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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 v Planned Development District For Incidental and Other Use Types: ▪ Residential Multifamily District ▪ Transitional Residential District ▪ General Commercial Example Character 103