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Section 9 Redevelopment Plan, Highway 10 Corridor SRF CONSULTING GROUP, INC. February 10, 1997 • DESIGN • Goa/#1: Section 9 will serve as an area for the implementation of creative techniques for achieving functional as well as aesthetic excellence in design. o Objective: To create or integrate facilities that enable or enhance pedestrian and bicycle circulation and provide connections to existing and proposed trail facilities beyond Section 9. o Objective: To utilize those standards and elements of design that generate interest, express vitality, lend character and help to define a "sense of place" for the neighborhood and the corridor. o Objective: To incorporate design elements within Section 9 that will be of a scale and character practical for adoption throughout the Highway 10 corridor in order to create a single design character. • Goa/#2: Planning for the redevelopment of Section 9 will afford the 411 City an opportunity to address city policy and regulatory standards that can promote thoughtful and responsible site design methods and property maintenance issues. o Objective: To promote the use of contemporary standards in the design and construction of parking facilities that are environmentally sensitive and aesthetically pleasing. o Objective: To ensure that the City has landscaping standards that require and/or encourage the planting of trees and shrubs along major roadways, within parking lots and public open spaces, and as buffers between land uses. o Objective: To support positive sign regulations that facilitate advertising while avoiding deterioration of the visual environment. o Objective: To maintain and enhance both the natural elements and structural improvements of properties within Section 9. •