Application procedure

A.  A master plan for the entire Flex Tech zoning district must be approved by the planning board prior to the subdivision and development of any portion of the zoning district.

B.  After a master plan has been approved, the zoning district may be subdivided and developed.

C.  Approval of a master plan and subsequent subdivision of the zoning district into individual lots for development shall be according to the procedure provided for approval of major subdivisions and land development projects under Article V of the town of Richmond land development and subdivision regulations.  The planning board may require information in addition to that required by the land development and subdivision regulations, provided that the reason for requiring such information is accompanied by findings of fact and reduced to writing.

At the master plan application stage, the applicant shall submit to the planning board evidence that the proposed design is consistent with the intent of this chapter by providing a working environment that satisfies the purposes of this chapter.  At the preapplication stage of review, the applicant shall submit the following information in addition to that required by the pre-application checklist for major land developments or major subdivisions:

1. Location map showing the proposed project within the context of a one-quarter mile area, with existing streets and community facilities, approved projects and existing land uses;

2. Proposed land uses, population densities and building intensities;

3. Proposed circulation pattern, indicating all pub-lic and private streets;

4. Proposed parks, playgrounds, school sites and open spaces;

5. Land use marketability study of proposed commercial uses;

6. Identification of the developments construction phasing;

7. Relation to future land uses in the surrounding area and comprehensive plan; and

8. Anticipated impact of the proposed development on the existing environment and municipal services.

D.  Such documentation shall include, but is not limited to, elevations of the proposed buildings and detailed site plans.  The planning board may require a traffic impact analysis, an environmental assessment, or an environmental impact statement, in accordance with Article III, Section E of the land development and subdivision regulations. 

(Ord. dated 11-16-02(part))