Southtowns Record

5D.-CODE REVIEW UPDATES

Government
Town of Aurora
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Feb 4, 2026
Kind
Other
Topics
Zoning and land use, Public safety, Water, sewer and drainage, Energy and data center siting, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Roads and traffic

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as approved by the Town
  A.  Allapplications for building permits shall be accompanied by a site plan
  Board and, if
  Board, based on the review and recommendations of the Town Planning
  Enforcement Officer and
  appropriate, the Town’s Engineer, Highway Superintendent and/or Code
  ), if any.
  upon the opinions and concerns brought up at a required public hearing(s
  permit to construct any
  B.  Anapproved site plan need not accompany an application for a building
  of the following:
  structures.
  1.  Aone-family or two-family dwelling and its permitted accessory uses or
  structure or
  2.  Acommercial improvement, either in the form of an addition to an existing
  be less than 2,500
  the construction of a new structure, which upon completion, will
  three-year
  square feet. Notwithstanding this exception, if an applicant, during any
  which,
  period, has engaged in a series of small improvements on his, her, or its property
  the
  in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, are intended to circumvent
  his or her
  requirements for a site plan review, Code Enforcement Officer may, in
  in determining
  reasonable judgement view all of those improvements in the aggregate
  from the
  whether or not any such improvement or improvements would be excluded
  involved.
  requirement of a site plan because of the amount of improved square footage
  which
  3.  Improvements on agricultural properties or farms within the Town of Aurora
  or  which are
  would either not otherwise be subject to the issuance of a building permit
  ments are
  located in the rear of existing improvements, provided that such improve
  located on a parcel of land of 10 acres or more.
  A. Construction for the purposes of accessibility.
  review will be required
  C.  Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this §95-2, a site plan
  tely adjoins or is
  for any commercial improvement constructed on a property which immedia
  zoned residential by the
  directly across the street from or is within 500’ of a property which is
  Town

95-3 Review Procedures

  Code Enforcement
  A.  Upon applying for a building permit which requires a site plan review, the
  be submitted to the
  Officer will advise the applicant of the specific materials which need to
  save the applicant
  Planning Board and/or Town Board for review. This step is designed to
  the basic site design
  from possible future delays. The Code Enforcement Officer will review
  and will assist the
  concept and advise the applicant as to potential problems and concerns
  ary site plan review. In
  applicant in determining the information needed to begin a prelimin
  of the proposed
  order to accomplish these objectives, the applicant shall provide sketches
  site in relation to
  development, together with an area map showing the location of the
  neighboring points of interest.
  (SEQR) officer will
  B.  At this time, the Town’s designated state environmental quality review
  decide if an environmental review is necessary.
  Enforcement Officer,
  C.  All materials needed for a site plan review will be filed with the Code
  ed by and obtained
  together with a completed site plan review application to be develop
  amount of which will be
  from the Code Enforcement Officer. A nonrefundable fee, the exact