Section 3-7

Other

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure site plan exemption256 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Accessory structures or improvements less than 256 square feet in area.

• Final site plan validity5 years

  approval of a final site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained for construction in accordance therewith

• Land disturbance site plan exemption10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Filling and grading operations where the area of land disturbance is less than 10,000 square feet where no impervious structures, surfaces or improvements will be installed and no clearing undertaken.

• Preliminary site plan validity12 months

  If no final site plan is submitted within 12 months of the approved preliminary site plan and construction has not begun within the time period approved by the Town Council, the preliminary site plan approved shall lapse

• Final site plan approval time60 days

  the final site plan shall be approved or disapproved within 60 days after it has been officially submitted for approval

• Slope treatment threshold10 pct

  proposed treatment of slopes in excess of 10% to prevent soil erosion and excessive runoff

• Traffic impact study threshold100 trips

  A proposed use that generates 100 or more trips during the peak hour for that use shall be required to submit a full traffic impact study.