In reviewing and determining whether to approve or disapprove a site plan, the Planning and Zoning Commission and Village Council shall consider the following criteria listed below, as appropriate:
A. The application shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances of the village.
B. The plan shall be in reasonable conformity with the comprehensive plan.
C. Reasonable provision shall be made to ensure that development will be served by essential public facilities and services such as highways, streets, parking spaces, police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse disposal, water and sewers or septic and schools.
D. Any building or structure shall be reasonably accessible to fire, police, emergency and service vehicles. When deemed necessary for access, emergency vehicle easements shall be provided. The access for fire, police and emergency vehicles shall be unobstructed at all times.
E. Adequate provision shall be made to ensure the compatibility of the proposed development, including mass, scale, site layout and site design with the character of the surrounding property and the neighborhood.
F. Open space provided is configured to make that open space usable, functional, and appropriate to the development proposed.
G. Streets and sidewalks shall, insofar as reasonably practicable, provide access and good traffic circulation to and from adjacent lands, existing streets and sidewalks.
H. Provision shall be made to ensure that adequate access roads or entrance or exit drives will be provided and will be designed and improved so as to prevent traffic hazards or problems and to minimize traffic congestion in public streets.
I. Adequate provision shall be made to ensure that the vehicular circulation elements of the proposed development will not create hazards to the safety of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on or off the site, disjointed vehicular or pedestrian circulation paths on or off the site, or undue interference and inconvenience to vehicular and pedestrian travel.
J. Adequate water mains and fire hydrants shall be provided in accessible places in accordance with good firefighting and fire prevention practice.
K. Adequate provision shall be made for the collection and disposition of all on and off site storm water and natural water, including, but not limited to, on site drainage retention facilities.
L. Adequate provision shall be made for the collection and disposition of sanitary sewage.
M. Adequate provision shall be made to avoid an increase in hazard to adjacent property from flood, increased runoff or water damage.
N. Adequate provision shall be made to clean, control and otherwise alleviate contamination or environmental hazards on land when the site is in an area found by the director of public health and safety to be contaminated by a toxic substance or otherwise to contain environmental hazards which are detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare.
O. Adequate provision shall be made to avoid glare of vehicular and stationary lights that would affect the established character of the neighborhood, and to the extent such lights will be visible across from any property line, the performance standards for illumination shall be met.
P. Adequate provision shall be made to ensure that the location, lighting and type of signs and the relationship of signs to traffic control is appropriate for the site and will not have an adverse effect on any adjacent properties. (Ord. O-44-02, 8-12-2002; amd. Ord. Ord. O-24-05, 6-13-2005; O-20-22, 5-9-2022)