1.
Existing
stone walls should be preserved wherever possible. Where existing
stone walls must be moved, they should be replicated as nearby as
possible within the site.
2.
New
stone walls should be built to be compatible in material, method and
style with historic walls adjacent to or nearby the site.
3.
All
fencing should be designed as an integrated part of the site, rather
than as a separate fence. For instance, planter walls, and continuation
of architectural walls are preferable to freestanding fences.
4.
Chain
link fencing is highly discouraged. Where used, chain link should
be green vinyl clad and have vegetative creeping cover within twelve
(12) months of installation. Chain link along major thoroughfares
is very strongly discouraged.
5.
Use
of special fencing design or materials should be discussed in the
design narrative submitted as part of the Design Review Application.
6.
All
new sound walls, masonry walls or fences fifty feet (50') in
length or longer, and four feet (4') in height or taller should
be designed to minimize visual monotony through changes in plane,
height, material or material texture or significant landscape massing
where appropriate.
7.
Utility
lines should be under-grounded within the Town Center area, along
identified scenic corridors, at gateways and at other prominent locations.
8.
Electrical
transformers and similar utility structures should be underground
or placed in the rear of the site. If not feasible due to preexisting
site conditions, such as a high water table, the facility should be
enclosed within the building or adequately screened from the view
of any public right-of-way. Screening with solid materials, such as
berming or enclosures, is preferable to reliance solely on planting.
9.
The
design of fencing, sound walls, carports, trash enclosures, and similar
site elements should be compatible with the architecture of the main
buildings and should use similar materials.
10.
Rooftop mechanical and electrical equipment, microwave antennae,
or building elements to screen such equipment should be designed as
an integral part of the building architecture. It is strongly preferred
that screens conceal equipment from view for a three-hundred-foot
(300') radius from the building at ground level.
11.
All exterior trash and storage areas, service yards, loading docks
and ramps, wood service poles, electric and gas meters, fire sprinkler
valves, irrigation backflow prevention devices, transformers, etc.,
should be screened from view in a manner that is compatible with the
building and site design. Screening should be well designed and materials
should be substantial and durable. Generally, all such elements should
be located to the rear of the site and/or away from a major street,
and screened to a height necessary to conceal the equipment from view
for a radius of fifty feet (50').
1.
Trash
enclosures should be constructed of sturdy, durable, opaque materials
(with receptacles screened from view) that are designed to be compatible
with the project architecture.
2.
Trash
enclosures should include adequate, accessible and convenient areas
for collecting and loading recyclable materials. Dimensions of the
recycling area should accommodate receptacles to meet the recycling
needs of the project. To determine the appropriate dimensions needed
for dumpsters and waste wheelers, contact the solid waste and recycling
management representatives.
3.
Areas
for collecting and loading recyclable materials should be adjacent
to the solid waste collection areas.
