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Consultant outlines major revisions to site‑plan review code; board to send draft back to subcommittee
Summary
A consultant walked the board through a draft revision to Chapter 109 proposing to move site‑plan review to the planning board, create a minor site‑plan path for small projects, specify objective thresholds and require surveys and drainage plans; members agreed to have a subcommittee review the draft side‑by‑side.
A consultant (speaker 5) presented a detailed draft revision of Chapter 109 of the town code to the board, proposing to delegate site‑plan review to the planning board, create an expedited 'minor site plan' track for small projects and set objective triggers for site plan review to reduce current subjective determinations by the building inspector. "One of the things that the new proposed revised chapter 109 would do is to delegate site plan review to the planning board," the presenter said, explaining thresholds for lot coverage, gross floor area and use changes that would trigger full review.
The consultant also outlined required submission elements (surveys, stormwater and grading plans based on a 2‑inch rainfall retention standard), exceptions for ordinary maintenance and a process for preliminary vs. formal site‑plan submissions. Board members asked that the draft go back to the subcommittee for a side‑by‑side comparison with the version they had previously submitted and to solicit Reed’s input before the town board acts.
