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March 31, 2021 Adjourned Session of the 2021 Annual Town Meeting, cont'd... 23. No area may be utilized and counted as both a required parking space and a required loading bay. However, maneuvering aisles and driveways may serve both required parking and loading bays if they meet the design standards of each. Existing areas used for both parking and loading shall be counted for loading purposes. 34. Required off-street parking spaces or loading bays may be wholly or partly enclosed in a structure. 45. Off-street parking spaces required for two or more buildings, uses, or establishments on a single lot may be provided in a common lot. 6. Loading bays shall be located at the side or rear of a building. 7. Off-street surface parking spaces shown on the parking and loading plan may, with the permission of the SPGA or Building Commissioner, be constructed following issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 6. Amend §135-5.1.13.9.c as follows: c. Trees required by this section shall be at least three two inches in diameter at a height four feet above the ground at the time of planting. New trees and shall be native or hybrid native species. of a species characterized by suitability and hardiness for location in a parking lot. To the extent practicable, existing trees shall be retained and used to satisfy this section. 7. Amend §135-5.1.13 to add new subsections as follows (new text is not underlined): 11. Electric vehicle (EV) charging. A parking lot with twenty-five (25) or more newly constructed off-street parking spaces shall include Level 2 (or higher) electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in a minimum of four percent (4%) of the total off-street parking spaces, but not more than the total of the newly constructed parking spaces. In addition, the parking lot shall be constructed with appropriate conduits and space for transformers and switchgear to allow for future installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total off-street parking spaces, but not more than the total of the newly constructed parking spaces. 12. Surface parking between a building (other than a parking structure) and a public right-of-way to which the property has direct access is not permitted, except if screened or required for accessible and temporary parking. 8. Amend §135-9.5.5 as follows: 9.5.5 Review Standards. The Planning Board in its regulations shall establish standards for site plan review of activities and uses not covered by §9.5.6 that will at a minimum address the following: 1. Siting of facilities; 2. Sustainable, climate-sensitive, and environmentally-conscious site Ddesign practices; 3. Open space, and natural features, and the landscape, emphasizing the function of natural, aesthetic, social, and reactional design; 4. Ecosystem function; 45. Circulation and connectivity that is safe and accessible for all; 6. Effective and efficient transportation systems and the adverse impacts of motor vehicle transportation 57. Protection of surface and groundwater Water quality; 68. Town character and historic significance; 79. Impacts on public services and facilities; 810. Signage; 911. Safety; 10. Energy efficient site design, and 44-12. Potential adverse effects of development.