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3 . Buildings and building components , such as walls , windows , doors , eaves , <br /> and parapets , shall have human proportions and relationships to one another . <br /> 4 . Mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on the roof, ground , or <br /> buildings shall be screened from public view with materials harmonious with <br /> the building , or they shall be so located as not to be visible from any public <br /> ways . This provision does not apply to the installation of electric vehicle <br /> charging stations . <br /> 5 . Exterior lighting shall be part of the architectural concept . Fixtures , <br /> standards , and all exposed accessories shall be harmonious with building <br /> design. <br /> 6 . Recycling and waste removal areas , service yards , storage yards , and exterior <br /> work areas shall be located away from and screened from view from public <br /> ways , using materials as stated in criteria for equipment screening . Areas <br /> shall be sized to accommodate changes in technology and local refuse <br /> ordinances . <br /> 7 . Variation of detail , form , material , and siting may be used to provide visual <br /> interest . In multiple building projects, variable siting of individual buildings <br /> may be used to prevent a monotonous appearance . <br /> d) Landscaping and site treatment. Landscape elements included in these criteria <br /> consist of all forms of planting and vegetation, ground forms , rock groupings , water <br /> patterns , and all visible construction except buildings and utility structures . New and <br /> existing vegetation shall be maintained in a flourishing mariner . <br /> 1 . Natural or existing topographic patterns contributing to the beauty and utility <br /> of a development shall be preserved and developed . Modification to <br /> topography will be permitted where it contributes to good appearance and <br /> does not adversely affect significant natural features and drainageways . <br /> 2 . Grades of walks , parking spaces , terraces , and other paved areas shall provide <br /> an inviting and stable appearance . <br /> 3 . Landscape treatment shall be provided to enhance architectural features , <br /> strengthen vistas and important visual corridors , and provide shade . <br /> 4 . Unity of design shall be achieved by repetition of certain plan varieties and <br /> other materials and by correlation with adjacent developments . <br /> 5 . Plant material shall be selected for its structure , texture , and color for interest <br /> and for its ultimate growth . Use of native plants is encouraged ; others that <br /> will be hardy, harmonious to the design, and of good appearance can be <br /> allowed . <br /> 6 . Appropriate curbs , tree guards or other devices shall be employed to protect <br /> plants susceptible to injury by pedestrian or motor traffic . <br /> 7 . Parking areas and trafficways shall be enhanced with landscaped spaces <br /> containing trees or tree groupings . <br /> 8 . Service yards and other unsightly places shall be screened by use of walls , <br /> fencing and/or planting . <br /> e) Signs <br /> L Every sign shall have appropriate scale and proportion in its design and in its <br /> visual relationship to buildings and surroundings . A unified signage plan <br /> shall be submitted and approved with the Special Use Permit . <br /> g :\craig\edd\entrancesud\ 12-4-00\dg <br />