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<br />FEE 07 2001 14:55 FR <br /> <br />TO 211738 <br /> <br />P.03/08 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />:f: 'Z-fr <br /> <br />welcome visitors and residcnts alike to Arden Hills through enhanced and aesthetically <br />pleasing graphic "signage"; and, 4) last, bllt not least, a "place" that makes THIS corncr <br />unique to the intersection and not just another "location" for one more "cookie-cutter" <br />commercial building. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />11. Encouraging this (and other) developer(s) at known "Gateway" locations to be more creative <br />concerning (corner) site design, with emphasi. on enhanced landscaping, appropriate IIgbtinll <br />and "entry" signalle. <br /> <br />A. Michael BalTette.. in an article in ZOlIing News (December 1994) entitled "Planning Basics <br />for Gateway Design," defined a "Gateway" as follows': <br /> <br />An entrance corridor thllt lJerlllds the apprOllch of a new ltzndscape all/I <br />defines the arr;vQ/ poi", as a delilinatwn. The goal of gateway phmn;l&g <br />is to arr""ge this landscape so that it rewards the Jljewer with a se1l6e of <br />arriwd ""d" positi~e image olthe plllce. <br /> <br />B. At leastonc city, Walnut Creek, CA has noted the following general "principle" (or) and set <br />of "guidelines. (.I) in connection with developments planned for identified "Gateway" <br />locations throughout their city: <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />A "gateway" into the City is much the same as a front door to a home. It serves as <br />the symbolic entry to the City, and it provides an introduction to what is within the <br />area. Gateways into the City should receive special design attention (as illustrated <br />in the Figures contained in the General Plan): <br /> <br />.I <br /> <br />The appearance and prominence of city gateways shall be improved through the use <br />of appropriate si!,'11agc. landscaping, setbacks, and building design to signal a <br />transition into the City's corc area; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.I Sites located at prominent gateway locations shall be required to provide additional <br />landscaping treatment and may be required to provide special design amenities, <br />such as public art, This is narticularlv imnortant at intersections. which are often <br />viewed bv vehicle travelers while "at rest" who are more aware of the character of <br />the surroundings; <br /> <br />.I Projects shollld, with the City's assistance and involveme11I, take advantage of <br />gateway locations to create a sense of entry through the use of improvements such <br />as landscaping, building comer setbacks, special lighting, etc. Placement of traffic <br />control devices and other utility equipment should be carefully considered, with <br />utility installations placed underground where possible or in well-screened or non- <br />prominent locations; <br /> <br />.I Rear service yards, product storage areas, and parking lots should be screened as <br />much as possible to improve the appearance of sites at the Gateways; <br /> <br />ISee also, Rhees, S., "Gateways: Creating Civic Identity ," PlarmingCommissioner's Journal, <br />No. 21 (Winter 1996). . <br />
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