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• will link to the existing trail connection to Woodridge Lane on the west, cross through the study area, and link to a future trail in Ware Road. • • • An, open, focal point green space is to be created where the Woodridge Lane trail connection enters the study area. The specific design of this focal point will be reviewed with any development application for the site. • A trail should be constructed along Hodgson Road in accordance with the City's parks and trails plan. This could be accomplished with sidewalks in the study area. • The wetland complex in the northeast part of the study area, shown as `natural resource protected area' and `natural resource conservation area' in the Parks Plan, should be protected as open space to the degree possible. Detailed information submitted with development proposals will be examined to determine the possibilities for these areas. • Greenspace buffering is an important design element for new development along the border with existing neighborhoods such as Woodridge Estates and Rohavic Oaks. Municipal Utilities • All new development must have sanitary sewer and water service. Possible exceptions include renovation of existing structures if the building code allows it without utilities. However, the preference is for all uses in the study area to have municipal utilities. • Several options exist for utility service, as described in this study document. West of Hodgson, the preference is for connection to the Woodridge Lane sanitary sewer. • Water trunk lines must be looped, and development must provide the looping. Site Design, Urban Form • The intent is to create an urban form for the area. • Development layouts are to include buildings at intersection corners to establish the "cornerstones" of the area's urban form. • As another means of pursuing an urban form, development is to avoid lining Hodgson with large parking lots. This could include the following elements. • Buildings fronting along Hodgson in addition to the cornerstone buildings • Extensive landscaping and screening of parking lots along Hodgson, including decorative fencing or walls and boulevard trees. Landscaping must be included on the street side of fences or walls along parking lots on Hodgson and CR J. Draft: October 31, 2006 Hodgson/CR J Master Plan page 33