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RESOLUTION 92-073 - Exhibit B ~ 485 NORTH ~ROADWAY CORRIDOR DESIGN STANDAP~DS The following design standards shall apply to proposed additions, facade renovations on existing buildings and all new construction in the area bound by Santa Clara Avenue to the north, Civic Center Drive to the south, and all of the properties which have street frontage on Broadway within those boundaries (Graphic One). DESIGN POLICY ONE MAINTAIN THE STREET'S PALM TREES DESIGN PRINCIPLE The consistent use of queen palm trees planted on a regular interval imparts a sense of order and continuity appropriate to major thoroughfares. The planting of majestic Queen Palms along the North-south axis of the corridor provides a special theme and a sense of -place. Any improvements to the street should capitalize on the distinctivs nature of the landscape pattern. The special character of the Broadway Corridor is made primarily through the distinctive landscaping and light fixture pattern. DESIGN GUIDELINE Street tree planting (queen palm trees) should be provided at a spacing not to exceed one palm tree every 30 feet. In order to maintain the continuum of the street profile the minimum brown trunk length of a newly planted or replaced palm tree shall be 20 feet. The queen palm trees should be placed along the centerline of the 6 foot landscape parkway adjacent to the curb. The 6 foot landscape parkway is preferred and should be maintained. Certain areas along the corridor, however, have existing full width (edge of curb to property line) sidewalks. When full width sidewalks are existing or required, the queen palm trees should be placed along the axis, spaced at one every 30 feet, and planted in approved tree wells. In order to emphasize the identity of the queen palms as the street tree along the Broadway Corridor, the planting of queen palms and other similar species should be discouraged in all front and side yard areas (Graphic Two). DESIGN POLICY TWO MAINTAIN UNIQUE STREET LIGHT FIXTURES DESIGN PRINCIPLE Unique lighting fixtures and their quality of light enhances the identity of the Broadway Corridor. Similarly to the rhythm and distinctiveness of the queen palm trees, the regularly spaced double lamp light fixtures along the North-South axis of Broadway give the area an orderly pattern and positive image. DESIGN GUIDELINE Older style light fixtures shall be provided for any new development along the Broadway Corridor where they currently do not exist. Light fixtures should be provided at a minimum spacing of one every 75 feet (Graphic Three). -2-