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent or in proximity to the site plan.

(1) 

If an applicant wishes to request a waiver, said request shall be submitted in writing as part of the application. The application shall state fully the grounds of said request.

(2) 

The Planning Board shall make findings supporting their decision regarding a waiver.

(3) 

Waivers shall be made by resolution of the Planning Board. A statement showing the date that such waiver was granted shall be affixed to the final plat.

(4) 

When granting waivers, the Planning Board may also impose additional conditions as needed to achieve the objectives of the waived requirement(s).

M. 

Advanced site preparation. After a Planning Board vote to approve a final site plan and before receipt of the Planning Board Chair signature on the approved plan, the Planning Board may grant approval for site preparation upon formal request by the applicant. Said application shall describe the site preparation to be completed and be supported by good and sufficient reasons for starting in advance of final approval. Surety required by the Planning Board for the performance of the described site preparation shall be accepted by the Town Board and filed with the Town before issuance of permits.

N. 

Reservation of parkland. In conjunction with its review of a site plan containing residential dwelling units, the Planning Board shall make findings and a determination that a proper case exists for requiring set-aside of parkland or payment of a fee in lieu thereof, in compliance with New York State Town Law. See also Article II of Town Code Chapter 111, Fees, Administrative.