§ 85-484. Minimum site improvements.

Except as otherwise provided herein, all development shall meet or exceed the minimum standards contained within the Town Code of the Town of Brookhaven, and comply with the following requirements:

A. 

Building design and architecture:

(1) 

Architectural elevations shall be submitted for review and approval to the Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management at the time of site plan submission.

(2) 

All architectural elevations and building design shall comply with the design standards contained in the Main Street Business Design Manual and any amendments thereto.

(3) 

The Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management reserves the right to require additional architectural amenities.

(4) 

Existing structures on the site cannot be modified or altered without the approval of the Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management.

(5) 

Modifications to the above-referenced design standards shall require the review and approval of the Planning Board.

B. 

Landscaping/Buffering.

(1) 

A landscaping and buffering plan shall be submitted for review and approval to the Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management at the time of site plan submission.

(2) 

All landscaping and buffering plans shall comply with § 85-843, Land development standards, Subsection A(3), (5), (6), (7) and (8).

(3) 

All uses shall maintain a minimum perimeter buffer area of 25 feet adjacent to any residential zoning district.

(4) 

All planting street trees and landscaping as required pursuant to an approved landscaping plan shall be completed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

(5) 

Existing landscaping and buffering on the site cannot be modified or altered without the prior approval of the Department of Planning, Environment and Land Management.