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PROJECT WIDE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS STOCKTON METROPOLITAN AIRPORT -SPECIAL PURPOSE PLAN r'3 b. Agrarian Landscape Elements 'F~/ 13 There is a rich array of landscape elements that recall the agricultural heritage of South Stockton and will 0 provide a unique regional identity for the project These are patterns in the landscape that define space and create a formal order on the flat expanses of C3 land typical of the Central Valley. The key elements typical of agrarian landscape that will be utilized to E3 lend thematic continuity to the Stockton13 . • - Metropolitan Airport Project are described below: Allee ,* + r ` • - • Allees The allee is a roadway or walkway bordered Q with formal rows of trees. It serves as a unify- ing element providing linear structure to the landscape. The allees within the business park are typically composed of deciduous shade trees providing shade to streets and sidewalks. l Q • Hedgerow 13 The hedgerow is useful as a visual boundary and natural barrier. It functions as a windbreak, Hedgerow visual screen,and it serves as a linear unifying structure in the landscape. 13 �; ., .. _ .- •is •ss z • Groves13 •,J':._ �' - :=.a, :;. Trees are often planted informally in clusters or ( •�• ;,,Y X'nr groves near farm structures to provide windA 13 protection and shade the sun. They can be 1� •� `rY�'i• �� used in public outdoor spaces for shade or • C3 visual screening. -� r ti . .1�7C s. . .. �•y,��•- • Orchard ;�y"; The orchard is used as an accent element,pro- 13 Orchard viding a punctuation of the roadway and signify- 13 ing entrance activity. It utilizes a crisp grid of tree plantings and denotes the cross-axial movement at intersections. • Row Crops 13 Row crops,interpreted as colorful bands of annual or perennial plantings at site or building ` _ 13 entrances serve as a visual reminder of the 13 sequence of the seasons,and the importance of the yearly cycle. E3 Row Crops . . 11I. 4-4 OPEN SPACE, LANDSCAPE AND STREETSCAPES 0