Route 132 Corridor Report - Cape Cod Commission

Figure L: Proposed Development in Area B/Route 132 Center (facing south)
This view looks south, across Route 132, from the Kmart Plaza entrance toward the Cape
Cod Mall. It illustrates potential landscape improvements and frontage buildings oriented
toward an enhanced pedestrian walkway network in this portion of the corridor.
1. Area B - Guidelines
a. Landscaping/Screening
Mall developments should be screened by landscape buffers 50 to 75
feet deep with a mix of trees, low shrubs and grasses on the subject
property. 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. Frontage buildings
Frontage buildings should be limited so as to maintain a more heavily
landscape-oriented focus in this area. Where frontage buildings
occur, they should be oriented not toward Route 132, but toward
crossroads, access roads, and internal circulation networks. Frontage
buildings should maintain a neighborhood scale, similar to that
described in Area A, with a footprint of approximately 4,000 to
8,000 square feet and variation in the façade and the roof form to
break the structure into pedestrian-scale elements. The maximum
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