Section 14.08
Based upon the following standards, the Planning Commission may recommend approval, approval with conditions, or denial of the site plan:
General. All elements of the site plan shall be designed to take into account the site's topography, existing historical and architectural features, the size and type of plot, the character of adjoining property, and the traffic operations of adjacent streets. The site shall be developed so as not to impede the normal and orderly development or improvement of surrounding property for uses permitted in this Article.
Building Design. The building design shall relate to the surrounding environment in regard to texture, scale, mass, proportion, and color. High standards of construction and quality materials will be incorporated into the new development in accordance with the requirements of Article 2, Division 3, Section 05.03-05.05 Site Development Requirements.
Preservation of Significant Natural Features. Judicious effort shall be used to preserve the integrity of the land, existing topography, and natural features, in particular woodlands, MDEQ- designated/regulated wetlands, and, to a lesser extent, wetlands which are not regulated by the MDEQ.
Landscaping. The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as practical, by removing only those areas of vegetation or making those alterations to the topography which are reasonably necessary to develop the site in accordance with the requirements of this Article. Landscaping shall be preserved and/or provided to ensure that proposed uses will be adequately buffered from one another and from surrounding public and private property. Landscaping, landscape buffers and greenbelts shall be provided and designed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Division 3: Landscape Standards and Tree Replacement.
Streets. All streets shall be developed in accordance with the Village of Mayville engineering and construction standards, unless developed as a private road in accordance with the requirements of Article 3, Division 1, Section 08.28. Private Road Standards.
Access, Driveways, and Circulation. Safe, convenient, un-congested, and well defined vehicular and pedestrian circulation within and to the site shall be provided and shall meet the following criteria:
driveways and other provisions for vehicular circulation shall comply with the provisions of Article 4, Division 2: Access Management And Driveway Standards.
Emergency Vehicle Access. All buildings or groups of buildings shall be arranged so as to permit necessary emergency vehicle access as required by the Village fire and police departments.
Sidewalks, Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation. The arrangement of public or common ways for vehicular and pedestrian circulation shall be connected to existing or planned streets and sidewalks/pedestrian or bicycle pathways in the area in accordance with Article 3, Section 08.33. Sidewalks, Bike paths, and Other Walkways.
Barrier-free Access. The site has been designed to provide barrier-free parking and pedestrian circulation.
Parking. The number and dimensions of off-street parking spaces shall be sufficient to meet the minimum required by Article 4, Division 1: Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards. However, where warranted by overlapping or shared parking arrangements, the Planning Commission or Village Council may reduce the required number of parking spaces as permitted in Shared Parking, Section0 9.06., Parking Lot Deferment.
Loading and Storage. All loading and unloading areas and outside storage areas shall be screened as determined by the Planning Commission in accordance with Article 4, Division 3: Landscape Standards and Tree Replacement.
Soil Erosion Control. The site shall have adequate lateral support so as to ensure that there will be no erosion of soil or other material. The final determination as to adequacy of, or need for, lateral support shall be made by the Village Engineer.
Utilities. Public water and sewer facilities shall be available or shall be provided for by the developer as part of the site development, where such systems are available.
Stormwater Management. Appropriate measures shall be taken to ensure that removal of surface waters will not adversely affect neighboring properties or the public storm drainage system. Provisions shall be made to accommodate stormwater which complements the natural drainage patterns and wetlands, prevent erosion, and the formation of dust. Sharing of stormwater facilities with adjacent properties shall be encouraged. The use of detention/retention ponds may be required. Surface water on all paved areas shall be collected at intervals so that it will not obstruct the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or create standing water.
Lighting. Exterior lighting, in accordance with Article 4, Division 5: Lighting Standards, shall be arranged so that it is deflected away from adjacent properties and so that it does not impede the vision of traffic along adjacent streets. Flashing or intermittent lights shall not be permitted.
Noise. The site has been designed, buildings so arranged, and activities/equipment programmed to minimize the emission of noise, particularly for sites adjacent to residential districts.
Mechanical Equipment and Utilities. Mechanical equipment and utilities, roof, building and ground mounted, shall be screened in accordance with the requirements of Article 3, Division 1,