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CIRCULATION - VEHICULAR <br />We will create very low volume entrance to allow multiple uses as street oriented <br />Note: See site plan provided separately <br />PARKING <br />We will locate parking to minimize conflicts between autos and pedestrians. Parking will <br />public parking. <br />We will separate driveway parking areas with landscape islands to create an individual <br />the appearance of large areas of paving. <br />We will provide the majority of the required parking spaces in attached garages. <br />Note: See site plan provided separately <br />SOLAR ORIENTATION <br />be per unit with limited <br />unit entry and reduce <br />We will maximize the warming effect of solar radiation in winter months and maximize shade in the <br />summer months based on the building design and we will utilize deciduous trees for summer shade and <br />winter sun and Design building overhangs to shield the high summer sun and expose the area to the lower <br />winter sun. <br />Note: See building Elevation drawings and Landscape Plans <br />CRIME PREVENTION <br />We will employ the Concept of Defensible Space to reduce opportunities for crime. "Defensible space" <br />is a term used to describe a series of physical design characteristics that maximizes resident control of <br />behavior -- particularly crime. <br />We also will as can provide the following additional design considerations include the following: <br />• Orient windows so that areas vulnerable to crime can be easily surveyed by residents. <br />• Locate mailboxes, and common play areas in such a way that they are easily observed by <br />others. <br />• Establish a system for identifying the location of each residential unit and common facilities <br />at the project entry. <br />• Lighting. More light is not necessarily indicative of better and safer lighting. Lighting levels <br />should be carefully selected and oriented so that areas vulnerable to crime are accented. <br />Provide lighting in areas of heavy pedestrian or vehicular traffic and in areas which are <br />dangerous if unlit, such as stairs and ramps, intersections or where abrupt changes in grade <br />occur. Areas that have high crime potential should be well lighted so that people traveling <br />through them at night may feel secure. <br />• Locate plant materials such as high shrubs so that surveillance of semi - public and semiprivate <br />areas is not blocked. This will provide the opportunity for crime. <br />• Use visually open fencing materials such as wrought iron bars or wooden pickets to define <br />space between the street and building. <br />Note: See Site Plan, building Elevation drawings and Landscape Plans <br />18 <br />