Plan Description - City of Tustin

Chapter 2 • Plan Description
2.17 URBAN DESIGN PLAN
The MCAS Tustin site is a property of regional significance and is one of
the largest remaining underdeveloped sites in central Orange County. The
Plan encourages a mixed community of cutting edge technologies,
research and job centers, which are integrated with learning, living and
recreational uses. The purpose of the urban design concept is to achieve
aesthetic integration of uses within the site and with surrounding uses in
the adjacent communities. The focus is to integrate anticipated land uses
with existing facilities, and provide for architectural, landscape,
streetscape, and site design enhancements to improve the character of the
site. The urban design concept also further delineates, in the form of
standards and design guidance, the "sense of place" expressed in the
Vision for the Plan (Section 1.5).
The following broad design objectives are established for the Plan:
• To achieve architectural design of the highest quality for both new
development and rehabilitation of existing structures. This includes
achieving compatibility in design of infill development and creating
building forms that compliment surrounding uses.
• To reinforce internal relationships between uses through streetscape
design, pedestrian and bikeway linkages, and site planning
techniques.
• To create a strong visual identity through design of community
entries, landscape design along roadways, signage, and placement of
views.
• To provide usable exterior spaces within developments.
• To preserve existing trees and significant vegetation where feasible
and integrate into landscape design.
The urban design concept has been structured in levels of concepts,
standards, and guidelines. When these levels are overlaid, a
comprehensive design for the Plan emerges. General design intent is
defined in the following sections on community structure, landscape
design, and site development. Specific standards and site specific
guidelines are found in Chapter 3, under each of the 22 Planning Areas.
MCAS Tustin Specific Plan/Reuse Plan
City of Tustin
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