Haddam City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
Site Plan Review
§ 270-97 Site plan requirements.
A.
Applications submitted for site plan review shall include a description of all proposed uses and structures and a site plan, prepared and certified by a land surveyor and/or professional engineer licensed in the State of Connecticut, showing the subject lot and all structures on adjacent properties within 200 feet of the lot lines of the subject lot; location and dimension of all proposed outdoor signs; and any building plans for proposed structures as the Commission may require. Final site plans shall be clearly and legibly drawn in ink or printed on translucent linen, or any other material approved by the Public Records Administrator, and shall be 36 inches long and 24 inches wide or 18 inches long and 12 inches wide or 24 inches long and 18 inches wide, at a scale of 40 feet to one inch or at a scale acceptable to the Commission and accompanied by four prints. The maps and plans shall be tied to the Connecticut Grid System coordinates for all sites containing 20 or more acres in area, with at least two coordinates for each plan sheet.
B.
Final site plans shall be a Class A-2 Survey as defined by the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors, Inc. and as approved by the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and shall indicate the following:
(1)
Name and address of the applicant, owner of record, name of development and all adjacent property owners.
(2)
Name, address and professional seal of individual responsible for preparing the site plan.
(3)
A location map (at a scale of one inch equals 1,000 feet) showing the location of the site in relation to existing Town roads.
(4)
Date, North arrow, scale and total acreage of site.
(5)
The words "Approved by the Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission," with a designated place for the signature of the Chairman or Secretary and date of signing.
(6)
An outline of all existing and proposed deed restrictions or covenants applying to the property.
(7)
Existing and proposed contours of the land at intervals of five feet, or less, as deemed appropriate by the Commission.
(8)
The location and design of all existing and proposed uses not requiring a structure; for site plan reviews pursuant to § 270-9, the rectangle specified in these regulations, with appropriate dimensions to show clearance from setbacks and other encumbrances, if any.
(9)
Floor areas, principal uses and entrances and exits of each building.
(10)
The location and design of all existing and proposed roads, curbs, sidewalks, driveways, and parking and loading areas, with the number of stalls provided therewith.
(11)
The location of existing and proposed buffer strips and screening, where necessary, showing the type, size and species of shrubs, trees, or other planting and landscaping materials; where applicable, the boundary of the minimum width of landscaped buffer strip that is required under the applicable use zone regulations with dimensions from property line.
(12)
The location and design of all existing and proposed sanitary waste disposals and stormwater drainage facilitates, as well as other underground and aboveground utilities.
(13)
The location and type of any existing or proposed exterior lighting, including provisions for shading of such lighting.
(14)
Where the applicant wishes to develop in stages, a site plan indicating initial development and each additional development stage shall be submitted for approval.
(15)
In the case of uses or facilities requiring approval of any Town, state and/or federal agency, department and/or official, the approval of such agency, department and/or official shall be submitted by the applicant.
(16)
The location of existing watercourses, wetlands, wooded areas and rock outcrops and other significant physical features on and within 200 feet of the property.
(17)
The location of all permanent monuments.
(18)
The location and design of all existing and proposed water supply systems for drinking and sanitary purposes, and for fire protection.
(a)
For developments that serve 25 or more residents and/or have 15 or more water service connections:
[1]
The site plan shall indicated whether or not the development will be served by a community water company.
[2]
If a development is to be served by a community water company, the applicant must submit the necessary State Department of Public Utility Commission and Department of Health Services certificates of compliance.
(b)
Note: As of October 1, 1984, prior to the creation or expansion of any community water company serving 25 to 1,000 people or having 15 to 250 service connections, a certificate of public convenience and necessity that is granted jointly by DPUC and DOHS must be obtained. The Haddam Planning and Zoning Commission is prohibited by law from approving a development that uses such a community water company unless a certificate has already been issued by DPUC and DOHS to that water company.
§ 270-98 Soil erosion and sediment control plan.
A soil erosion and sediment control plan shall be submitted with any application for development when the disturbed area of such development totals, cumulatively, more than 1/2 acre. Only a single-family dwelling that is not a part of a subdivision of land shall be exempt from the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan. (For details of a soil erosion and sediment control plan, see Article XXX.)
§ 270-99 Cash performance bond.
The Commission may require a cash performance bond to be posted for any or all erosion and sediment control and site stabilization measures. The Commission may also require a bond, as a condition of approval of a modified site plan, to ensure that the modifications of a site plan are met. Should a bond be required, it shall comply with the bonding regulations of Article XXXI.
§ 270-100 Filing of approved plan.
Unless otherwise directed by the Commission, when a site plan is approved, the applicant, within 90 days, shall file a copy of the plan, signed and dated by the Chairman or Secretary of the Commission on Mylar (or other dimensionally stable material) with the Town Clerk, and the use(s) shown therein is not authorized until three additional paper copies of the signed and filed plan have been deposited with the Zoning Enforcement Officer. Any site plan not filed for record within the specified 90 days shall become null and void.
§ 270-101 Review considerations.
The site plan review shall take into consideration the following general areas:
A.
Compatibility with the Plan of Development of the Town.
B.
Compliance with the zoning regulations of the Town.
C.
The provision of adequate public safety devices, facilities and access for fire and police protection.
D.
The effect of the use on the public health and environmental quality of the surrounding area and that of the Town.
E.
The provisions of adequate traffic access, interior circulation systems and off-street parking and loading. In addition, consideration shall be given to the effect of the proposed use on traffic patterns in the surrounding area, in order that such use shall not impair the movement of through traffic along adjoining thoroughfares through congestion or reduction of street capacity.
F.
The adequacy of screening and landscaping of the site in order to enhance the general character and appearance of the surrounding area.
G.
The proper shielding of outdoor lights and illuminated signs from the view of adjacent residential lots and streets.
H.
Location and distance from school, church or other buildings of public assembly.
I.
Distance the new use is set back from property lines or other uses which it might adversely affect.
§ 270-102 Waiver or modification of requirements; alteration or modification of existing structures or uses.
A.
The Commission, upon written request of an applicant for a customary home occupation for the parking and storage of commercial motor vehicles and construction equipment in residential districts, for site plan approval of an interior lot, may waive the submission of, or modify the content of, specific items required by these regulations.
B.
Notwithstanding the above, Commission may not waive erosion and sediment control plan requirements, where applicable (Article XXX).
C.
The Commission may, upon written request of an applicant, approve a modification of an already approved site plan, without public hearing and without the submission of a new site plan application, if the Commission determines that the modification is not substantial and does not substantially impact one or more of the areas of review consideration found in § 270-101 of these regulations.
D.
The Commission may, upon written request of an applicant, approve an alteration to any existing structure or a modification of any existing use, where such structure or use would ordinarily require site plan, review if: