The purpose of good subdivision and site design is to create a functional and attractive development, to minimize adverse impacts, and to ensure that a project will be an asset to a community.

This section presents design guidelines and standards which are differentiated as follows: Design guidelines (subsection 22-8.2) provide a framework for sound planning; design standards (subsections 22-8.3 through 22-8.5) set forth specific improvement requirements.

The developer shall only be permitted to build the maximum density, intensity of development, and floor area ratio permitted by the zone district requirements schedule where it is demonstrated that the development adheres to all applicable ordinances, including the design standards and guidelines set forth herein and creates no exceptional adverse impacts. Deviations from the standards and guidelines of this section will only be permitted when authorized by the Municipal Agency through the issuance of a design waiver.

The purpose of the guidelines and standards is to ensure that the design of new development gives appropriate consideration to the scale and character of the existing neighborhood in which a development is to be located.