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<br />LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN <br /> <br />Midtown is articulated by an urban fabric of cily blocks bounded by <br />avenues and streets. The landscape concept plan (Exhibit 41, <br />Landscape Concept Plan) proposes to strengthen the existing grid <br />pallern and define Ihe characler of individual roadways with a <br />specific palelle of planl malerials arranged formally along the street <br />space. Two distincl open plaza spaces occur on Main Street at <br />Home Savings and First Church of Christ Science. The following <br />sections delineale the diNe rent proposed slreelscape concepts from <br />!he palm lined Main Street 10 the quiet canopy of Bush Street <br /> <br />PUBLIC & PRIVATE OPEN SPACE <br /> <br />CurrenUy all open space areas in Midlown are privately owned, with <br />the exception of streel and olher rights-of-way. This relationship will <br />remain the same inlo the future, with all or most publicly accessible <br />space such as plazas, promenades or courtyards being privately <br />owned and managed. New development will be required to improve <br />certain plazas and pedeslrian promenades in accordance with the <br />Landscape Concept Plan (ExhibiI41). <br /> <br />MAfN STREET <br /> <br />Main Slreel will be the gateway to Midlown and ils landscape <br />character should reflect the imporlance of this role. Queen Palms <br />are proposed 10 provide a vertical slreel Iree compatible with Ihe <br />cluster of ollice towers and to mirror the Broadway streetscape, <br /> <br />This will develop a vertical scale thai could be identified from a <br />dislance. Banners hanging from the slreet lighls could furlher <br />enhance Main Slreet's importance and announce special events such <br />as festivals and merchanl-sponsored promotions. <br /> <br />As funds become available. inlersections will be improved al four <br />localions: Sevenleenlh, Washington, Tenth, and Civic Center Drive. <br />Enhanced paving or inlerlocking pavers would be utilized 10 deline <br />pedestrian crossing and set a standard for malerial upgrades for the <br />dislrict. <br /> <br />Subjecl to funding, the following slreelscape upgrades could be <br />utilized along Main Slreello develop a vilal commercial element: <br /> <br />Chapter 9: Landscape Concept Plan <br /> <br /> <br />Midtown Specific Plan <br /> <br /> <br />WfH5f. <br /> <br />CIVIC CENfElt <br /> <br />.~tB~D <br />~ < 0 <br />~ ~, <br />SANTA ANA EIoLVP. <br /> <br />Et <br /> <br />Exhibit 41 <br /> <br />Landscape Concept Plan <br /> <br />Ordinance NS-2671 <br />P:::lg~ :\1 of 51 <br />B3 <br />