Scenic Corridor Implementation Status

July 1999: Part 3

Part 1. # 1-24   Part 2. #25-49 Part 3. # 50-75

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Recommendation

Time Frame
50 Perimeter wall along setbacks are discouraged 6-30 months
51 Do not allow continous walls; maintain wildlife settings 6-30 months
52 Walls next to or within 50' of corridor to be a maximum height of 4' 9-36 months
53 No wall should exceed 5' within 50' of a corridor 6-15 months
54 Avoid canyon effect by using creative design solutions 6-24 months
55 Walls should be located so scenic views are maintained 6-30 months
56 Walls should blend with desert terrain in form, color and material 6-24 months
57 Limit maximum building heights next to corridor to 18' or by a setback plane 9-36 months
58 Adopt building design standards to blend with desert setting and character 1-4 years
59 Limit sign sizes, numbers and locations #16, #18, #19, #24, #45
60 Limit sign sizes, numbers and locations See #55
61 No drainage basins should be placed within 200' of a corridor 1-5 years
62 Form of basin in or near corridors should blend with the natural desert 9-30 months
63 Consider applying scenic corridor status to other streets 1-2 years (-10 years)
64 If new corridors are designated, maintain funding priority on existing corridor 1-3 years
65 Place recommended policies in enforceable document(?)/accounting process 1-2 years
66 Keep recommendations together for easy accessibility 1-2 years
67 Identify one staff point of contact 1-2 years
68 Amend General Plan as needed - complete landscaping section of Design Guidelines See prior recommendations
69 Project Review/Coordination begin stipulating cases according to recommendations as soon as possible 3-12 months
70 Prepare specific design standards for each corridor 1-5 years
71 Begin city projects to improve corridors 2-4 years
72 Integrate scenic drives into the trails path and system 3-12 months
73 If grandfathered uses, change require new development to restore corridor desert 2-5 years
74 Investigate setting time frame that non-conforming developments meet new standards 2-10 years
75 Semi-annual "roundtables"; piggyback on to sustainability indicators 1-2 years

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