Adequacy and arrangement of vehicular traffic access and circulation, including intersections, road widths, pavement surfaces, dividers and traffic controls.

Adequacy and arrangement of pedestrian traffic access and circulation, walkway structures, control of intersections with vehicular traffic and overall pedestrian convenience.

Location, arrangement, appearance and sufficiency of off-street parking and loading.

Location, arrangement, size, design and general site compatibility of buildings, lighting and signs.

Adequacy of stormwater and drainage facilities.

Adequacy of water supply and sewage disposal facilities.

Adequacy, type and arrangement of trees, shrubs and other landscaping constituting a visual and/or noise buffer between the applicant's and adjoining lands, including the maximum retention of existing vegetation.

In the case of an apartment complex or other multiple dwelling, the adequacy of usable common property or open space for play areas and informal recreation.

Protection of adjacent or neighboring properties against noise, glare, unsightliness or other objectionable features.

Adequacy of fire lanes and other emergency zones and the provision of fire hydrants.

Special attention to the adequacy of structures, roadways and landscaping in areas with susceptibility to ponding, flooding and/or erosion.

Conformance of the site plan with district bulk and design requirements, together with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.

Conformance of the site design with the purposes and intent of this chapter and the City subdivision regulations.

Any development or substantial improvement for the establishment or expansion of a nonresidential principal use in any residential district.

Any development or redevelopment which results in the creation or addition of 10 or more parking spaces.

The conversion of any public or private school or other educational institution, library or religious institution facility to another use.

The conversion of any gas station or drive-in establishment to another use.

Any planned development zoning amendment and plan tentatively approved by City Council.

Any multiple-family development containing three or more dwelling units, or conversion or redevelopment creating three or more additional dwelling units.

Any new development, redevelopment or expansion in the bulk or cubic content of a building or structure which is used, designed or intended for a nonresidential principal use and which is wholly or partially located on a lot abutting any other lot located in a residential district.

Any development of a self-service storage warehouse on a site larger than one acre or within 100 feet of a residential district.

Any new construction or expansion of a nonresidential use which results in an addition of 1,000 square feet to the building footprint or increases the building footprint by more than 25%.

Any new construction, expansion, or renovation of a business which sells fuel for motor vehicles, is a motor vehicle or auto body repair establishment or is a convenience grocery store.

Any new establishment or expansion of a motor vehicle sales business.

Any change in tenancy for a nonresidential structure which is larger than 10,000 square feet.

Any change in tenancy of a building or structure which is used, designed, or intended for a nonresidential use, except where said building or structure of the same intended use has been granted site plan approval within the past 24 months.

The applicant's name and address and his interest in the subject property.

The owner's name and address, if different from the applicant, and the owner's signed consent to the filing of the application.

The street address or legal description of the property.

The zoning classification and present use of the subject property.

The proposed use or uses and a general description of the proposed development.

A site plan drawn to a scale of not less than 50 feet to the inch on one or more sheets, illustrating the proposed development and use and including the following:

Such other and further information or documentation as the Zoning Officer and/or Planning Commission may deem to be necessary and appropriate to a full and proper consideration and disposition of the particular application.

Review of site plan applications shall be governed by § 27-a of New York State General City Law.

Factors for review. The Planning Commission's review of the site plan application shall be guided by the elements listed in § 264-89 of this article.

A building permit is issued and construction is actually begun within that period and is thereafter diligently pursued to completion;

An occupancy permit is obtained and a use commenced within that period; or

An additional one-year extension of site plan approval has been requested in writing and granted by the Planning Commission within one year of original issuance in its discretion and upon such further conditions as it may find appropriate at that time.

Prior to the issue of building permits or zoning certification, the applicant may be required to post performance bond(s) pursuant to and in accordance with the same procedures as provided for in § 33 of New York General City Law, in sufficient amounts and duration to assure that all street or other public places shown on the site plan shall be suitably graded and paved and that street signs, sidewalks, streetlighting standards, curbs, gutters, street trees, water mains, fire alarm signal devices, including necessary ducts and cables or other connecting facilities, sanitary sewers and storm drains shall all be installed in accordance with standards, specifications and procedure acceptable to the appropriate City departments.

Alternatively, such improvements may be installed by the applicant in accordance with standards, specifications and procedures acceptable to the appropriate City departments.