The special land use and zoning controls of the /CAO, City Avenue Overlay district address the following specific purposes:
(a) Support new pedestrian-active and transit-friendly high density commercial, institutional, and residential uses, by requiring pedestrian-oriented access from a public street;
(b) Encourage a mix of commercial, institutional, and residential uses;
(c) Enhance the physical context of the district, for both pedestrians and transit users, by minimizing pedestrian-vehicular conflicts, by limiting the number, width, and location of driveways, and encouraging the renovation and erection of buildings that provide direct connections to the street and sidewalk;
(d) Enhance the visual character and identity of the district through appropriate design standards relating to site layout, building scale and design, landscape design, and signage;
(e) Discourage dependence on automobile use by promoting alternate modes of transportation, thereby reducing traffic congestion;
(f) Encourage the development of shared parking and attractive and convenient off-street parking facilities, to reduce on-street congestion and facilitate vehicular and pedestrian circulation; and
(g) Protect existing residential neighborhoods that abut the district.