7(a) Metes and Bounds Subdividsion - Larry & Cynthia Johannessohn

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(1) Location. Parking and vehicle drives shall be located away from building entrances and street corners, and not between a building entrance and the street. Surface parking shall be oriented behind or to the side of a building when possible. (2) Landscape Buffering. Suitable trees and shrubs shall be planted between parking lots and all adjacent sidewalks and buildings. (3) Maximum Parking Ratio. Surface parking shall not exceed 125%of the minimum parking requirement for the subject land use(s). B. Pedestrian Amenities. Proposed developments shall provide for safe and comfortable sidewalks,paths, and resting areas for pedestrians. Sidewalks and paths shall connect the development to adjacent land uses and provide connections through the development to the public street right-of-way. C. Lighting. All building entrances,pathways and other pedestrian areas shall be lit to two-foot candles with pedestrian-scale lighting including wall mounted, sidewalk lamps,bollards, or landscape up-lighting. D. Fences. Fences not exceeding 72 inches in height may be constructed. Fencing shall only be constructed closer than 10 feet from the surface of a public road with the permission of the Planning Commission and in all cases not within the public right- of-way. Materials shall consist of usual fencing materials with posts and fence of metal,wood, concrete,brick or smooth wire. Barbed or electrified wire is allowed only with the permission of the Planning Commission. Section 17-9.4 DESIGN LAYOUT STANDARDS-MINIMUM 1. The land shall be properly zoned and suitable in its natural state for the intended purpose with minimal alteration required. Land subject to flooding, land below the ordinary high water mark, wetlands, areas with high water table, bluffs, lands with slopes exceeding 25% or land containing other significant constraint(s) upon future intended usage, shall not be considered in the minimum size of a lot. The suitability analysis for each lot shall also consider soil and rock formations with severe limitations for development, severe erosion potential, inadequate water supply or sewage treatment capabilities, near-shore aquatic conditions unsuitable for water-based recreation, important fish and wildlife habitat, presence of significant historic sights, or any other feature of the natural land likely to be harmful to the health, safety, or welfare of future residents of the Pequot Lakes Staff Report 7(a)-3 February i6,2017