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Mountain House Speck Plan III <br /> ........................................................................................................................................................................... <br /> groves at building entries,patios, courtyards, employee gathering areas or other special areas. Setback — <br /> landscaping will create an effective separation/buffer between uses and parcels. In addition to providing <br /> protection from the prevailing winds of the areas, a variety of windbreak landscape treatments shall be <br /> used whenever practical,to help define use areas and establish visual points of reference. <br /> 4.2.2.3 Implementation Measures <br /> a. Specific Plan III implements the Master Plan design standards and includes conceptual layouts for all <br /> roadways, the two school sites,parks, commercial areas and other uses within the neighborhoods. <br /> b. Landscape design shall emphasize the planting of long-lived plant species that are native to the region <br /> or well-adapted to the climatic and soils conditions of the site. Landscape improvements shall require <br /> minimal maintenance and irrigation. The use of native and drought tolerant plant materials shall be <br /> maximized — <br /> c. All plantings in public areas shall be consistent with the MHCSD Design Manual. Final authority on <br /> the design of publicly-owned and maintained landscaping shall rest with the MHCSD. — <br /> d. All plantings in private yards and open space corridor areas shall be consistent with the County <br /> approved Design Guidelines for that subdivision or project. <br /> e. Each sub-area shall have one consistent street tree that is dominant throughout the local road system, <br /> and at least two accent trees selected from the MHCSD Design Manual. <br /> f Large canopy shade trees shall be planted along east-west streets. Trees should be deciduous to <br /> maintain solar access to residences during winter months. <br /> g. The landscape concept for commercial and industrial areas shall emphasize the placement of accent <br /> tree plantings at parcel entries and to demarcate large single-user parcels, and the planting of trees at <br /> major use areas. Accent trees shall be used in groups or regular groves at building entries, patios, <br /> courtyards,employee gathering areas or other special areas. Setback landscaping in commercial and <br /> industrial areas should create an effective separation buffer between uses and parcels. <br /> b. East-west roadways and pedestrian corridors throughout the project site have views of the hills to the <br /> west and,whenever feasible, trees shall be planted to allow open views.Periodic breaks in the — <br /> continuous landscaping plans for north-south Arterials and other roadways should be identified to <br /> maximize views toward Mount Diablo and the foothills. — <br /> i. Tentative Maps for individual parcels shall emphasize pedestrian and bicycle connections within the <br /> neighborhood,between adjacent residential areas and public facilities. _ <br /> j. Tentative Maps shall exhibit energy efficient,cost effective subdivision design; maximize access <br /> from housing to parks,open space corridors and other amenities; and discourage vehicular through- <br /> traffic. <br /> 4- 16 Draft 03/14/05 <br /> ............................................................... .......................................................................................................... <br />