(a) To provide general criteria for the development of a mixture of commercial and residential land uses;
(b) To increase the land area available for residential development and provide alternative types of housing;
(c) To encourage medium- and high-density residential development to occur in close proximity to employment and services;
(d) To provide appropriate locations for a broad range of live and/or work activities to occur;
(e) To encourage a mixture of compatible and synergistic land uses, such as residential with compatible nonresidential uses including office, retail, personal services, public spaces and other community amenities;
(f) To strengthen the interaction between residential, commercial and employment uses in order to reduce dependency on automobiles, improve air quality, decrease urban sprawl, facilitate use of transit and encourage conservation of land resources;
(g) To revitalize commercial areas by integrating residential uses and compatible nonresidential land uses into the commercial fabric to enhance the vitality of businesses;
(h) To foster pedestrian-oriented activity nodes by providing a mix of uses in compact, walkable areas;
(i) To allow for a greater variety of land uses and structures, including adaptive reuse of existing structures and flexibility in site planning.
(Ord. 196, passed 3-4-2020)