The purpose of the Downtown Business district is to promote and foster the economic and physical revitalization of downtown Bucyrus. The standards and requirements of the DB District are based on the following principles:
(a) The downtown should contain a healthy mix of land uses. The marketplace - not regulations - should be the primary force driving the mix of downtown uses.
(b) The downtown should be particularly receptive to small local-based entrepreneurship and start-up businesses.
(c) Housing - and particularly owner-occupied housing - should be an integral component of the physical fabric of the downtown.
(d) The maintenance and improvement of the downtown physical environment is important in promoting an active and vital business environment.
(e) Development standards and regulations should encourage the adaptive use of older structures.