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Ij Replace the last sentence of Subsection C with the fol- Where the commercial center will be subdivided into multiple lots,there shall be no separate vehi- lowing: cle access from any individual lot within the "The Planning Board may waive or reduce the development onto Route 28, Route 151 or Great requirement for an open space buffer (except Neck Road North. along a public way outside the C-1, C-1-0 or C- 1-SV districts) where the legal owners of the A traffic impact report, indicating projected traf- abutting property have certified, in writing, that fic flows from the project at its buildout,project- they have no objection to the elimination or ed traffic flows and levels of service on nearby reduction of said buffer strip." roadways in 5 years and at buildout of the devel- opment, current traffic flows, levels of service Add the following additional paragraphs to Subsection and accident records for said roadways, project- D: ed capacity, service level and safety problems "Where a commercial center will be divided into anticipated in 5 years and at project buildout, lots under section I.below,parking requirements proposed mitigation measures and approximate may be met in one of two ways. Either each lot costs in current dollars and other relevant infor- will be required to provide off-street parking mation shall be submitted as part of the applica- based on the requirements for individual uses tion and explained to the Board at a public meet- contained in Article VIII, or an overall shared ing by a competent professional traffic engineer parking scheme may be developed which con- or transportation planner. The Planning Board forms with parking space requirements for com- may require traffic signals, traffic or turn lanes, mercial centers specified by Section 174-43. In sidewalks, bikeways or any other mitigation the latter case, the applicant shall specify how measures that it believes necessary to protect shared parking areas are to be owned, construct- public safety and maintain proper traffic flow on ed, operated and maintained and provide the roadways within or impacted by the develop- Board with proposed deeds, deed restrictions, ment. association bylaws or other legal documents or Streets and drives within the development shall ' mechanisms for ensuring the same. be constructed in accordance with the Planning Where on-street parking is proposed, eight (8) Board's subdivision and special permit regula- foot wide parking lanes shall be constructed in tions, except that the Board may require addi- addition to any travel lanes, gutters, curbs or tional sidewalks, traffic lanes, turn lanes, traffic berms. On-street parking spaces shall be at least signals or other items as necessary. Projected twenty-three (23) feet in length. traffic may be calculated on the basis of firm pro- �" jections of commercial uses and floor areas when �< Parking structures may be permitted provided available, on the basis of 166 average weekday that the Planning Board determines that their trip ends per 1000 square feet of gross leasable ` design, placement and operation will not floor area, or on shopping center vehicle trip adversely impact public health or safety or the generation rates contained in the latest edition of character of the area and that their design will beTrip Generation by the Institute of i compatible with the existing and proposed archi- Transportation Engineers. In performing such a tectural character of the area. Said structures calculations where there is no firm estimate of will not be counted toward maximum devel- gross leasable floor area, estimated area shall be opable area and may not exceed thirty (30) feet calculated based on twice the maximum lot cov- in height." erage allowed for the project. Replace the current wording of Subsection F with the Add the following new paragraphs to Subsection H: following: "The Planning Board shall require that a sched- "F. No site for such use may have more than one(1) ule of architectural, signage and/or landscaping direct vehicle access way to Routes 28 or 151 or controls be adopted for the development, more than two (2) direct vehicle accesses to any enforceable by the Town's special permit author- other abutting street not created as part of the ity as well as deed restrictions on the develop- commercial center, and such access ways shall ment and any lots to be sold, unless specific intersect the abutting street at a ninety (90) building, signage and landscape designs are sub degree angle, unless the Planning Board mitted for all portions of the project. Such con I approves a different intersection angle. troll shall have the effect of promoting design Additional access ways may be approved by the that is in keeping with the character of the Town Planning Board, where they are found to be nec- and of Cape Cod. essary for reasons of safety or proper traffic flow. 88