Two mixed-use zones are established to provide development opportunities for integrated, complementary residential and commercial development on the same parcel or a contiguous group of parcels. For the purpose of this Zoning Code, mixed-use developments shall comply with nonresidential standards when no mixed use standards exist.
(A) Mixed-Use Zone 1 (MU-1). The MU-1 Zone is established to create opportunities for development that integrates commercial and residential uses within a large district, with an emphasis on retail, service, professional office, entertainment and restaurant business oriented toward street frontages and serving as the primary use, and medium- and high-density residential uses built to complement such uses. The MU-1 Zone is intended to create districts that support complementary uses and activities, particularly in the city’s downtown, and to promote development and uses which are functionally integrated by location and types of structures, the efficient use of land, optimal site planning and various public and private realm design elements.
(B) Mixed-Use Zone 2 (MU-2). The MU-2 Zone is established to create opportunities for mixed-use developments that emphasize medium- and high-density residential uses, with limited commercial, institutional, office and service uses. Such projects consist of building approaches which respect the scale and design to the local street environment and adjacent residential neighborhoods. Commercial uses are oriented toward meeting more local neighborhood needs.
(Ord. 1346, passed 5-2-12)