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• Distance. Increasing setbacks between a more intensive land use located adjacent to a less intensive land use. Figure 3-8 shows how open space separating single homes and apartments lessens the difference in scale between the two uses. • Buffering and screening. Using berms, landscaping and vegetation, and/or elevation changes to separate uses. Fences and walls can also be used to provide screening when there is no change in elevation, or when there is insufficient space to construct a berm. Figure 3-9 shows how a landscaped berm and a vegetated slope can provide a transition between single-family homes and higher intensity uses of various types. The example illustrates that these transitions soften the change in use, but do not and are not intended to completely screen the more intense use. It is important that the buffers are consistent in scale and mass to the adjacent land uses, and still allow convenient pedestrian access from one use to another. • General performance standards, including standards for lighting/glare, dust, air pollution, noise, exterior storage/display, radiation/electric emission, etc. The City has established general performance standards in the Zoning Ordinance to address these items. • Performance standards for specific uses -including outdoor storage, drive- through businesses, gas stations, etc. that may relate to site planning as well as operational issues, such as business hours. The City has established general performance standards in the Zoning Ordinance to address these items. • Site planning techniques for transitions will be reviewed and evaluated as the City considers applications for development approvals. The transitions to nearby existing and planned uses are important factors in determining whether or not development will be compatible with its surroundings. Specific requirements and standards for particularly sensitive uses will be included in the City's zoning regulations and other relevant sections of the City Code. It • M1 k Figure 3-8 I J %wq* Frrnffr Moine voww4d u" I Figure 3-9 5LM-0 HUG 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE LAND USE 74