Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 09 12

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6. Open space within the project shall be located in such a manner as to facilitate pedestrian use and to create an area that is usable and accessible to residents of surrounding developments. 7. Street design should minimize through traffic passing residential units. Suggested standards with respect to paving widths, housing setbacks and landscaping are set forth in public works standards of the city and applicable development design standards and guidelines. The system of streets, including parking lots, shall aid the order and aesthetic quality of the development. 8. There shall exist an internal pedestrian circulation system separate from the vehicular system such that allows access to adjacent parcels as well as to Compliant parks, open space or recreation facilities within the development. Pedestrian links to trail systems of the city shall be provided. 9. The project and development should attempt to incorporate features which reduce the demand for water usage. 10. Landscape plans shall attempt to reduce heating and cooling demands of buildings through the selection and placement of Compliant landscape materials, paving, vegetation, earth forms, walls, fences, or other materials. 11. Proposed developments shall be buffered from collector and arterial streets. Such buffering may be accomplished by earthen Not berms, landscaping, leafing applicable patterns, and other materials. Entrance islands defining traffic patterns along with landscaping Compliant Compliant Compliant 16 Planning Commission Staff Report September 12, 2024 The proposal includes pedestrian access and an accessible area for use by the occupants of the site. The PUD complies with requirements in the Design Handbook, ensuring properly designed orientation to the adjacent street network. The PUD complies with bicycle and pedestrian requirements in the Design Handbook and municipal code, ensuring adequate pedestrian and bicycle access. The PUD proposes appropriate use of water, with minimal landscaping and no turf included in the proposal. The proposal includes added two new street trees and new trees in the parking lot to aid in shading and cooling paved areas and pedestrian ways. The PUD complies with the requirements of the Design Handbook, which does not require buffering from adjacent streets.