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Sector One Design Standards & Guidelines II. Wonder World Drive &Hunter Road Corridors This section identifies the design standards and guidelines for the Wonder World Drive Corridor, including the Carson Tract, and the Hunter Road Corridor within Sector One. The mixed use neighborhood planned for the Carson Tract should also follow the standards and guidelines identified in Part I of this appendix. Site Design New development in the Wonder World Drive corridor should be attractive and of high quality and should present a quality image as a community entryway. Landscaping & Buffering Generous landscaping, including street trees, should be strongly encouraged. Non - single- family uses should be buffered from higher intensity uses through fencing Standard landsca i . However � it is undesirable and unnecessary to wall of higher intensity development from adjacent development and neighborhoods. Quality landscaping and appropriate site design are preferred over fencing. Connections, particularly pedestrian connections, should always be made between adjacent uses. Garages /Parking Lots Standard Parking lots visible from public roads should be screened from view with continuous landscaping Large parking lots should be broken up into smaller pods of no more than 100 parking spaces that are separated by landscaped dividers at least 6 feet across. These dividers can include sidewalks to aid in pedestrian circulation, in which case the divider should be at least 10 feet wide (3' landscape strip on both sides of a 4' sidewalk). Signs Signage should be unobtrusive. Attached signs and monument signs are preferred for this corridor. Freestanding signs should be limited in number and size. Underground Utilities Whenever possible, utility wires (electric, telephone, cable, etc.) should be placed underground. Screening All outdoor storage, trash receptacles, mechanical equipment, and utility boxes Standard should be screened from public view and from less intensive land uses. This should be accomplished either with walls constructed with materials similar to the primary buildings or through landscaping that provides a year -round screen. Wood privacy fencing and chain -link fencing should not be used for this type of screening. Pedestrian Access In addition to providing sidewalks along all street frontages, all new development should provide safe pedestrian connections from all building entrances to this Standard - sidewalk syste m. In addition, within multi - building developments, safe pedestrian Adopted: September 13, 2004 A -3 -7