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f Woodbridge Design Guideli..,,s Chapter 8-Streetscape SECTION 8.1 STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS The intent of Chapter 8 is to communicate the desires of the community,to establish a historic streetscape appearance on Lower Sacramento Road with historic streetlights, street trees and landscape planters that improve the aesthetics and pedestrian experience of the corridor. The following recommended upgrades apply only to the approximately three-block area of Lower Sacramento Road between the two bridges at either end of the District: 8.1.1 Modification of Standard Light Fixtures for Historic Street Lights There are currently four street lights in the District located on the west side of Lower Sacramento Road. Existing street lights comply with County improvement standards regarding the type, location, and height of street lights. The top priority for the community to improve the streetscape aesthetic is to replace existing street lights with historic street light fixtures. The preferred historic street light design has an ornate stem and acorn shaped glass top. Existing lights are thirty(30) feet tall. The desired light fixture would establish a pedestrian scale with a shorter overall height between fifteen (15) and eighteen (18) feet. In order to comply with the minimum lighting standards, such fixtures would be spaced more frequently, creating a unifying and aesthetic hardscape feature throughout the corridor. 8.1.2 Additional Street Trees There are currently no street trees within the public right-if-way along Lower Sacramento Road. Because the landscape through the corridor is minimal, street trees be placed at twenty-five(25) foot intervals. The Lower Sacramento Road corridor should include a combination of primary tree species and accent tree species. Trees planted throughout the corridor should have an ornate crown design for the sidewalk surrounding the tree trunk. 8.1.3 Incorporation of Landscape Planters Landscape planters should be included along the new right-of-way improvements for Lower Sacramento Road. Landscape planters should be designed and constructed at the terminus of each on-street parking segment. Planters should include both shrub and tree plantings using species from the plant list in Chapter 7 of the Woodbridge Design Guidelines.