Procedure

Sec. 12.4. Procedure.

(1) The following type of proposals shall be subject to the requirements of Development Plan Review, as set forth in Section 17 of the North Smithfield Zoning Ordinance:

a. Projects consistent with the MU Zoning Ordinance in which the size of a lot or lots being developed/redeveloped is 1.5 acres or less and in which a proposed building or buildings are 5,000 GSF or less. Such projects may be reviewed by the Planning Board using the Development Plan Review procedure in Section 17 of the Zoning Ordinance.

- (2) The following type of proposals shall be subject to the requirements of a Major Land Development Plan Review, as set forth in Article 3 of the North Smithfield Land Development & Subdivision Regulations. Such proposals shall be reviewed and approved by the Planning Board.

a. Any new use, change in use, or expansion that contains more than 5,000 GSF of floor area.

Any new use, change in use, or expansion being proposed on a lot greater than 1.5 b.

	acres.
c.	Any	use approved	under this Article as part of a Land	Development Project before	the
	adoption	of this	ordinance when seeking approval for	an expansion that would in-
	crease	its building	footprint by more than 5,000 GSF.
jects for to • • • Otherwise, has land (“Regulations”) Projects Approval an pendent of 12.5 Major in multiple Master	However, to such the purpose an no been evidence independently Therefore, individual other Application Land advance individual Plan.	the Planning be reviewed and expansions or Major Land of this Ordinance Development circulation on Where applicable, diversity within Expansion or promote shared building permit granted for a records as developed where Master and Final Plan phase or phases, phases. Development in order to projects in A master plan	Board may grant a waiver to this approved by the streamlined changes in use if an applicant can Development Review process is not and that: activity as part of the expansion or the site or within the district; expansion or change of use the district; change of use is consistent with parking. shall be granted for construction Land Development Project by the provided in the Land Development in accordance with an approved Plan Approval has been granted Approval may be granted at the and construction may commence Plan applications within the MU assure the coordination of development; phases. of all property within the district	requirement and allow such Development Plan Review process establish that strict compliance necessary to achieve the goals change of use enhances pedestri- increases the economic or housing goals to activate the street edge of any structure until Final Planning Board and recorded and Subdivision Regulations Master Plan shall be for a phased project, Preliminary discretion of the Planning on that phase or phases District must be planned concep- even if being proposed that is owned, optioned, under	pro- and or Ap- in encour- Board, inde- as
agreement, shall be quirements lots, infrastructure, necessary Resource	proposed to	or in any way submitted as part of established in the uses, the environmental review the entire Preservation Plan.	controlled by the applicant, or any the review process. The master Regulations, and shall detail all proposed layout of streets, driveways, features, phases, and any other property as a whole. A Resource Preservation Plan	affiliated entity of the applicant, plan shall conform to the re- existing lots, proposed future parking areas, landscaping, item the Planning Board deems shall be submitted as part of	in the

proval the aged.

Plan for Section All tually (1) (2)

Master Plan application, setting forth any valuable natural, cultural or historic resources on site, and describing the plans for preserving such resources or mitigating negative impact upon them. Any other resources identified during the site visit shall also be addressed in this Plan and measures to improve upon existing conditions should be identified.

(3) Design Standards. All development in the Mixed Use District shall comply with the Design

Standards North requirements. are exempt Site Visit.	in Section Smithfield from The	12.10 below and the Site Zoning Ordinance with regard Single and two family homes this requirement. Planning Board shall conduct
lic as a or Public place as with the Traffic	public Hearing part of applicant Impact	meeting, but not a public hearing, being held. This requirement the Pre-application stage. The to investigate any additional Study and Mitigation Elements.
more added velopment’s or would study shall Such study culation choice of traffic impacts tation, such Approval	(new) peak require be shall and smart such impacts are significant, standard Period.	vehicle trips per hour during hour according to the latest parking or provides parking submitted as part of Development be conducted by a licensed growth strategies and standards engineer shall be subject to prior revealed, the Planning Board or may apply conditions to practices as off-site roadway Master plan approval shall

and Design Standards in Section 17.8 of the to building, landscaping, layout and design existing on the date of adoption of this Article

(4) site visit with the applicant, open to the pubprior to the first Public Information Meeting is in addition to any site visits that may take Planning Board shall have access to the site concerns that may arise during the review.

(5) For any proposed use that will generate 50 or the adjacent roadway’s peak hour or the deedition of the ITE Trip Generation Handbook, for more than 20 vehicles, a traffic impact Plan Review or the Master Plan Application. professional engineer experienced in traffic cirsuch as shared parking concepts. The approval by the Town Planner. If negative may deny the application if they deem such mitigate the impacts, including without limiand signalization improvements.

(6) be valid for a period of two years from the date of Planning Board approval; or such longer period as established in the written approval based on proposed phasing of the development project.