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(7) Ensures that new buildings and sites do not negatively impact adjacent residential uses, respecting their existing scale and character. D. Site plan review required. (1) In order to ensure that proposals for newly constructed or altered developments, sites, and structures are consistent with the regulations set forth in this article, it shall be required for said property owners and/or their agents to apply for Planning Board approval via the site plan review process. (2) The Planning Board shall issue its decision based on the project review criteria listed in this, as well as conformance with the guidelines and standards set forth in this article. (3) The Planning Board may request additional site plan application materials as necessary to perform a complete review of the proposed project with respect to these additional design standards and guidelines. (4) The Planning Board may waive required site plan application materials should there be a unanimous decision that said materials are unnecessary for review. §225-15.2 Site planning. A. Intent and applicability. This section primarily addresses the organization of a proposed project's site plan components. They are intended to regulate the location of structures and site features such as parking lots, open space, and service areas, as well as the organization of circulation patterns for vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians in order to best achieve the purpose and objectives of this article. B. Projects with multiple buildings. (1) Projects with multiple buildings shall be sited with pedestrian connections between structures, parking areas, and adjacent uses in a manner consistent with Subsection E of this section. (2) Multiple structures shall be placed in a campus-like fashion that creates a well-organized, accessible, and functional site. The Village encourages site layouts that create a unique sense of place, including public and open space, and do not result in large parking lots lacking landscaping or pedestrian accommodations. (3) Projects with multiple structures are encouraged to attend a sketch plan meeting with the Planning Board as described in Chapter 225-23 (Site Plan Review). C. Pad sites and buildings. (1) Pad sites, also known as outparcels, shall be designed and located as follows to ensure that the traditional, "strip commercial" center type developments are avoided along major corridors within the Village and within multi-building developments. (2) The number, location, and design of independent pad sites shall reinforce, rather than obscure, the identity and function of the primary commercial development. (3) To the maximum extent practicable, pad sites shall be clustered together to define street edges and entry points or to enclose and create usable places between buildings. The even dispersal of pad sites in a widely-spaced pattern within the development, even if along the street edge(s), is discouraged (see Figure 1).