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Chapter II - Development Standards & Urban Design Guidelines ment. Mini-plazas, esplanades, waterfront overlooks, E. URBAN STREETS CAPE CHARACTER - Street trees and street greens, and other forms of publicly-accessible open space lights should be arranged in a formal manner with a regular should be created and linked to provide an interesting and spacing. Tree wells, sidewalk paving surfaces and design treat- unique pedestrian experience. ments, and bordering planter areas should have a crisp architec- tural appearance. 4. Common Design Elements - Pedestrian ways and open spaces throughout the development should incorporate com- 1. Street Trees - Deciduous shade trees should be planted along mon and/or complementary design elements. Paving mate- all street frontages at a maximum spacing of 40' on center. rials and motifs, plant species and arrangements, lighting Trees should be a minimum 36" box size at time of planting. fixtures and arrangements, and furnishings should recur to Sycamore trees are generally recommended for their canopy/ strengthen pedestrian orientation. shade characteristics. However, varying shade tree species from street to street should be considered. Special trees - 5. Destination/Focus - Pedestrian ways should originate/ter- e.g., flowering and/or interesting forms - are recommended minate at a defined destination, such as a building entrance, at area gateway/entrance locations. transit stop, landmark/amenity, and/or street crossing. 2. Street Lights - Attractive pedestrian-oriented street lights 6. Composition - Open spaces should generally have a simple should be installed along all public and private street front- composition and formal layout of paths and landscaping; ages. clashing geometric arrangements of materials and other trendy design approaches are not recommended. 3. Curbside Parking - curbside parking is recommended along all street frontages as both a pedestrian buffer and source of C. SEMI-PRIVATE OPEN SPACES - should be designed to serve a additional visitor parking. specific function, such as a garden/sitting area, and not appear to be space leftover between buildings. These spaces should be 4. Relationship of Trees, Lights Parking - Trees, lights and located to maximize sun during winter months, and to minimize curbside parking spaces should be designed together to cre- noise, unattractive views, and "overlook" from adjacent units ate an orderly appearance and minimize conflicts. Street and neighboring buildings. lights should be centered between trees to minimize light blocking. Tall-growing canopy trees that branch higher than D. PRIVATE OPEN SPACES - Precise Plan development standards lights should be used. Trees and lights should be located require that all dwelling units contain an outdoor space with a away from parked car door swing areas. minimum horizontal dimension of 6 feet. Private open spaces should be located and/or designed to allow for visual privacy, to 5. Design of Private Streets - Private streets should employ take advantage of attractive views, and to avoid unattractive non-typical, pedestrian-oriented street design approaches. views. Examples include: special, non-asphalt paving surfaces, such as unit pavers; continuous vehicle and pedestrian surfaces with separation provided by paving materials or bollards, Final Plan - June 2004 - 60 -