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• • Pedestrian circulation should be an important design factor within the development areas to facilitate pedestrian and bicycle circulation among businesses and residential sites. Such circulation routes must be safe and aesthetically pleasing. • Design guidelines must be prepared for any new development project in the area. Developers should submit draft guidelines with development applications. Design guidelines for each project must include attention to previous projects in order to coordinate design throughout the study area. After being refined in collaboration with City staff, design requirements shall be incorporated into the approval of the development. • Buildings must be designed with "four -sided architecture ", using the same quality materials on all sides. o All facades shall be articulated with a variety of materials, glazing, awnings, or other details to add visual interest. o Building design elements should include an expression of a building base (of brick or stone), a middle, and a top with cornice elements at the top of the first floor and the top of the building. o Roof lines and cornice details shall be completed in a three- dimensional manner so that the features on the back of the roof or similar unfinished areas are not visible o The front facade may have a unique design or more significant glazing. • Commercial buildings must incorporate trash and service areas within the buildings rather than utilizing outdoor enclosures. This will conserve land and maximize the potential for outdoor seating and pedestrian friendly amenities. • It is not the intent of this plan to specify housing unit styles. However, garage units must not access directly onto the main access drive or the main public streets through the development . • The Hodgson/Co Rd J intersection is a gateway and appropriate elements are to be included in the development of the corners of this intersection. • The area east of Hodgson will have better access than the area west of Hodgson because of the potential for a public road serving the eastern area and the physical constraints in the western area due to its shape. Therefore, the eastern area can support more development, especially larger uses and uses with higher traffic generation. o Because of this better access, a big box project would fit better in the eastern area rather than west of Hodgson. The "Big Box Alternative" plan presents a way to accommodate a large user. Other urban form elements such as parking landscaping, Draft December 8, 2006 Hodgson/CR J Master Plan page 35