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Hugo Downtown Framework Plan Final Plan & Design Guidelines Downtown District Design Guidelines General Design Standards • These design guidelines are intended to apply to the Downtown District CBD, but include principles that can be broadly applied to the greater Hugo Downtown Area (as indicated on the Downtown Plan), including the Central Business, Future Central Business and Central Residential zones If the CBD development extends beyond this boundary, the Downtown District boundaries may need to be extended accordingly. • On all streets in the downtown district, the guidelines are intended to apply to street frontage properties on both sides of the street. • New downtown development shall provide for pedestrian as well as vehicular circulation and shall create linkages to existing and proposed sidewalks and trails. • All new development should be sensitive to existing downtown neighborhoods and residences in the design and location of new uses and buildings with respect to shading, views, light or noise pollution; where necessary appropriate screening or buffering shall be provided. • All new development shall be designed to value, respect, and preserve identified natural features and resources. • A sense of City history should be encouraged, and landmarks such as St. John's Cemetery and St. John's Church should be preserved as important contributors to Hugo's character. • Key points which have been identified as primary entrances to downtown Hugo should be designed as "gateways" to the City; gateway elements could include open space, unique landscaping, walls or gates, water features and City identity signage. These points include: • From the west — the bend in the County Road 8 at the western edge of Hugo; • From the east — At Egg Lake and the intersections where 147th and 140th meet Highway 61; • From the south — Where 140th meets Highway 61; • From the north — Where 147th meets Highway 61. Along the west side of Highway 61, new downtown development will need to be designed to integrate with the railway corridor as it comes through the center of town: as a public open space, supporting the proposed trails, and considering future uses. Page 9 of 23