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June 24, 2004 Page 529 (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Keep the current sidewalk standard and to adjust the sidewalk calculation to use the platted lot size itself rather than using gross density. Non-residential development standards - Adopted recommendation by staff with the deletion of General Industrial and Limited Industrial districts as follows: Non-residential development shall be required to meet the sidewalk standards in the General Commercial and Limited Commercial Zoning Districts. A waiver from the sidewalk requirements may be granted by the Zoning Administrator where the installation would not be reasonably tied to an existing or planned pedestrian network. The decision of the administrator may be appealed to the Planning & Zoning Commission. Sidewalks in non-residential areas shall be required in the following locations: a) On one side of all public streets directly adjacent to the developed site; b) On both sides of all interior public streets within the development; c) Within the development to link buildings with the following: i) Parking ii) Adjoining streets iii) Adjoining sidewalks iv) Adjoining developments or amenities where appropriate pedestrian connections should be reasonably accomplished. Street trees - Adopted recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission to keep the current standard as follows. Current Standard: Trees are required along the edge of developments adjacent to thoroughfares. No internal street trees are required. Cul-de-sacs - Adopted recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission: To increase the standards from 35-feet to 37-feet minimum radius. Paving Standards - Adopted staff recommendation (same as Planning and Zoning Commission) The standard pavement cross sections must be shown on the plan. Pavement structure shall be 8" stone, 1 ~" surface course with an additional 1" surface course applied when a majority of the construction is completed. Right-of-way width and definitions for width of pavement - Adopted staff recommendation as follows: Right-of-way widths at a minimum of 50' will be permitted as shown in street typicals when at least three off street parking spaces are provided per dwelling unit. Street pavement width (figures do not include curb and gutter) shall be 20' for streets serving less than 20 lots, 22' for other local streets, 24' for collector streets without parking, and 28' for collector streets with parking. Curb and gutter is required. On streets with average lot sizes of one acre or greater curb and gutter shall not be required and NCDOT construction standards for right-of-way and pavement widths shall be used. Where three off street parking spaces are not provided, NCDOT standards for right-of- way and pavement width shall apply. Street Names - Adopted staff recommendation (same as Planning and Zoning Commission) as follows: Where a street is likely to become part of a city maintained system, road names shall be in accordance with that city's standards for suffixes and directional. All road names must have final approval by the Cabarrus County Planning Division for address purposes. Connectivity ratio - Approved Planning recommendation to keep the current standard. and Zoning Commission Current Standard: from the County Subdivision Regulations: "The proposed road layout within a subdivision shall be coordinated with the existing road system of the surrounding area, and existing roads shall be extended whenever possible. This includes connection of