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<br />Landscape Design <br /> <br />Landscape designs for thc private lots and a portion of the opcn space arca surrounding the pri- <br />vate lots are addrcssed in the "Landscape Design GUidelinesfor Meadowlark, Austin Property", <br />prcpared by PGAdesign. PGAdesign is the City's design consultant for the Alviso Adobe Park. <br />For this reason, the applicants chose PGAdcsign as their consultant to cnsure continuity between <br />projcct and the park. Figure I on Pagc 9 is thc conccptuallandscapc plan for the open space ar- <br />cas surrounding thc proposcd devclopment and thc areas flanking the cxisting drainage swales/ <br />seeps from thc design guidelines. <br /> <br />Somc of the significant fcatures of the landscapc guidelines include: <br /> <br />· No new plantings for the opcn spacc area cxcept for the 30-foot wide buffer zone, which <br />will surround the devclopment. The buffer zone will be located on the City-owned opcn <br />spacc area but, as conditioned, will be maintaincd by thc homeowncrs association. <br />· The buffer zone will serve to blend the projcct with the open space arca and function as <br />part of the Wildland Fire Interface. <br />· Plant lists emphasize native plant materials for a specific purpose, c.g., bio-detention/ <br />secp planting. <br />· Private lot landscaping is divided into two planting zoncs. <br />· Opcn fencing is requircd per the Section 18.78.080, F, of the Wcst Foothill Road Corri- <br />dor Ovcrlay District. Per thc Overlay District, privacy will be achieved with scrccn <br />planting. <br />· Orchard trees will be planted along Old Foothill Road by Lots I and 8. <br />· Retaining walls will be stackcd stonc, wood timbers, or rustic concrcte blocks, matching <br />Section 18.78.080, E, of the West Foothill Road Corridor Ovcrlay District. <br />. Pcrvious paving is encouraged for stormwater infiltration. <br /> <br />Staff considcrs the proposcd landscapc designs succcssful to thc vision stated in the guidelines: <br />"...blcnd the dcvclopment into the sitc with minimal visual and cnvironmental impact; ...create <br />a landscape that ...complemcnts and cxtends (to the) Alviso Adobe park and surrounding oak <br />woodlands and grasslands...; and ... scck to retain the character of the sitc as it was during thc <br />Mcadowlark dairy period." <br /> <br />SR 06:242 <br />Page 8 of 14 <br />