§ 240-103. Site development standards., Article IX. Site Plan Review, Chapter 240. Zoning, Part I. General Ordinances, Code of Ordinances, Barnstable

A reasonable effort shall be made to conserve and protect natural features that are of some lasting benefit to the site, its environs and the community at large.

Slopes which exceed 10% shall be protected by appropriate measures against erosion, runoff, and unstable soil, trees and rocks. Measures shall be taken to stabilize the land surface from unnecessary disruption. Such stabilization measures shall be the responsibility of the property owner.

The placement of buildings, structures, fences, lighting and fixtures on each site shall not interfere with traffic circulation, safety, appropriate use and enjoyment of adjacent properties.

At any driveway, a visibility triangle shall be provided in which nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow so as to materially impede vision from within motor vehicles between a height of three feet and eight feet above the average center-line grades of the intersecting street and driveway, said triangle being bounded by the intersection of the street line and the edges of a driveway and a line joining points along said lines 20 feet distant from their projected intersection.

Adequate illumination shall be provided to parking lots and other areas for vehicular and pedestrian circulation. In no case shall freestanding illumination devices be installed to a height exceeding 15 feet in a residential district.

[Amended 11-7-2019 by Order No. 2020-021]

(1)

Any outdoor lighting shall be directed on site only.

(2)

Light fixtures shall have a total cutoff of all light at less than 90° and a beam cutoff of less than 75°. Attached building or wall pack lighting should be screened by the building's architectural features or contain a forty-five-degree cutoff shield.

(3)

For commercial or mixed use developments, trespass of light at the property boundary shall not exceed 0.1 footcandle. Where commercial or mixed use developments abut a residential district, trespass of light at that boundary shall not exceed 0.05 footcandle. For developments that are exclusively residential, trespass of light at property boundaries shall not exceed 0.05 footcandle. At driveways, lighting may be up to 0.5 footcandle at the property line adjacent to a roadway. Electric service for lighting on posts or poles shall be placed underground.

(4)

In no case shall exterior or outdoor lighting cause glare that impacts motorists, pedestrians or neighboring premises.

All areas designed for vehicular use shall be paved with a minimum of either a three-inch bituminous asphalt concrete, a six-inch portland cement concrete pavement, or other surface, such as brick, cobblestone or gravel, as approved by the Town Engineer.

All parking spaces shall be arranged and clearly marked in accordance with the parking lot design standards contained in § 240-104 herein. Signs and pavement markings shall be used as appropriate to control approved traffic patterns.

All utility service transmission systems, including but not limited to electrical, telephone, cable and other communication lines, shall, whenever practicable, be placed underground or moved behind buildings.

All surface water runoff from structures and impervious surfaces shall be disposed of on site, but in no case shall surface water drainage be across sidewalks or public or private ways. In no case, shall surface water runoff be drained directly into wetlands or water bodies. Drainage systems shall be designed to minimize the discharge of pollutants by providing appropriately designed vegetated drainage channels and sedimentation basins that allow for adequate settling of suspended solids and maximum infiltration. Dry wells, leaching pits and other similar drainage structures may be used only where other methods are not practicable. All such drainage structures shall be preceded by oil, grease and sediment traps to facilitate removal of contaminants. All calculations shall be for a twenty-year storm and shall be reviewed by the Town Engineer.

In addition to the provisions of this section, all other applicable requirements of this chapter shall be complied with.

Storage areas. Exposed storage areas, machinery, garbage dumpsters, recyclable storage, service areas, truck loading areas, utility buildings and structures shall be screened from view of abutting properties and streets using planting, fences and other methods compatible with this chapter. Garbage dumpsters shall be located in designated areas, and where feasible, shared with other uses.

Craigville Beach District implementing regulation: additional site development standards.

[Adopted 1-19-2011 by Ord. No. 11-01 of the Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates pursuant to Ch. 716 of the Acts of 1989 (Cape Cod Commission Act)]

(1)

Stormwater management. Within the Craigville Beach District, for nonresidential uses including nonresidential parking lots, all new development, expansions, modifications, alterations and changes in use shall obtain the approval of the Building Commissioner for a stormwater management plan that meets the following requirements:

(a)

Stormwater management and erosion controls shall use best management practices, low-impact designs and other adaptive management practices that at a minimum accommodate the twenty-four-hour, twenty-five-year storm event and, to the maximum extent feasible, conform to the Massachusetts Stormwater Management Standards adopted pursuant to 310 CMR 10.05(6)(k), Policy, and guidelines as set forth in the Massachusetts Stormwater Handbook; and

(b)

A long-term operation, inspection and maintenance plan that ensures stormwater management systems will function as designed.

(2)

Planting and vegetation management. Within the Craigville Beach District, for nonresidential uses including nonresidential parking lots, all new development, expansions, modifications, alterations and changes in use shall obtain the approval of the Building Commissioner for a planting and vegetation management plan that incorporates the use of native and drought-resistant plantings that minimize the need for irrigation and the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Drip irrigation should be used as an alternative to spray irrigation for establishing plantings and maintaining plantings under extreme drought conditions.