CITYOFMARINADESIGNGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDSFORLANDSCAPE,SITEANDPARKINGLOTDESIGN,SITELIGHTING,ANDSIGNSADOPTEDBYCOUNCILRESOLUTIONNO.2001-97ONAUGUST21,2001AMENDEDBYCOUNCILRESOLUTIONNO.2002-10ONJANUARY2,2002CONTENTS:I.II.III.IV.V.PAGEFRAMEWORKFORGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDS¡­¡­2LANDSCAPEGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDS¡­¡­7SITEANDPARKINGLOTGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDS¡­¡­14EXTERIORLIGHTINGGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDS¡­¡­16SIGNGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDS¡­¡­181I.FRAMEWORKFORGUIDELINESANDSTANDARDSBackground:ThecommunityofMarinahaslonghadaninterestinthecreationandthemaintenanceofanattractiveandfunctionalcommunitythoughthereviewofnewdevelopmentprojects.ThisinterestplayedaroleintheincorporationoftheCityofMarinain1975,andshortlythereafterintheadoptionandtheenforcementofMarinaZoningandSubdivisionregulationsandthecreationoftheMarinaPlanningCommissionandtheMarinaSiteandArchitecturalDesignReviewBoard.AsthenewCityofMarinaembarkeduponthereviewofdevelopmentprojects,theexpectationsofthecommunityexpandedandtheCityrespondedthroughaseriesofamendmentstotheZoningOrdinanceandtheadoptionofvariousformalandinformalpoliciesregardingthephysicaldevelopmentofthecommunity.Oneamendmentin1986introducedrequirementsformembershipontheDesignReviewBoardregardingprofessionalexperienceinbuildingorsitedesignorlanddevelopment,includingspecificrequirementsforrepresentationbybuildingdesignandlandscapeprofessionals.In1989,thePlanningCommissionadoptedbyresolutionapolicytoextend¡°designreview¡±tolargersubdivisions(of5ormorelots)anddevelopmentof¡°percolation¡±basins.InresponsetotherequirementsofStatelegislationandconcernsaboutwaterconservationandtherolethatthedesignandmaintenanceoflandscapinghadonwaterconservation,theDesignReviewBoardandthePlanningCommissionrecommendedandtheCityCounciladopted¡°LandscapeGuidelines¡±in1992,whichwerelater,modifiedin1995toclarifythedefinitionof¡°landscapedarea.¡±Inresponsetoconcernsaboutthequalityoflandscapedesignsandthelonger-termsurvivabilityofinstalledlandscapingplans,anad-hoccommitteewasformedin1997tomakere