(1) Conformance with this chapter and other adopted Town plans, an approved development plan that includes the subject site, if one exists, and all other applicable laws;
(2) Compatibility of the proposed development with the natural features of the land and the environmental attributes of the site;
(3) The project's compliance with grading and drainage requirements of the Town;
(4) The project's compliance with the Town's Flood Damage Prevention Law;
Editor's Note: See Ch. 77, Flood Damage Prevention.
(5) The general layout and design of buildings, lighting, signage, open space and development features consistent with reasonable planning principles;
(6) The location and design of vehicular entrances/exits, including emergency access and fire lanes, in relation to the street system, traffic circulation and control within the site, and coordination of access points and circulation with adjoining properties;
(7) The provision and protection of pedestrian movement on the site and coordination of pedestrian movement on adjoining properties and the street system;
(8) The location, design, layout and adequacy of parking, loading and stacking areas, including the provision of opportunities for handicapped parking;
(9) Provision of landscaping, screening and buffers to complement development and protect adjacent uses and public rights-of-way from unsightliness, noise, glare and other nuisances. Such elements shall also be used to promote the availability of green space in nonresidential development and recreation space in residential development to avoid a continuous paved or built environment;
(10)
Adequate provision of drainage and stormwater management facilities;
(11) Adequacy of sewer and water facilities, fire protection and conformance with Town regulations for the provision and construction of those services;
(12) Where appropriate and applicable, the concurrence of Town agencies, New York State Department of Transportation, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and other county or state agencies, as appropriate; and
(13) Meeting the requirements for a site plan, as identified in this chapter.
In approving the site plan the Planning board "may impose special conditions or modifications limiting the use or occupancy of the proposed land and development consistent with the intent and purposes of this chapter. Any conditions so imposed shall become a part of the site plan approval and must be satisfied prior to the issuance of any permits for development. No building or other development permit shall be issued for property that is subject to a site plan except in conformity with the approved plan for that site."