Yorktown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Special Districts
§ 300-82 General requirements.
The regulations contained in this article supplement the schedule of regulations as specifically indicated in the Schedule.[1] Where the Town Board or Planning Board is required to act upon a plan of development, no permit shall be issued except for building in conformity with such approved plan, and no certificates of occupancy shall be issued until all of the requirements of this article, including those required by the Town Board and Planning Board under the provisions of this article, have been met.
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Editor's Note: See § 300-21, Schedule of Regulations, Appendix A, Residence Zone Standards, and Appendix B, Business and Industry Zone Standards, which appendixes are included at the end of this chapter.
§ 300-83 Application for approval of plan of development.
[Amended 7-5-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994]
All applications for approval of plan of development shall be made as set forth in the Schedule of Regulations, § 300-21, and with respect to those to be made to the Town Board, the Town Board may review and approve or disapprove such plan or may, on its own motion and by resolution, authorize the Planning Board to review, approve or disapprove such plan pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of the Town Law. An application for a plan of development shall be in writing and accompanied by the following information:
A.
A map of applicant's entire holding, at a convenient scale.
B.
An area map showing all properties, subdivisions, streets and easements within 500 feet of applicant's property.
C.
A topographic map of property, if required.
D.
A detailed site plan showing: the location, proposed use and height of all buildings; the location of all parking and truck loading areas with access and egress drives thereto; the location of all existing or proposed site improvements, including drains, culverts, retaining walls and fences; a description of the method of sewage disposal and the location of such facilities; the location and size of all signs; the location and proposed development of buffer areas, if required; and the amount of building area proposed for retail sales uses, if any.
E.
In an M District, the specific uses proposed; the number of employees for which buildings are designed; the type of power to be used for any manufacturing process; the type of waste or by-products to be produced by any manufacturing process; and the proposed method of disposal of such wastes or by-products.
§ 300-84 Standards for approval of plan of development.
[Amended 7-5-1994 by L.L. No. 21-1994]
In acting on any proposed plan of development, the Town Board or Planning Board shall take into consideration the requirements of the Town Development Plan and Official Map.[1] These Boards shall also consider the appropriate location of main and accessory buildings on the site and in relation to one another; the traffic circulation within the site; the height and bulk of buildings; the provision of off-street parking space; the provision of buffer areas and other open spaces on the site; and the display of signs, so that any development will adequately handle pedestrian and vehicular traffic within the site and in relation to the street system adjoining and will harmoniously and satisfactorily fit in with contiguous land and buildings and adjacent neighborhoods.
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Editor's Note: Said Plan and map are on file in the Town offices.
§ 300-85 Planning Board may propose site plans.
The Planning Board may, on its own initiative, propose a general or specific site plan for a particular area where a site plan approval may be required in the future, using the requirements of the schedule of regulations and this chapter as a guide.[1] Such plan shall not be binding on any parcel until an application shall have been made and approved as required above.
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Editor's Note: See § 300-21, Schedule of Regulations, and Appendix A, Residence Zone Standards, and Appendix B, Business and Industry Zone Standards, which appendixes are included at the end of this chapter.