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10 <br /> public or service areas . Materials with unique or special <br /> character are encouraged . <br /> 3 . Buildings and building components , such as walls , windows , <br /> doors , eaves , and parapets , shall have human proportions and <br /> relationships to one another . <br /> 4 . Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof, <br /> ground , or buildings shall be screened from public view with <br /> materials harmonious with the building , or they shall be so located <br /> as not to be visible from any public ways . This provision does not <br /> apply to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations . <br /> 5 . Exterior lighting shall be part of the architectural concept . <br /> Fixtures , standards , and all exposed accessories shall be <br /> harmonious with building design . <br /> 6 . Recycling and waste removal areas , service yards , storage <br /> yards , and exterior work areas shall be located away from and <br /> screened from view from public ways , using materials as stated in <br /> criteria for equipment screening . Areas shall be sized to <br /> accommodate changes in technology and local refuse ordinances . <br /> 7 . Variation of detail , form , material , and siting may be used to <br /> provide visual interest . In multiple building projects , variable siting of <br /> individual buildings may be used to prevent a monotonous <br /> appearance . <br /> d ) Landscaping and site treatment. Landscape elements included in <br /> these criteria consist of all forms of planting and vegetation , ground <br /> forms , rock groupings , water patterns , and all visible construction <br /> except buildings and utility structures . New and existing vegetation <br /> shall be maintained in a flourishing manner . <br /> 1 . Natural or existing topographic patterns contributing to the <br /> beauty and utility of a development shall be preserved and <br /> developed . Modification to topography will be permitted where it <br /> contributes to good appearance and does not adversely affect <br /> significant natural features and drainageways . <br /> 2 . Grades of walks , parking spaces , terraces , and other paved <br /> areas shall provide an inviting and stable appearance . <br /> 3 . Landscape treatment shall be provided to enhance <br /> architectural features , strengthen vistas and important visual <br /> corridors , and provide shade . <br /> 4 . Unity of design shall be achieved by repetition of certain plan <br /> varieties and other materials and by correlation with adjacent <br /> developments . <br /> 5 . Plant material shall be selected for its structure , texture , and <br /> color for interest and for its ultimate growth . Use of native plants is <br /> encouraged ; others that will be hardy , harmonious to the design , <br /> and of good appearance can be allowed . <br /> 6 . Appropriate curbs , tree guards or other devices shall be <br /> employed to protect plants susceptible to injury by pedestrian or <br /> motor traffic . <br /> 7 . Parking areas and trafficways shall be enhanced with <br /> landscaped spaces containing trees or tree groupings . <br /> G : robert/febru ary2 0 0 1 ph/EDDrezoning/e stab lishmentofED sub d1stricts <br />