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Order: Be it hereby ordained that Section 12 of the Revised Ordinances of 2020 effective 1/1/2020 be amended by adding Title 12, Chapter 12, Section 300 Site Plan Review to the Code of the City of Malden:
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12.12.300 SITE PLAN REVIEW - OTHER
A. Purpose and Intent: To set forth the process to establish reasonable regulations consistent with MGL Chapter 40A Section 3 of the design and layout of new non-residential buildings allowed by right in any district, including religious and educational institutions.
B. Applicability.
No building, structure or additional impervious surface exceeding 10,000 square feet, for a non-residential use, including any charitable or philanthropic, religious or educational use or purpose, shall be expanded in ground area, or established in an existing building not previously used for non-residential purposes, except in conformity with a site plan bearing an endorsement of approval by the Board of Appeals.
This section shall not apply to properties subject to Special Permit or Site Plan Review otherwise under Section 12, including but not limited to Section 12.12. 140 (Site Plan Review RIO), Section 12.12.200 (Malden River Site Plan Review) and Section 12.28.140 (Rowe's Quarry Reclamation and Redevelopment District).
C. Relationship to the Building Permit and Occupancy Permit:
This section shall apply as a pre-condition of the issuance of any building permit, without regard to the date of the filing of an application for a building or demolition permit.
The Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit unless and until a Site Plan Review has been completed, and a letter with site plan conditions, if any, has been forwarded to the Building Inspector by the Site Plan Review Committee within the time frame noted in Paragraph F. If the site plan review letter contains specific conditions, said conditions shall become conditions for the issuance of the building permit, among others, that the Building Inspector ...
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