Encourage the provision of shelter for pedestrians, complementary building designs (including pad clearly designated building entries, integrated signage (with complementary materials, lettering, color, and complementary lighting) in the design/re-design of building facades visible from public ways. Encourage the provision of outdoor dining in commercial areas adjacent to eating establishments. DES-POLICY 8: Encourage, in appropriate locations, the orientation of new structures towards adjacent to create well-defined public streets and spaces. ACTION STRATEGIES: Encourage the placement of a portion of the required parking in the rear of commercial buildings, with provision made for convenient and well-defined access from that parking to the building(s) it serves. Encourage the location of new buildings close to the street, to humanize minimize the scale of new Clarification (Planning) arterial and collector streets. Discourage the location of large expanses of parking between public streets and building entrances. Encourage structured parking, where appropriate, to minimize the parking footprint. Strikethrough edits clarify the action strategy. (Planning) DES-POLICY 9: Preserve and enhance the unique architectural and landscape qualities of the County’s area. ACTION STRATEGIES: Encourage commercial development in the Area to provide design compatibility between new and Clarification (Planning) existing development. When there is more than one building on a site, design new commercial structures as a cluster of small-scale buildings to minimize their mass and to blend them in with existing buildings. Use appropriate indigenous plant materials and traditional planting patterns in areas visible from public thoroughfares so that new buildings blend into their landscape surroundings. Provide site plans and building designs that protect the existing visual quality and natural resource values that make these areas distinctive. Encourage any new development in the Rural Area to preserve the visual character of the rural landscape by providing appropriate building setbacks, with landscaped/preserved open space occupying the setback area; and preserving important scenic resources—hedgerows, mature trees, farm buildings, walls and fences, and open fields. DES-POLICY 10: Encourage site plans and building designs for new development that enhance the settings of the County Registered Historic Sites, as identified in the Cultural Resources Plan. ACTION STRATEGIES:
Encourage the provision of shelter for pedestrians, complementary building designs (including pad clearly designated building entries, integrated signage (with complementary materials, lettering, color, and complementary lighting) in the design/re-design of building facades visible from public ways. Encourage the provision of outdoor dining in commercial areas adjacent to eating establishments. DES-POLICY 8: Encourage, in appropriate locations, the orientation of new structures towards adjacent to create well-defined public streets and spaces. ACTION STRATEGIES: Encourage the placement of a portion of the required parking in the rear of commercial buildings, with provision made for convenient and well-defined access from that parking to the building(s) it serves. Encourage the location of new buildings close to the street, to humanize minimize the scale of new arterial and collector streets. Clarification (Planning) Discourage the location of large expanses of parking between public streets and building entrances. Encourage structured parking, where appropriate, to minimize the parking footprint. Strikethrough edits clarify the action strategy. (Planning) DES-POLICY 9: Preserve and enhance the unique architectural and landscape qualities of the County’s area. ACTION STRATEGIES: Encourage commercial development in the Area to provide design compatibility between new and existing development. When there is more than one building on a site, design new commercial structures as a cluster of small-scale buildings to minimize their mass and to blend them in with existing buildings. Clarification (Planning) Use appropriate indigenous plant materials and traditional planting patterns in areas visible from public thoroughfares so that new buildings blend into their landscape surroundings. Provide site plans and building designs that protect the existing visual quality and natural resource values that make these areas distinctive. Encourage any new development in the Rural Area to preserve the visual character of the rural landscape by providing appropriate building setbacks, with landscaped/preserved open space occupying the setback area; and preserving important scenic resources—hedgerows, mature trees, farm buildings, walls and fences, and open fields. DES-POLICY 10: Encourage site plans and building designs for new development that enhance the settings of the County Registered Historic Sites, as identified in the Cultural Resources Plan. ACTION STRATEGIES:
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