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NORTH HARBOR SPECIFIC pLAN trees with watering trucks. Planting area Santa Aha utilized for parking lot screen- ing or wall/fence coyerage shall follow the require- ments stipulated elsewhere in this chapter. The mass- ing of shrubs is encouraged for visual contrast and to minimize maintenance costs associated with the clip- ping of individual shrubs. 6.2 SITE ELEMENTS 6.2.1 Fences and Walls All fences and walls shall be designed as an integral part of the overall architectural and site design. All materials shall be durable and finished in textures and colors complementary to the overall architectural design. Walls and fences between buildings and fronting pub- lic streets are not allowed. No fence or wall shall exceed eight (8) feet in height as measured from the adjacent, finished grade of the residential property. The overall height shall not exceed 10 feet on either side of wall for commercial property. The use of vines on fences and walls is required. All utilities shall be placed underground including both existing on-site overhead lines as well as off-site lines extended to serve the proposed development in a manner consistent with the City of Santa Aha Municipal Code. Placement of underground utilities to be coordinated so as not to interface with nor preempt required landscape plantings. 6.23 Lighting All new projects shall provide an ornamental night lighting plan. The lighting plan shall be prepared by an electrical engineer registered in the S~ate of California and submitted to the Planning and Building Agency and the Police Department for review and approval prior to the issuance of a permit. Specific lighting requirements shall include a photo- metric plan that extends a minimum of 20 feet outside the property lines shall be prepared to show a point-by- point foot candle layout. The maximum height of fixtures shall be no more than 20 feet, including footings. Parking lot fixtures and other building mounted fix- tums shall possess sharp cot-off qualities at property lines, and shall be of an indirect light source type that shields the light source from the top and sides. The maximum pole height shall be 16 feet above the con- crete footing. Overall height inclusive of the above- grade concrete footing shall not exceed 20 feet. There shall be no more than a 7:1 maximum/minimum ratio of illumination levels between any twopoints. Placement of lighting shall be coordinated so as not to interfere with new or existing landscape plantings. No low pressure sodium lighting fixtures shall be per- miffed, except in parks. The minimum illumination standard shall be one foot candle in parking and driveway areas, pedestrian corri- dors and paths. Accent lighting used within pedestrian areas shall be of a scale that relates to pedestrian use. Such specialty fix- tums include mounted ornamental fixtures and/or bol- lards. The accent lighting of plant material is also per- mitted so long as the source is shielded and the light is concentrated on highlighting only the plant material. Street lights will be standard City-specified pole and fixture. The spacing and location of the light fixtures will be per the City's Public Works Agency's spacifica- tions. On-building lighting shall be in conformance with the City's Building Security Ordinance and shall be archi- tecturally compat~le with the buildings. Indirect light- ing is encouraged. The system must avoid lighting that will interfere with the reasonable uses occurring on the adjoining proper- ties. In addition, it must minimize on-site and off-site glare, provide adequate on-site lighting, limit the height of electroliers to avoid excessive illumination and provide lighting fixtures that are compatible with the overall design of the proposed project. Indirect and exposed neon lighting is encouraged. 6.2.4 Streetscape In keeping with the desire to create a unified design approach for the North Harbor Specific Plan, there shall be a coordinated street furniture program. Street furniture includes any design element within a setback or along a street. These design elements include items such as: lights, signs, benches, bike racks, free standing 39