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<br />a LANDSCAPE VISION & HISTORY <br /> <br />1,1 Landscape Vision <br />The overriding goal for this development is to blend the development into the site with minimal <br />visual and environmental impact. In addition, the vision seeks to retain the character of the <br />open space and visual access to the open space. <br /> <br />The goal of the landscape improvements is to create a landscape that is "unnoticeable", that <br />complements and extends Alviso Adobe Park and surrounding oak woodlands and grasslands, <br />and to the extent possible, the improvements will seek to retain the character of the site as it <br />was during the Meadowlark dairy period. <br /> <br />The landscape design guidelines are separated into four sections; <br /> <br /> <br />'1J Open Space Preserve <br /> <br /> <br />I~I Buffer Landscape <br /> <br /> <br />'~II Street Character <br /> <br /> <br />.!i;.i Residential Lot Landscape <br /> <br /> <br />The overall design goals are: <br />. Site the homes on two natural crowns, <br />avoiding the seasonal drainage swales <br />. Avoid tree removal <br />. Incorporate one of the heritage trees, a <br />large specimen sycamore <br />. Use fencing that is historically appropriate <br />. Screen the wire fence with native plantings <br />to create a soft, "natural edge"; this will <br />also serve to screen the development <br /> <br />~\-- -~ L ~' }~ --, - <br /> <br />'( ,., 0 ...........- <br />\ .,. OPEN SPACE <br /> <br />~on <br /> <br />-t " <br /> <br />.-fee, <br />~ <br />r:{) ~ <br /> <br />. Use predominantly California native plants <br />including those species endemic to the site <br />. Use other low profile materials such as natural <br />stone with earth tones and colors that will blend <br />in with the surrounding environment <br />. Incorporate sustainable deSign practices such <br />as bioswales, pervious paving, low water~use <br />planting and advanced irrigation systems <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />(., <br /> <br />-'. <br /> <br />(',"" <br /><: ' <br />, <br /> <br />MEAOOWLARK PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DESIGN GUIDELINES <br />Pleasanton, California <br /> <br />DRAFT May 2006 <br />p.l <br />