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Exhibit 1
<br />DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
<br />GUIDELINES
<br />The guidelines presented in Appendix D provide
<br />direction for park development systemwide
<br />as well as parks by classification. In addition
<br />to these guidelines, site master plans, facility
<br />designs, and business plans may be needed
<br />to provide additional design guidance, and all
<br />projects should adhere to national, state and
<br />local regulations. Guidelines are built on the
<br />following principles:
<br />• Inclusivity: Integrate design features and
<br />facilities to ensure parks are welcoming and
<br />engaging for residents and visitors of all ages,
<br />ethnicities, cultures, abilities, and incomes.
<br />• Universal Access: Create equitable points of
<br />access and opportunities for people of different
<br />abilities, ages, and incomes to experience each
<br />site, considering all options of modality and
<br />accessibility. Meet and, where possible, exceed
<br />the standards of the Americans with Disabilities
<br />Act (ADA) to provide parks and facilities that
<br />accommodate multigenerational groups and
<br />people with mobility issues, sight, and hearing
<br />impairments, allergies, and other special needs.
<br />• Heritage and Diversity: Integrate Santa
<br />Ana's culture and identity within the thematic
<br />approach to site design, the use of materials,
<br />the inclusion of public art and interpretive
<br />elements, and/or the choice of recreation
<br />elements and support features.
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<br />• Gathering Places: Diversify and provide
<br />various scales and types of gathering
<br />spaces throughout the park system, creating
<br />opportunities for individuals to pause, for
<br />groups to gather, and for residents and
<br />visitors to celebrate and play. Consider both
<br />reservable and drop -in gathering spaces.
<br />• Comfort and Use: Provide support amenities
<br />such as shade, bike racks, trash receptacles,
<br />benches, and restrooms where appropriate by
<br />park type to allow people to gather and stay
<br />for longer periods.
<br />• Safety: Implement Crime Prevention through
<br />Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies
<br />and enhance park safety through playground
<br />design, crime prevention technology, night
<br />lighting, natural surveillance, unobtrusive
<br />landscaping, and increased staff, police, and
<br />community -based patrols if needed.
<br />• Recreation Variety: Provide a mix of active
<br />and passive recreation opportunities to serve
<br />a variety of recreation interests. Balance
<br />energetic, programmed active use sites with
<br />spaces designed for contemplation and quiet
<br />social gatherings.
<br />• Landscape Design: Balance both natural
<br />and manicured landscapes as appropriate
<br />in each park. Reserve ornamental plantings
<br />and annuals for the City's most visible, high -
<br />use parks. Integrate more low -maintenance,
<br />drought -tolerant plantings and native
<br />plant species into other parks to reduce
<br />systemwide maintenance costs.
<br />• Park Greening, Trees, and Native Plantings: • Continuity in Furnishings: Establish
<br />Protect green space in parks by balancing
<br />the use of native plantings, turf, trees, and
<br />landscaping to promote aesthetics, connect
<br />people to nature, reduce stress, and improve
<br />site ecological function. Plant and protect native
<br />or large canopy trees to provide shade, break
<br />the wind, and reduce urban heat in the summer
<br />• Connections to Nature: Create opportunities
<br />for residents and visitors to connect with
<br />nature, both physically and visually, including
<br />the expansion of pollinator patches, protection
<br />or integration of native plants, and protection
<br />and access to natural areas. Note by park type
<br />what portion of a site could remain natural vs.
<br />developed for recreation uses.
<br />• Sustainability: Incorporate sustainable
<br />landscaping and facilities that limit water
<br />usage and energy consumption, such as
<br />drought -resistant landscaping and low impact
<br />development.
<br />• Function over Form or Space: Balance
<br />artistic design and site beauty with needs to
<br />provide functional park spaces and facilities
<br />with reasonable maintenance costs and a high
<br />return on the investment. Avoid acquiring
<br />spaces that cannot be enhanced to provide
<br />quality park space and recreation value.
<br />and integrate a consistent furnishing
<br />palette systemwide and by site for ease of
<br />maintenance (including items such as seating,
<br />light fixtures, trash receptacles, bike racks,
<br />etc.), but allow for variations in high -use parks
<br />to signify key nodes within a given park or to
<br />emphasize a unique park theme or identity.
<br />• Maximizing Impact: Consider the ability
<br />of parks to support community aesthetics,
<br />support quiet spaces separate from the busy
<br />urban buzz, provide cooling spaces, preserve
<br />trees and ecological quality, while also
<br />meeting recreation needs.
<br />• Flexibility of Use: Allow for a variety of
<br />programmed and self -directed activities
<br />to occur by not precluding activities
<br />with unnecessary physical constraints or
<br />regulations.
<br />• Adaptability: Design multi -use spaces and
<br />facilities to be easily adaptable to address
<br />changing community needs overtime.
<br />These guidelines build on the information
<br />presented in Chapter 5 regarding the
<br />integration of recreation elements that will add
<br />to the diversity, character, social experiences,
<br />and recreation value of Santa Ana's parks.
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<br />Exhibit A
<br />CHAPTER 7: SITE RECOMMENDATIONS
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