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Residential Policy 8: Phase I Residential Design Elements. The design of <br />residential neighborhoods should seek [o foster a strong sense of community, be <br />pedestrian-oriented in scale, and provide visual interest[hrough landscaping and <br />architectural detail. <br />tIOIDELINE3: <br />8.1 Encourage front porches, bay windows and balconies along the street <br />frontage and orient the entrance to housing towards the street to create <br />places where social interaction can occur. <br />8.2 Allow such features as rear garages served by mid-block alleys and <br />increased setbacks for front entry garages to minimize the inwsion of <br />automobile-oriented design feamres into residential areas. <br />8.3 Encourage hip and gabled roofs, bay windows, and articulated building <br />facades to create visual interest in the architecture of housing products. <br />8.4 Provide street trees, landscaped separations between parking and <br />residences, and landscaped screening of trash enclosures and other utility <br />facilities. <br />8.5 Limit residential building heights to three and a half (3.5) stories; three - <br />floors-over-parking design is acceptable, but such a design should put <br />parking at or below grade level. <br />Residential Policy 9: Review of Subsequent Residential Development <br />Projects. Monitor the progress towards achieving the various residential <br />policies and objectives as residential projects are proposed for City review and <br />approval over time in order to ensure that all Specific Plan policies and <br />objectives will be achieved at buildout of [he project. <br />Residential Policy 10: Growth Management. Development of market rate <br />housing and affordable housing units may proceed according to a schedule that <br />grants growth management approvals [o the Plan, consistent with a Growth <br />Management agreement. <br />3-14 <br />