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FUTURE GROWTH FRAMEWORK Commercial Mixed Use Center Definition Prominent Commercial Mixed Use Center that includes an integrated mix of commercial (shopping, services), office, and residential uses, arranged in a walkable pattern with an active pedestrian realm where buildings front streets. The center may include both vertically (within multi-story buildings) and horizontally mixed (adjacent sites) uses, however a substantial portion of buildings should be vertically-mixed, with ground floor retail and offices and housing on upper floors. The overall intensity of development in a Commercial Mixed Use Center is less than in a Destination Center, but substantially more than found in Commercial Centers. Character • Urban designs frame the street with multi-story buildings and active public spaces. • In order to achieve the densities needed to create the desired character, both surface and structured parking is likely • Buildings of about three to seven stories predominate • A well-defined and interconnected street and pedestrian network Predominant Use Types • Mixed use, mid-rise • Commercial, medium format • Commercial, small format • Multi-family large (apartment, condominium) Incidental and Other Use Types • Office, mid-rise • Single family attached, townhome • Multi-family, large (nursing/assisted living, or care facilities) • Multi-family, small (duplex, triplex, etc.) • Civic and Institutional • Plazas • Parks and open space Infill & Redevelopment Opportunities for Existing Commercial Centers Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings of major roads; add bike parking; widen sidewalks to accommodate outdoor dining and street furniture; add street trees, outdoor plazas and pocket parks: create cohesive building frontages that frame the public realm Enhance block and lot network to maximize walkability; frame public space; connect to adjacent developments; design around central civic/public use; incorporate housing on upper stories; develop opportunity sites such as surface parking lots New Development Opportunities For Predominant Use Types Connected short or medium size blocks; street trees; centralized civic space; new housing types; design for maximum walkability Appropriate Zoning • New commercial mixed use zoning district • Mixed Use Overlay District and Mixed Use District • Planned Development District Example Character 105