The purpose of the B-1, Downtown Commercial District is to promote the following objectives in the downtown area of the City of Alliance: (1) to encourage a mix of commercial, office, limited light industrial, and mixed residential uses, developed in a manner consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan; (2) to permit multi-story buildings and structures with reduced setbacks from the street that preserve and promote ground-floor retail uses with office and residential uses above along with shared accessory parking both on-street and to the rear of the buildings and structures; (3) to enhance pedestrian activity; and (4) to create harmonious transitions between nonresidential and the residential areas.