59-C-15.2. Description and objectives of the CR zones.

The CRN, CRT, and CR zones permit a mix of residential and non-residential uses at varying densities and heights.  The zones promote economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable development patterns where people can live, work, recreate, and have access to services and amenities while minimizing the need for automobile use.  The application of the CR zones is appropriate where ecological impacts can be moderated by co-locating housing, jobs, and services.  The objectives of the CRN, CRT, and CR zones are to:

   (a)   implement the policy recommendations of applicable master and sector plans;

   (b)   target opportunities for redevelopment of single-use areas and surface parking lots with a mix of uses;

   (c)   reduce dependence on the automobile by encouraging development that integrates a combination of housing types, mobility options, commercial services, and public facilities and amenities;

   (d)   allow a mix of uses, densities, and building heights appropriate to various contexts to ensure compatible relationships with adjoining neighborhoods;

   (e)   allow an appropriate balance of employment and housing opportunities; and

   (f)   standardize optional method development by establishing minimum requirements for the provision of public benefits that will support and accommodate density above the standard method limit.

(Legislative History: Ord. No. 16-44, § 1; Ord. No. 17-09, § 1.)