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A. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a site plan as approved by the Town Board, based on the review and recommendations of the Town Planning Board and, if appropriate, the Town’s Engineer, Highway Superintendent and/or Code Enforcement Officer and upon the opinions and concerns brought up at a required public hearing(s), if any. B. An approved site plan need not accompany an application for a building permit to construct any of the following: 1. A one-family or two-family dwelling and its permitted accessory uses or structures. 2. Acommercial improvement, either in the form of an addition to an existing structure or the construction of a new structure, which upon completion, will be less than 2,500 square feet. Notwithstanding this exception, if.an applicant, during any three-year period, has engaged in a series of small improvements on his, her, or its property which, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, are intended to circumvent the requirements for a site plan review, Code Enforcement Officer may, in his or her reasonable judgement view all of those improvements in the aggregate in determining whether or not any such improvement or improvements would be excluded from the requirement of a site plan because of the amount of improved square footage involved. 3. Improvements on agricultural properties or farms within the Town of Aurora which would either not otherwise be subject to the issuance of a building permit or which are located in the rear of existing improvements, provided that such improvements are located on a parcel of land of 10 acres or more. . 4. Construction for the purposes of accessibility. C. Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this §95-2, a site plan review will be required for any commercial improvement constructed ona property which immediately adjoins or is directly across the street from or is within 500’ of a property which is zoned residential by the Town 95-3 Review Procedures A. Upon applying for a building permit which requires:a site plan review, the Code Enforcemen t Officer will advise the applicant of the specific materials which need to be submitted to the Planning Board and/or Town Board for review. This step is designed to save the applicant from possible future delays. The Code Enforcement Officer will review the basic site design concept and advise the applicant as to potential problems and concerns and will assist the applicant in determining the information needed to begin a preliminary site plan review. In order to accomplish these objectives, the applicant shall provide sketches of the proposed development, together with an area map showing the location of the site in relation to neighboring points of interest. B. At this time, the Town’s designated state environmental quality review (SEQR) officer will decide if an environmental review is necessary. C. All materials needed for a site plan review will be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, together with a completed site plan review application to be developed by and obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer. A nonrefundable fee, the exact amount of which will be