[Amended 11-14-2001 by L.L. No. 8-2001]
Pursuant to § 274-a of the Town Law, the Planning Board is hereby authorized to approve conditional uses. The conditional uses listed in this chapter may be permitted, enlarged or otherwise altered upon authorization by the Planning Board in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in this Article. In permitting a conditional use or the modification of a conditional use, the Planning Board may impose those standards and requirements expressly specified by this chapter and any additional conditions which the Planning Board considers necessary and reasonable to protect the best interests of the surrounding property, the neighborhood or the Town as a whole. These conditions may include, but are not limited to, size or controlling the location and number of vehicle access points, increasing the street width, limiting the number, size and location of signs, limiting hours of operation, and requiring fencing, screening or other facilities and/or preservation and/or planting of trees and landscaping to protect adjacent or nearby property. In the case of a use existing prior to the effective date of this chapter and classified in this chapter as a conditional use, any change in use or in lot area or an alteration of structure shall conform to the requirements dealing with conditional uses.