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92 <br />ARTICLE 7 SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (Continued) <br />PLANNING PLANNING <br />STAFF BOARD <br />ordinance RR uirements. FINDINGS EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS <br />Standards regarding "internal <br />relationships" are as follows: <br />b) 1. Streets, drives and parking _x_Yes <br />areas provide safe and <br />convenient access for <br />dwellings and emergency <br />vehicles, and do not create <br />smaLL block sizes. <br />b) 2. Vehicular access controlled <br />as follows: <br />No <br />a) Streets serving 50 or _x—Yes No <br />Less dwellings provide <br />direct access to <br />parking /service areas. <br />b) Streets serving greater N/A Yes <br />than 50 dwellings provide <br />access to parking areas <br />so located, designed and <br />controlled as to channel <br />traffic without interruption. <br />The existing drive is sufficient to <br />provide access for emergency vehicles. <br />The existing entrance drive provides <br />access to parking /service areas. <br />No Not applicable. <br />b) 3. Walkways form safe, ,x—Yes No <br />convenient system of <br />access to dwellings, <br />facilities and off -site <br />designations. Maximum <br />walking distance between <br />dwellings and parking; <br />delivery and refuse <br />collection areas does not <br />exceed 100 feet. <br />Walkways used as play ^x —Yes <br />areas or school routes by <br />children located and <br />designed to minimize <br />contact with vehicular <br />traffic. Crossings <br />appropriately marked <br />and safeguarded. <br />b) 4. Protection of visibility - <br />See 03. and 03. above. <br />No system of walkways is shown. The <br />maximum distance between a school building <br />and parking is approximately 75 feet. <br />I 'B <br />Yes Ni <br />Yes N <br />Yes P <br />Yes <br />No Since there is no through traffic, Yes <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 />b) 5. open space and spacing _x —Yes No Open space requirements are met. No <br />Yes <br />between buildings - standards are provided in Article 6 for <br />See Article 6 standards. spacing between non - residential buildings. <br />