Plan Description - City of Tustin

Chapter 2 • Plan Description
• Buildings can be used to provide definition to major
arterial corridors and pedestrian connections. Buildings
can also be grouped to define intersections and gateways.
• Open-air plazas are encouraged that are pedestrian
friendly and act as a focus for a development.
• Large surface parking areas should be broken up into
"smaller rooms" through site planning and landscape
design.
• In some instances visual screens and sound barriers of
objectional elements may be required. Otherwise, these
treatments should be minimized and used only when
necessary.
• Courtyards and outdoor seating areas are encouraged,
and other ancillary structures, service areas, and trash
enclosures shall be planned as part of the project, and
placed or screened in a position of low prominence.
• Landscaping shall be used to break up otherwise
uninterrupted building mass, frame views, and connect
with development on adjacent pads.
• Variations of the building footprint with cut-outs and
pop-outs can assure variety in a plan. Further variety and
interest can be developed with plans by varying setback
dimensions and positions of buildings.
• In the event that infill development occurs, the following
guidelines shall apply:
• Compliance with reuse guidelines that pertain to a
site or surrounding existing structures.
City of Tustin
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MCAS Tustin Specific Plan/Reuse Plan