§ 85-500. Requirements.

All development and construction in the J Business 8 District is subject to compliance with the following requirements, standards and criteria:

A. 

Site criteria.

(1) 

Minimum lot size of five acres.

B. 

Dimensional requirements.

(1) 

All building setbacks shall be equal to building height.

(2) 

Fifty-foot minimum setbacks for all outdoor recreational areas.

(3) 

A minimum of two stories and a maximum of four stories.

(4) 

Fifty-foot maximum building height.

(5) 

Fifteen-percent maximum lot occupancy, except where convention center facilities are included within the principal structure, lot occupancy may be increased to a maximum of 17%.

(6) 

Minimum of 1,250 square feet of lot area per sleeping room.

(7) 

Minimum road frontage: 300 feet.

C. 

The Town Board may, upon its enactment to include any lands within the J Business 8 (Hotel-Motel) Zoning Classification District, condition such enactment upon the applicant receiving a variance from the Board of Appeals waiving or varying any of the dimensional requirements set forth hereinabove in this article, upon the Zoning Board's finding and determination that among the other factors to consider as set forth in § 85-57B said waiver would not be detrimental to the surrounding area and not result in substantial adverse impacts to the natural environment and/or physical conditions of the surrounding area.

D. 

All proposed development in this zoning district shall be subject to site plan review and approval by the Planning Board.

E. 

Design criteria. All development located within this zoning district shall be subject to the following criteria:

(1) 

Fully landscaped front yard.

(2) 

A one-hundred-foot-wide natural and/or revegetated buffer shall be established along all lot lines, except access driveways and/or walkways.

(3) 

Perimeter fencing for all outdoor recreational areas.

(4) 

Outdoor lighting shall be inwardly directed and designed to eliminate and/or minimize light spillage and/or deflection to neighboring properties.

(5) 

No independent public exterior access shall be permitted for accessory uses and/or structures.

(6) 

Outside storage of commercial equipment of any kind is prohibited.

(7) 

Exterior doors of all motel units shall be fully visible to, and open directly onto parking areas.

F. 

Exemption. This provision shall not be applicable to site plan applications pending and/or under review by the Planning Board and/or the Division of Planning as of the effective date of §§ 85-496 through 85-501.