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ARTICLE 7 _ SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (Continued) <br />PLANNING <br />STAFF <br />Ordinance Requirements FINDINGS EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />Article 7.14.3 sets forth "site <br />planning" standards with which an <br />applicant must comply. Standards <br />regarding "external relationships" <br />are as follows: <br />a) 1. Access points provided to _x —Yes No <br />encourage smooth traffic <br />flow with controlled turning <br />movements and minimum hazard <br />to vehicular or pedestrian <br />traffic. Use of minor <br />streets by substantial <br />traffic is discouraged. <br />a) 2. Safe and convenient routes _X—Yes No <br />provided for pedestrians <br />and motorcyclists. Crossings <br />safely marked, located and <br />controlled. <br />a) 3. Visibility provided at N /A-Yes No <br />intersections (pedestrian <br />and vehicular) in <br />accordance with Article 6.8. <br />a) 4. 100 -foot open space provided N /A_Yes <br />along perimeter of PD -II <br />district. Recreational use <br />and off- street parking set <br />back at least 75 feet of <br />district boundary. <br />a) 5. Yards, fences, walks or _x —Yes <br />vegetation provided to <br />screen off undesirable <br />views, lighting, noise, <br />etc. Parking /loading areas <br />and refuse collection/ <br />storage areas screened. <br />Access will be provided via a private <br />drive to State Road 1719, Friends School <br />Road. No minor streets will be affected <br />by this development. <br />Since there is no through traffic, <br />vehicle speeds are slow, allowing for <br />safe pedestrian circulation. Most of <br />the existing structures /facilities are <br />Located on the west side of the entrance <br />drive which minimizes pedestrian crossings. <br />There are no internal intersections. <br />Sight distance is adequate at Friends <br />School Road. <br />No N/A - 100 foot open space not required. <br />Schools are permitted in all residential <br />districts. No new parking is proposed. <br />Existing parking areas are at least 25 <br />feet off lot boundaries. <br />No <br />a) 6. Maximum building height _,x —Yes No <br />complies with standards <br />set forth in Article <br />6.12.3 and Article 5.1.1 <br />a) 7. Signs to be erected in _x—Yes No <br />accordance with Article 9. <br />Most of the parking is screened by <br />existing vegetation. <br />(Condition #2) <br />N/A - Maximum building height in Ra <br />district is 25 feet. The height of <br />the modular classroom is fifteen feet. <br />The existing sign meets the requirements <br />contained in Article 9. <br />91 <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD <br />FINDINGS <br />7 <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />