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   8.1.1   General Design Standards
   All development plans submitted under Section 3.9 of this Ordinance shall meet the following standards before they may be approved:
      (A)   The proposed development shall comply with the lot area, width, front yard, side yard, rear yard, height, lot coverage requirements and other development standards for the zoning district in which it is located, as set forth in Chapter 6;
      (B)   The proposed development shall comply with the off-street parking and loading requirements set forth in 7.8 of this Ordinance;
      (C)   The proposed development shall comply with the appearance, landscaping, and buffer requirements set forth in Sections 7.2 and 7.7 of this Ordinance;
      (D)   Traffic circulation and control patterns within the site shall be adequate to provide access to adjoining properties and streets;
      (E)   Walkways shall be located so that pedestrians may walk from store to store or building to building on the site and on adjacent properties, with the minimum possible conflicts with vehicular traffic and the maximum possible efficiency or pedestrian circulation;
      (F)   Wherever possible, all walkways, travel lanes, and driveways shall be connected with related facilities in adjacent properties;
      (G)   Where on-site travel lanes and/or driveways connect to adjacent properties and allow traffic movement between adjacent properties, such lanes and driveways shall be constructed with curbs and gutters meeting the requirements of the Town's Standard Specifications and Details Manual ;
      (H)   Parking shall not be allowed along the travel lanes and driveways and adequate no-parking signs shall be installed along all such travel lanes and driveways;
      (I)   Water supplies, fire protection, facilities, and sanitary sewer facilities shall be adequate to serve the type and amount of development proposed;
      (J)   Drainage systems shall be adequate for the disposition and treatment of stormwater;
      (K)   The proposed development shall meet all other applicable requirements of this Ordinance, and, unless otherwise specified, shall comply with applicable provisions in supplemental documents such as, but not limited to, those listed in Section 1.4;
      (L)   All non-residential development shall be designed to allow for cross access to compatible adjacent properties to encourage shared access points on public or private streets. This requirement may be waived if the Planning Director determines that cross access is impractical due to physical site constraints, such as topography, presence of stream buffers or other natural features, or lot dimensions; or due to presence of existing development or infrastructure on the proposed site or an adjacent site.
      (M)   The proposed development, if required by Section 3.9.2 to submit a Traffic Management Plan, shall comply with the requirements of the Traffic Management Plan. The Traffic Management Plan must demonstrate that adequate on-site circulation and safety for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles can be provided. Sufficient on-site vehicular storage must be provided for anticipated volumes of vehicles and buses such that vehicular queues do not enter the public right of way or cause other traffic-related safety issues.