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Timestamp: 2020-05-25 21:48:42
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 207', '§ 274', '§ 207', '§ 274', '§ 274', '§ 207', '§ 239']

Town of Massena, NY Special Use and Site Plan Review Procedures
Ch 207 Art XIV Special Use and Site Plan Review Procedures
§ 207-60 Authority.
§ 207-61 Preliminary site plan.
§ 207-62 Application and site plan required.
§ 207-63 Waivers.
§ 207-64 Hearing and decision.
§ 207-65 Other procedures.
§ 207-66 Special use review criteria.
Article XIV Special Use and Site Plan Review Procedures
The Town of Massena Planning Board is authorized, in accordance with §§ 274-a and 274-b of the New York State Town Law, to review and approve, approve with modifications or disapprove special uses and site plans connected therewith. Site plan review shall be required for all special uses as listed in the Town of Massena Zoning Law Schedule of District Regulations[1] and such other uses as the Town Board may from time to time designate by local law. In addition to Article XIII, Site Plan Approval, the following procedures shall also apply: Refer to the Town of Massena Zoning Law Schedule of District Regulations included at the end of this chapter; see the column citing "uses requiring site plan review/specific standards."
An applicant for a special use permit may submit a preliminary site plan for review and advice by the Planning Board. Such a preliminary site plan should provide locations and dimensions of the proposed use in relation to the property boundaries and adjacent uses. It should also indicate all accesses and improvements both existing and proposed and any site features which could have a bearing on the project, including the general topography and existing ground cover. This preliminary plan shall be used by the Planning Board as a basis for advising the applicant regarding information it shall require on the site plan before it conducts a public hearing or takes any action with respect to the plan. The Planning Board shall give no approval or disapproval regarding any preliminary site plan but may use it to schedule a public hearing if sufficient data is available, determine if any provisions of this article should be waived or begin its review of the application under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
The Planning Board shall be under no obligation to schedule a public hearing or take any action with respect to a special use permit application until formal application has been made on forms provided by the Board and a detailed site plan providing all requirements of § 207-57, Plan elements, and the following information has been submitted:
The location dimensions and capacity of any proposed roads, off-street parking areas or loading berths, including typical cross sections for all paving or regrading involved.
The location and treatment of proposed entrances and exits to public rights-of-way, including traffic signals, channelizations, acceleration and deceleration lanes, widening or any other measure having an impact on traffic safety conditions.
Any other information required by the Planning Board which is clearly necessary to ascertain compliance with the provisions of this chapter and limited to such information.
The Town of Massena Planning Board shall, pursuant to § 274-a, Subdivision 5, of the Town Law, have the right to waive, when reasonable, any of the procedural requirements of this article for the approval, approval with modifications or disapproval of special use permits and site plans submitted for approval. This waiver authority may be exercised in the event any such requirements are found not to be requisite in the interest of the public health, safety, or general welfare or are inappropriate to a particular site plan. Any such waiver shall be subject to the following conditions:
No waiver shall result in allowing a use not permitted within the applicable zoning district.
No waiver shall be given with respect to standards outside the scope of this article which would otherwise require a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals.
Waivers shall be limited to those situations where the full application of the requirements contained herein would generate unnecessary data and create unnecessary costs with regard to deciding the matter at hand, due to the scope or nature of the project involved. The proposed enclosure of a deck or a simple change of use with no significant structural modifications in the case of a commercial property, for example, might not require typical cross sections for proposed regrading or water supply data.
An applicant for site plan approval who desires to seek a waiver of certain of the above-referenced requirements pertaining to such applications shall submit a preliminary site plan as provided above. The Planning Board shall review the preliminary site plan, advise the applicant as to potential problems and concerns and determine if any additional site plan information is required. The Planning Board shall consider such site plan as adequate when, in its judgment, the information submitted is sufficient to make a determination of compliance with the development standards contained herein and the intent of site plan review criteria found below.
Nothing herein shall authorize the Planning Board to waive State Environmental Quality Review requirements.
The Planning Board shall fix a time, within 62 days from the day an application for a special use permit or site plan approval is made, for the hearing of any matter referred to under this section. It shall give public notice of such hearing at least five days prior to it in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town and decide upon the application within 62 days after such hearing. It shall not, however, grant approval before a decision has been made with respect to environmental impacts pursuant to SEQRA. The decision of the Planning Board shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk and a copy thereof mailed to the applicant within five business days after such decision is rendered. Notices shall also be mailed at least five days prior to the public hearing to adjacent property owners that are adjacent to the proposed project and to the clerk of the an adjacent municipality if a municipality boundary is within 500 feet of a project boundary.
Conditions. The Planning Board shall have the authority to impose such reasonable conditions and restrictions as are directly related to and incidental the proposed special use permit or site plan. Upon approval of said permit and/or plan, any such conditions shall be met prior to the actual issuance of permits by the Town. These conditions may include requirements of the applicant to provide parkland or to provide fees in lieu thereof pursuant to § 274-a, Subdivision 6, of the New York State Town Law.
Referrals. Refer to § 207-51B, Referrals to County Planning Board, for complete requirements. The Planning Board is authorized to refer special use permit applications and site plans to other agencies, groups or professionals employed or used by the Town for review and comment and to charge the applicant fees for any reasonable expenses connected therewith. The Board shall, in particular, ensure that the requirements of § 239-m of the General Municipal Law regarding review by the St. Lawrence County Planning Department are met. It shall also comply with all requirements of the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act.
Appeals. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Planning Board or any officer, department, board or bureau of the Town may apply to the Supreme Court for review by a proceeding under Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
Effect of site plan approval. The site plan, as approved by the Planning Board, shall be binding upon the applicant. Any changes from the approved plan shall require resubmission and reproved by the Planning Board. The site plan shall remain effective, as an authorization to establish the use, for a maximum of two years from the date of approval unless the Planning Board shall have granted an extension in writing. Absent such an extension, the special use shall be deemed to have expired. A special use which has been discontinued for a period of two or more years shall also be deemed to have lapsed.
Renewal of permits. The Planning Board may require, at the time it is initially granted, that any special use approval be renewed periodically. Such renewal shall be granted following public notice and hearing and may be withheld only upon a determination that the conditions attached to any previous approval have not been met. A period of 62 days shall be granted the applicant in such cases to make remedies and bring the use into full compliance with the terms of the special use approval. Should the applicant fail to make such remedies, the special use approval shall be revoked and the use immediately discontinued.
The Planning Board shall be under no obligation to process a special use or site plan review application for a property with outstanding violations of this chapter.
The Planning Board, in acting upon the site plan, shall also be approving, approving with modifications or disapproving the special use permit application connected therewith, taking into consideration not only the criteria contained above but also the following:
Whether the proposed use will result in an over-concentration of such uses in a particular area of the Town or is needed to address a deficiency of such uses. The Board shall, in this regard, consider the suitability of the site proposed for a particular use as compared with the suitability of other sites in the immediate area.
Whether the proposed use will have a detrimental or positive impact on adjacent properties or the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Massena.
Whether the site plan indicates the property will be developed and improved in a way which is consistent with that character which this chapter and the Town's Comprehensive Plan are intended to produce or protect, including appropriate landscaping and attention to aesthetics and natural feature preservation.