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<br /> <br />2. Primary building entries should be readily identifiable and well defined through the use of <br />projections, recesses, columns, roof structures, or other design elements. <br />3. Expansions to existing buildings should provide for continuity between the old building and <br />the new addition. The addition need not strictly match the existing building, but should <br />include prominent design elements of the old building to provide architectural compatibility <br />between old and new. <br />4. Windows and doors are key elements of any structure’s form and should relate to the scale <br />of the elevation on which they appear. Windows and doors can establish character by their <br />rhythm and variety. Recessed window and door openings are encouraged, but not required. <br />5. Design elements which are undesirable and should try to be avoided include: <br />a. Highly reflective surfaces; <br />b. Exposed, untreated precision block walls; <br />c. Barbed wire; <br />d. “Stuck on” mansard roofs; <br />e. Materials with high maintenance such as stained wood shingles <br /> <br /> <br />SECTION 2-3-2 LANDSCAPING AND PRESERVATION DESIGN <br /> <br />1. All required internal landscaping shall be installed and maintained by the developer or their <br />successor in perpetuity, <br /> <br />2. Perimeter landscape buffers shall utilize existing vegetation or the portion of the buffer that <br />is disturbed shall be planted in conformance with the buffer section depicted on the master <br />plans. <br />3. A comprehensive landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Orange County Planning <br />Department for review and approval by members of the staff consistent with the approved <br />standards for this project. <br />4. Required buffers shall be consistent with the provisions of the MPD-CZD. <br />5. Limits of disturbance shall be in accordance with the approved Master Erosion Control and <br />53