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Mountain House Specific Plan III ........................................................................................................................................................................... applicable requirements of the San Joaquin County Development Title, and the MHCSD Design Manual. 8. Street Furniture. Furniture shall be of a common design throughout the Neighborhood Center in order to reinforce the common neighborhood theme, and reduce future maintenance costs. Furniture should include benches,picnic tables, trash containers, barbecue pits(if any), or other similar items, as determined by the MHCSD. The furnishings shall be selected as part of the infrastructure design of the surrounding Neighborhood,consistent with the MHCSD Design Manual. - 9. Public Art. Neighborhood Parks shall include public art consistent with the Master Plan requirement that public art be incorporated into appropriate areas open to the public. Public art should be located at one of the primary entries or focal points in the park, such as the open space corridor trail crossing of the collector near the Neighborhood Commercial site. It may include earth forms, special furnishings,unique planting or landscape elements,as well as more traditional art forms such as sculpture or mosaics. d. Neighborhood Commercial — 1. Building Siting. Buildings shall be located adjacent to the collector street with parking and service to the rear or sides. Main entrances shall face the collector street. Setbacks should be minimized for building entries facing the street or the open space corridor. Outdoor eating, gathering, or other plaza areas shall be included in the subsequent site plans. 2. Vehicular Access and Parking. Off-street parking shall be located to rear or sides of buildings. Additional parking will be available on adjacent streets. 3. Pedestrian and Bicycle Access. On-site walkways for bicycle and pedestrian access shall connect to street sidewalks, the open space corridor trail,and adjacent Class III bicycle route along the collector street. 4. Crosswalks shall be provided at street intersections, as determined by the MHCSD, and may include enhanced ma*erials such as brick, stone,patterned concrete,concrete pavers or other materials compatible with the common theme, as approved by the MHCSD. Materials and treatments shall be consistent with the MHCSD Design Manual. 5. Bicycle racks and/or lockers shall be located near building entries, and may be located near transit stops. - 6. Architecture. Building architecture shall reflect the Prairie theme established for the neighborhood commercial area. Building details shall emphasize overhangs, entries, articulation of building facades,windows,trellises, arbors and other human-scale elements, consistent with applicable design regulations. _ 4-46 Draft 03M 4/05 ............................................................... ..........................................................................................................