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DRAFT SEPTEMD2D'2.20D Actions and Initiatives 1) Expand the efforts started with Ordinance 1501-11 (which was intended, partly, as a means to mitigate the visual impacts of container yards) to require existing non -conformities' in designated enhancement corridors to be brought into compliance over areasonable period oftime. Similar provisions have been adopted elsewhere in Texas where nonconforming site conditions (e.g, parking lot landscaping and screening outdoor storage and display, fencing, buffering, siAmm8e, etc.) must be registered with the City and steadily brought into compliance over eperiod ofyears. 2) Outside ofCity limits, partner with the entities in which the City has imterUoca| agreements to determine strategies to increase the level of screening of container yards that exist along the [ity's entry corridors and periphery. 3> Consider the development of corridor enhancement plans for the primary and secondary enhancement corridors depicted in Map 2.2, Beautification. (Additional guidance can hefound /nChapter 4,Community Mobility. 4) Enhance the appearance of properties adjacent tustreet corridors by evaluating and improving codes and standards for better building placement (bmild~tn, maximum vs. minimum setbacks), design (building shape, wall articulation, entry identification, transparency, 300 degree architecture), and materials; improved parking lot, stneetscape and foundation landscaping; higher quality screening of outdoor storage; management of outdoor display; improved lighting and sign controls; and improved buffering ufadjacent properties. S) Expand on previous efforts to consider embellished gateway treatments with more significant "signature" monuments, landscaping, and lighting at the locations of greatest visibility. Ensure high quality maintenance of these areas, asdepicted nnMap 2.2, Beautification Plan.