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LIST OF FIGURES <br />FIGURE <br />NO. TITLE PAGE <br />1 Summary Guideline Process. 1 <br />2 Project siting, architecture and landscaping provide a sense 2 <br />of high quality design from road to interior spaces, design <br />harmony between projects, and complement desirable <br />neighborhood elements. <br />3 Street trees and one story pitched roof buildings are used to <br />help enclose the pedestrian streetscape without dominating it. <br />4 Buildings and landscaping are sited to reduce the prominence 4 <br />of large paved areas. <br />5 Parking is located to the side of the project to minimize an 4 <br />auto dominated streetscape. <br />6 Site buildings to group open space in significant areas, retain 5 <br />mature trees, and create opportunities for residents to meet <br />and recreate. <br />7 Significant trees are retained through building siting and use <br />of required interior parking lot landscaping. <br />8 The topographical representation below shows radical water <br />flow, foliage placement in swales, and lots that conform with <br />the landform configuration. The shaded area is a concrete <br />terrace drain required by building codes. The sketch contrasts <br />site planning for conventionally graded and landform graded <br />slopes. <br />9 Creative site planning can turn a drainage problem into an an 6 <br />open space amenity. <br />10 Key sidewalk intersections and segments are marked with 7 <br />contrasting pavers. <br />11 Detached garages and cul de sacs reduce parking area 7 <br />prominence on the streetscape. <br />12 Site design incorporates scattered, less dominating parking <br />areas. <br />6 <br />13 A site plan with four parking areas, an access road and <br />parking circulation aisles. <br />14 Interior and perimeter landscaping reduce the visual affects <br />of large paved parking areas. Interior landscaping should be <br />increased as parking lots get larger. <br />9 <br />