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Draft 9/29/14 <br />3. Establish or maintain a sense of identity and character for local and neighborhood areas. <br />4. Shape development to suit natural conditions as much as possible. <br />5. Enhance views and public use of river corridors, drainageways, and prominent topographic <br />features, such as ridgelines and buttes, within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Plan, <br />when consistent with other planning policies. <br />6. Coordinate development to achieve compatibility in mixed-use areas (with and without <br />refinement plans) through the adoption and administration of design standards. <br />Policies <br />E.1 In order to promote the greatest possible degree of diversity, a broad variety of <br />commercial, residential, and recreational land uses shall be encouraged when consistent <br />with other planning policies. <br />E.2 Natural vegetation, natural water features, and drainage-ways shall be protected and <br />retained to the maximum extent practical. Landscaping shall be utilized to enhance those <br />natural features. This policy does not preclude increasing their conveyance capacity in an <br />environmentally responsible manner. <br />E.3The planting of street trees shall be strongly encouraged, especially for all new <br />developments and redeveloping areas (where feasible) and new streets and reconstruction <br />of major arterials within the UGB. <br />E.4Public and private facilities shall be designed and located in a manner that preserves and <br />enhances desirable features of local and neighborhood areas and promotes their sense of <br />identity. <br />E.5 Carefully develop sites that provide visual diversity to the urban area and optimize their <br />visual and personal accessibility to residents. <br />E.6Local jurisdictions shall carefully evaluate their development regulations to ensure that <br />they address environmental design considerations, such as, but not limited to, safety, <br />crime prevention, aesthetics, and compatibility with existing and anticipated adjacent <br />uses (particularly considering high and medium density development locating adjacent to <br />low density residential). <br />E.7 The development of urban design elements as part of local and refinement plans shall be <br />encouraged. <br />E.8Site planning standards developed by local jurisdictions shall allow for flexibility in <br />design that will achieve site planning objectives while allowing for creative solutions to <br />design problems. <br />III-E-3 <br />