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1 Numerous large freestanding and portable signs;
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<br /> Large expanses of unscreened surface parking;
<br /> • c1on Little or no landscaping of public or private property;
<br /> Few or no pedestrian improvements;
<br /> Above-ground utilities and overhead lights;
<br /> 1, i Numerous poorly delineated and closely spaced drive-
<br /> '`;3 way access points; and
<br /> addrimT" Fried A generally uncoordinated approach to the design, loca-
<br /> tion, and planning of various public and private
<br /> improvements. ,
<br /> ,,,--,-1---,NEW„,--,-1---, The problems posed by commercial corridor areas that
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<br /> FOR NEW • .” exhibit these features can be grouped into two categor-
<br /> -'' = STORE ►•,c ies: visual and functional. This chapter will address issues .
<br /> -. Drive orTlt of aesthetics; Chapter 3 will address matters of function.
<br /> Visually, commercial corridors often lack a sense of
<br /> organizational structure, and this "confusion" reflects
<br /> poorly on the community. Often, the development that
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<br /> � �'�� it, .e to a community's natural setting or the architectural styles
<br /> W " """" . s�a.:...' present in the rest of the community. Moreover, commer
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<br /> franchises, gas station chains, and large retail stores, mak
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<br /> able from the next. These areas leave visitors, who may
<br /> Better design standards for corridor areas need not be limited to never veer from the main roadways that bisect a commu-
<br /> making signs smaller and shorter In a moment of modesty, the
<br /> • Colonel modified his traditional bucket-impaled-on-large-
<br /> plastic-structure
<br /> ucket-impaled-on-large about its appearance.
<br /> plastic structure design(above)to comply with the Hilton Head, pity, with an impression that the community does not care
<br /> South Carolina, corridor site guidelines(below).
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