1234.01 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of this district is to encourage a compact mix of retail, service, office, housing and public activities to coexist in a manner that reflects human scale and emphasizes pedestrian orientation, taking advantage of the convenience provided by multi-modal transportation options and the vitality that mixed uses can bring to a community. CM Commercial Mixed Use Districts ("CM Districts") can serve both local and regional commercial needs, while reflecting the scale and character of Shaker Heights in a manner which protects adjacent areas from any adverse effects.

   The regulations for this district are intended to create areas of concentrated development around key transit stops in order to:

   A.   Create dense, walkable, mixed-use centers wherein daily goods and services and employment opportunities are located within walking distances of residents.

   B.   Improve the pedestrian environment through building orientation, attractive building facades, and pedestrian amenities.

   C.   Expand residential and lifestyle options with increased mobility choices.

   D.   Enhance the overall quality of life of Shaker Heights' residents, businesses and visitors by creating great places.

   E.   Take advantage of the benefits of transit, including the value that transit services add to adjacent and surrounding real estate, and increase the physical and cultural prominence of transit in the community.

   G.   Ensure that new development or redevelopment occurs in a unified manner consistent with transit-oriented development (TOD) plan(s) adopted by the City.

      (Ord. 13-16. Passed 5-28-13.)