§ 167-47. Application procedures.

A. 

The approval procedure, fees, submittals, standards, requirements, variances and modifications shall be the same as those specified in the Subdivision Regulations, Chapter 143, Article II, of the Town of Malta for the review and approval of a proposed subdivision of land and § 278 of the Town Law.

B. 

The applicant shall submit, at successive stages, a concept sketch plan, preliminary submission and final submission in accordance with the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations and in conformance with the current zoning regulations. In addition, the applicant, at each stage, shall provide the following information:

(1) 

The proposed number, type and arrangements of residential units and computation of overall residential density per gross acre.

(2) 

A tabulation of the total number of acres in the proposed project and the percentage designated for each use area.

(3) 

The proposed location and acreage for greenways, multipurpose trails, walkways, parks, playgrounds, natural watercourses and other open spaces.

(4) 

The computation of open space area.

(5) 

A draft proposal for maintenance/ownership of open space. In the event that the application of this procedure results in a plat showing lands available for park, recreation, open space or other municipal purposes directly related to the plat, then the Planning Board, as a condition of plat approval, may establish such conditions on the ownership, use and maintenance of such lands as it deems necessary to ensure the preservation of such lands for their intended purposes. The ownership options include land conservancy, homeowners' association or other appropriate ownership. The developer shall propose a method for ownership of the open space or parkland.

C. 

Preapplication conference with Planning Board. The applicant shall schedule a meeting with the Planning Department and members of the Planning Board to walk the site and hold a workshop to discuss procedures and to obtain advice from the Planning Board on feasibility, layout, location of greenways and open space and any special considerations for the subdivision design. The applicant shall furnish 15 copies of a sketch plan of the proposal pursuant to all requirements in § 143-4 of the Subdivision Regulations 30 days prior to the meeting with the Planning Board. It is recommended that a sketch of the open space cluster be presented at the workshop from a professional cluster subdivision design team. In addition, the applicant shall identify on the sketch the approximate location of the following features on site and within 200 feet of the site:

(1) 

Potential wetland areas, ponds, drainage paths and waterways.

(2) 

Geologic formations, such as rock outcroppings, cliffs, sinkholes, and fault lines.

(3) 

Floodplains.

(4) 

Existing pathways and trail linkages.

(5) 

Wildlife habitats.

(6) 

Hedgerows.

(7) 

Stone walls.

(8) 

Significant areas of vegetation such as cultivated land, permanent grassland, meadow, pasture, old fields, hedgerow, groves and trees with a caliper in excess of 15 inches. The actual canopy line of existing trees and woodlands shall be shown. Vegetative types shall be described by plant community, relative size and condition.

(9) 

Historical, archaeological and cultural features.

(10) 

Views, both on-site and off-site.

(11) 

Aquifers and aquifer recharge areas.

(12) 

Slopes with a grade of 15% or greater (upon satisfactory demonstration to the Town, the Planning Board may consider development on such slopes).

(13) 

Ridgelines.

(14) 

Man-made features such as streets, driveways, farm roads, woods roads, buildings, foundations, walls, wells, drainage fields, dumps, utilities, fire hydrants, and storm and sanitary sewers, old cellar holes, foundations and graves.

(15) 

Any feature identified during the site walk by the Town as significant.

(16) 

Such additional information as the Planning Board may reasonably request and deem necessary to make the determinations required by the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act and this chapter.