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DowntownCenterville <br />Master Plan & Development Guidelines <br />standalone district within the City; instead it <br />B.SystemsGuidelines <br />willbe a partof,andconnectwith, a varietyof <br />local, city-wide and regional systems. <br />Systems Guidelines describe the elements <br />Each development project, whether a single <br />of the public infrastructure. The System <br />building, one lot, or a series of blocks, must <br />Guidelines outline issues and provides <br />providereasonablelinkstothese systems as <br />guidanceforstandardsthatapplytotheentire <br />a primary design objective. <br />Downtown Area. It is intended as an <br />attachment to the Master Plan Document <br />GuidelineRecommendations <br />itself. The Systems Guidelines will deal with <br />ToensurethattheDowntownArea takes <br />the seven distinct items of the overall <br />full advantage of local and regional <br />infrastructure framework: <br />systems, development should: <br />Context <br />• Provide safe, easily recognized <br />OpenSpace <br />connectionstocityandregionaltrail <br />TransportationSystems <br />systems; <br />Storm Water Systems <br />Utilities <br />• Support increased use of transit services <br />MixofUsesParking <br />by maintenance of existing service to St. <br />Strategy <br />Paulandstrengthen service toMinneapolis <br />for residents; <br />These seven items represent the overall <br />organizing elements that give shape and <br />• Tieinto,andimprove,theutilitynetwork; <br />form to the public elements of the Master <br />Plan. Presumably, they will be adopted by <br />• Integrate with and complement the <br />the City as part of the Master Plan, will <br />existing (andfuture)streetframework; <br />become part of City policy and will be <br />implementedby the City or with City <br />• Become an integral part of the city and <br />participation before or concurrently with the <br />countydrainage/stormwatermanagement <br />work of private developers. The Systems <br />plan; <br />Guidelines will create the framework within <br />which the private parcels are allowed to be <br />• Parks and open space will be easily <br />developed.TheywillprescribeDevelopment <br />accessible toallDowntownArearesidents, <br />Standards forall above ground, visible <br />visitors, peoplewhoworkhereandalsofor <br />elements of the public infrastructure <br />the citizens of Centerville and the <br />including street and roadway design, <br />surrounding area. <br />streetscape and landscape design, <br />pedestrian spaces, connectivity between <br />B.II. OpenSpace <br />privateandpublic spaces, parkingstrategies <br />The overall design framework of the <br />and policy, etc. Systems Guidelines will <br />DowntownAreaisbasedonlinkstoLaMotte <br />prescribeeverythinginthepublicrealmfrom <br />Park, trails, new open space downtown and <br />curb sections and paving materials to street <br />regional open space. The City of Centerville <br />lights, park benches, waste receptacles and <br />will take the lead role in local parks <br />tree species. <br />programming, design review, construction <br />sequencing, implementation and ultimately <br />B.I.Context <br />maintenance and operation of key public <br />Although unique to Centerville, the <br />spaces within this framework. The goal is to <br />DowntownAreaisnotintendedtobe a <br />linkexisting parks and trails <br />January4,2006Page9of30 <br /> <br />