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FUTURE GROWTH FRAMEWORK Employment Mixed Use Campus Definition Businesses and industries located within a mixed use campus. The campuses include commercial, office, and residential uses organized either as vertical mixed use (multi-story) or horizontal mixed use (separate buildings in close proximity), arranged in a walkable pattern with an active pedestrian realm where buildings front streets. Character • A somewhat more "urban campus" setting than for Business/Industrial Parks • Overall development intensities more intense than in Business/Industrial Parks, with a greater emphasis on the use of structured parking to permit increase density. • Ample landscaping, including both natural green spaces and formal public gathering areas, and considerable attention paid to building and site design and appearance. • Buildings of about three to seven stories • A more interconnected street and pedestrian network than might be found in Business/Industrial Parks • Residential and commercial uses are integrated into the campus, and sited for maximum access and convenience to employment buildings Predominant Use Types • Office, high-rise • Office, mid-rise • Mixed use, mid-rise • Multi-family (large and small) Incidental and Other Use Types • Mixed use, high rise • Commercial, small format • Single family attached, townhome • Civic and Institutional • Plazas • Parks and open space Infill & Redevelopment Opportunities within Existing Centers Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings within and around campus; add bikeway connections, bike parking, street trees, outdoor plazas and pocket parks; widen sidewalks; cohesive building frontages that frame the public realm; increase street connectivity Enhance block and lot network to maximize walkability; frame public space; connect to adjacent developments; incorporate housing and commercial uses on opportunity sites New Development Opportunities Connected mid-size blocks; street trees, centralized civic and commercial space; incorporate housing; design for walkability Appropriate zoning For Predominant Use Types: • New Employment Mixed Use Zoning District • Office and Institutional District • Office, Research and Development District • Planned Development District For Incidental and Other Use Types: • Residential Multifamily District • Transitional Residential District • General Commercial Example Character 103