Highway 99 Beautification Master Plan - Council of Fresno County ...

LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINESHighway 99BeautificationMaster PlanL ANDSCAPE DESIGN GUIDELINESGENERALThe purpose of these guidelines is to provide a framework of planting concepts to be used as a tool of implementationfor the Beautification Plan’s goals, objectives and policies defined earlier in this report.It is not the intent of these guidelines to provide site specific planting plans for the Corridor. Rather, since implementationof the Beautification Plan will occur over an extended period of time, these guidelines define guidingprinciples of planting design along with a detailed plant palette. Proper use of these guidelines will provide the sitespecific solutions sought in the Beautification Plan. Furthermore, these guidelines will create a unified landscapeaesthetic, while providing sufficient leeway in the design parameters to allow project designers flexibility inaddressing design issues unique to each project.PLANT PALETTEThe selected plant palette for the Corridor improvements is based on the approved Caltrans plant list. The list hasbeen tailored by the planning team in order to better focus the palette towards the Beautification Master Plangoals. Please refer to the Appendix Beautification Plan Plant Palette for a detailed listing.AppendixLandscape and Architectural GuidelinesDEFINITIONSAppendixSpecimen Trees:These trees are usually large and bold in character. They show off during one or more seasons with flowers, leafcolor, and/or fruit. They often have very striking silhouettes when seen against a background sky or foil planting.They usually occupy an important and significant amount of space within the planting design.Landscape andArchitecturalGuidelines66