Route 132 Corridor Report - Cape Cod Commission

e. Landscaping
All of the front setback area between the building and the roadway
should be landscaped with a mix of low plantings and occasional
taller trees, with provisions for pedestrian paths and other pedestrian
amenities. Landscaping should continue along the entire road
frontage of the lot, except where crossed by a curbcut/access road,
to reinforce the landscaped pedestrian corridor. Pedestrian paths
should be provided within the public right-of-way along Route 132,
separated from the road surface by a grass strip or landscaping.
2. Area A - Guidelines for Larger Developments Set Back from Route 132:
a.Landscaping/Screening
Large buildings or developments should be set several hundred feet
back from the roadway on rear lots behind substantial landscaped
buffers and frontage buildings to screen them. In cases where existing
vegetated buffers have been disturbed or degraded and do not
provide sufficient screening, new plantings should consist of mixed
hardwood and evergreen trees, with associated shrubs and groundcovers
to provide variation in planting height. Landscaping should
create sense of visual depth with massed plantings that include vegetation
of various textures, sizes, and colors.
b. Access Roads
Entrance and site access roads should be designed to meander
through the buffer to limit views into the larger development. Trees
are especially important along access roads to limit broad views of
the development and provide enclosure. A single access road to new
rear lot development is required, though additional access may be
gained through entrances from other major roadways and through
interconnections with adjacent developments. Pedestrian access
should be provided within the public right-of-way along the Route
132 road frontage, with a grass strip or landscaping separating the
pedestrian way from the road surface.
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