Industrial - Planned Cluster Development
5.9 INDUSTRIAL - PLANNED CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
5.9.1 Purpose
For the purposes of providing planned industrial development in the Town of
Smithfield by allowing light industrial along street frontages and more intensive industrial uses in rear lots; providing a mix of large lots for single user industrial and smaller lots for multiple tenants and/or users; providing an economy of roads and internal parking than those normally associated with more conventional industrial development; and, in general promoting both the health, safety, convenience, welfare, and economic well-being of the Town as a whole, Planned
Industrial Cluster Developments are encouraged, subject to the conditions contained herein.
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5.9.2 Petitions
Any plan for a Planned Industrial Cluster Development must first petition the
Board for a Special Use Permit(s), where applicable, for the use(s) requested therein in accordance with §4.3, “Table of Uses” and §10.8, “Variances and
Special Use Permits”, the petitioner may proceed for plan approval as provided in
Section 5.9.3, “Procedure”.
5.9.3 Procedure
A. Any person may submit to the Planning Board for approval a plan of land containing two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of land or more in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. Said land may be further subdivided into lots containing not less than forty thousand (40,000)
square feet per industrial use.
B. Prior to the granting of approval hereunder, an application shall be submitted to the Planning Board which shall be comprised of the following:
(1) A properly completed application form and materials which shall include: a) The location of the proposed development.
b) The size of the site in square feet or acres.
c) The number of proposed building lots and the size of each in square feet.
d) The arrangement of industrial uses along street or roadway frontages.
e) The arrangement of other industrial uses in the interior portions of the development.
(2) A Pre-application Sketch Plan of the entire proposed development properly drawn and conforming to the requirements of the Land
Development and Subdivision Review Regulations of the Town of Smithfield, and with the following: a) The lots which are to be used as frontage lots and the lot or lots to be placed in interior parts of the development shall be indicated.
b) For each building lot, four (4) site lines showing yard setbacks as otherwise required by this Ordinance shall be indicated, which the entire building, including accessory structures, if any, must lie.
c) A sketch showing natural features to be altered shall be filed.
C. In connection with an application hereunder, the Planning Board shall note the following determinations as a minimum:
(1) That the application form referred to in §5.9.3(B1) herein is properly completed.
(2) That the plans referred to in §5.9.2(b2) are properly completed.
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(3) That the minimum yard, lot coverage, and building height requirements comply with §5.4, - Table 1 - “Dimensional
Regulations”.
(4) That the uses requested therein comply with §4.3 - “Table of Uses”
and that any Special Permits had been duly approved by the Board in accordance with §10.8.
5.9.4 Area
A. The area of the tract shown on the plan shall be at least two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet of land or more and may be further subdivided into lots containing not less than forty thousand (40,000)
square feet per industrial use.
B. The frontage and other yard requirements shall comply with §5.4 for all lots that are two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet or more. For those that are less than two hundred thousand (200,000) square feet but more than forty thousand (40,000) square feet, the following schedule be utilized:
| Lot Area, in square feet | Minimum Frontage & Lot Width | Minimum Front Yard | Minimum Side Yard | Minimum Rear Yard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200,000 | 300 ft. | 100 ft. | 40 ft. | 50 ft. |
| 175,000 | 250 ft. | 100 ft. | 40 ft. | 50 ft. |
| 160,000 | 200 ft. | 100 ft. | 40 ft. | 50 ft. |
| 80,000 | 200 ft. | 50 ft. | 30 ft. | 40 ft. |
| 40,000 | 150 ft. | 40 ft. | 20 ft. | 20 ft. |
5.9.5 Other Considerations
There shall be a buffer strip of one hundred (100) feet along the entire perimeter of the development that abuts a residential district.
5.9.6 Hearing and Approval
A. Prior to filing and application for approval of a Planned Industrial Cluster
Development under this Section, the owner shall submit a pre-application sketch plan for the site. The Planning Board may approved or deny such application after conducting a public hearing thereon in accordance with the procedure set out in §10.8(B). The Planning Board, where necessary for preserving the public health, safety, and welfare, may impose further restrictions upon the tract, or parts thereof, as a condition to granting approval hereunder. The Planning Board may also require that the applicant supply it with further information as it deems necessary to make a decision under this Section.
B. The Planning Board shall approve a Planned Industrial Cluster
Development if it finds after such hearing that:
(1) The plan promotes the more efficient use of the land by providing less intensive uses along street frontages and more intensive uses in the interior parts of the development.
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(2) The building lots shown thereon comply with the dimensional requirements provided in this Section.
(3) The uses comply with all other provisions of this Ordinance, including signs, off-street parking and loading.