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- I ~ ~ - I. - overall character and image of the corridor. Since Highway 96 is a significant gateway to the - communities, as well as an inter, and intra-community link, special consideration should be given -, I to the visual image of the corridor. - Although the overall appearance of the communities is important, the most critical areas to the ~, I corridor's appearance are the properties which are located directly adjacent to the roadway. In general, there are few dilapidated or unsightly developments in the corridor. However, a number ~ of areas and developments have limited landscaping or other urban design enhancements. -' I - Due to the significance of the corridor, special treatments or guidelines should be considered for the corridor. Corridor overlay districts or other means should be employed to provide special -,,- I urban design enhancements or treatments for the corridor. The guidelines or regulations should - - address existing as well as future developments. The key elements to be addressed by these guidelines or regulations are: -, I - . Land Use/ Access, Single-family or other uses which are incompatible with the arterial -, I character of the roadway and which require frequent access points should be discouraged and programs should be developed to remove or phase out such existing uses. - ~ I . Landscaping, All developments along the Highway 96 corridor should be well - landscaped and consideration should be given to include larger groupings or clusters of - I- landscaping materials to complement the natural features along the corridor. Extra efforts - should be made to screen large parking areas with landscaping materials and to include - - landscaped islands in parking lots to break up large parking surfaces. _l__. I . Signs, Sign programs should be developed to minimize sign clutter or the proliferation - - of too many signs and to prevent the spread of off-premise advertising. -, I - - CORRIDOR URBAN DESIGN IMPROVEMENT COMPONENTS -, I Following is a list of recommended urban design improvements for the Highway 96 corridor: - - I 1. Street Lights, Street lights on both sides of the roadway would be utiiized to light the roadway as well as to throw incidental light on the trail and walkways. Shielding would --- be used to prevent light spillover onto residential properties. "" I -' ...,.., , - ' 2. TraillWalk Lights, Trail/walk lights would be used to light the trail and walkways if no streetlights are installed, or to supplement the streetlights if they are installed. The - I trail/walk lights would be scaled to the bicyclists/pedestrians and would help to improve - the safety and usability of the trails and walkways. ~...".,. I 3. Walkway. Where appropriate, a six-foot wide pedestrian concrete walkway would be .- installed to inter-link residential areas, commercial developments, public facilities, and Ie - ~ recreational and open space features, 61 ~ I - ,-----,- "--.