Dimensional standards
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Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- High quality building materials
High quality building materials that relate to the character of the Town of Bedford and to existing adjacent development shall be provided.
- Main entrance facade orientation
The main entrance facade of buildings shall be oriented towards a public right-of-way.
- Entrance location
Entrances to the site shall be located in a manner promoting safe and efficient traffic circulation while minimizing the impact of the surrounding neighborhood.
- Sidewalk requirement
Sidewalks, multi-use paths, or other pedestrian accommodations shall be provided along both sides of all streets.
- Street extension
Where appropriate, streets shall be extended to the development boundary to existing streets or to accommodate future, adjacent property development.
Landscaping & trees
- Street trees required
Regularly spaced street trees shall be required along all new streets within the development.
Lighting
- Street lighting required
Street lighting is required in all commercial and residential areas.
Other
- Centralized public water and sewer
All Planned Mixed Developments shall be served by centralized public water and sewer utilities and shall be designed and constructed to meet applicable standards of water and sewer utility providers.
- Maximum commercial land area30 pct
The land area occupied by commercial land uses shall not exceed 30 percent of the gross project area.
- Retention of significant natural features
Significant natural features shall be identified on the site plan and shall be retained to the maximum extent feasible in the provision and design of open space areas.
Not less than 25 percent of the total land area of any Planned Mixed Development shall be devoted to open space, whether dedicated to public use or retained privately.
- Variety of residential types
Any Planned Mixed Development shall include a variety of residential types (i.e. single-family detached, town homes, multi-family unit, etc.)
- Screening of service areas
Screening shall be required to conceal dumpsters, recycling receptacles, loading and service areas, outdoor storage, utility equipment, and the like from both on-site and off-site views using an appropriate combination of plants, fencing, and/or masonry walls.
- Underground utilities
All utilities within a planned unit development shall be placed underground except necessary above-ground appurtenances.
- Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. requirement25 pct
Not less than 25 percent of the development's overall open space shall be made up on usable open space for active or passive recreational activities. Useable open space shall be exclusive of wetlands, resource protection areas, floodways, and areas with steep slopes.
Parking
- Sufficient parking
Sufficient parking shall be provided to serve the proposed development. Parking shall be located predominantly to the side and/or rear of buildings. On-street parking shall be encouraged. Parking areas shall include interior landscaped parking lot islands as well as landscaping along the perimeter.
Signage
- Sign compatibility
Signs located on any building facade shall be compatible with the building's overall design.
From the ordinance
The Planned Mixed Development District (PMD) is intended to provide for the variety and flexibility in design necessary to promote the development of high quality, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods that minimize traffic congestion, suburban sprawl, infrastructure costs and environmental impacts.