Findings; procedures. The SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board shall review site plans for development prior to approval of application for building permits for all uses specified in § 5.1, Use regulations, and which involve six or more parking spaces; to make findings and determinations in regard to such cases in conformity with § 3.2 of this bylaw. In such cases, the permitted use shall be allowed only if the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board makes a finding and determination that the placement of existing and proposed buildings, existing and proposed topography, structure, parking spaces, loading areas, driveway openings, driveways, service areas, other open uses, park or recreation area and screening, all facilities for water, sewage, refuse and other waste disposal and for surface water drainage, storm drainage and all landscape features (such as walks, fences, walls, planting areas and greenbelts) will constitute a suitable development and will not result in substantial detriment to the neighborhood.

No building located in any district, except residential districts within 2,500 feet of the Rotary, or no building if involving six or more parking spaces shall be erected or externally enlarged, and no area for roadways, parking, loading or open space shall be established or changed on land developed under the provisions of this section except in conformity with a site plan bearing the endorsement of approval of the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board. No certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued for any such building or buildings unless the same conforms in all respects to such site plan and unless all facilities included in the site plan have been built in accordance therewith.

No building in any district, except in residential districts within 2,500 feet of the Rotary, shall be erected except as provided in § 3.6 of this bylaw. No building in any district, except residential districts within 2,500 feet of the Rotary, shall be externally altered except in conformance with design review approval prior to issuance of any required permits.

Single- and two-family residential uses shall be exempt from this section. Buildings where external changes are not proposed are exempt from the provisions of this section.

In addition to the requirements of this article, the procedures for review and approval of site plans shall be as provided in the Town of Westborough Site Plan Review Rules and Regulations adopted by the Planning Board July 16, 2019, as amended.

Internal circulation and egress are such that traffic safety is protected, and access via minor streets servicing single-family homes is minimized and the convenience and safety of vehicular and pedestrian movement in relation to adjacent streets and intersections are protected;

Visibility of parking areas from public ways is minimized;

Adequate access to each structure for fire and service equipment is provided, based on the functional standards of the Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations;

Utilities and drainage in the vicinity either are or will be made adequate, based on the functional standards of the Planning Board's Subdivision Regulations;

Lighting of parking areas avoids glare on adjoining properties;

Major topographic changes or removal of existing trees is minimized;

In or abutting residential districts, effective use is made of topography, landscaping and building placement to maintain, to the degree feasible, the character of the neighborhood;

Parking requirements of § 8.1 have been satisfied;

Provisions of the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c. 131, § 40) will be satisfied if applicable;

All other requirements of the Zoning Bylaw have been satisfied;

Estimated wastewater effluent in gallons per day and type of effluent is provided with the site plan application.

The SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board shall not make a finding and determination upon an application until it has received the final reports of the appropriate department and/or boards. The applicant for a site plan review shall make a presentation to the Select Board, prior to the public hearing with the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board. Following the presentation to the Select Board, the Select Board shall submit its report to the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, to the Planning Board. The report shall be included in the final determination of site plan review.

The SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing within 65 days of the appropriate SPGA accepting a completed application which meets all of the criteria required by the Zoning Bylaw, including the payment of any fees established by the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board, and shall take action within 30 days of the hearing, it nonetheless being the intention of this bylaw that the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board shall act as expeditiously as is practical on such application.

In the event that the SPGA or, where there is no special permit required, the Planning Board approves a site plan under these provisions, any construction, reconstruction, substantial exterior alteration or addition shall be carried on only in conformity with any conditions, modifications and restrictions subject to which the Board shall have made its findings and determination, and only in conformity with the application and site plan on the basis of which the finding and determination are made.

Purpose.

Design Review Board.

Applicability and authority.

Design criteria. The Design Review Board shall review requests for external alterations and new construction. Designs shall comply with all the requirements of the appropriate permitting authority. In addition, where appropriate, designs as required by the permitting authority shall comply with the following criteria:

Design guidelines.