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Paving NOTE
Paving materials contribute to the streetscape throughout For more information regarding
Healdsburg. Many times, specialized paving materials are utilized appropriate paving materials,
as a way to accentuate a public space and to create a visual consult the Healdsburg Downtown
aesthetic. Permeable paving materials can also contribute to a Streetscape Plan, which can be
found by following the link below:
more sustainable development by allowing water to penetrate the
material. While using a specific paving material in a development http://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/369/
can create a unique visual aesthetic for a project, the streetscape Downtown-Streetscape-Plan
overall should be unified in its design. This unified design is
discussed in the Healdsburg Downtown Streetscape Plan. Written
in 1989, this Plan establishes many guiding principles for the use
of specialized paving materials throughout Healdsburg.

9.5 Use special paving materials to accentuate a particular
area of a site’s design.
a. Choose paving materials that are visually distinguishable
from street or standard sidewalk materials to highlight
key areas.

9.6 Utilize paving materials that fit with the established
palette of paving materials. Use paving materials to highlight
a. Avoid paving materials of a color or pattern that do not crosswalks.
complement existing materials.

9.7 Utilize permeable paving materials (in pedestrian areas
to reduce impervious surface areas and stormwater
run-off).

Utilize permeable paving materials
where possible to assist with
stormwater management.

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