This article provides general criteria for judging the appropriateness of special permit uses, as well as specific standards for the form and content of site plans.

9.10.1. General requirements.

A.

Site plan approval shall be required for the following:

i.

Special permit uses;

ii.

Home occupations and home professional offices;

iii.

All business uses;

iv.

All industrial uses; and

v.

All type C signs.

B.

Applications for site plan approval shall include the following:

i.

A completed application form signed by the applicant and the owner of the property;

ii.

A fee in the amount prescribed by the commission or by ordinance; and

iii.

Fourteen copies of the maps and plans listed in section 9.10.2.

C.

Filing fees may include additional costs incurred by the Town of Enfield, including but not limited to, the expense of retaining experts to analyze, review and report on areas requiring a detailed, technical review in order to assist the planning and zoning commission in its deliberations. Said costs will be estimated by the commission, based on preliminary estimates from such experts, and said estimate of costs times 150 percent will be paid over to the commission prior to proceeding on the application. Upon completion of the technical review and a determination of the costs incurred, any excess will be refunded to the applicant. Applicant shall not be responsible for costs incurred in excess of 150 percent of the commission's estimate.

9.10.2. Site plan requirements.

A.

General: Site plans shall be prepared by appropriate design professionals; (surveyor, engineer, architect, and landscape architect) licensed to practice in the state and shall bear appropriate registration stamps. All drawings shall be at a scale of not less than one inch equals 60 feet and where practical, the scale shall be one inch equals 40 feet. All site plan drawings shall be in sufficient detail and accuracy, (generally A-2), to enable the construction of all site improvements shown and approved on the drawings. All site improvements shall be constructed to the standards of the town's technical subdivision regulations.

B.

Site plan contents: Site plans shall include the following:

i.

Title block with name of developer, property owner, north arrow, scale of not more than 1":40' nor less than 1":60', seals and signatures of all appropriate design professionals;

ii.

A location map at the scale of one inch to one thousand feet showing the proposed project and the nearest street intersection;

iii.

Boundary survey of site including distances with angles or bearings;

iv.

Zoning classification of property;

v.

Area of lot;

vi.

Name of adjacent owners and zoning classification of their property;

vii.

Existing and proposed contours or spot grades at no more than two-foot intervals;

viii.

Locations of existing and proposed buildings with dimensions, area, elevations and number of stories and distances between all buildings and property lines;

ix.

Existing and proposed sanitary and storm water drainage facilities with elevations,

x.

Existing and proposed sidewalks, curbs and curb cuts, and adjacent streets;

xi.

Soil erosion and sedimentation control measures as required by section 7.20;

xii.

Drainage design for roof area, parking lot and driveways consistent with section 7.10.10;

xiii.

Locations and descriptions of all existing and proposed easements and rights-of-way;

xiv.

Location of existing trees. Trees larger than 12 inches in diameter shall be so labeled.

xv.

Proposed landscaping with specific location, size and common name.

xvi.

Layout of all off street parking areas showing details of aisles, driveways, each parking space, all loading and unloading areas, pavement markings, location of directional signs,

xvii.

Existing and proposed locations, height and size of all outdoor lighting and sign locations;

xviii.

Fire lanes and traffic control signs as required by police and fire authorities;

xix.

Outside storage areas with proposed screening;

xx.

Location of outside recycling and refuse storage area and proposed screening;

xxi.

Provisions for water supply;

xxii.

Where development is proposed to be in phases, phase lines shall be shown;

xxiii.

In tabular form show in one column the required standards contained in the bulk table or elsewhere in these regulations and in a second column in line with the standards in the first column the standards proposed for a specific facility;

xxiv.

The applicant shall submit 14 copies of preliminary architectural plans which shall describe the appearance, size, use and occupancy of all proposed structures; said plans shall be at a scale not less than one foot equals 16 feet, and shall include the following:

a.

Floor plans for each floor or level of each proposed structure, which plans shall indicate spatial arrangement, use, occupancy, seating arrangement, ingress and egress;

b.

Exterior elevations (side views) of each side or elevation of each proposed structure; such elevations shall indicate proposed materials, roofscape, if any, and building height;

c.

All exterior mechanical equipment shall be shown and fully screened from the public view in a manner compatible with the architectural style of the building and designed in a manner that is integral to the architectural design of the building; and

d.

Where alterations and/or additions to existing buildings are proposed, description in both plan and elevation adequate to explain the proposal shall be provided; and

xxv.

Copy of preliminary application for access to state highways and to state-owned storm drainage facilities where such state permit is necessary.

xxvi.

Farmworker housing is exempt from the requirements for sidewalks (9.10.2.B.x), landscaping (9.10.2.B.xv), parking (9.10.2.B.xvi), outdoor lighting (9.10.2.B.xvii), and the requirement for an A-2 survey, provided setbacks can be determined (9.10.2.A).

C.

Waiver: The commission may waive the submission of all or part of the information required under this section if it finds that the information is not necessary in order to decide on the application's conformance with these regulations.

9.10.3. Site plan review procedure. Public hearings are not required for site plan applications. However, the commission may hold public hearings for such applications when they have determined it is in the public interest to do so. When a public hearing is held, the notice requirements of section 9.20 shall be followed.

9.10.4. Site plan approval criteria. In addition to determining that the site plan complies with all of the standards of the zoning regulation, the commission will be guided by the following:

A.

Traffic access: That all proposed traffic access ways are:

i.

Adequate but not excessive in number;

ii.

Adequate in width, grade, alignment and visibility; and

iii.

Appropriately separated from street corners or other places of public assembly.

B.

Circulation and parking: That adequate off-street parking and loading spaces are provided to prevent parking in public streets of vehicles of any persons connected with or visiting the use and that the interior circulation system is adequate to provide safe accessibility to all required off-street parking.

C.

Landscaping and screening: That all playground, parking and service areas are reasonably screened at all seasons of the year from the view of adjacent residential lots and streets and that the general landscaping of the site is in character with that generally prevailing in the neighborhood. Existing trees over 12 inches in diameter shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.

D.

Design standards: That the proposed improvements adhere to the standard details and cross sections depicting the town standards for construction and site improvements found in the technical subdivision regulations and, where standards are not stated, as promulgated by the director of public works.

9.10.5. Site plan bonding—Certificates of compliance. (Amended 11/01/06)

A.

Prior to application for any building permit, a performance bond for 100 percent of the cost of landscaping and any required public improvements shall be posted with the town in a form approved by the director of finance. The directors of public works and planning, or their designees, shall determine the amount of the bond.

B.

No certificate of occupancy or other final approval may be issued until the applicant has received a certificate of site plan compliance from the planning department. When minor site work cannot be completed because of weather or other pertinent reason, a conditional certificate of site plan compliance may be issued for a period not to exceed 180 days, providing satisfactory surety shall be posted with the Town of Enfield in an amount sufficient to complete the site work. Upon receipt of a request for certificate of site plan compliance by the planning department, members of the administrative review team (including but not limited to: Building official, North Central District Health, public works department, fire marshal, traffic safety officer and utilities) will 1) be notified of the request; 2) be given the opportunity to review those site development items which fall within their purview; and 3) make a report to the planning department of the site's acceptability and compliance. Improvements which have not been made will be noted and bond estimates made where appropriate. The planning department will notify the applicant of the results of these reviews. The planning department will notify the building official when a certificate of site plan compliance or a conditional certificate of site plan compliance is issued and its conditions. A request for certificate of site plan compliance from the planning department must be made at least ten days before a certificate of occupancy or other, final approval is requested from the building official. Upon written request of the applicant and satisfactory completion of the site work, the planning commission or its designee shall release any surety posted under this provision

C.

A separate bond shall be required for soil erosion and sedimentation control measures prior to the issuance of any building permit.

D.

The commission shall have the sole authority for release of such required performance bonds in whole or in part. All requests for the release of any bond or part of a bond shall be made in writing to the commission.

E.

The applicant may request, and the commission may grant, a phasing of bond posting. All phasing of the bonding shall match the phasing on the approved site plan and the applicant shall supply written detail of all work to be completed in each phase, which shall match the phasing lines on the final plans. All work within a particular phase must be fully completed to the satisfaction of the directors of planning and public works prior to the start of any work associated with any subsequent phase or phases.

F.

Bonds for landscaping shall not be released until one year after completion of site improvements. For any landscaping installed during the months of June, July, or August, the period shall be two years.

9.10.6. Submission of approved plans. The applicant shall submit to the director of planning final plans as approved by the commission. Such plans shall be submitted on paper and/or mylar in addition to a digital format prescribed by the director of planning. By a majority vote of the commission members present and voting on the application, the commission may waive the requirement for plans in a digital format.

9.10.7. Modifications to approved site plans. (Amended 1/06/2015)

A.

All modifications to approved site plans shall require the filing of an application to modify a site plan with appropriate drawings and the payment of the appropriate fee.

B.

When unforeseen or field conditions require, the director of development services or his/her designee, in consultation with relevant departments and the commission chairman, may approve minor changes. Plans indicating such changes shall be filed in the planning office. The director of development services or his/her designee shall report all such approvals to the commission at its next meeting.

C.

When minor changes to an approved site plan are requested which do not require additional parking spaces, are limited to minor alterations of existing additional parking spaces, or are limited to minor alterations of existing buildings or sites, and which do not impact approved landscaping and which do not alter driveway access to the site, approval may be granted by the director of development services or his/her designee in consultation with relevant departments and the commission chairman. The director of development services or his/her designee shall report all such approvals to the commission at its next meeting.

9.10.8. Validity. A site plan application approved by the commission, as required by state statutes, shall be valid for a period of five years from the effective date of approval of such application. Extensions may be granted by the commission for up to five additional years for a total of ten years.

9.10.9. Site maintenance (Added 11/01/06). All improvements required on the approved site plan must be maintained in good order and repair and in proper appearance, on a continuing basis. All landscaped areas and plantings, including any planters or like receptacles, shall be maintained free of debris, sand, salt, litter, weeds and other unsightly or deleterious vegetation, growth or matter. Required plantings shall be replaced when the same have died. All parking areas, sidewalks, walkway areas, light standards, berms, curbs, bumpers, signs and all parts of storm drainage systems shall be maintained in good order and repair and in proper appearance on a continuous basis. The site shall be maintained free of debris, sand, salt, litter, weeds and other unsightly or deleterious matter. Where appropriate, the planning and zoning commission may require a written agreement between the town and the applicant/owner, to insure continued maintenance of site improvements

(Ord. No. 2025-02, 2-13-25)

9.20.1. General.

A.

Special Permits are required for all uses so identified in tables 4.20, 5.20, 5.40.2 and 6.20, and all proposed signs except type A and B signs.

B.

Public hearings are required for all special permit applications.

C.

Applications for a special permit shall include the following:

i.

A completed application form signed by the applicant and the owner of the property;

ii.

A fee in the amount prescribed by the commission or by ordinance; and

iii.

A site plan application and the accompanying maps and data as required under section 9.10.

D.

Filing fees may include additional costs incurred by the Town of Enfield, including but not limited to, the expense of retaining experts to analyze, review and report on areas requiring a detailed, technical review in order to assist the planning and zoning commission in its deliberations. Said costs will be estimated by the commission, based on preliminary estimates from such experts, and said estimate of costs times 150 percent will be paid over to the commission prior to proceeding on the application. Upon completion of the technical review and a determination of the costs incurred, any excess will be refunded to the applicant. Applicant shall not be responsible for costs incurred in excess of 150 percent of the commission's estimate.

9.20.2. Special permit criteria.

A.

In authorizing a special permit use, the commission shall take into consideration the public health, the safety and general welfare, the comfort and convenience of the public in general, and of the residents of the immediate neighborhood in which the proposed development is located in particular, and may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards as a condition to its approval. The commission shall also consider the following objectives:

i.

The extent to which the proposed use complies with specific criteria and standards assigned to a special permit use as stated in articles IV, V and VI of these regulations;

ii.

That all proposed structures, equipment or material shall be readily accessible for fire and police protection;

iii.

That the proposed use shall be of such location, size and character that, in general, it will be in harmony with the appropriate and orderly development of the district in which it is proposed to be situated and will not be detrimental to the orderly development of adjacent properties; and

iv.

That, in addition to the above, in the case of any use located in, or directly adjacent to, a residential district:

a.

The location and size of such use, the nature and intensity of operations involved in or conducted in connection therewith, its site layout and its relation to access streets shall be such that both pedestrian and vehicular traffic to and from the use and the assembly of persons in connection therewith will not be hazardous or inconvenient to, or incongruous with, the said residential district or conflict with the normal traffic of the neighborhood; and

b.

The location and height of buildings, the location, nature and height of walls and fences, and the nature and extent of landscaping on the site shall be such that the use will not hinder or discourage the appropriate development and use of adjacent land and buildings, or impair the value thereof.

9.20.3. Validity. A special permit approved by the commission shall be valid for a period of one year from the effective date of approval of such application. The commission may grant an extension of this period for an additional one year upon written request of the applicant.

A.

Whenever a public hearing is scheduled by the commission, or by the zoning board of appeals, the applicant shall place a sign on the affected property which can be seen from all abutting streets. The sign is to be placed at or near the street line or traveled way and shall be clearly visible to the general public. Such sign, to be provided by the office of the director of planning, shall be installed by the applicant no less than ten days before the hearing, and shall be removed by the applicant within five days after the close of such hearing. An affidavit will be executed by the applicant or his agent certifying that this sign will be installed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this section. (Amended 9/8/03 and 03/03/11)

B.

When a zone change is sponsored by the commission and affects multiple properties, in lieu of the requirement to post hearing signs, the commission shall place a public notice no less than two columns by four inches in size to be printed in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the community.