The purpose of the NMU Neighborhood Mixed Use District is to provide neighborhood service commercial and high density residential in "village" neighborhoods allowing a full range of retail, multi-family housing, offices, medical, entertainment and civic uses. The NMU District regulations specifically implement the following goals from the General Plan:
A. Enhance the NMU district as the predominant activity center and community gathering place for the Planned Growth Area neighborhoods and surrounding areas.
B. Reinforce a compact development pattern in the neighborhood center core to support commercial uses for the surrounding residential areas.
C. Promote the neighbor center vitality and cultural character to provide uses that support day and night activity, support pedestrian design and linkages to the parks nearby.
D. Support residential and commercial uses together as single story or multi-story in existing or new construction.
E. Encourage mixed use development with a residential component inclusive of multi-family and high density residential.
F. Allowance of a dynamic mixture of uses from retail, arts and entertainment, restaurant, office, community service, and civic.
(Ord. 823-2016 § 19 (part), 2016)