LUC CREDIT 3.1: VIEWS: VISUAL QUALITY
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INTENT
To minimize the impacts of development on existing viewscapes.
REQUIREMENTS
All Projects:
•
Off-site
signage or billboards are prohibited. (Directional signs that comply
with local signage regulations during initial construction are
acceptable).
• No sign may be backlit. Any
lighting must comply with the Night Sky (LUC 3.2) requirements.
• No temporary signage is
permitted in place for
more than 30 days. (Signs during construction process are excluded.)
• If signs are present, comply
with local design guidelines or regulations.
• Incorporate cell or
communication towers or
devices into the built environment or locate so that they are not
visible from off-site within 1.5 miles.
AND
Previously
Undeveloped Sites:
•
Locate
development so that it is not on a ridgeline or hill that may protrude
into the skyline when viewed from a federal, state or county road
within 2 miles. Place development so when viewed against
forests
or vegetative hillsides it is camouflaged.
• Forestry and Vegetative
Communities - Provide
documented evidence that clearing and grubbing efforts completed during
site development are a long term betterment to existing ecosystem and
done in a manner to mimic the natural patterns of relative communities
(i.e., tree farm federal program, mitigation, defensible space to area,
etc.)
• Balance of materials on site -
Development
that does not require additional landform created or displaced beyond
the boundaries of property.
• Choose exterior finish
materials of colors
that are the same color tones or complement the surrounding
environment.
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