Review Consideration

ARTICLE B. REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS.

The Planning Board will base its actions on all subdivision plats and land development on the following considerations:

• 1. Comprehensive Community Plan - Conformance with the current approved Comprehensive Community Plan and all subsequent amendments thereto;

• 2. Zoning Ordinance – Conformance with the current approved Zoning Ordinance and all subsequent amendments thereto;

• 3. Site Design Standards – Adherence to standards of site design in such a manner as to provide for adequate, safe, and free-flowing circulation of pedestrian and vehicular traffic, for control of surface water run-off, for suitable building sites, and for preservation of natural features which contribute to the attractiveness of the neighborhoods, districts, and community at large;

• 4. Open Space – Provision of open space to accommodate the projected intensity of use as determined by the population density and composition of the proposed site;

• 5. Landscape Protection - Preservation of natural terrain and drainage flow and other such natural assets which reduce flooding and/or soil erosion as well as the protection of the existing natural and built environment and the mitigation of all significant negative impacts of any proposed development on the existing environment;

• 6. Economy – Design of subdivision in such a manner as to economize on the costs of roads, utilities and land usage;

• 7. Public Improvements and Services - Adequacy of existing public improvements and services in the area - including, but not limited to, roads, water, sewer, drainage, schools, recreation facilities, and fire protection - to service the proposed subdivision;

• 8. Public Utilities and Facilities - Construction and location of public utilities and facilities within a proposed subdivision shall meet the need of minimizing flood damage and potential thereof, with particular attention to all areas of special flood hazard as identified by the National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal Insurance Administration and to the adequacy of drainage in and affected by the proposed subdivision;

• 9. Wetlands – Conformance with State and Federal Laws designed to protect wetlands;

• 10. Streets – Conformance of the design of the street system as it relates to the major street plan of the community with regard to the subdivision, the existing street pattern of adjoining subdivisions, and the terrain;

• 11. Neighborhood Integration - Promoting design of land developments and subdivisions which are well integrated with the surrounding neighborhoods with regard to natural and built features, and which concentrate development in areas which can best support intensive use by reason of natural characteristics and existing infrastructure;

• 12. Water Resources – Protection of surface waters, subsurface aquifers, and other water resources.