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screened from primary view sheds. Straight development lines within the landscape should be avoided and curvilinear forms encouraged. Major public facilities are to be built a suitable distance from major perimeter roads so that the sense of open space predominates at the edges of the Bernal Property. An annual progress and assessment procedure is necessary to implement the Grand Park landscape structure. The scope and limits of each implementation phase are to include as many open space elements as possible and follow the open space template established by this Specific Plan. Each phase of open space planting is to take into consideration the key view sheds from which the open space is experienced by the public. The sense of being within the Grand Park will be created by the system of plant communities, wildlife habitats and corridors, and the developed uses that are integrated into this setting (Figure 4-7) at a scale that does not overwhelm the natural landscape (Figure 4-8), and where all use areas are connected via trails and visual perspectives throughout the site. SUST AINABILITY It is intended that the Bernal Property become a model of sustainable open space. To accomplish this, the structure and function of the Property is to emulate the natural environment. The development of park and open space amenities are intended to help restore habitats, recycle site generated products and reduce dependency on renewable resources. Each public facility development project is to incorporate design, construction, and management practices specifically to conserve energy, regenerate the natural environment and reinvigorate human connections to nature. Community involvement in these efforts can be very valuable and contribute to the transformation of the site for years to come. The Grand Park is intended to give back to the environment what human activity takes away, primarily water and oxygen. As the woodlands and meadows mature and reach ecological balance, the rate of surface run-off will decrease to the point that all precipitation can be retained on site. Given the expanse of open space, one objective of the Grand Park is to eliminate off-site storm water flows completely by collecting and dissipating all flows on the site. Successful park maintenance will need to work within the patterns of the natural environment. Community responses to natural systems in which environmental science practices are made visible to users should result in heightened states of awareness, participation and support, as well. Design goals and methodologies are to involve the legal, technical, and artistic standards of sustainability, which at the outset are to include "Green Building" construction, water quality protection, resource conservation, and habitat creation and preservation. Implementation of these efforts is to include maximizing the use of permeable or pervious pavements, low-water demanding plants, efficient irrigation distribution systems, and restoring portions ofthe open space to wilderness conditions. Administrative Draft, Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan, October 25, 2005 Page 27