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8 <br />SECTION 4 – DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS <br /> <br />This section provides standards and guidelines to ensure the development is of high <br />quality and cohesive and to facilitate exterior alterations to the development. <br /> <br />A. Exterior Materials, Finishes and Colors <br /> <br />Exterior building and exterior parking structure materials, finishes and colors for the <br />project shall comply with the approved materials board submitted for the project and as <br />approved by the Planning and Building Agency Executive Director. Any changes to the <br />materials, finishes and colors shall be approved by the Planning and Building Agency <br />Executive Director. All trash enclosures and similar ancillary structures shall match the <br />texture, material and color of the primary building. <br /> <br />B. Exterior Lighting <br /> <br />An exterior lighting plan for the security and safety of on-site areas such as building <br />entrances, parking, loading, pedestrian walkways, alley walkways and open space <br />areas shall be provided to the Planning and Building Agency Director for review and <br />approval. <br /> <br />A minimum of one foot-candle evenly distributed across a parking lot is recommended. <br />At entrances and loading areas, up to 2 foot-candles may be appropriate. Decorative <br />night lighting is required. Low energy lights, such as LED lights or solar powered lights, <br />shall be used whenever possible. Light fixtures and their structural support shall be <br />designed to be architecturally compatible with the main buildings on-site. Direct glare <br />onto adjoining property, streets, or skyward shall be avoided. All lighting fixtures shall be <br />shielded to confine light spread on-site. <br />C. Refuse Collection and Trash Enclosure <br />Bins for recycling and any other refuse mandated by the State of California shall be <br />provided for all uses in trash enclosures. There shall be an onsite designated trash <br />staging area only to be used on service days and the staging area and bins shall not <br />disrupt vehicular use of streets or drive aisles. The minimum requirements needed to <br />service the development shall be clearly indicated on the plans and subject to the <br />approval of the Public Works Agency. <br />D. Utility and Mechanical Equipment <br />All utility lines shall be placed underground except where required to be above-ground <br />by utility providers. Where equipment is located above-ground, it shall be screened from <br />public view. This includes all ground, wall, and roof mounted equipment. Screening <br />elements shall be an integral part of the building; no screening method shall give the <br />appearance of being “tacked on.” Typical ground-mounted equipment shall be <br />adequately screened with decorative walls and/or landscaping. <br />3-136