(a) Intent. The Freeway Mixed Use (C-5) District is designed to provide for high intensity mixed residential and commercial land uses in locations where excellent, accessible transit service is anticipated to be available. The C-5 District is intended to:
(1) Encourage the incorporation of high-density residential uses;
(2) Promote an attractive streetscape through building placement and design;
(3) Restrict incompatible uses including gas stations, auto repair and car washes; and
(4) Reduce the visual impact of parked vehicles by requiring the placement of vehicle parking areas to the side or rear of buildings.
(b) Uses. Uses allowed in the C-5 District as permitted, accessory, conditional, limited, or interim uses are listed in Table 21.209(d).
(1) Residential uses encouraged. To promote the inclusion of residential uses within the C-5 District, the following incentives are available to development that includes residential uses.
(A) Floor area ratio bonus. Sites with a residential density of at least ten dwelling units per acre may increase the maximum allowed floor area ratio by 2% for each unit per acre of residential density up to a maximum floor area ratio bonus of 40%. For example, a site with a residential density of ten units per acre would receive a 20% floor area ratio bonus, a site with a residential density of 15 units per acre would receive a 30% floor area ratio bonus and a site with a residential density of 20 dwelling units per acre would receive a 40% floor area ratio bonus.
(B) Minimum floor area ratio reduction. For sites in the C-5 District with at least one-half of the total gross floor area on site devoted to residential use, the minimum required floor area ratio is reduced to 0.75.
(C) Height bonus. Residential structures in the C-5 District may be constructed above the maximum height allowed in § 21.301.10 of this code as follows. A height bonus of one foot is allowed per residential dwelling unit up to a maximum height bonus of 45 feet.
(D) Parking reduction. The requirements for number of parking spaces for residential uses in the C-5 District are 95% of the requirements in § 21.301.06 of this code.