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6 <br /> Planning for the NW Quadrant culminated in a developer selection process in early 2002. This <br /> development team has created the Village at St. Anthony Preliminary Development Plan for the <br /> subject area. The PUD Plan as been guided by the NW Quadrant Master Framework-Plan and <br /> complies with its guiding principles, as described below. <br /> a. Identity, Character and Diversity: The Northwest Quadrant should develop with <br /> extraordinary identity, character and diversity. It should create places and uses that are <br /> known throughout the community and region as outstanding and interesting examples of <br /> planning and design. <br /> The Village at St. Anthony creates a village character by establishing a main street <br /> commercial area, complete with ornamental lighting and pedestrian friendly streets and <br /> sidewalks; and by including high quality residential buildings flanked by trees and placed <br /> adjacent to narrow streets. <br /> b. Integration with Community: The new development conceived for the site is unlike most <br /> of the existing building stock in the village and the redevelopment area is physically <br /> separated from the community to a significant degree. Each of these factors will make it <br /> challenging to physically integrate the new development into the community. Creating the <br /> feeling that the new neighborhood is part of the community will be an important <br /> consideration. <br /> A development of the size and nature of the Village at St. Anthony benefits greatly from <br /> possessing a number of governing design elements that identify each component of the <br /> project as being part of the same new neighborhood. These common features come in the <br /> form of related architectural treatments, streetscape elements, and site planning <br /> guidelines. The Village at St. Anthony Design Framework Manual sets forth the vision for <br /> the overall design and character of the Village at St. Anthony. The Manual contains <br /> guidelines for site design, architecture, streetscape, signs, lighting and landscaping that <br /> have guided the design of the Preliminary Development and will continue to steer the <br /> implementation phases of development. The Manual should be used as a tool by the City <br /> to evaluate design elements and as a resource for landowners to achieve a consistent <br /> design character and level of quality; it is not the intent of the Manual to require future <br /> improvements to be exactly like the samples shown. <br /> Another way of integrating the PUD into .the community will be through the use of the <br /> retail and open space elements by citizens that don't work or live in the development. <br /> The PUD will encourage residents from other parts of St. Anthony to frequent the new <br /> development to take advantage of the new commercial opportunities and the new open <br /> space connections. <br /> c. Integration of Uses Remaining In and Around Development Area: In order to maximize <br />