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CITY OF PARIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Appendix E- Gateway and LandscapeBuffer Design Guidelines Public art serves as an identi,fying feature in a transition gateway. As opposed to primary gateway features, those of the secondary gateways are intended to be at a pedestrian scale. The major features of the secondary gateways are: • A prominent features such as public art, statuary, fountains, gardens or park-like settings; • Signage to clearly identify entrance into Paris. Brick, stone or other high-quality materials should be incorporated into the signage to further establish the gateway; • Landscaping to accent the surrounding corridor and prominent features. A combination of street trees, ornamental trees, shrubbery, ground covers and ornamental plantings should be used to accent and coordinate the design; • Benches, trash receptacles, pedestrian scale lighting, unique paving patterns at crosswalks, and other streetscape elements. The City should work closely or partner with local developers to ensure that adequate aesthetic considerations are given to development near identified gateway locations. As part of a formalized site plan review process the City should consider the visual impacts of development at these locations. Development should incorporate architectural features such as building recession and projections, canopies and awnings, window and high-quality materials to accent and complement the gateway development. Building orientation and parking should also be carefully planned to minimize the adverse impacts of the negative features of the site. Trash dumpsters, loading areas and parking should be screened with appropriate landscaping. Many of the gateway locations identified have been developed, making the efforts to establish the gateway concept difficult. Initial improvements may focus around landscaping. Overtime, as redevelopment occurs or partnerships are formed, the larger-scale elements like public art and signage can be added. For those areas that are not cunently developed or in which limited development has taken place, efforts to establish the gateway concept should begin immediately. Conceptual plans for development of gateways in these locations should be developed, so that as development does begin to occur a clear vision can be presented. This vision would serve as the basis for requirements for land dedication or acquisition and special design considerations. 5A98288\WPCV'ma1 rcpun 2-01.<koc 117 BWR