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<br />Program 11.2: When the opportunity arises and when feasible. add landscaped parkway <br />strips along street edges to soften their appearance and improve the pedestrian experience. <br /> <br />Program 11.3: Increase the width of existing narrow parkway strips when the opportunity <br />arises. and encourage applicants of new developments to provide parkway strips which are <br />at least 6-10 feet wide. <br /> <br />Program 11.4: Install landscaped instead of paved medians and replace paved medians <br />with landscaped medians wider than 6 feet. whenever possible and feasible. <br /> <br />Program 11.5: In new developments. require developers. owners aSSOCIatIons. or <br />maintenance associations to maintain landscaped medians. <br /> <br />Program 11.6: Provide landscaping to soften the visual appearance of existing and new <br />walls and fences that abut city streets. whenever possible and feasible. <br /> <br />Program 11.7: Require additional setbacks and screening of development adjacent to a <br />freeway. <br /> <br />Program 11.8: Work with Caltrans to enhance landscaping along the freeways. <br /> <br />Program 11.9: Along streets. work with developers and property owners to place a greater <br />emphasis on the use of native plant species and on pruning techniques which allow species <br />to appear more as they would in a natural setting. especially in larger planting areas. <br /> <br />Policy 12: Repair existing City-owned soundwalls and fences facing city streets. when in disrepair. and <br />discourage the installation of new soundwalls facing city streets and freeways. <br /> <br />Program 12.1: Encourage the construction of landscaped berms. similar types of <br />significantly landscaped sound barriers, larger setbacks. frontage roads. and/or other design <br />techniques. instead of soundwalls. <br /> <br />Program 12.2: In new developments. require the project developer. owners association. <br />maintenance association. or similar association to maintain sound barriers. <br /> <br />Program 12.3: Maintain City-owned walls facing streets and enforce the maintenance of <br />those that are privately owned. <br /> <br />Policy.} 12: Improve the appearance of existing bridges. <br /> <br />Program 13.1: Inventory existing bridge conditions and prepare a plan for improving their <br />appearance with landscaping. color. decorative railings. lighting. and/or other design <br />techniques. <br /> <br />Program 13.2: Implement the design and beautification policies in the Downtown Specific <br />Plan related to the Main Street Bridge. <br /> <br />Community Character 011607 redline <br /> <br />10-23 <br /> <br />1/03/2IXl7 <br />