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   8.1.3   Required Improvements
      (A)   General Requirements
         The developer or applicant shall be required to do the following unless specified otherwise in this Ordinance:
         (1)   Dedicate any additional right-of-way necessary to achieve the width required by the Town's Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Facilities Master Plan, and public utility plans for all streets adjoining the property;
         (2)   Reserve, but not dedicate, right-of-way for controlled access highways;
         (3)   Install curbs and gutters along all streets adjoining the property and to pave all streets adjoining the property, in accordance with the requirements set out in the Town's Standard Specifications and Details Manual and the Town's Comprehensive Transportation Plan ;
         (4)   Install sidewalks and pedestrian pathways in accordance with the requirements set out in the Town's Comprehensive Transportation Plan and Standard Specifications and Details Manual where warranted for the public safety and convenience in view of existing and expected pedestrian traffic;
         (5)   Install street signs in accordance with Section 8.1.4(F) below;
         (6)   Install street lighting in accordance with Section 8.1.4(G) below;
         (7)   For residential development, provide open space and recreational facilities;
         (8)   Install public utilities in accordance with Section 8.1.4(E); and
         (9)   Install transit amenities in accordance with Section 8.1.4(J).
      (B)   Exceptions to General Requirements
         Development activities requiring development plan approval that have minimal impact on transportation networks and other infrastructure systems are not required to install or provide the required improvements listed in Section 8.1.3(A), as provided below:
         (1)   Development Plans Exempt From All General Requirements
            Development plans meeting any of the criteria listed below shall not be required to meet the requirements listed in Section 8.1.3(A), with exception of utilities otherwise required per the Town Code of Ordinances, Town Policy 23, the State Building Code or Fire Code, and other applicable state or federal regulations.
            (a)   Development activity which requires development plan approval due only to impacts to an Urban Transition Buffer, riparian buffer or wetland, provided that the impact is classified as "exempt" or "allowable" in Table 14.6-2;
            (b)   The installation or expansion of components of site infrastructure such as retaining walls, entry features, and site utilities; or
            (c)   The addition of new or expanded recreational features such as tot lots, community gardens, playgrounds, trails, gazebos and similar facilities, but not including recreational facilities that function as a destination and generate additional traffic, such as sportfields and swimming pools.
            Whereas right-of-way dedication is not required for development plans meeting the criteria listed above, no structure shall be placed in the area necessary to achieve the right-of-way width required by the Town's Comprehensive Transportation Plan, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Facilities Master Plan, and public utility plans for all streets adjoining the property.
         (2)   Development Plans Exempt From All General Requirements Except Right-of-Way Dedication
         Development plans meeting any of the following criteria shall not be required to meet the requirements listed in Section 8.1.3(A)(2) through (9), with exception of utilities otherwise required per the Town Code of Ordinances, Town Policy 23, the State Building Code or Fire Code, and other applicable state or federal regulations.
            (a)   A change in use of an existing building or structure that does not generate one hundred (100) or more additional peak hour trips as defined in Section 3.4.1(D)(3);
            (b)   The cumulative addition of the greater of five thousand (5,000) square feet to an existing structure, or the replacement of a demolished structure or five percent (5%) of the total square footage of the buildings on the site, provided such cumulative addition does not generate one hundred (100) or more additional peak hour trips as defined in Section 3.4.1(D)(3);
            (c)   The installation of or expansion of un-manned utility infrastructure facilities that do not generate daily traffic, such as telecommunication facilities, utility substations, and water towers;
            (d)   The cumulative addition of up to thirty (30) parking spaces;
            (e)   The creation of a one (1)-time subdivision of one (1) additional residential lot from an existing lot located in a previously approved residential subdivision containing more than three (3) lots; or
            (f)   A development plan which would otherwise be classified as an “exempt” subdivision as described in Section 12.4, where the applicant has offered dedication of right-of-way.