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Comprehensive Plan, City of Paris, Texas Future Land IJse sidewalks. Street trees also maintain a ceiling or canopy that further imbue a pedestrian scale to the streetscape. Require landscaping, primarily through preservation of mature trees and existing vegetation. Trees, shrubs, flowers, and other elements of the sunounding environment of a housing area greatly contribute to the quality of life within that area. Shade, wind breaks, beautification, and attraction of songbirds and other wildlife are all benefits of substantial plant communities within housing areas. By far the easiest way to capture these benefits for the residents of a housing area is to preserve the existing vegetation of a site as it is developed, rather than relying on newly planted materials to grow and mature, slowly recreating an environment which already existed in many cases. Require grass or planting strips between curbs and sidewalks. Providing "green space" between the back of the street curb and the sidewalk provides a buffer between vehicles and pedestrians. This space provides safety for pedestrians on the sidewalks and creates an area suitable for street-tree plantings and other streetscape improvements. When locating improvements, including planting materials, preservation of clear lines of sight within the sight triangles of intersections and drives must be considered. Encourage a diversity of housing fagade styles and colors in new or infill developments. Repetitive or redundant faqade styles within residential developments tend to diminish the visual interest and perception of quality in an area. Providing several farade styles allows for more individual expression of interest and taste. Encourage front porches on new houses. Front porches allow homeowners to comfortably spend more time neaz the front yard and street. This creates a greater opportunity to know ones neighbors, maintain a casual surveillance of the area, and thereby maintain a safe residential neighborhood. This also reinforces a neighborhood ambiance. Require sidewalks on at least on side of residential streets. One of the most significant elements of neighborhood atmosphere and function is that residents can easily walk to other places within the neighborhood and Paris community. By requiring sidewalks, pedestrian use is indicated as a priority in the community because of a prominent, safe, and accessible system. Cul-de-sacs may be exempted from sidewalk requirements if they do not exceed maximum length requirements. Promote the creation of deep lots for more green space. Deep residential lots allow for more green space within a residential community by S:V8288\WPCUinal rcpon 2-0I.Joc 62 BWR