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22 Village Development Standards PUBLIC&CIVIC USE PROVISIONS Land designated as part of Public and Civic Uses may include the following: • Parks and squares;and • Community buildings and facilities, including meeting halls,libraries,post offices,schools, Land Use day care centers, churches, civic clubs, police and/or fire substations, recycling centers, maintenance facilities,and similar uses. Large scale recreational uses shall be located outside the village proper within the village conservancy. At least ten percent(10%)of the land area in the village proper shall be set aside for Public and Civic Areas. • Each village proper shall contain a central civic space or"village green"of at least one (1) acre in size. The village green shall be surrounded on at least three(3) sides by Storefront and/or Townhouse Areas which may include closely spaced, detached row houses, and storefront buildings or"shops". • Each village proper shall contain a "meeting hall" located adjacent to the village green, designed and sized to accommodate a village meeting, constructed in the early stages of village development, and owned and operated by the residents of the village; e.g., the homeowners association. • The requirement of providing a "meeting hall" may be satisfied through assurances that a community center, school or church may be used for and is of sufficient size to Land accommodate a village meeting. Allocation • At least five percent(5%)of the land area in the village proper shall be arranged in a series of parks and squares designed to serve as focal points for residential neighborhoods, and linked together by a system of pedestrian sidewalks and avenues. Wherever possible, they shall be positioned to form "terminal vistas" at the ends of streets or along bends in the street alignment. • At least two percent(2%)of the land area in the village proper shall be designated for other permitted public and civic uses such as schools, day care centers, churches, and similar uses. Land included in the village green, parks, and squares, may be counted toward satisfying the thirty-three percent(33%)open space requirement. Lots Buildings located in Public and Civic Areas shall be subject to the same setback and height & standards of uses on adjacent lots.For example,a meeting hall located adjacent to a Townhouse Buildings Area shall meet the same setback and building height standards as required for buildings in a Townhouse Area. • Streets fronting on Public and Civic Area lots shall conform to the same standards as land uses across from or adjoining the lots. For example, the streets fronting a meeting hall Streets located adjacent to a Townhouse Area shall meet the same standards as required in a & Townhouse Area. Alleys • Street trees shall be installed within four(4)feet of the property line abutting a street at no more than 40 foot intervals. They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet. • The number of parking and loading spaces shall be provided in accordance with Article 10 of the Zoning Ordinance. Parking • No fewer than 75 percent of the parking spaces shall be located to the rear of the building being served. The remaining spaces shall be accommodated in curbside parallel spaces and/or in side parking lots screened from the street.