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April 27, 2009 Adjourned Session of the 2009 Annual Town Meeting, cont... Traffic, of the Zoning Bylaw consistent with the following principles: (a) Multimodal Consideration. To ensure that the safety and mobility of all users of the circulation and transportation systems, including vehicles, public transit, pedestrians and cyclist, are considered equally; (b) Context Sensitive Design. To incorporate, throughout project planning, design, and construction, the overarching principles of Context Sensitive Design, including attention to scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources; and (c) Clear Process. To develop and implement plans adopted through a broad - based, clear and transparent process. (2) District superimposed over other districts. A TMO District shall not supersede other zoning districts, but shall be deemed to be superimposed over these other zoning districts, except that if an Allows election of TMO applicant elects to comply with the requirements in this section as district requirements provided in 135- 43C(3) below, this §135-43C shall supersede §§135-71 through 73. The boundaries of TMO Districts shall be indicated on the Town's official Zoning Map. (3) Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to developments located within a TMO District that elect to comply with the requirements of this section, § 135-43C, instead of complying with §§ 135-71 through 73. Notwithstanding anything set forth herein to the Establishes an contrary, an applicant may not make such an election until a plan for the Traffic but only after a alternative to Article TMO District has been adopted by the Planning Board as described a plan for the district has below. A final certificate of occupancy shall not be issued unless or been adopted until all provisions of § 135-43C have been satisfied, except for those conditions that by their terms are intended to be satisfied after occupancy of the structures for which the certificate of occupancy is sought. (4) Transportation Study Required. (a) The Planning Board, after consultation with the Board of Selectmen and an advertised public meeting, shall adopt a specific plan for each TMO District containing the following elements: [1] Assessment of the impacts of reasonably anticipated future development in the TMO District considering current zoning bylaws and other legal and physical constraints; [2] Analysis of existing capital improvement plans or the facilities element of a plan adopted under Massachusetts General Law, c. 41, sec. 81D; [3] Cost projections for transportation infrastructure improvements required to address the impacts generated by the anticipated development in the TMO District, including the potential Each TMO District must impact on nearby residential streets and neighborhoods; have a mitigation plan [4] Analysis of other reasonably anticipated sources of funding [5] Required transportation mitigation fees in accordance with a methodology determined pursuant to this study; [6] Off - street parking and loading requirements for the TMO District; [7] Parking and Transportation Demand Management techniques reasonably calculated to reduce the number of vehicle trips generated by developments in the TMO District and to ensure the long term stability of the transportation system; [8] An implementation program that defines and schedules the specific municipal actions necessary to achieve the objectives of the plan; and [9] A plan to encourage voluntary participation in TDM programs by those not required to participate. (b) The plan shall be updated periodically to reflect actual development activity, Plan to be updated actual costs of infrastructure improvements completed or underway, plan changes, or amendments to the zoning bylaws.