§ 350-18

Procedure and applications

A. Preliminary development plan review and approval.
- (1) The applicant shall submit a preliminary development plan to the Planning Board for review and approval in principle under the applicable provisions of Chapter 300, Subdivision of Land, and the Planning Board shall so approve prior to the submission of a P-District rezoning application (application for amendment of this chapter). The tentative written consent of all property owners within the proposed P-District shall be on file with the Town before Planning Board review of a preliminary development plan shall be commenced.
- (2) Approval in principle of the preliminary development plan shall be limited to conformance to subdivision regulations and to the general acceptability of the land uses proposed and their interrelationship, and shall not be construed to endorse the precise location of uses, configuration of parcels, or engineering feasibility. Any preliminary development plan and text shall be prepared and endorsed by a qualified land planning specialist (planner architect, landscape architect or engineer) and shall include the following information presented in a general, schematic fashion:
  - (a) Proposed land uses, population densities and building intensities;
  - (b) Proposed circulation pattern, indicating all public streets;
  - (c) Proposed parks, playgrounds, school sites, and open spaces;
  - (d) A land use marketability study (LUM) of proposed commercial uses, if the property is not zoned for commercial purposes at the time of submittal of the preliminary development of the plan;
  - (e) Delineation of the units to be constructed in progression, if any;
  - (f) Relation to future land uses in surrounding area and comprehensive plan; and
  - (g) Any additional information that the Glocester Planning Board may require.
B. General development plan and schedule approval. In addition to submission of the application for amendment of this chapter, to the Town Council, the applicant shall submit the following documents and supporting evidence to the Planning Board. (Such documents shall be prepared and endorsed by a qualified professional team, which shall include a licensed architect, licensed land surveyor, registered civil engineer, and a qualified landscape architect.)
- (1) A sepia map with 10 prints of a survey of the property showing existing features of the property, including specimen trees, structures, streets, easements, utility lines, and land use. In addition, the following shall be shown:
  - (a) Proposed name of development.
  - (b) Location by legal description.
  - (c) Scale of plan: one inch equals 50 feet.
  - (d) Date, North arrow and contours at two-foot intervals.
  - (e) Boundary line of proposed development indicated, and total acreage encompassed thereby.
- (2) A sepia map with 10 prints of a general development plan, which shall be in conformance with the approved preliminary showing, as appropriate, all the information required on the preliminary development plan; the approximate location and proposed density of dwelling units; nonresidential building intensity; and land use considered suitable for adjacent properties.
- (3) A schedule for the development of units to be constructed in progression and description of the design principles for buildings and streetscapes; tabulations of total number of acres in the proposed project and the percent thereof designated for various uses; the number of dwelling units proposed by type of dwelling for each unit of a P-District; estimated number of nonresidential population; proposed retail sales area and economic justification; anticipated timing for each unit; and standards for height, open space, building intensity, population density, and public improvements proposed for each unit of development whenever the applicant proposed an exception from standard zoning district or other ordinance regulations governing development.
- (4) Evidence that the applicant has sufficient control over the land to effectuate the proposed plan.
- (5) Engineering feasibility studies as necessary.
- (6) Any additional information that the Glocester Planning Board may require.
C. Planned district development approval. Planned district development approval, under applicable provisions of Chapter 300, Subdivision of Land, by the Planning Board, valid for one year, shall be secured for each unit of a P-District as delineated on the general development plan. Planned district development plans shall be prepared by a qualified professional team, which shall include a licensed architect, registered civil engineer and a qualified landscape architect; and shall be concerned with, but not necessarily limited to, the following:
- (1) Site plan showing buildings, various functional use areas, circulation, and their relationships;
- (2) Preliminary building plans, including floor plans and exterior elevations;
- (3) Landscaping plans;
- (4) Engineering plans, including site grading, street improvements, drainage, and public utility extensions, as necessary;
- (5) Proposed use and occupancy, type of construction, building height and area of each building or structure, and proposed distances between buildings and structures, and distances to property lines. Minor changes to an approved planned unit development pertaining to siting may be approved by the Planning Board, provided the change is in accord with the intent expressed in the general development plan.
- (6) Any additional information that the Glocester Planning Board may require.