1340.01 PURPOSE.

   The C-3 Planned Highway Commercial District is established for the following purposes:

   (a)   To provide locations for a variety of retail and service establishments, including large-scale businesses, shopping centers and multi-tenant buildings and complexes;

   (b)   To establish districts which attract, serve, and are accessible to a regional consumer market;

   (c)   To establish districts in locations accessible from highways which have the capacity for the high volumes of traffic which may be generated by the uses in this district;

   (d)   To provide for and encourage pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit access while recognizing the high volume of auto traffic attracted to such areas;

   (e)   To ensure that vehicular access facilities and lot characteristics are planned and managed in a manner which promotes the function of the district and individual properties and promotes public safety and convenience; and

   (f)   To encourage reconfiguration of outdated lots, plats, and access facilities in support of the foregoing purposes.
(Ord. 06-69AC. Passed 9-18-06.)