Encinitas Municipal Code § 4.7 Streetscape Concepts (CA)

4.7.1 INTRODUCTION¶

The purpose of this section is to provide recommendations for the streetscape design in the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan area. The information provided in this section identifies and coordinates the streetscape design elements of paving (sidewalks and crosswalks), street trees, street furniture, lighting, median treatments, special intersection treatments, signs, and a linear park adjacent to the railroad tracks.

These recommendations will be used by the City in establishing capital improvement projects and revising streetscape standards for the area, and as a guide for informing private developers about some of their "off-site" improvement responsibilities.

All of the streetscape and right-of-way modifications identified in this section will occur within the public right-of-way and will be primarily initiated through the City's Capital Improvement Program process. However, when opportunities arise where private developments are occurring, developers may be required to install these "off-site" improvements as part of their conditions of approval.

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4.7.2 APPLICABILITY¶

The Streetscape Concepts provided in this section apply to all applicable areas of the public right-of-way and to some extent, the railroad right-of-way within the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan Area. They provide the design criteria that the City and future developers will follow in the preparation of plans for implementation of the various elements.

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4.7.3 GOALS¶

The Streetscape Concepts for the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan Area have been prepared with the following goals in mind:

A. To strengthen and enhance an eclectic, scenic highway environment.

B. To beautify the North 101 Corridor in order to improve the overall visual "image" of the Specific Plan Area.

C. To enhance the motorist's "sense of arrival" into the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan area.

D. To create a unique "sense of place" and identity for the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan area.

E. To improve pedestrian safety through appropriate streetscape design.

F. To consider the need for "long term maintenance" and durability in the selection and design of streetscape elements.

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4.7.4 STREETSCAPE DESIGN CONCEPTS¶

The overall general streetscape recommendations for the North 101 Corridor area shall include:

A. Architectural Theme - selected street furniture does not have to match exactly in style or color, but should be compatible.

B. Street Furniture - should discourage vandalism and be low in maintenance.

C. Seating Nodes - create seating nodes at Leucadia Roadside Park and along the linear park that include benches and bike racks. Avoid seating that is open and parallel to the line of sidewalk to avoid skateboard abuse.

	The following section provides details of the various design elements that make up the Streetscape Concepts for the North 101 Corridor Specific Plan Area.
	4-A.	North Highway 101 and North Vulcan Avenue Streetscape Concept
	4-B.	North Highway 101 and North Vulcan Avenue Typical Cross-Section
	4-C.	North Highway 101 Parking Alcove Concept
	4-D.	North Highway 101 Bus Turnout Concept
	4-E.	Bus Stop Area and Sidewalk Planting Pockets Concept
	4-F.	Leucadia Boulevard/North Highway 101/North Vulcan Avenue Intersection Concept
	4-G.	Leucadia Roadside Park Streetscape Concept
	4-H.	North 101 Corridor Comprehensive Streetscape Concept Plan

Figure 4-A: North Highway 101 and North Vulcan Avenue Streetscape Concept
Figure 4-B: North Highway 101 and North Vulcan Avenue – Typical Cross-Section
Figure 4-C: North Highway 101 Parking Alcove Concept
Figure 4-D: North Highway 101 Bus Turnout Concept
Figure 4-E: Bus Stop Area and Sidewalk Planting Pockets Concept
Figure 4-F: Leucadia Boulevard/North Highway 101/North Vulcan Avenue Intersection Concept
Figure 4-G: Leucadia Roadside Park Streetscape Concept
Figure 4-H Comprehensive Streetscape Concept Plan

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