General Plan Policy Document (Adopted 7-11 ... - City of Wheatland

LAND USE AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER, Chapter 1IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM1.12. The City shall prepare and adopt a Right-to-Farmordinance.Responsibility:City CouncilCity ManagerPlanning DirectorTime Frame: FY 2006-2007LANDSCAPE ANDSTREETSCAPEWheatland’s streetscape and landscape is critical to its identity.The city’s major corridors -- existing State Route 65, Fourth Street,Main Street, Wheatland Road, Spenceville Road – carry heavytraffic volumes and are major elements in the city’s developmentpattern.GOAL 1.JTo maintain and enhance the quality of Wheatland’s major travelcorridors, city entrances, landscape, and streetscape.State Route 65 through WheatlandPOLICIES1.J.1.New development within major transportation corridorsmust comply with the following minimum buildingrequirements:a. All outdoor storage of goods, materials, and equipment,and loading docks areas shall be screened from majorroadways.b. Developments with multiple buildings should have auniform design theme and sign program.c. Earth tones shall be used as the dominant color; colorssuch as white, black, blue, and red should be used asaccents. Building surfaces should have color schemesthat reduce their apparent size.d. Metal buildings will be allowed only with enhancedarchitectural and landscaping treatment (such as use oftrim bands, wing walls, parapets, and reveals).e. All exterior elevations visible from major roadwaysshould have architectural treatment to alleviate longvoid surfaces. This can be accomplished throughvarying setbacks, breaking buildings into segments,pitched roof elements, columns, indentations, patios,and incorporating landscaping into architectural design.Wheatland General Plan Policy Document, Part II 1-19July 11, 2006