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Project Consistency Narrative <br />4501 BUILDING <br />Page Six <br />3. Landscape and Site Treatment <br />a. Where existing topographic patterns contribute to beauty and utility <br />of a development, they should be recognized, preserved and <br />enhanced. <br />Response: <br />The proposed design utilizes the existing vegetation, significant trees and <br />the topography to the maximum extent feasible to screen and buffer the <br />site and preserve wooded areas. The new plantings were provided to <br />enhance the existing vegetation and improve the overall development. <br />b. Grades of walks, parking spaces, terraces and other paved areas <br />should promote safety and provide an inviting and stable appearance. <br />Response: <br />Grades on site are designed to allow for easy movement by pedestrians <br />and vehicles. Differing paving materials are provided at vehicle area and <br />pedestrian pathways to designate access routes to the building entry from <br />parking areas and the street. The boomed concrete walkways with the <br />adjacent landscaping will provide an inviting, stable, and safe pathway from <br />the street to the site. <br />c. Landscape treatment should enhance architectural features, <br />strengthen vistas.and important axis, and provide shade. <br />Response: <br />The landscape design as proposed allows the building entry to be viewed <br />from the private drive and focuses your attention on the entry as you <br />approach. <br />d. In locations where plants will be susceptible to injury by pedestrian or <br />motor traffic, mitigating steps should be taken, <br />Response: <br />Curbs are provided around all landscaped areas to prevent intrusion of <br />vehicles. Parking stall curbs or wheel stops will be provided 18 to 24 <br />inches into the parking stall to prevent damage to planting. <br />e. Where building sites limit planting, the placement of trees or shrubs <br />in paved areas is encouraged. <br />Response: <br />The design as shown provides landscape islands within the parking area in <br />which shrubs and trees are provided. At the service area doors, adjacent <br />to the building where paving is provided, trees and shrubs are planted at <br />the property perimeter to visually buffer this area. <br />26 <br />