Development plan review
A. The purpose of development plan review of uses in the aquifer overlay protection district is to ensure that all changes in the nature and intensity of land use are designed and constructed in a way that will minimize impact on the aquifer.
(Ord. dated 5-21-24)
B. Development plan review pursuant to Chapter 18.54 of this Title is required for:
1. Development of all new principal uses and accessory uses that are permitted by right, except single-family detached dwellings and two-family structures.
2. Construction of all new structures that are permitted by right, except single-family detached dwellings, two-family structures, and structures in major and minor subdivisions and land development projects.
3. All changes of use from one permitted use code to another permitted use code, and all changes from a non-conforming use to a permitted use.
(Ord. dated 5-21-24)
C. The following information shall be submitted with a development plan review application:
1. The name and quantity of every hazardous material that will be used or stored on the premises, the location where it will be used or stored, and a material safety data sheet for each hazardous substance.
2. For all buildings and uses where hazardous materials will be used or stored, a spill prevention plan and a hazardous waste contingency plan that complies with the department of environmental management rules and regulations for hazardous waste management (250-RICR-140-10-1).
3. Proposed water source and estimated volume of water use, including fire protection flow demands.
4. Documents illustrating how the proposed use or uses and structure or structures will comply with the requirements of this Chapter.
D. The administrative officer or the technical review committee shall have the authority to review and approve applications for development plan review that involve only changes in use code or minor alterations to existing structures. The applicant shall have the right to request planning board review of any conditions imposed by the administrative officer or the technical review committee on the administrative approval.
(Ord. dated 5-21-24)
E. The administrative officer, the technical review committee, or the planning board shall have the authority to impose conditions on development plan approval that are intended to maintain groundwater quality and to minimize groundwater withdrawal. The conditions shall be based on competent evidence in the record, and the decision shall include findings of fact to support the imposition of conditions.
(Ord. dated 5-21-24)