EXHIBIT R Page 111 <br />1. Present and continued emphasis on compact growth increases the need for attention to <br />detailed, specific environmental design components, such as site planning and <br />landscaping of development. <br />2. Decisions are constantly being made which affect the form and design of the <br />metropolitan area. <br />The location and design of public and private facilities play an important role in giving <br />distinctive identity and character to an area. For example, an area's character maybe <br />developed through association with a particular park, a land form, a public building, an <br />area of older homes, vegetation, or a distinctive type of subdivision design. <br />4. Natural land features, waterways, and native vegetation provide distinctive and easily <br />identifiable components to the metropolitan area environment. <br />The metropolitan area presently offers a variety of naturally distinctive topographic <br />features, waterways, and vegetation that are both visually and personally accessible to <br />residents. <br />6. Ridgelines and water areas provide the greatest concentration of scenic sites in the <br />metropolitan area. <br />7. Landscaping with trees and other vegetation provides a pleasant, distinctive, and <br />permanent atmosphere for the metropolitan area. <br />8. The use of buffer strips and other design features can minimize the negative <br />environmental impact of certain uses, such as roadways and parking areas, while <br />protecting adjacent land uses. <br />9. Local residents are concerned about the livability and aesthetic quality of residential <br />development that changes the character of their neighborhoods. <br />10. Compatibility, visual quality, and safety are important elements to preserve and promote <br />in mixed-use area. <br />1 Seeufc irsafe, elean, and-eomf ft tale env'-ifefl-ment `t,hie is satisf. ing to t d A <br />serlse~ <br />natural, 2. Eneourage the development of the soeial, and ee-i.e...., environment in-a-mann~ef <br />that is harn onions with <br />11 natural "°t~Mg and maintains and enhanees 6:uquality o f 1 <br />Objectives <br />III-E-2 1 09 <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) Page 430 <br />