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STOCKTON MErROPOLrrAN AIRPORT- PURPOSE PLAN PROJEcr WIDE Gu]LDELINES AND STANDARDS GENERAL PARKS STANDARDS & GUIDELINES should be consistent throughout each district of ' the Stockton Metropolitan Airport project. The following are general guidelines for each of the parks and public open space areas proposed 6. Built Structures r � for Stockton Metropolitan Airport's Business Park. Pergolas, pavilions,and gazebos should be designed or selected so that the color,texture,form,and I. Pedestrian Orientation/Connections detailing reinforces the design themes of the sur- Provide clear circulation around and through each rounding architecture. park or open space. Park entries should be high- lighted with special features including �� Lighting signage/marker elements and small specially paved Provide attractive, pedestrian-scale light fixtures areas. Entry areas should be highlighted with spe- selected to reinforce the design themes of the cial light fixtures,low seat walls or low hedges at surrounding fighting and architecture. light fix- their edge,and flowering accent planting. Each tures will be consistent for the parks of Stockton park will typically have a perimeter side walk lined with street trees to provide shade. Universal Airport. Levels of illumination will conform to r^ County and local standards. See Section 111.7 for I access should also be accommodated. Lighting guidelines. FA 2. Common Open Space 8. Planting The goal is to provide usable open space areas The plant palette in park areas should reflect the 1 within parks for both passive and active recreation intensity of pedestrian activity,with an emphasis i activities. Wherever possible, common open space an bright colored accent plantings which incorpo- should be visible from the street and connected to rate seasonal change. Trees,shrubs,and ground entry paths. In general, open space should be in covers should be relatively clean with minimal lit- larger,contiguous areas rather than broken into ter. (See Recommended Plant List,A.2-1). smaller units or linear areas. i 9. Water Features/Storm Water Detention 3. Lawn Areas The goal is to utilize park acreage as a"land reser- voir" or which to site stormwater detention Lawn areas should be large and open,for multi- ponds. Unlike detention areas in more utilitarian purpose play fields or specific use sports fields, parts of the Airport site,these detention ponds Lawns should consist of durable turf appropriate would do double duty. They would act as aesthet- for ball playing, is amenities / landscape focal points for the parks, while at the same time contributing functional 4. Playfields/Sports Courts 50 requirements for on-site stormwater storage and Playgrounds or Sports Courts should consist of detention. It is envisioned that the ponds will be designed and engineered to be aesthetically pleas- surfaces. attractive,durable equipment on resilient and safe ing with standing water year round and to accom- F modate seasonal detention requirements by allow- ing for seasonal fluctuations in the pond water 5. Site Furnishings level or freeboard. Shoreline landscape plantings will therefore need to be adapted to seasonal Attractive, high-quality benches,and other site cycles of inundation and drought. amenities should be used. The site furnishings OPEN SPACE,.LAND5CAPE AND STREETSCAPES 111. 4-13 FA